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GA Code § 43-28-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-1. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice Act."   (Ga. L. 1976, p. 993, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, substituted " 'Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice Act'" for " 'Georgia State Occupational Therapy Licensing Act'" in this Code section.    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "This article" for "This chapter" at the beginning of this Code section.
GA Code § 43-28-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-2. Declaration of Purpose

 This article was enacted to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare and to assure the availability of occupational therapy services of high quality to persons in need of such services. It is the purpose of this article to provide for the regulation of persons representing themselves as occupational therapists or as occupational therapy assistants, or persons performing services that constitute occupational therapy.   (Ga. L. 1976, p. 993, § 2; Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, substituted "representing themselves as occupational therapists or as occupational therapy assistants, or persons performing services that constitute occupational therapy" for "offering occupational therapy services to the public" at the end of the second sentence.    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "article" for "chapter" near the beginning of the first and second sentences.
GA Code § 43-28-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-5. Division Director as Secretary of Board; Subpoenas; Service; Official Records or Affidavits as Prima-Facie Evidence

  The division director shall be secretary of the board and in addition to his or her powers and duties prescribed by Chapter 1 of this title 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 the state witnesses, designated documents, papers, books, accounts, letters, photographs, and objects or other tangible things.   All legal process and all documents required by law to be served upon or filed with the board shall be served upon or filed with the division director at his or her office.   All official records of the board or affidavits by the division director certifying the content of such records shall be prima-facie evidence of all matters required to be kept therein.   The division director, guided by the recommendations of the board, shall act in all matters relating to this article.    (Ga. L. 1976, p. 993, § 8; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, inserted "or her" near the middle of subsection (a); added subsections (c) and (d); and redesignated former subsection (c) as present subsection (e).    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" at the end of subsection (e).   Law reviews.   - For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
GA Code § 43-28-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-7. License Requirement for Occupational Therapists

 No person shall, unless such person is licensed in accordance with this article:    Practice occupational therapy or assist in the practice of occupational therapy; or   Hold himself or herself out as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or as being able to render occupational therapy services in this state.     (Ga. L. 1976, p. 993, § 5; Code 1981, §43-28-8; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2224, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 379, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Code 1981, §43-28-7, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, redesignated former Code Section 43-28-8 as this Code section; added ", unless such person is licensed in accordance with this chapter" at the end of the introductory paragraph; inserted "or assist in the practice of occupational therapy" in paragraph (1); and substituted "this state." for "this state unless that person is licensed in accordance with this chapter." at the end of paragraph (2).    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" near the end of the introductory paragraph.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Failure to procure occupational or business license or permit as affecting validity or enforceability of contract, 30 A.L.R. 834; 42 A.L.R. 1226; 118 A.L.R. 646.
GA Code § 43-28-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-8. License Requirements for Therapy Techniques Involving Physical Agent Modalities

  No person shall utilize occupational therapy techniques involving physical agent modalities unless such person:   Is licensed according to this article; and   Has successfully completed a minimum of 90 hours of instruction or training approved by the board which covers the following subjects:   Principles of physics related to specific properties of light, water, temperature, sound, or electricity, as indicated by selected modality;   Physiological, neurophysiological, and electrophysiological, as indicated, changes which occur as a result of the application of the selected modality;   The response of normal and abnormal tissue to the application of the modality;   Indications and contraindications related to the selection and application of the modality;   Guidelines for treatment or administration of the modality within the philosophical framework of occupational therapy;   Appropriate selection and practical application of physical agent modalities, including determining treatment parameters based on existing pathology, impairments, functional limitations, and expected outcomes;   Guidelines for educating the patient, including instructing the patient as to the process and possible outcomes of treatment, including risks and benefits;   Safety rules and precautions related to the selected modality;   Methods for documenting the effectiveness of immediate and long-term effects of treatment; and   Characteristics of the equipment, including safe operation, adjustment, and care of the equipment.       The board shall promulgate rules and regulations specifically pertaining to the use of physical agent modalities by a person licensed under this article.     (Code 1981, §43-28-8.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 379, § 4; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43; Code 1981, §43-28-8, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, redesignated former Code Section 43-28-8.1 as this Code section; deleted former paragraph (a)(2), which read: "Has utilized such modalities before July 1, 1991, furnishes to the board prior to July 1, 1992, sufficient proof of such prior use, and demonstrates to the board competence in the use of such modalities determined by the board to have been so used prior to July 1, 1991; or"; redesignated former paragraph (a)(3) as present paragraph (a)(2); added subparagraph (a)(2)(F); redesignated former subparagraphs (a)(2)(F) through (a)(2)(I) as subparagraphs (a)(2)(G) through (a)(2)(J), respectively; inserted a comma following "patient" in subparagraph (a)(2)(G) and inserted a comma following "equipment" in subparagraph (a)(2)(J).    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" near the end of paragraph (a)(1), and at the end of subsection (b).
GA Code § 43-28-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-10. Examinations

