Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 490 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY › ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The
Administrative History
following each Rule gives
			 the date on which the Rule was originally filed and its effective date, as well
			 as the date on which any amendment or repeal was filed and its effective date.
			 Principal abbreviations used in the Administrative History are as
			 follows:
f. -- filed
eff. -- effective
R. -- Rule (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control
			 number)
Ch. -- Chapter (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control
			 number)
ER. -- Emergency Rule
Rev. -- Revised
Note: Emergency Rules
are listed in each Rule's
			 Administrative History by Emergency Rule number, date filed and effective date.
			 The Emergency Rule will be in effect for 120 days or until the effective date
			 of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency
			 Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.
Chapters 490-1 entitled "Organization", 490-2 entitled
			 "Registration Requirements", 490-3 entitled "Evaluation of Examination of
			 Applicants", 490-4 entitled "Renewal Revocation" have been adopted. Filed and
			 effective June 30, 1965.
Rule
			  490-2-.04  has been repealed. Rules
			  490-2-.07  and
			  490-3-.02  have been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed March 8, 1971; effective March 28, 1971.
Rule
			  490-3-.02  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed September 15, 1971; effective October 5, 1971.
Chapters 490-1, 490-3, and 490-4 have been repealed and new
			 Chapters adopted. Filed April 20, 1973; effective May 10, 1973.
Chapter 490-2 has been repealed and a new Chapter adopted. Rules
			  490-2-.04,  490-2-.05  have been repealed and new
			 Rules adopted. Filed May 1, 1973; effective May 21, 1973.
Rules
			  490-2-.06,  490-3-.02,  .04, and
			  490-4-.01  have been amended. Filed
			 October 17, 1975; effective November 6, 1973.
Chapters 490-5 entitled "Supervision and Direction of Physical
			 Therapy Assistant" and 490-6 entitled "Procedural Rules" have been adopted.
			 Filed April 7, 1978; effective April 27, 1978.
Chapter 490-7 entitled "Examination Scores" has been adopted.
			 Filed June 29, 1979; effective July 19, 1979.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed April 7, 1981; effective April 27, 1981.
Rule
			  490-2-.06  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed March 19, 1982; effective April 8, 1982.
Rule
			  490-3-.02  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-3-.02  adopted. Filed March 19, 1982; effective April 8, 1982.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-4-.02  adopted; also, the title of Chapter 490-4 has been changed to "Renewal:
			 Disciplinary Sanctions." Filed December 15, 1982; effective January 4,
			 1983.
Rule
			  490-2-.01  and
			  490-2-.02  have been repealed and new
			 Rules of the same numbers adopted. Filed June 6, 1983; effective June 26,
			 1983.
Rule
			  490-1-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-1-.01  adopted. Filed January 18, 1984; effective February 7, 1984.
Rule
			  490-1-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraph (2) and by the adoption of a new paragraph (2). Filed
			 January 18, 1984; effective February 7, 1984.
Rule
			  490-1-.04  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraphs (2) and (4) and by the adoption of new paragraphs (2) and
			 (4). Filed January 18, 1984; effective February 7, 1984.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraph (2) and by the adoption of a new paragraph (2). Filed
			 January 18, 1984; effective February 7, 1984.
Rule
			  490-3-.01  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraph (1) and by the adoption of a new paragraph (1). Filed
			 January 18, 1984; effective February 7, 1984.
Rule
			  490-3-.04  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-3-.04  adopted. Filed January 18, 1984; effective February 7, 1984.
Chapter 490-7 has been repealed and a new Chapter, entitled
			 "Verification of License and Examination Scores," containing Rule
			  490-7-.01, adopted. Filed January 18,
			 1984; effective February 7, 1984.
Rules
			  490-2-.04,  490-2-.05  and
			  490-2-.06  repealed and new Rules of
			 the same numbers adopted. Filed November 27, 1984; effective December 17,
			 1984.
Rule
			  490-3-.02  repealed and a new Rule
			  490-3-.02  adopted. Filed November 27,
			 1984; effective December 17, 1984.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  repealed and a new Rule
			  490-4-.01  adopted. Filed November 27,
			 1984; effective December 17, 1984.
Rule
			  490-5-.01  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraph (2) and by the adoption of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).
			 Filed November 27, 1984; effective December 17, 1984.
