Any person who practices speech-language pathology or audiology or who offers or pretends to practice or holds himself or herself out as eligible to practice speech-language pathology or audiology and who is not legally registered or licensed under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day or fraction of a day that such person practices in violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense.
History. Code 1981, § 43-44-16 , enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 43; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1077, § 1/HB 1112; Ga. L. 2021, p. 690, § 4/HB 34.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” twice in this Code section.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1, effective July 1, 1987, repealed the former Code section and enacted the present Code section. The former Code section, which dealt with injunctive actions to enforce the provisions of this chapter, was based on Ga. L. 1978, p. 1474, § 7.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 44 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Article 1 - State Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing
§ 43-44-2. Declaration of Purpose
§ 43-44-5. Meetings; Officers; Reimbursement of Members
§ 43-44-6. General Powers and Duties of Board
§ 43-44-7. License Required; Exemptions; Posting License
§ 43-44-8. Requirements for Licensure; Continuing Validity of Licenses; Renewal of Licenses
§ 43-44-10. Issuance of License
§ 43-44-11. Licensure in Specialty; Provisional and Inactive Licenses; Renewal
§ 43-44-12. Advertising by Licensees
§ 43-44-13. Investigatory and Disciplinary Authority of the Board
§ 43-44-14. Applicability of the “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”