Georgia Code
Article 1 - Georgia Composite Medical Board
§ 43-34-3. Terms of Office; Representation of Geographic Regions; Vacancies

History. Ga. L. 1909, p. 123, § 1; Ga. L. 1913, p. 101, § 3; Ga. L. 1918, p. 173, § 3; Code 1933, §§ 84-903, 84-1201; Ga. L. 1939, p. 226, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 285, § 2; Ga. L. 1970, p. 301, § 3; Ga. L. 1971, p. 689, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 382, § 3; Code 1981, § 43-34-22 ; Ga. L. 1997, p. 935, § 1.1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 43; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 12; Code 1981, § 43-34-3 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509, effective July 1, 2009, redesignated former Code Section 43-34-3 as present Code Section 43-34-11.
Law reviews.
For comment on Rogers v. Medical Ass’n, 244 Ga. 151 , 259 S.E.2d 85 (1979), invalidating Georgia statute requiring Governor’s appointments to Composite State Board of Medical Examiners (now Georgia Composite Medical Board) be made solely from nominees submitted by state medical society as an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority to a private organization, see 29 Emory L.J. 1183 (1980).
For article, “Legislative Delegation of Executive Power of Appointment to Private Organizations Held Unconstitutional,” see 16 Ga. St. B.J. 129 (1980).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 43 - Professions and Businesses

Chapter 34 - Physicians, Acupuncture, Physician Assistants, Cancer and Glaucoma Treatment, Respiratory Care, Clinical Perfusionists, and Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice

Article 1 - Georgia Composite Medical Board

§ 43-34-1. Definitions

§ 43-34-2. Creation of Board; Members; Physician Assistants Advisory Committee; Review of Qualifications; Required Training

§ 43-34-3. Terms of Office; Representation of Geographic Regions; Vacancies

§ 43-34-4. Oath of Board Members; Certificate of Appointment

§ 43-34-5. Election of Board Officers; Reimbursement of Members; Meetings; Powers and Duties; No Restriction on Licenses

§ 43-34-5.1. Professional Health Program for Monitoring and Rehabilitation of Impaired Health Care Professionals; Definitions; Authorization; Confidentiality; Costs

§ 43-34-6. Board as an Independent Agency; Executive Director; Meetings and Hearings; Licenses, Certificates, and Permits; Investigations; Venue; Credit to Veterans; Annual Report

§ 43-34-7. Maintenance of Roster; Confidentiality

§ 43-34-8. Authority to Refuse License, Certificate, or Permit or Issue Discipline; Suspension; Restoration; Investigations; Hearings on Fitness; Immunity; Publication of Final Disciplinary Actions

§ 43-34-9. Prior Notice and Hearing in Disciplinary Proceedings; Proceedings as Constituting Contested Cases; Subpoenas; Failure to Appear

§ 43-34-10. Notification of Conviction

§ 43-34-11. Continuing Education Requirement; Required Training for Physicians

§ 43-34-12. Radiologist Assistant Defined

§ 43-34-13. “Expedited Physician Licensee” and “Health Care Professional” Defined; Fingerprinting and Criminal Background Check

§ 43-34-14. Development and Identification of Educational Materials on Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Boundaries, and Impacts of Trauma and Implicit Bias