Rule
			  490-5-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraph (a) and by the adoption of a new subparagraph (a). Filed
			 November 27, 1984; effective December 17, 1984.
Rule
			  490-7-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-7-.01  adopted. Filed November 27, 1984; effective December 17, 1984.
Rule
			  490-3-.04  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-3-.04  adopted. Filed November 29, 1984; effective December 19, 1984.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraph (b) and by the adoption of a new subparagraph (b). Filed
			 February 4, 1985; effective February 24, 1985.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-4-.02  adopted. Filed February 4, 1985; effective February 24, 1985.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been amended by the
			 adoption of subparagraphs (b)3. and (b)4. Filed May 29, 1985; effective June
			 18, 1985.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraph (b) and by the adoption of new subparagraphs (b) and
			 (c). Filed July 19, 1985; effective August 8, 1985.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraph (4) and by the adoption of a new paragraph (4). Filed July
			 19, 1985; effective August 8, 1985.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraph (4) (but not its parts (a), (b) and (c)), and a new
			 paragraph (4) adopted. Filed November 25, 1985; effective December 15,
			 1985.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraphs (b)3.(i), and (ii) and by the adoption of subparagraphs
			 (b)3.(i), (ii) and (iii). Filed February 28, 1986; effective March 20,
			 1986.
Rule
			  490-2-.04  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-2-.04  adopted. Filed February 28, 1986; effective March 20, 1986.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraph (3)(c) and by the adoption of a new subparagraph (3)(c)
			 and its parts. Filed February 28, 1986; effective March 20, 1986.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraph (b) and by the adoption of a new subparagraph (b). Filed
			 July 22, 1986; effective August 11, 1986.
Rule
			  490-3-.04  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-3-.04  adopted. Filed August 25, 1986; effective September 14, 1986.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-4-.01  adopted. Filed August 25, 1986; effective September 14, 1986.
Rule
			  490-2-.04  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraphs (1)(but not its subparagraphs) and (3) and by the adoption
			 of new paragraphs (1) and (3). Filed January 28, 1987; effective February 17,
			 1987.
The Title of Chapter 490-4 has been changed to "Renewal:
			 Continuing Education Requirements/Disciplinary Sanctions." Filed January 28,
			 1987; effective February 17, 1987.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule  490-4-.01  adopted. Filed January 28, 1987; effective February 17, 1987.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been renumbered as Rule
			  490-4-.03  and a new Rule
			  490-4-.02  adopted. Filed January 28,
			 1987; effective February 17, 1987.
Rule
			  490-3-.01  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraph (1) and by renumbering paragraph (2) as paragraph (1).
			 Filed May 27, 1987; effective June 16, 1987.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraph (6)(b) and by the adoption of a new subparagraph (6)(b).
			 Filed June 26, 1987; effective July 16, 1987.
Rule
			  490-2-.04  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraph (1) and by the adoption of a new paragraph (1). Filed
			 December 30, 1987; effective January 19, 1988.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraph (1) and by the adoption of a new paragraph (1). Filed March
			 14, 1988; effective April 3, 1988.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been amended by the
			 repeal of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) and by the adoption of new paragraphs (2)
			 and (3) and by renumbering existing paragraphs (5) and (6) as (4) and (5).
			 Filed July 20, 1988; effective August 9, 1988.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraph (b)2. and by the renumbering of subparagraphs 3., 4. to
			 2. and 3. Filed December 8, 1988; effective December 28, 1988.
Rule
			  490-2-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule of the same title adopted. Filed March 22, 1989; effective April 11,
			 1989.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraph (a) and by the adoption of a new subparagraph (a). Filed
			 March 22, 1989; effective April 11, 1989.
Rule
			  490-2-.01  has been amended by deleting
			 reference to "Professional Examination" (PES). Filed March 22, 1989; effective
			 April 11, 1989.
Rule
			  490-3-.01  has been amended by deleting
			 reference to "Professional Examination" (PES). Filed March 22, 1989; effective
			 April 11, 1989.
Rule
			  490-3-.02  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule of the same title adopted. Filed March 22, 1989; effective April 11,
			 1989.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has repealed paragraph (3)
			 and (4), adopted a new paragraph (3) and renumbered remaining paragraphs. Filed
			 March 22, 1989; effective April 11, 1989.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule of the same title adopted. Filed March 22, 1989; effective April 11,
			 1989.
