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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-23 - TAKING OF TESTIMONY BY DEPOSTION › Rule 360-23-.02 - Conduct of the Deposition

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Examination and cross-examination of the
			 witness shall proceed as would be permitted at the hearing and under those
			 rules of evidence applicable to proceedings conducted pursuant to the Georgia
			 Administrative Procedure Act. The officer before whom the deposition is to be
			 taken shall put the witness on oath and shall personally record the testimony
			 of the witness. The testimony shall be taken stenographically and shall be
			 transcribed. All objections made at the time of examination to the
			 qualifications of the officer taking the deposition, or to the manner of taking
			 it, or to the evidence presented, or to the conduct of any party, and any other
			 objections to the proceedings, shall be noted by the officer upon the
			 deposition. Evidence objected to shall be taken subject to the
			 objection.
(2) All errors and
			 irregularities in the notice of taking testimony by deposition shall be deemed
			 waived unless written objection thereto is served upon the agency prior to the
			 deposition. Objections to taking testimony by depositions because of
			 disqualification of the officer before whom it is to be taken shall be deemed
			 waived unless made before the deposition begins or as soon thereafter as the
			 disqualifications become known or could be discovered with reasonable
			 diligence.
(3) Objections to the
			 competency of a witness are not waived by failure to make them before or during
			 the deposition unless the ground of the objection is one which might have been
			 obviated or removed if presented at that time. Errors or irregularities
			 occurring at the taking of the testimony in the manner of taking the
			 deposition, in the form that the questions are answered, in the oath of
			 affirmation, or in the conduct of the parties, and errors of any kind which
			 might be obviated, removed or cured if properly presented, shall be deemed
			 waived unless reasonable objection thereto is made at the deposition.
(4) Errors and irregularities in the manner
			 in which the testimony is transcribed or the deposition is prepared, certified,
			 sealed, endorsed, transmitted, filed or otherwise dealt with by the officer
			 taking the testimony are waived unless a motion to suppress the deposition or
			 some part thereof is made with reasonable promptness after such defect is, or
			 with due diligence might have been, ascertained.
(5) The deposition shall be sealed and filed
			 with the Georgia Composite Medical Board.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-1,  43-34-5,  43-34-6,  43-34-8,  43-34-24,  50-13-3,  50-13-13.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-23 - TAKING OF TESTIMONY BY DEPOSTION › Rule 360-23-.03 - Taking of Testimony by Interrogatory

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Application to take testimony by interrogatory shall be made
				and allowed in the same manner as prescribed in Rule
				 360-23-.01.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-24(c).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-24 - HEARINGS › Rule 360-24-.01 - Notice of Hearing

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The agency shall notify all parties of the date, time and place
				of the hearing.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-24(c).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-24 - HEARINGS › Rule 360-24-.02 - Conduct of the Hearing

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The hearing shall be conducted by the
			 board or an administrative law judge (ALJ) appointed by Office of State
			 Administrative Hearings (OSAH).
(2)
			 Duties of the Presiding Officer. The board shall have the to do the following:
			 to administer oaths and affirmations; rule upon offers of proofs; regulate the
			 course of the hearing; set the time and place for continued hearings; fix the
			 time for filing briefs and memoranda; dispose of motions; and reprimand or
			 exclude from the hearing any person for any indecorous or improper conduct
			 committed in the presence of the board.
(3) Sworn Testimony. All testimony given at
			 the hearing shall be under oath administered by the board.
(4) Order of Presentation. The State, or in a
			 proper case a moving or complaining party, shall present its evidence or
			 testimony first. Where there is more than one moving or complaining party, the
			 order of presentation shall be at the discretion of the board. After all of the
			 evidence and testimony of the State, or the moving or complaining party, has
			 been received, all other parties shall be allowed to present their evidence or
			 testimony. All parties, other than the party introducing the testimony, shall
			 be allowed to cross examine any witness immediately after his testimony has
			 been received. The State, or the moving or complaining party, shall be allowed
			 to present rebuttal testimony or evidence if it so desires.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-1,  43-34-5,  43-34-6,  43-34-8,  43-34-9,  43-34-24,  50-13-3,  50-13-13.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-24 - HEARINGS › Rule 360-24-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-1,  43-34-5,  43-34-6,  43-34-8,  43-34-9,  43-34-24,  50-13-3,  50-13-13.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-25 - CONSOLIDATION AND CONTINUANCES › Rule 360-25-.01 - Consolidation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The presiding officer upon his or her own motion, or upon
				motion by a party or other person joined in the proceeding, may order
				proceedings involving a common question or law or fact to be consolidated for
				hearing on any or all matters at issue in such proceedings.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-1,  43-34-5,  43-34-6,  43-34-8,  43-34-24,  50-13-3,  50-13-13.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-26 - BRIEFS AND POST HEARING PROCEDURE › Rule 360-26-.01 - Briefs

