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Title 43. PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Chapter 34. PHYSICIANS, ACUPUNCTURE, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, CANCER AND GLAUCOMA TREATMENT, RESPIRATORY CARE, CLINICAL PERFUSIONISTS, AND ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS PRACTICE · Article 12. GENETIC COUNSELING

43-34-315. Powers and responsibilities of board.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. The board shall have the power and responsibility to:

  2. (1)

    Determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure and renewal of licensure;#

  3. (2)

    Adopt and revise rules consistent with the laws of the State of Georgia that are necessary to conduct its business, carry out its duties, and administer this article;#

  4. (3)

    Examine for, approve, issue, deny, revoke, suspend, sanction, and renew the licenses of applicants and genetic counselors under this article and conduct hearings in connection with these actions;#

  5. (4)

    Conduct hearings on complaints concerning violations of this article and the rules adopted under this article and cause the prosecution and enjoinder of the violations;#

  6. (5)

    Establish application, examination, and certification fees; and#

  7. (6)

    Establish continuing education requirements.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 43-34-315, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 687, § 2/HB 166.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, this Code section, enacted as Code Section 43-34-305, was redesignated as Code Section 43-34-315.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t43-ch33-51-(v30a)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V30A, 2021 edition, pages 254 to 255; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 6fb9eb45ca3a.