Rule
			  490-4-.03  has been amended by
			 renumbering subparagraph (2)(c) to (2)(d); subparagraph (2)(b) repealed and a
			 new subparagraph adopted and subparagraph (2)(c) repealed and a new
			 subparagraph adopted. Filed March 22, 1989; effective April 11, 1989.
Rule
			  490-2-.01  has been amended by the
			 adoption of paragraph (3). Filed July 17, 1989; effective August 6,
			 1989.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been amended by the
			 repeal of subparagraphs (6)(c) and (7)(c) and by the adoption of a new
			 subparagraph (6)(c) and (7)(c). Filed August 24, 1989; effective September 13,
			 1989.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule of the same title adopted. Filed August 24, 1989; effective September 13,
			 1989.
Rule
			  490-4-.03  has been amended by adopting
			 subparagraphs (c) through (g) and renumbering (c) to (h). Filed February 26,
			 1990; effective March 18, 1990.
Rule
			  490-5-.02  has been amended. Filed
			 February 26, 1990; effective March 18, 1990.
Rule
			  490-4-.03  has been amended. Filed
			 December 6, 1990; effective December 26, 1990.
Rules
			  490-2-.02  and
			  490-3-.02  have been amended. Rules
			  490-3-.01  and
			  490-4-.01  have been repealed and new
			 Rules adopted. Filed May 13, 1991; effective June 2, 1991.
Rules
			  490-1-.04,  490-2-.01,  490-5-.01,  .02  have been amended; Rule
			  490-2-.04  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed May 26, 1993; effective June 15, 1993.
Rule
			  490-2-.02  has been amended. Filed July
			 1, 1993; effective July 21, 1993.
Rule
			  490-1-.02  has been amended. Filed
			 January 28, 1994; effective February 17, 1994.
Rule
			  490-4-.03  has been amended. Chapter
			 490-8 entitled "Physical Therapy Aides: Definition and Requirements" has been
			 adopted. Filed March 28, 1994; effective April 17, 1994.
Rules
			  490-2-.01,  .05  and
			  490-3-.02  have been amended. Filed
			 January 24, 1995; effective February 13, 1995.
Rule
			  490-2-.09  has been adopted. Rule
			  490-3-.04  has been repealed. Filed
			 June 27, 1995; effective July 17, 1995.
Rule
			  490-8-.03  has been amended. Filed
			 November 29, 1995; effective December 19, 1995.
Rules
			  490-2-.02,  .04  and
			  490-5-.01  have been amended. Filed
			 November 22, 1996; effective December 12, 1996.
Chapter 490-9 entitled "Code of Ethics" has been adopted. Filed
			 January 29, 1997; effective February 18, 1997.
Rules
			  490-5-.01  and
			  490-9-.03  have been amended. Filed
			 February 27, 1998; effective March 19, 1998.
Rule
			  490-2-.04  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed June 19, 1998; effective July 9, 1998.
Rules
			  490-4-.01,  .02  have been repealed and
			 new Rules adopted. Filed July 22, 1999; effective August 11, 1999.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been amended. Filed May
			 9, 2000; effective May 29, 2000.
Rules
			  490-8-.01,  .02,  .03  have been repealed
			 and new Rules adopted. Filed August 15, 2000; effective September 4,
			 2000.
Rule
			  490-4-.03  has been amended. Filed
			 March 7, 2002; effective March 27, 2002.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been amended. Rule
			  490-4-.04  has been adopted. Filed
			 November 7, 2003; effective November 27, 2003.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been amended. Filed May
			 19, 2004; effective June 8, 2004.
Rules
			  490-1-.04  and
			  490-2-.07  have been repealed. Filed
			 August 19, 2004; effective September 8, 2004.
Rules
			  490-1-.01,  490-2-.01, and
			  490-2-.06  have been repealed and new
			 Rules adopted.
Rule
			  490-2-.05  has been repealed. Filed
			 August 20, 2004; effective September 9, 2004.
Rule
			  490-2-.08  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed October 21, 2004; effective November 10, 2004.
Rules
			  490-2-.02,  .03, and
			  490-9-.02  have been repealed and new
			 Rules adopted. Filed January 19, 2005; effective February 8, 2005.
Rule
			  490-4-.03  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed March 16, 2005; effective April 5, 2005.
Rules
			  490-2-.04  and
			  490-3-.02  have been repealed and new
			 Rules adopted. Filed May 26, 2005; effective June 15, 2005.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed August 17, 2005; effective September 6, 2005.
