Georgia Code
Article 2 - Medical Practice
§ 43-34-31. Practice of Medicine From Foreign Jurisdiction by Electronic Means; Exceptions; Patient Records; Confidentiality

History. Code 1981, § 43-34-31.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 697, § 1; Code 1981, § 43-34-31 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509; Ga. L. 2019, p. 515, § 1/SB 115.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, inserted “or a telemedicine license issued pursuant to Code Section 43-34-31.1” in the second sentence of subsection (a).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509, effective July 1, 2009, redesignated former Code Section 43-34-31 as present Code Section 43-34-30.
Law reviews.
For article commenting on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 238 (1997).
For comment, “Georgia’s Telemedicine Laws and Regulations: Protecting Against Health Care Access,” see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 489 (2017).

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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 2 - Medical Practice

§ 43-34-20. Short Title

§ 43-34-21. Definitions

§ 43-34-22. Practicing Medicine Without a License; Titles and Abbreviations; Exceptions

§ 43-34-23. Delegation of Authority to Nurse or Physician Assistant

§ 43-34-24. Drug Therapy Management; Modification by Pharmacist

§ 43-34-25. Delegation of Certain Medical Acts to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Construction and Limitations of Such Delegation; Definitions; Conditions of Nurse Protocol; Issuance of Prescription Drug Orders

§ 43-34-26. License Requirement for Persons Engaged in Practice of Medicine; Qualifications; Evaluation Program; Examinations

§ 43-34-26.1. Vaccine Protocol Agreements

§ 43-34-27. Licensing Aliens; Licensing Canadian Medical School Graduates

§ 43-34-28. Reciprocity; Expedited License

§ 43-34-29. Issuance of Teacher’s License to Licensed Physicians of Other States and Foreign Countries; Renewal

§ 43-34-29.1. Administrative Medicine Licenses; Definitions; Requirements; Rules of Board

§ 43-34-29.2. Educational Certificates for Out-of-State Physicians Participating in Educational Training Requiring Patient Care

§ 43-34-29.3. Provider Defined; Exemption From Licensing Requirement; Reciprocating Between States

§ 43-34-30. Out-of-State Physicians Entering State for Consultation; Establishment of Offices by Out-of-State Physicians

§ 43-34-31. Practice of Medicine From Foreign Jurisdiction by Electronic Means; Exceptions; Patient Records; Confidentiality

§ 43-34-31.1. Licensing of Telemedicine Physicians; Revocation

§ 43-34-32. Temporary Licenses

§ 43-34-33. Institutional Licenses

§ 43-34-34. Limited Provisional Licenses

§ 43-34-35. Issuance of License Upon Presentation of Evidence of Required Qualifications

§ 43-34-36. Passing Upon Good Standing and Reputation of Medical and Osteopathic Colleges

§ 43-34-37. Persons Authorized to Perform Artificial Insemination; Civil Liability of Physician or Surgeon

§ 43-34-39. Injunctions; Violations of Article as Constituting Nuisance

§ 43-34-40. Fraudulently Obtaining or Selling Records; Fraudulent Use of Terms

§ 43-34-41. Special Licenses for Volunteers

§ 43-34-42. Penalty

§ 43-34-43. Temporary Postgraduate Training Permits; Notifications to Board; Authorization to Adopt Regulations

§ 43-34-44. Role of Medical Assistants Clarified

§ 43-34-45. Polysomnography; Practice

§ 43-34-46. Maintenance of Certification Programs

§ 43-34-47. Regulation of Sedation and Rescue in Office Based Surgeries; Failure to Comply

§ 43-34-48. Reporting of Sexual Assaults by Physicians on Patients; Protections for Actions Done in Good Faith; Penalty for Failing to Report; Use of Records