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 6 - Respiratory Care (§§ 43-34-140 — 43-34-152)
Annotations
Notes
Editor’s notes.Ga. L. 1986, p. 264, § 2, which enacted this article, provides that this article shall become effective upon necessary appropriations being specifically made by the General Assembly to fund this article and that the article shall stand repealed should the General Assembly ever thereafter fail to fully appropriate the funds necessary to implement this article. The funding necessary to implement this article was made beginning fiscal year 1987.
Funds were appropriated in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 sessions of the General Assembly for the continued funding of the “Respiratory Care Practices Act” (1986) for the purpose of licensing qualified applicants as physicians, physician assistants, respiratory care professionals, perfusionists, acupunturists, orthotists, prosthetists, and auricular (ear) detoxification specialists, as well as to investigate complaints and discipline those who violate the Medical Practice Act or other laws governing the professional behavior of the Board licenses.
Research References & Practice Aids
Law reviews.For annual survey of administrative law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 17 (1986).
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 43
O. C. G. A. Title 43, Ch. 34
- § 43-34-140. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Short title
- § 43-34-141. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Legislative finding and declaration
- § 43-34-142. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Definitions
- § 43-34-143. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Powers and duties of board
- § 43-34-144. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Requirements for certification; supervision
- § 43-34-145. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Notice to applicant of acceptance or rejection
- § 43-34-146. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Ownership of certificate; posting; change of address; renewal; inactive status; board authorized to determine renewal requirements
- § 43-34-147. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Temporary permits
- § 43-34-148. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Reciprocity
- § 43-34-149. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Sanctions
- § 43-34-150. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Respiratory care advisory committee
- § 43-34-151. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] Practice of respiratory care or representation as respiratory care professional without certification prohibited; exceptions; penalty; application of emergency care law
- § 43-34-152. [For effective date of repeal, see note.] "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act" applicable