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Briefs may be filed by a party or any interested person either
				before or during the course of the hearing, or within such time thereafter as
				the Board or its designee shall designate. Failure to file a brief shall in no
				way prejudice the rights of any party.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-5,  43-34-24(c),  50-13-3,  50-13-13.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-26 - BRIEFS AND POST HEARING PROCEDURE › Rule 360-26-.02 - Filing of Documents Subsequent to Hearing

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Upon request, the Board or its designee
			 may, for good cause shown, allow the parties to file evidentiary documents of
			 any kind, or exhibits, at a time subsequent to the completion of the hearing,
			 such time to be determined by the Board or its designee. If a request for such
			 subsequent filing is granted, the requesting party shall, on or before the date
			 set for filing, send copies of all documents or exhibits which are subject of
			 the request to all other parties.
(2) Prior to the admission into evidence of
			 any documents or exhibits filed subsequent to the hearing, the opposing party
			 shall have ten (10) days from the date of service of copies of such proposed
			 documents or exhibits to file any objections to the admission of such
			 evidence.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-5,  43-34-24(c),  50-13-3,  50-13-13.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-26 - BRIEFS AND POST HEARING PROCEDURE › Rule 360-26-.03 - Motion to Reopen Hearing

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A party may, at any time prior to the rendering of a final
				decision by the agency, move that the hearing be reopened for the purpose of
				receiving new evidence. Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the
				provisions of Rule
				 360-19-.01  and shall be granted only
				for good cause shown. The agency shall notify all parties of its action upon
				the motion. Notwithstanding the above, the agency may at any time prior to the
				rendering of a decision, reopen the hearing on its own
				motion.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-24(c).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-26 - BRIEFS AND POST HEARING PROCEDURE › Rule 360-26-.04 - Review of Initial Decision

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Either the Respondent or the Board may
			 seek review of the initial decision of the hearing officer pursuant to O.C.G.A.
			  50-13-17(a).
			 If the Respondent files a timely motion for review of the initial decision of
			 the hearing officer, the Respondent may include therein a statement of the
			 reasons for seeking review and alleged errors made by the hearing officer in
			 the initial decision. If the Board files a timely order for review of the
			 initial decision on its own motion, it may include in its order the issues to
			 be considered by the Board at the review hearing.
(2) Upon the filing of a timely motion by
			 Respondent seeking review of the initial decision of the hearing officer, or
			 upon the filing of a timely order for review of an initial decision by the
			 Board on its own motion, notice of the date and time for the review shall be
			 served on Respondent or counsel for Respondent and counsel for the
			 agency.
(3) The Board may appoint a
			 hearing officer for review, other than the hearing officer who entered the
			 initial decision, who shall preside over the review proceedings and control the
			 conduct of the review hearing. In acting as presiding officer, the hearing
			 officer for review shall assist the Board in its ruling on procedural and
			 evidentiary questions that arise during the course of the review. At the
			 direction of the Board, the hearing officer for review shall draft the final
			 decision for the Board.
(4) On
			 review, the Board shall have all the powers it would have in making the initial
			 decision, and in its discretion shall have the power to take additional
			 testimony or remand the case to the original hearing officer for such purpose,
			 as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, O.C.G.A.
			  50-13-17 and  in accordance with this Rule. Motions, including motions to present
			 additional evidence, shall be filed in accordance with the time periods for
			 such motions set forth in the Order scheduling the review.
(a) Motions to present additional evidence or
			 to remand the case to the original hearing officer for such purpose shall be
			 granted only if the additional evidence is material and there was good cause
			 for failing to present such evidence before the original hearing officer. All
			 motions, including motions for the presentation of additional evidence, shall
			 be ruled on by the Board, prior to oral arguments during the review
			 hearing.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-26 - BRIEFS AND POST HEARING PROCEDURE › Rule 360-26-.05 - Rehearing

