As used in this title, the term: “Division” means the professional licensing boards division created under Code Section 43-1-2. “Division director” means the individual appointed by the Secretary of State as director of the professional licensing boards division within the office of the Secretary of State. “Professional licensing board” means any board, bureau, commission, or […]
If an examination given by a professional licensing board is required in parts or by subjects and the applicant is required to make a minimum grade on each of the parts or subjects, the points to which the applicant is entitled shall be added to the grade made on each part or subject before the […]
A person grading an examination required by a professional licensing board shall first grade the examination without reference to veteran credit, determining thereafter from the proof submitted whether an applicant is a veteran and is entitled to such credit; if so, the credit shall be added; and if after such addition the applicant equals or […]
It shall be the duty of the division director to inform applicants taking the examination of the provisions of Code Sections 43-1-9 through 43-1-11 and Code Section 43-1-13. The division director shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary in order to carry out the terms of Code Sections 43-1-9 through 43-1-11 and Code […]
The provisions of Code Sections 43-1-9 through 43-1-12 relating to points to be allowed to veterans shall apply to any applicant, male or female, who comes within the classes specified in those Code sections except that such provisions shall not apply in any instance to an applicant who has not been honorably discharged. History. Ga. […]
The Governor is authorized to appoint any person who is otherwise qualified as provided by law to serve as a member of any professional licensing board for a regular term or for an unexpired term, notwithstanding the fact that the law creating such board requires the Governor to appoint members from a list of nominees […]
All carnivals, road shows, and tent shows and all other itinerant entertainment not presented within any regularly licensed theater, auditorium, or other building permitted to be used for the offering of entertainment for value shall, before opening to the public or offering any amusement, entertainment, or other service to the public for value within this […]
Each person appointed by the Governor as a member of a professional licensing board shall be confirmed by the Senate; and any such appointment made when the Senate is not in session shall be effective until the appointment is acted upon by the Senate. History. Code 1981, § 43-1-16 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, […]
The Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may remove from office any member of a professional licensing board for any of the following: Inability or neglect to perform the duties required of members; Incompetence; or Dishonest conduct. History. Code 1981, § 43-1-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. […]
Without affecting the eligibility to vote of any other member of a professional licensing board, each consumer member of a professional licensing board shall be eligible to vote on all matters brought before that board. History. Code 1981, § 43-1-18 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, […]
A professional licensing board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a license to an applicant therefor or to revoke the license of a person licensed by that board or to discipline a person licensed by that board, upon a finding by a majority of the entire board that the licensee or applicant has: […]
For the purposes of applicable provisions of Code Section 43-1-19, it shall be considered a deceptive or misleading practice for any person duly licensed and authorized to provide any type of health care services to advertise, as an inducement to attract patients, the waiver of a deductible or copayment required to be made to such […]
Each application for a license to practice a profession or business to be issued by a professional licensing board or any agency of the state shall include a question as to whether the applicant for such license: Has had revoked or suspended or otherwise sanctioned any license issued to the applicant by any board or […]
There is created within the office of the Secretary of State the professional licensing boards division as successor to the office of the joint-secretary of the state examining boards. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to appoint a director of the professional licensing boards division. Any action of the joint-secretary taken with regard […]
A professional licensing board, the division director, or the appropriate prosecuting attorney may bring an action to enjoin the unlicensed practice by any person of a profession or business required to be licensed by a professional licensing board. The action to restrain and enjoin such unlicensed practice shall be brought in the superior court of […]
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, after notice and hearing, a professional licensing board may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting any person from violating the provisions of this title by engaging in the practice of a business or profession without a license. The violation of any cease and desist […]
The division director is authorized to provide to any lawful licensing authority of this or any other state, upon inquiry by such authority, information regarding a past or pending investigation of or disciplinary sanction against any applicant for licensure by that board or licensee of that board notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (h) of Code […]
The division director may provide for inactive status licenses for the various professional licensing boards. History. Code 1981, § 43-1-22 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 8.
No licensee of a professional licensing board shall be required to file or record his license with the clerk of the superior court, and no clerk shall be required to report the filing or recordation of any such license. History. Code 1981, § 43-1-23 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. […]
Any person licensed by a professional licensing board and who practices a “profession,” as defined in Chapter 7 of Title 14, the “Georgia Professional Corporation Act,” or who renders “professional services,” as defined in Chapter 10 of Title 14, “The Georgia Professional Association Act,” whether such person is practicing or rendering services as a proprietorship, […]
