History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 408, § 3; Ga. L. 1970, p. 511, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1337, § 3; Ga. L. 1986, p. 473, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 101, § 4/HB 26.
The 2019 amendment, effective April 23, 2019, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” in two places in subsection (a).
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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).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 43-39-2. Creation of Board of Examiners; Immunity
§ 43-39-3. Appointment to Board; Qualifications; Terms; Vacancies; Removal
§ 43-39-4. Oath of Office; Certificate of Appointment
§ 43-39-5. Officers; Meetings; Seal; Procedures; Expenses
§ 43-39-7. Practicing Without a License; Use of Title; Exceptions
§ 43-39-8. Application for License; Qualifications
§ 43-39-9. Examination of Applicants
§ 43-39-12. Biennial Renewal of Licenses
§ 43-39-14. Temporary and Provisional Licenses
§ 43-39-15. Continuing Education
§ 43-39-16. Privileged Communications
§ 43-39-17. Use of Title “psychologist.”
§ 43-39-18. Injunctions Against Violators
§ 43-39-20. Immunity From Civil and Criminal Liability for Certain Good Faith Actions