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# O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-1. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists Licensing Law.”

## History

Code 1981, § 43-7A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1406, § 1; Ga. L. 2021, p. 729, § 3/HB 395; § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 523, § 1/HB 972.

The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “This article” for “This chapter” near the beginning.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2022, p. 523, § 1/HB 972, effective July 1, 2022, reenacted this Code section without change.