  A person applying for licensure shall demonstrate his or her eligibility in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 43-28-9 and shall make application for examination upon a form and in such a manner as the board shall prescribe. Such application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed by the board.   Each applicant for licensure under this article shall pass a nationally recognized examination for occupational therapists or an examination for occupational therapy assistants which has been approved by the board.   Applicants who fail the examination may retake the examination; provided, however, that prior to the issuance of a license, the board may require reexamination applicants to demonstrate competency in a manner deemed appropriate by the board if:   The applicant has failed the examination three times or more; or   The applicant has failed to pass the examination within five years of completion of the academic requirements for licensure as set out in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-28-9.      (Ga. L. 1976, p. 993, § 13; Ga. L. 1991, p. 379, § 6; Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, in subsection (a), inserted "or her" near the middle of the first sentence and deleted the former third sentence, which read: "A person who fails an examination may make reapplication for reexamination accompanied by the prescribed fee."; substituted the present provisions of subsection (b) for the former provisions, which read: "Each applicant for licensure under this chapter shall be examined by the board in written examination to test his knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy and occupational therapy theory and practice, including the applicant's professional skills and judgment in the utilization of occupational therapy techniques and methods and such other subjects as the board may deem useful to determine the applicant's fitness to practice. The board shall establish the standards for acceptable performance by the applicant."; substituted the present provisions of subsection (c) for the former provisions, which read: "Examinations shall be given at least twice a year."; and deleted former subsection (d), which read: "Applicants may obtain their examination scores and may review their papers in accordance with such rules and regulations as the board may establish."    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" near the beginning of subsection (b).
GA Code § 43-28-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-11. Waiver of Examination; Reciprocity

 The board may waive the examination and grant a license to any applicant who shall present proof of current licensure as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant in another state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States, which requires standards for licensure considered by the board to be equivalent to the requirements for licensure of this article.   (Ga. L. 1976, p. 993, § 14; Ga. L. 1991, p. 379, § 7; Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" at the end.   Cross references.   - Cooperation between Georgia and other states generally, T. 28, C. 6.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253, effective July 1, 2019, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 43-28-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-14. Renewal or Reinstatement of Expired Licenses; Renewal of Suspended Licenses

  All licenses shall expire biennially. Each person licensed under this article is responsible for renewing his or her license before the expiration date. Application for renewal shall be completed in the manner prescribed in the rules and regulations of the division director and shall include the payment of a renewal fee. The board may set and require a specific number of continuing education hours for license renewal.   The board may provide for late renewal of a license upon payment of a late renewal fee, proof of continuing education as set by the board, and completion of an appropriate form. Any license which is not renewed during the specified renewal period will be revoked for failure to renew. The holder of such a canceled license may apply for and obtain a valid license only upon compliance with all relevant requirements for reinstatement.   A suspended license is subject to expiration and may be renewed as provided in this Code section, but such renewal shall not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity or in other conduct or activity in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended. If a license revoked on disciplinary grounds is reinstated, the licensee, as a condition of reinstatement, shall pay the renewal fee and any late fee that may be applicable.    (Ga. L. 1976, p. 993, § 17; Ga. L. 1991, p. 379, § 10; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, inserted "or her" near the end of the second sentence of subsection (a).    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" near the middle of the second sentence of subsection (a).
GA Code § 43-28-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-16. Penalty

  Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250.00 and not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or both. A license held by any person convicted under this Code section shall be forfeited and revoked upon the board receiving notice of such conviction.   It is unlawful for any person who is not registered under this article as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant or whose registration has been suspended or revoked to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the words "occupational therapist," "licensed occupational therapist," "occupational therapy assistant," "licensed occupational therapy assistant," or the letters "O.T.," "O.T.R.," "O.T.R./L., "O.T./L.," "O.T.A.," "L.O.T.A.," "C.O.T.A./L.," or "C.O.T.A."; or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or to show in any way, orally, in writing, in print, or by sign, directly or by implication, or to represent himself or herself as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant.    (Ga. L. 1976, p. 993, § 19; Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, substituted "upon the board receiving notice" for "immediately for one year from the date" near the end of the second sentence of subsection (a); and, in subsection (b), inserted "or her" near the middle, deleted " 'occupational therapist registered,'" following "'licensed occupational therapist,'", substituted "or the letters 'O.T.,' 'O.T.R.,' 'O.T.R./L.,' 'O.T./L.,' 'O.T.A.,' 'L.O.T.A.,' 'C.O.T.A./L.,'" for " 'certified occupational therapy assistant'; or the letters 'O.T.,' 'L.O.T.,' 'O.T.R.,'", inserted "or she" in the middle, and inserted "or herself" near the end.    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" near the beginning of subsections (a) and (b).   Cross references.   - False or fraudulent advertising, § 10-1-420 et seq.
GA Code § 43-28-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice|§ 43-28-17. Termination

 Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 23, effective July 1, 1992.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1982, p. 2224, §§ 1, 4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 32; and Ga. L. 1988, p. 1518, § 2.
GA Code § 43-28-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists|Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact|§ 43-28-20. (For Effective Date, See note.) Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as "The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Act."    (Code 1981, §43-28-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this article.
GA Code § 43-33-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-33-1. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Physical Therapy Act."   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, purported to substitute "this article" for "this chapter".   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, "This article" was substituted for "This chapter" at the beginning to effectuate the intent of Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Wade v. John D. Archbold Mem. Hosp., 252 Ga. 118, 311 S.E.2d 836 (1984).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 61 Am. Jur. 2d, Physicians and Surgeons and Other Healers, §§ 10, 31, 50.   C.J.S.   - 70 C.J.S., Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers, § 11 et seq.
GA Code § 43-33-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-33-2. Declaration of Purpose

 This article is enacted for the purpose of safeguarding the public health, safety, and welfare by providing for state administrative control, supervision, and regulation of the practice of physical therapy. The practice of physical therapy is declared to be affected with the public interest; and this article shall be liberally construed so as to accomplish the purpose stated in this Code section.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, purported to substitute "this article" for "this chapter" at the beginning of the first sentence, and substituted "this article" for "this chapter" in the second sentence.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, "This article" was substituted for "This chapter" at the beginning of the first sentence to effectuate the intent of Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.
GA Code § 43-33-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-33-4. Creation of Board

 There is created a State Board of Physical Therapy.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 633, § 2; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 4; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-33-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-33-5. Appointment of Board Members; Terms; Vacancies; Removal

 The board shall consist of eight members, as provided in Code Section 43-33-6, each of whom shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for a term of three years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the Governor's appointment of a successor to serve out the unexpired term. The Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may remove any member of the board for neglect of duty, incompetence, revocation or suspension of license of those licensee members, or other dishonorable conduct. No person shall serve consecutively more than two full terms as a member of the board.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 633, § 2; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 5; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1053, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 812, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2434, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - 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).
GA Code § 43-33-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-33-6. Qualifications of Board Members

 To be eligible for appointment to the board, a person must be a resident of this state. Six members of the board shall be licensed as physical therapists under this article who have practiced or taught physical therapy for at least three years. At least one member shall be licensed and practicing as a physical therapist assistant for at least three years. The eighth member shall be appointed from the public at large and shall have no business connection whatsoever with the practice or profession of physical therapy.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 633, § 2; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 6; Ga. L. 1980, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1053, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 812, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2434, § 3; 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 chapter" in the second sentence.
GA Code § 43-33-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-33-7. Conduct of Business by Telephone or Other Digital Means

 With the exception of hearings in contested cases, the board may conduct business in conference by telephone or other digital means, provided that members of the board shall not receive compensation for business conducted in conference by telephone or other digital means.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 7; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1053, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 288, § 2/HB 505.)
GA Code § 43-33-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-33-8. Reimbursement of Board Members

 Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 8; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1053, § 4; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1.)