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any party may file a motion for rehearing of a final decision
				of the Board within ten (10) days after the date of actual service of such
				final decision on the Respondent or Respondent's counsel. Such motion shall be
				in accordance with Rule
				 360-19-.01  and, in addition, shall
				include a statement of all matters alleged to have been erroneously decided
				and, if applicable, a statement as to any newly discovered matters or
				circumstances that have arisen subsequent to the final decision. The filing of
				said motion shall not operate as a stay of the final decision of the agency
				unless so ordered by the Board.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-34-24,  50-13-3.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-26 - BRIEFS AND POST HEARING PROCEDURE › Rule 360-26-.06 - Appeals of Final Decisions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All appeals shall be filed in accordance with the Georgia
				Administrative Procedure Act and must be filed in the superior court of Fulton
				County, the court of the domicile of the Board.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-19,  43-1-20.1,  43-34-5,  43-34-24, 43-34-24.1,
				 50-13-3,  50-13-13.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-27 - PATIENTS' RIGHTS › Rule 360-27-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Board means the
			 Georgia Composite Medical Board.
(2) Declaration of the patients' rights means
			 the notice found in Rule
			  360-27-.02(2).
(3) Grievance means a complaint filed by a
			 complainant concerning a physician, his/her treatment or his/her staff or
			 office.
(4) Complainant means a
			 patient or other interested party filing a grievance.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-19,  43-34-5, 43-34-24.1,
				 43-34A-2,  43-34A-6.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-27 - PATIENTS' RIGHTS › Rule 360-27-.02 - Declaration of Patients' Rights

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Physicians are
			 required to post a declaration of the patient's rights to file a grievance with
			 the Board concerning a physician, staff, office, or treatment
			 received.
(2) The declaration shall
			 contain the following language with no alterations, deletions, or additions:
			 The patient has the right to file a grievance with the Georgia Composite
			 Medical Board, concerning the physician, staff, office, and treatment received.
			 The patient should send a written complaint to the board. The patient should be
			 able to provide the physician or practice name, the address, and the specific
			 nature of the complaint. Complaints or grievances may be reported to the Board
			 at the following address or telephone number:
Georgia Composite Medical Board
Attn: Complaints Unit
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
11th floor, East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3913
www.medicalboard.georgia.gov
(3) The declaration shall be
			 prominently displayed in a sign that is 8 1/2 inches × 11 inches in type
			 that is no smaller than 24-point Times Roman print in black on white
			 background. It shall be displayed in the physician's waiting room in an area
			 that is not obstructed and can be easily viewed by
			 patients.
O.C.G.A.
				§§
										43-34-24,  43-34A-6.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-27 - PATIENTS' RIGHTS › Rule 360-27-.03 - Grievances/Complaints

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Patients, or
			 any person that the Board deems to have a legitimate interest, have a right to
			 file a grievance with the Board by calling the Board with the complaint or by
			 sending a written complaint to the Board.
(2) A complaint should include the following
			 and will not be deemed as filed until this information is received:
(a) the name, address and telephone number of
			 the complainant;
(b) when the
			 patient is not the complainant, specify the name of the patient if
			 applicable;
(c) specify the
			 physician or practice name, the address and the nature of the
			 complaint;
(d) dates and details of
			 any specific incidents.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-27 - PATIENTS' RIGHTS › Rule 360-27-.04 - Noncompliance

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any physician or authorized personnel violating the provisions
				of this chapter may be subject to disciplinary action and shall be assessed a
				monetary fine for each violation.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-19, 43-34-24.1,
				 43-34A-7.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-27 - PATIENTS' RIGHTS › Exhibit (360-27) A - NOTICE OF PATIENTS' RIGHTS

