§ 43-33-14. Determining Competence of Applicants
The board shall determine the competence of applicants to practice as physical therapists or as physical therapist assistants by any method or procedure which the board deems necessary to test the applicant’s qualifications. History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 175, § 7; Ga. L. 1962, p. 633, § 4; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 17; […]
§ 43-33-15. Reciprocity; Waiver of Examination Requirement for Persons Licensed in Another State Who Meet Certain Qualifications
The board may, in its discretion, waive the examination provided for in paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-33-12 and may, subject to the provisions under Code Sections 43-33-18 and 43-33-19, grant to a person licensed in another state or territory of the United States full privileges to engage in an equivalent practice authorized by this […]
§ 43-33-16. Expiration, Renewal, and Restoration of Licenses; Canceled Licenses; Continuing Education
All licenses shall expire biennially unless renewed. All applications for renewal of a license shall be filed with the division director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the biennial renewal fee prescribed by the board. A license which has expired for failure of the holder to renew may only be restored after application and […]
§ 43-33-17. Training Permits
The board may issue a training permit to an applicant who is a graduate of an approved physical therapy program who is approved to take the physical therapy licensing examination or who has taken the examination but not yet received the examination results. The board may issue a training permit to a foreign trained applicant […]
§ 43-33-18. Refusal to Grant or Restore Licenses; Discipline of Licensees; Suspension, Revocation, or Restriction of Licenses; Immunity for Violation Reporters
The board shall have authority to refuse to grant or restore a license to an applicant or to discipline a physical therapist licensed under this article upon a finding by the board that the licensee or applicant has: Identified himself or herself as a doctor without also clearly informing the public of his or her […]
§ 43-33-19. Unlicensed Practice as Constituting Public Nuisance; Injunctions
The practice of physical therapy is declared to be an activity affecting the public interest and involving the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Such practice when engaged in by a person who is not licensed is declared to be harmful to the public health, safety, and welfare. The board or the district attorney […]
§ 43-33-20. Penalty
Any person convicted of violating this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 175, § 17; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 22; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39. The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “this article” for “this […]
§ 43-33-30. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act.” History. Code 1981, § 43-33-30 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.
§ 43-33-31. Ratification; Text of Compact
The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: “PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT
§ 43-33-9. Division Director as Secretary of Board; Subpoena Power; Service of Process and Documents
The division director shall be secretary of the board and shall perform such other administrative duties as may be prescribed by the board. In a contested case, the division director on behalf of the board shall have the power to subpoena, throughout this state, witnesses, designated documents, papers, books, accounts, letters, photographs, objects, or other […]