05 LC
25 4038
House
Bill 801
By:
Representatives McCall of the
30th,
Richardson of the
19th,
and Tumlin of the
38th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 43-33-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to refusal to grant or restore licenses of physical therapists, discipline of
licensees, and suspension, revocation, or restriction of licenses, so as to
eliminate a requirement for consultation with appropriate licensed practitioners
of the healing arts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 43-33-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to refusal
to grant or restore licenses of physical therapists, discipline of licensees,
and suspension, revocation, or restriction of licenses, is amended in subsection
(a) by striking the undesignated introductory paragraph and paragraph (1) and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
∀(a)
The board shall have authority to refuse to grant or restore a license to an
applicant or to discipline a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant
licensed under this chapter or any antecedent law upon a finding by the board
that the licensee or applicant has:
(1)
Implemented
a program of physical therapy treatment without consultation with an appropriate
licensed practitioner of the healing arts, or
in
In
the case of practice as a physical therapist assistant, practiced other than
under the supervision and direction of a licensed physical
therapist;∀
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.