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The patient has the right to file a grievance with the Georgia
				Composite Medical Board concerning the physician, staff, office, and treatment
				received. The patient should either call the board with such a complaint or
				send a written complaint to the board. The patient should be able to provide
				the physician or practice name, the address, and the specific nature of the
				complaint. You may report complaints to the Board at the following address or
				telephone number:
Georgia Composite Medical Board
Attn: Complaints Unit
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
11th floor, East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3913
www.medicalboard.georgia.gov
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-28 - PHYSICIAN PROFILES › Rule 360-28-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Board means the
			 Georgia Composite Medical Board.
(2) Final disciplinary action means:
(a) Any of the following final disciplinary
			 actions taken by the Board or its counterpart in any other state, any state
			 licensing board in Georgia or in any other state within the ten year period
			 immediately prior to the date of the profile:
1. Refusal to grant a license to an
			 applicant;
2. Public or private
			 reprimand, provided that the first private reprimand shall not be reported for
			 physician profiles;
3. License
			 suspension for a definite period;
4. Limitation or restriction of a
			 license;
5. License
			 revocation;
6. Conditioning the
			 penalty or withholding formal disposition upon the physician's submission to
			 the care counseling or treatment of physicians or other professional persons,
			 and the completion of such care, counseling or treatment as directed by the
			 licensing board;
7.
			 Probation;
8. "Final" in
			 disciplinary action under section (a) of  360-28-.01(2)  means:
(i) In contested cases, any of the discipline
			 listed in  360-28-.01(2)(a)1. through 7.  imposed by final decision of the Board,
			 its counterpart in any other state, any state licensing board in Georgia or in
			 any other state.
(ii) Any of the
			 discipline listed in  360-28-.01(2)(a)1. through 7.  that was imposed by
			 agreement between the physician and the Board or its counterpart in any other
			 state or any state licensing board in Georgia or in any other state.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-28 - PHYSICIAN PROFILES › Rule 360-28-.02 - Initial Profile Information

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board will mail letters with profile
			 instructions to the last known address of all licensed physicians in this
			 state. Each licensed physician is required to submit a fully completed profile
			 that is received by the Board on or before the date designated in the
			 letter.
(2) Profiles submitted
			 without the physician's signature to the affirmation will not be accepted as
			 complete profiles.
(3) A second
			 written notice will be sent to the last known address of those physicians whose
			 profile was not received by the designated date. The second notice will advise
			 the physician that failure to comply with the second request for a fully
			 completed profile shall be a violation of Chapter 34A of Title 43 of the
			 Official Code of Georgia Annotated and shall result in penalties pursuant to
			 O.C.G.A. § 43- 34A-7 and Rule
			  360-28-.07.
(4) New licensees will be required to submit
			 a fully completed profile within sixty (60) days after receipt of the Board's
			 request for profile information. Profile requests mailed by the Board will be
			 deemed received by the licensee within five (5) days of the date shown on the
			 request unless the licensee provides satisfactory evidence to the Board
			 establishing a later receipt date.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-34-24,  43-34A-3,  43-34A-7,  43-34A-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-28 - PHYSICIAN PROFILES › Rule 360-28-.03 - Submission of Profile Information via the Internet

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Profile questionnaires may be completed
			 by licensed physicians and submitted to the Board via the Internet at
www.medicalboard.ga.gov
.
(2) Physicians wishing to submit profile
			 information via the Internet will be given a user identification (ID) and
			 personal identification number (PIN). Only the Board can reset a physician's
			 user ID and/or PIN.
(3) Before a
			 profile is accepted as complete via the Internet, the physician will be given
			 the opportunity to review the profile. The physician will then be asked to
			 swear and affirm that the information provided is true and correct. If the
			 physician indicated that the information provided is true and correct, said
			 action will be deemed to be the physician's signature.
(4) When a physician submits a fully
			 completed profile via the Internet, a confirmation of receipt will be displayed
			 on the computer screen and the confirmation may be printed by the physician for
			 his or her records.
(5) Once the
			 fully completed initial profile is received via the Internet, the Board will
			 mail a hard copy of the profile to the physician.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-34-24,  43-34-37,  43-34A-3,  43-34A-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-28 - PHYSICIAN PROFILES › Rule 360-28-.04 - Optional Information

