History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 1009, § 4; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1474, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 668, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1; 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” near the middle of the first sentence and at the end of the second sentence 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
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.”