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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-1-32. Limitations on licensure requirements for physicians and dentists; conditioning of licensing upon participation in public or private health insurance plans prohibited.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-1-32. Limitations on licensure requirements for physicians and dentists; conditioning of licensing upon participation in public or private health insurance plans prohibited.

(a) State licensure requirements for physicians and dentists in this state shall be granted based on demonstrated skill and academic competence. Licensure approval for physicians and dentists in this state shall not be conditioned upon or related to participation in any public or private health insurance plan, public health care system, public service initiative, or emergency room coverage.

(b) The Georgia Composite Medical Board and the Georgia Board of Dentistry shall be solely responsible for the licensure of physicians and dentists, respectively, in this state.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-1-32, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 348, § 1/HB 785.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2012, Code Section 33-1-22, as enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 348, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 43-1-32.