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) At the physician's request, the following
			 information may be included in the profile:
(a) Identification of translating services
			 currently available at the primary practice setting;
(b) A maximum of six appointments to medical
			 school faculties, occurring within the ten (10) years immediately preceding the
			 date of the request for inclusion in the profile;
(c) A maximum of four articles in
			 professional publications and journals;
(d) A maximum of five professional or
			 community service memberships or activities; and
(e) A maximum of five awards
			 received.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-28 - PHYSICIAN PROFILES › Rule 360-28-.05 - Updates and Corrections

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A physician shall utilize the form
			 attached to this chapter as Exhibit 2 to update or correct the physician's
			 profile.
(2) A physician may update
			 or correct profile information via the Internet, except that a physician will
			 not be permitted to update the following profile items listed in O.C.G.A.
			 §§
								43-34A-3(c)(11)
			 through (17) after initial publication:
(a) Felony criminal convictions.
(b) Felony charges to which a plea of nolo
			 contendere was entered.
(c) Final
			 disciplinary actions by a regulatory board as defined in O.C.G.A. §
									43-34A-3(c).
(d) Final revocations or any final
			 disciplinary actions resulting in any restriction of hospital privileges,
			 either involuntary or by agreement, for reasons related to competence or
			 character.
(e) Resignations from or
			 nonrenewal of staff privileges taken in lieu of or in settlement of pending
			 disciplinary action related to competence or character.
(f) Final medical malpractice court
			 judgments, medical malpractice awards or medical malpractice settlements that
			 are required to be disclosed pursuant to Code Sections
			  43-34A-3(c)(16) 
			 and   43-34A- 3(c)(17).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-28 - PHYSICIAN PROFILES › Rule 360-28-.06 - Physician Comments

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A physician shall have thirty (30) days
			 from the date of receipt of a copy of the initial profile to submit comments to
			 the Board regarding information to be published in the initial
			 profile.
(2) A physician shall have
			 thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of an amended profile, if the
			 amendment relates to malpractice, hospital staff privileges or disciplinary
			 action, to submit comments regarding information that has been published in the
			 amended profile.
(3) A copy of the
			 profile or amended profile mailed to the physician by the Board shall be deemed
			 received by the physician five (5) days after the date of mailing, unless the
			 physician submits satisfactory evidence to the Board of a later receipt
			 date.
(4) A physician's comments
			 shall not exceed 100 words and must be in regard to information published in
			 the physician's profile or amended profile, whichever is applicable.
(5) A physician's comments shall not reveal
			 patient names or information that would reveal the identity of a patient, shall
			 not contain profanity and the comments shall not contain information that is
			 confidential, defamatory or libelous pursuant to state and/or federal
			 law.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-34-24,  43-34A-3,  43-34A-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-28 - PHYSICIAN PROFILES › Rule 360-28-.07 - Submission of False or Misleading Information

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The physician is solely responsible for
			 the submission of accurate profile information to the Board and may not
			 delegate this responsibility to another. Any profile information submitted to
			 the Board, either electronically or via hard copy, in the name of the
			 physician, will be deemed to be completed and filed by that
			 physician.
(2) Submission of false
			 or misleading information by the physician may constitute a violation of
			 O.C.G.A. §
								43-34-37 and  may be grounds for disciplinary action.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-34-24,  43-34-37,  43-34A-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-28 - PHYSICIAN PROFILES › Rule 360-28-.08 - Non-compliance with Request for Profile Information

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Compliance with the request for profile
			 information from the Board is mandatory.
(2) Failure to return the completed profile
			 form constitutes a violation of Chapter 34A of Title 43 of the Official Code of
			 Georgia Annotated.
(3) The Board
			 shall assess a fine of up to $100.00 per day for each day that the physician is
			 not in compliance.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-34-24,  43-34A-7,  43-34A-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-28 - PHYSICIAN PROFILES › Rule 360-28-.09 - Dissemination of Profiles

