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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 43. PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Chapter 35. PODIATRY PRACTICE

43-35-12. Eligibility for license.

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  1. A license to practice podiatric medicine shall be issued to any person who:

  2. (1)

    Is a graduate of an accredited college of podiatric medicine approved by the board;#

  3. (2)

    Holds a doctoral degree or its equivalent;#

  4. (3)

    Satisfactorily passes a board approved examination, if an examination is required by the board;#

  5. (4)

    Successfully completes postdoctoral training of no less than 12 months as a resident in podiatric medicine and surgery in a program or institution approved by, and in good standing with, the board;#

  6. (5)

    Has attained the age of 21 years;#

  7. (6)

    Has satisfactory results, as determined by the board, from a criminal background check conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to Code Section 43-35-12.1;#

  8. (7)

    Is not disqualified to receive a license under the provisions of Code Section 43-35-16; and#

  9. (8)

    Pays the required fee to the board.#

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, § 43-35-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1375, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 37/SB 195; Ga. L. 2020, p. 225, § 3/HB 932. The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, added paragraph (6), and redesignated former paragraphs (6) and (7) as present paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively.

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Text read from t43-ch33-51-(v30a)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V30A, 2021 edition, pages 274 to 275; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 6fb9eb45ca3a.