This article shall not be construed to prohibit:
- A licensed physician from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed;
- A licensed physician assistant from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed;
- A person licensed by this state as a registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse practitioner from engaging in his or her profession;
- A licensed esthetician from engaging in his or her profession;
- A master cosmetologist from engaging in his or her profession;
- Any person licensed under any other article of this chapter from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed;
- A person licensed in this state under any other law from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed;
- The practice of providing cosmetic laser services by a person who is employed by the federal government or any bureau, division, or agency of the federal government while in the discharge of the employee’s official duties;
- The practice of providing cosmetic laser services by a student enrolled in an accredited school of nursing or medical school as part of his or her training; or
- Employees or authorized representatives of a manufacturer of a laser used for cosmetic laser services from engaging in one or more of the following: evaluating, adjusting, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, servicing, training, repairing, replacing, or delivering a laser used to provide cosmetic laser services under the order, direction, or prescription of a physician or health provider operating within his or her licensed scope of practice.
History. Code 1981, § 43-34-243 , enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 626, § 1/HB 528; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.