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Call Now: 904-383-7448Any person licensed by a professional licensing board and who practices a "profession," as defined in Chapter 7 of Title 14, the "Georgia Professional Corporation Act," or who renders "professional services," as defined in Chapter 10 of Title 14, "The Georgia Professional Association Act," whether such person is practicing or rendering services as a proprietorship, partnership, professional corporation, professional association, other corporation, limited liability company, or any other business entity, shall remain subject to regulation by that professional licensing board, and such practice or rendering of services in that business entity shall not change the law or existing standards applicable to the relationship between that person rendering a professional service and the person receiving such service, including but not limited to the rules of privileged communication and the contract, tort, and other legal liabilities and professional relationships between such persons.
(Code 1981, §43-1-24, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 123, § 5; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
- Legislature intended for the term "professional" as used in O.C.G.A. § 9-11-9.1 to be defined by O.C.G.A. §§ 14-7-2(2),14-10-2(2), and43-1-24. Gillis v. Goodgame, 262 Ga. 117, 414 S.E.2d 197 (1992).
Affidavit requirements of O.C.G.A. § 9-11-9.1 apply only to those professions recognized under Georgia law in O.C.G.A. §§ 14-7-2(2),14-10-2(2), and43-1-24. Gillis v. Goodgame, 262 Ga. 117, 414 S.E.2d 197 (1992).
Affidavit requirement applies against a hospital not only when liability is based upon the doctrine of respondeat superior but when it is further grounded upon the averment of acts or omissions requiring the exercise of professional skill and judgment by agents or employees who themselves are recognized as "professionals" under O.C.G.A. §§ 14-7-2(2),14-10-2(2), and43-1-24. Dozier v. Clayton County Hosp. Auth., 206 Ga. App. 62, 424 S.E.2d 632 (1992).
O.C.G.A. § 9-11-9.1 applies only to those licensed professions regulated by state examining boards when licensure is predicated upon successful completion of the specialized schooling or training necessary to obtain the expertise to practice that profession. Harrell v. Lusk, 263 Ga. 895, 439 S.E.2d 896 (1994).
Cited in Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. R.L. Brown & Assocs., F. Supp. 2d (N.D. Ga. Sept. 29, 2006).
Total Results: 6
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2000-07-05
Citation: 533 S.E.2d 75, 272 Ga. 566, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 2497, 2000 Ga. LEXIS 535
Snippet: defined by OCGA §§ 14-7-2(2); 14-10-2(2); and 43-1-24. While the intent in Gillis was to create a bright
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-02-07
Citation: 439 S.E.2d 896, 263 Ga. 895, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 484, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 73
Snippet: (2) (defining "professional service") and OCGA § 43-1-24 (providing that licensed professionals are subject
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1993-03-08
Citation: 427 S.E.2d 248, 262 Ga. 819
Snippet: Georgia law in OCGA §§ 14-7-2 (2); 14-10-2 (2); 43-1-24); Cheeley v. Henderson, 261 Ga. 498 (405 SE2d 865)
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-02-27
Citation: 413 S.E.2d 720, 262 Ga. 70, 49 Fulton County D. Rep. 23, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 199
Snippet: Georgia law in OCGA §§ 14-7-2 (2); 14-10-2 (2) and 43-1-24." Id. at p. 118. Insofar as Lamb's complaint alleges
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-02-27
Citation: 414 S.E.2d 197, 262 Ga. 117, 49 Fulton County D. Rep. 23, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 181
Snippet: regulation requirements of OCGA §§ 14-10-2 (2) and 43-1-24. We note that the term "professional" is no where
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1990-11-02
Citation: 397 S.E.2d 294, 260 Ga. 499, 1990 Ga. LEXIS 393
Snippet: surgeons, and podiatrists (chiropodists). (c) OCGA § 43-1-24 provides: Any person licensed by a state examining