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Profiles shall be disseminated to the
			 public via the Internet at
www.medicalboard.ga.gov
or by
			 mail.
(2) Requests for profiles may
			 be made by telephone, in writing or by electronic mail.
(3) A request for profile information
			 received after 5:00 p.m. on a business day will be deemed received on the next
			 business day.
(4) The identity of
			 the person or entity requesting a physician's profile and the request shall be
			 confidential.
(5) A physician may
			 make his or her current, unaltered board-approved profile available to the
			 physician's patients.
(6) A
			 physician who knowingly disperses a profile that does not disclose recent
			 disciplinary actions, criminal convictions, revocations or restriction of
			 hospital privileges, settlements, medical malpractice judgments or arbitration
			 awards pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
								43-34A- 3(c)(11) through (17) shall have
			 violated O.C.G.A. §
								43-34-37 and  be subject to disciplinary action.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-34-24,  43-34-37,  43-34A-3,  43-34A-4,  43-34A-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-29 - BAD CHECKS › Rule 360-29-.01 - Policy

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
It is the policy of the Georgia Composite Medical Board to
				pursue its legal remedies under O.C.G.A. §
								16-9-20 when a bad check is issued in payment of examination, license or renewal fees,
				application fees, or similar fees, and to take such other action as it is
				outlined in the following rules and regulations. Any person issuing a bad check
				will be subject to the service charge as provided in O.C.G.A. §
								16-9-20(a)(2).
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-1,  43-34-5,  43-34-6,  43-34-24, 43-34-24.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-29 - BAD CHECKS › Rule 360-29-.02 - Applicants for Licensure, Certification or Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
If an applicant for licensure, certification or permit issues a
				bad check to cover the required fees, such applicant shall not be issued a
				license, certificate or permit until the applicant has paid the appropriate
				fees and service charge. If a license, certificate or permit is issued prior to
				determining that the applicant issued a bad check, such license, certificate or
				permit will be deemed to have been issued in error and deemed not current
				unless the applicant pays the appropriate fees and service charge with ten (10)
				days after the applicant received a notice mailed by certified or registered
				mail. The applicant must pay the appropriate fees and service charge by
				cashier's check or money order.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-5,  43-34-6,  43-34-24, 43-34-24.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-29 - BAD CHECKS › Rule 360-29-.03 - License, Certificate or Permit Renewal

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
If a licensee, certificate or permit holder attempts to renew a
				license, certificate or permit by the issuance of a bad check, the license,
				certificate or permit will not be renewed until all fees due including any
				applicable late renewal fees plus service charge are paid. If the license,
				certificate or permit is renewed and reissued to the licensee, certificate or
				permit holder, he or she will be notified by certified or registered mail that
				the renewed license, certificate or permit will be deemed not current unless
				all fees due for renewal plus the service charge are remitted with ten (10)
				days after receipt of the notice. The licensee, certificate or permit holder
				must pay the fees and service charge by cashier's check or money
				order.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-3,  43-34-5,  43-34-6,  43-34-24, 43-34-24.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-30 - FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEFAULT › Rule 360-30-.01

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A.
				§§
										43-1-19,  43-1-29,  43-34-1,  43-34-5,  43-34-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.01 - Applications

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The application
			 form shall be completed according to the instructions provided in the
			 application.
(2) Reference forms
			 shall be valid for up to six (6) months from the date of signature.
If the application is not approved during the six-month period,
				the Board may require a new and more current reference.
(3) Applications must be complete, including
			 all required documentation, signatures and seals. Application files are not
			 considered completed until all required information, documentation and fees
			 have been received by the Board. No application will be considered by the Board
			 until the application is complete.
(4) Applicants shall inform the Board in
			 writing within 10 days of a change of address while an application is
			 pending.
(5) Application fees are
			 nonrefundable.
(6) Deposit of an
			 application fee by the Board does not indicate acceptance of the application or
			 that any other licensing requirements have been fulfilled.
(7) Incomplete applications that have been on
			 file with the Board for more than one year shall be deemed invalid. No further
			 action will take place on applications that have been incomplete for more than
			 a year until a new application is received in accordance with the provisions of
			 this chapter with the appropriate application fee.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-7,  43-34-5,  43-34-194,  43-34-195,  43-34-196,  43-34-202.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.02 - Licensure Qualifications

