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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-28-7. License requirement for occupational therapists.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-28-7. License requirement for occupational therapists.

No person shall, unless such person is licensed in accordance with this article:

(1) Practice occupational therapy or assist in the practice of occupational therapy; or

(2) 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.

## History

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 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” near the end of the introductory paragraph.