Chapter 490-10 entitled "Preventative Services" has been adopted.
			 Filed December 1, 2005; effective December 21, 2005.
Rule
			  490-4-.03  has been repealed and the
			 Rule reserved. Rule
			  490-6-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Rules
			  490-9-.02  and  .03  have the titles
			 repealed and new titles adopted. Rule
			  490-9-.04  has been adopted. Filed
			 January 25, 2007; effective February 14, 2007.
Chapter 490-11 entitled "Consultation" has been adopted. Filed
			 January 26, 2007; effective February 15, 2007.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed June 22, 2007; effective July 12, 2007.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed October 31, 2007; effective November 20, 2007.
Rule
			  490-4-.01  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed September 29, 2008; effective October 19, 2008.
Rules
			  490-2-.02,  490-2-.03, and
			  490-4-.02  have been repealed and new
			 Rules adopted. Filed May 12, 2010; effective June 1, 2010.
Rule
			  490-2-.04  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed September 24, 2010; effective October 14, 2010.
Paragraphs (4) and (b) of Rule
			  490-4-.01  have been amended. Rule
			  490-4-.04  has been repealed and a new
			 Rule adopted. Filed January 28, 2011; effective February 17, 2011.
Paragraph (4) of Rule
			  490-4-.02  has been repealed and a new
			 paragraph adopted. Filed May 17, 2011; effective June 6, 2011.
Rule
			  490-9-.04  repealed and readopted. F.
			 Mar. 21, 2012; eff. Apr. 10, 2012.
Rule
			  490-9-.05  adopted. F. Mar. 21, 2012;
			 eff. Apr. 10, 2012.
Rules
			  490-2-.04,  490-4-.01,  490-4-.02,  490-4-.04,  490-11-.01  repealed and readopted. F.
			 May 25, 2012; eff. Jun. 14, 2012.
Rules
			  490-2-.03  and
			  490-4-.02  amended. F. May 23, 2013;
			 eff. Jun. 12, 2013.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  amended. F. Jan. 16, 2015;
			 eff. Feb. 5, 2015.
Rule
			  490-5-.01  amended. F. Feb. 25, 2015;
			 eff. Mar. 17, 2015.
Rule
			  490-2-.03  amended. F. Aug. 26, 2015;
			 eff. Sep. 15, 2015.
Rules
			  490-3-.01,  490-9-.04  amended. Chapter 490-12
			 entitled "Practice of Physical Therapy During a Declared Natural Disaster"
			 adopted. F. Apr. 19, 2016; eff. May 9, 2016.
Rules
			  490-2-.09,  490-4-.04  amended. F. Apr. 13, 2017;
			 eff. May 3, 2017.
Rule
			  490-2-.10  adopted. F. Oct. 13, 2017;
			 eff. Nov. 2, 2017.
Rules
			  490-4-.03,  490-9-.06  adopted. F. Mar. 5, 2018;
			 eff. Mar. 25, 2018.
Rules
			  490-2-.02,  490-2-.09,  490-9-.05  amended. F. May 30, 2018;
			 eff. June 19, 2018.
Rule
			  490-4-.02  amended. F. Feb. 14, 2019;
			 eff. Mar. 6, 2019.
Rule
			  490-3-.02  amended. F. Mar. 25, 2019;
			 eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
Rule
			  490-2-.04  amended. F. Aug. 28, 2019;
			 eff. Sep. 17, 2019.
ER.
			 490-2-0.1-.04, 490-5-0.2-.03 adopted. F. Apr. 23,
			 2020; eff. Apr. 21, 2020, as specified by the Agency. The rules shall remain in
			 effect for the duration of the public health emergency plus a period of not
			 more than 30 days, provided however that the rules shall not remain in effect
			 longer than 120 days from the effective date, as specified by the
			 Agency.
Rules
			  490-2-.01,  .03,  .09,  .10,
			  490-4-.02,  490-5-.01,  490-9-.05  amended. Rule
			  490-4-.03  repealed. Chapter 490-13
			 entitled "Physical Therapy Compact" adopted. F. Sep. 14, 2020; eff. Oct. 4,
			 2020.
Rules
			  490-2-.01,  490-4-.01  amended. F. Dec. 9, 2022;
			 eff. Dec. 29, 2022.