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) To qualify for a license to practice
			 orthotics and/or prosthetics, a person must complete an application, pay an
			 application fee, and meet the qualifications listed below:
(a) An applicant must meet one of the
			 following education and experience requirements:
1. Possess a baccalaureate or higher degree
			 from a college or university; have completed a nationally accredited program in
			 orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics that meets or exceeds the
			 requirements, including clinical practice, of the Commission on Accreditation
			 of Allied Health Programs ("CAAHEP"); and have completed a clinical residency
			 in the professional area for which the license is sought in according with the
			 standards, guidelines or procedures for residencies inside or outside this
			 state approved by the Board
(a) The majority
			 of the training in the clinical residency must have been under the supervision
			 of a person licensed in orthotics or prosthetics, or if the training was prior
			 to July 1, 2005, it must have been under the supervision of a person certified
			 as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prothestist and orthotist or
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.03 - Reciprocal Licensure Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Board may, at its discretion, waive the examination
				requirements for an applicant who is an orthotist and prosthetist and
				is:
(a) Is licensed under the laws of
			 another state, territory or country, if the requirements for licensure at the
			 date of his or her licensure were equal to or more stringent than the
			 requirements in force in the State of Georgia; or
(b) Is certified as an orthotist or
			 prosthetist by a national certifying organization that is accredited by the
			 National Commission for Certifying Agencies, and has educational and testing
			 standards equal to or more stringent than the licensing requirements of the
			 State of Georgia.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-7,  43-1-19,  43-34-5,  43-34-196,  43-34-198,  43-34-202,  43-34-203.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.04 - Change of Name or Address

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A licensee shall notify the Board in
			 writing within 30 days after the licensee's name is legally changed. At the
			 time of notification, the licensee shall submit a certified copy of the
			 official document evidencing the name change. If the name change occurred
			 during naturalization, the application must also include the naturalization
			 number, the name and address of the court, the date of naturalization, and the
			 name change. After receipt of the required notification and documentation, the
			 Board will issue a duplicate license in the new name.
(2) A licensee shall notify the Board in
			 writing within 30 days after a change in the licensee's address of record.
			 Failure to so notify the Board of an address change is a violation of this rule
			 and grounds for disciplinary action.
(3) A licensee who utilizes a post office box
			 as the address of record shall also provide a street address where the Board
			 may contact the licensee.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-7,  43-34-194,  43-34-195,  43-34-196.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.05 - Duplicate Licenses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Duplicate licenses may be issued upon
			 approval by the Board if the original license is lost, stolen, or destroyed, or
			 if the licensee has had a legal change of name.
(2) To request a duplicate license, the
			 licensee must submit a notarized application stating the reason the duplicate
			 license is requested. If the application is based on a name change, the
			 licensee must provide the documentation required by Rule
			  360-31-.04
(3) All applications must include the
			 duplicate license fee. The duplicate license fee shall be designated in the fee
			 schedule.
O.C.G.A.
				 43-34-5 O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-34-5,  43-34-196,  43-34-202.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.06 - Renewal

