2025 Code of Georgia
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses (Chs. 1 — 51)
Chapter 34 - Physicians, Acupuncture, Physician Assistants, Cancer and Glaucoma Treatment, Respiratory Care, Clinical Perfusionists, and Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice (Arts. 1 — 13)
Article 2 - Medical Practice (§§ 43-34-20 — 43-34-50)
Annotations
Research References & Practice Aids
Cross references.Continuation of State Medical Education Board, § 20-3-510.
Nonprofit medical service corporations, T. 33, C. 18.
Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, T. 49, C. 10.
Liability of persons rendering emergency care, § 51-1-29.
Law reviews.For comment, “Georgia’s Telemedicine Laws and Regulations: Protecting Against Health Care Access,” 68 Mercer L. Rev. 489 (2017).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d.2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 21 et seq. 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commerce, §§ 1 et seq., 90 et seq. 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, §§ 267, 285 et seq., 333, 339 et seq. 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, §§ 1 et seq., 26 et seq. 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 1 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories and Dependencies, §§ 42, 64 et seq. 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, §§ 17 et seq., 58 et seq.
C.J.S.15 C. J. S., Commerce, §§ 9 et seq., 83 et seq., 111 et seq. 16 C. J. S., Constitutional Law, § 280 et seq. 16A C. J. S., Constitutional Law, § 580 et seq. 16B C. J. S., Constitutional Law, §§ 1055 et seq., 1444 et seq. 16D C. J. S., Constitutional Law, §§ 2085, 2086. 53 C. J. S., Licenses, § 7 et seq. 67 C. J. S., Officers and Public Employees, § 12 et seq. 73 C. J. S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 50 et seq. 73 C. J. S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 146 et seq. 81A C. J. S., States, § 120 et seq. 82 C. J. S., Statutes, §§ 203, 281.
ALR.Physician’s use of patient’s tissues, cells, or bodily substances for medical research or economic purposes, 16 A. L. R.5th 143.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 43
O. C. G. A. Title 43, Ch. 34
- § 43-34-20. Short title
- § 43-34-21. Definitions
- § 43-34-22. Practicing medicine without a license; titles and abbreviations; exceptions
- § 43-34-23. Delegation of authority to nurse or physician assistant
- § 43-34-24. Drug therapy management; modification by pharmacist
- § 43-34-25. Delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurse; construction and limitations of such delegation; conditions of nurse protocol; issuance of prescription drug orders
- § 43-34-26. License requirement for persons engaged in practice of medicine; qualifications; evaluation program; examinations
- § 43-34-26.1. Vaccine protocol agreements
- § 43-34-26.2. [Effective July 1, 2026] Administering preexposure and postexposure prophylaxis pursuant to a protocol agreement; requirements and restrictions; rules and regulations; penalties
- § 43-34-27. Licensing aliens; licensing Canadian medical school graduates
- § 43-34-28. Reciprocity; expedited license
- § 43-34-29. Issuance of teacher’s license to licensed physicians of other states and foreign countries; renewal
- § 43-34-29.1. Administrative medicine licenses; definitions; requirements; rules of board
- § 43-34-29.2. Educational certificates for out-of-state physicians participating in educational training requiring patient care
- § 43-34-29.3. Provider defined; exemption from licensing requirement; reciprocating between states
- § 43-34-30. Out-of-state physicians entering state for consultation; establishment of offices by out-of-state physicians
- § 43-34-31. Practice of medicine from foreign jurisdiction by electronic means; exceptions; patient records; confidentiality
- § 43-34-31.1. Licensing of telemedicine physicians; revocation
- § 43-34-32. Temporary licenses
- § 43-34-33. Institutional licenses
- § 43-34-34. Limited provisional licenses
- § 43-34-34.1. [Effective July 1, 2026] Limited provisional licenses; pathway to full licensure; penalties; employment of additional staff by board; reporting requirement
- § 43-34-35. Issuance of license upon presentation of evidence of required qualifications
- § 43-34-36. Passing upon good standing and reputation of medical and osteopathic colleges
- § 43-34-37. Persons authorized to administer or perform methods of assisted reproduction; penalty; liability
- § 43-34-38. [Reserved] Access to medical treatment; experimental and nonconventional medical treatments
- § 43-34-39. Injunctions; violations of article as constituting nuisance
- § 43-34-40. Fraudulently obtaining or selling records; fraudulent use of terms
- § 43-34-41. Special licenses for volunteers
- § 43-34-42. Penalty
- § 43-34-43. Temporary postgraduate training permits; notifications to board; authorization to adopt regulations
- § 43-34-44. Role of medical assistants clarified
- § 43-34-45. Polysomnography; practice
- § 43-34-46. Maintenance of certification programs
- § 43-34-47. Regulation of sedation and rescue in office based surgeries; failure to comply
- § 43-34-48. Reporting of sexual assaults by physicians on patients; protections for actions done in good faith; penalty for failing to report; use of records
- § 43-34-49. [Effective July 1, 2026] Human stem cell therapies; requirements; penalties
- § 43-34-50. [Effective July 1, 2026] Psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy; rules and regulations; licensing; requirements and restrictions; penalties
