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2006 Georgia Code - 49-10-3
49-10-3. The board shall have the following powers,
duties, and responsibilities: (1) To locate and determine specific underserved
areas of the state in which unmet priority needs exist for
physicians by monitoring and evaluating the supply and distribution
of physicians by specialty and geographical location;
(2) To approve and allocate state
appropriations for family practice training programs, including but
not limited to fellowships in geriatrics and other areas of need as
may be identified by the board; (3) To approve and allocate state appropriations
for designated pediatric training programs; (4) To approve and allocate any other state
funds appropriated to the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce to
carry out its purposes; (5)
To coordinate and conduct with other state, federal, and private
entities, as appropriate, activities to increase the number of
graduating physicians who remain in Georgia to practice with an
emphasis on medically underserved areas of the state; and
(6) To carry out any other functions
assigned to the board by general law.
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