History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 1009, § 7; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1474, § 3; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1494, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3316, § 4; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1510, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1387, § 4; Ga. L. 1999, p. 266, § 1.2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 387, § 3; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1077, § 1/HB 1112; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 43/HB 323; Ga. L. 2021, p. 690, § 4/HB 34; Ga. L. 2022, p. 648, § 1/HB 1186.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” throughout this Code section.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “in persons from birth through 22 years of age” for “in infants under the age of three months” in the introductory language of subsection (h); substituted “demographic information of the individual being screened” for “patient demographic information” in paragraph (h)(5); and added subsection (l).
Cross references.
Regulation of hearing aid dealers and dispensers, T. 43, C. 20.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1998, “Medicaid” was substituted for “medicaid” in paragraph (b)(1).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, punctuation was revised at the end of paragraph (h)(3).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2022, “article” was substituted for “chapter” in paragraphs (h)(1), (h)(4), and (h)(5).
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.”