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All active
			 licenses must be renewed on a biennial basis. Orthotist and/or Prosthetist
			 licenses will expire on the last day of the month in which the applicant's
			 birthday falls.
(2) Approximately
			 60 days prior to the expiration date, the Board may as a courtesy, mail a
			 notice for license renewal to the last address on file in the Board's records
			 to every person holding a current license. Failure to receive such notification
			 shall not relieve the licensee of the obligation to renew and pay the required
			 fee prior to the expiration date of the license. Deposit of the renewal fee by
			 the Board does not indicate acceptance of the renewal application or that any
			 licensing requirements have been fulfilled.
(3) To be eligible for renewal, licensees
			 must answer questions on their biennial renewal form which establish
			 satisfaction of Board approved continuing education requirements or eligibility
			 for waiver or variance pursuant to Rule
			  360-31-.07. Failure to meet the
			 continuing education requirements is a basis for nonrenewal.
(4) Failure to renew a license by the
			 expiration date shall result in a restoration fee for late renewal as required
			 by the Board. Licenses that have expired less than two years may be renewed by
			 submitting a renewal application, establishing compliance with the continuing
			 professional education requirements prescribed by the Board, and paying the
			 restoration fee prescribed by the Board.
(5) Licenses not renewed for a period greater
			 than two years may be restored by,
(a)
			 fulfilling the requirements of  360-31-.06(4)  and,
(b) filing proof acceptable to the Board of
			 his or her fitness to have his or her license restored by either completing a
			 period of evaluated clinical experience and successful completion of an
			 examination approved by the Board or by other method as approved by the
			 Board.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.07 - Continuing Education Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) To be eligible to renew a license, each
			 licensee must complete thirty (30) hours of Board approved continuing education
			 during the two years preceding license renewal. An applicant for renewal of an
			 individual license to practice orthotics or prosthetics who has been initially
			 licensed by the Board for less than two years shall not be required to complete
			 the continuing education hours in order to renew for the first biennium.
(a) the Board is authorized to waive the
			 continuing education required for renewal in cases of hardship, disability,
			 illness, service in the United States Congress or Georgia General Assembly,
			 military service or other circumstances as the Board deems appropriate if
			 supported by adequate documentation acceptable to the Board.
1. Applicant seeking such an exemption must
			 submit a written request and documentation to support their eligibility for
			 such an exemption.
2. Said request
			 for an exemption shall be submitted to the Board not less than 60 days prior to
			 the expiration of the license to receive a determination from the Board as to
			 whether an exemption would be granted.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.08 - Inactive Status

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A licensee who does not intend to
			 practice orthotics and/or prosthetics may apply to the Board for inactive
			 status by submitting an application and the fee. An individual with an inactive
			 license shall not practice prosthetics or orthotics in this State.
(2) In order to restore a license to practice
			 orthotics and/or prosthetics, an applicant must complete an application and pay
			 the current renewal fee and file proof acceptable to the Board of his or her
			 fitness to have his or her license restored as provided in Rule
			  360-31-.06.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-4,  43-1-19,  43-1-25,  43-1-31, 43-34-24.1,
				 43-34-4,  43-34-195,  43-34-196,  43-34-198,  43-34-200,  43-34-201.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.09 - Unlicensed Practice

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) No person shall practice orthotics or
			 prosthetics in this state and hold himself or herself out as being able to
			 practice such or engage or offer to engage in such professions unless he or she
			 is licensed pursuant to the Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice Act or is exempt
			 from such licensing pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
								43-34-193.
(2) The Board may refuse to grant the license
			 of any applicant who has engaged in the unlicensed practice of orthotics or
			 prosthetics or administer other discipline pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§
								43-34-8 or 
			  43-34-196 upon the issuance of a license to an applicant who has engaged in the
			 unlicensed practice of orthotics or prosthetics.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-4,  43-1-19,  43-1-25,  43-34-5,  43-34-8, 43-34-24.1,
				 43-34-193,  43-34-195,  43-34-196,  43-34-198,  50-13-9.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.10 - Assistants and Technicians

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) No person shall work as an assistant to
			 an orthotist, prosthetist or prosthetist orthotist and provide patient care
			 services of fabrication of an orthosis or prosthesis, unless he or she is doing
			 the work under the supervision of a licensed orthotist, prosthetist or
			 prosthetist orthotist.
(a) Patient Care
			 Services is the assessment, measuring, molding, casting, fitting, or delivering
			 a prosthesis or orthoses.
(b)
			 Supervision means the supervising licensed orthotist, prosthetist or
			 prosthetist orthotist is physically present in the same building and available
			 to lend assistance if needed.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.11 - Prerequisite to Providing Care or Services

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A licensed orthotist or a licensed prosthetist may provide care
				or services only if the care or services are provided pursuant to an order from
				a licensed physician or podiatrist.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-7,  43-1-19,  43-1-25,  43-34-5, 43-34-24.1,
				 43-34-196,  43-34-199,  43-34-200,  43-34-201,  43-34-203.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 360-31 - ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS › Rule 360-31-.12 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 43-1-19,  43-1-25,  43-34-193,  43-34-196,  43-34-198,  43-34-203.