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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-34-104. Notice of application approval or disapproval; issuance of license.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-34-104. Notice of application approval or disapproval; issuance of license.

(a) Within a reasonable time after receipt of the documents required by this article, the board shall give to the applicant written notice of approval or disapproval of the physician assistant’s application; and, if approval of the application is given, the board shall issue to the assistant a license authorizing the assistant to perform medical tasks under the direction and supervision of the physician.

(b) The board shall not approve an application unless it finds from the information forwarded with the application that the applicant has complied with the requirements in this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1972, p. 676, § 5; Ga. L. 1997, p. 935, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.