O.C.G.A.

43-22A-4 (2019)

Lactation Consultant Advisory Group; membership

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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(a) There is created within the office a Lactation Consultant Advisory Group which shall consist of five members.

(b) The Secretary shall appoint all members of the advisory group. The advisory group shall consist of persons familiar with the practice of lactation care and services to provide the Secretary with expertise and assistance in carrying out his or her duties pursuant to this chapter.

(c) The Secretary shall appoint members of the advisory group to serve for terms of four years. The Secretary shall appoint four members who are lactation consultants in this state and one member who is a consumer.

(d) Members shall serve without compensation.

(e) Members may serve consecutive terms at the will of the Secretary. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the regular appointments. The Secretary may remove members of the advisory group for incompetence, neglect of duty, unprofessional conduct, conviction of any felony, failure to meet the qualifications of this chapter, or committing any act prohibited by this chapter.

History

Code 1981, § 43-22A-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 357, § 1/HB 649.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Raffensperger v. Jackson (& Vice Versa), 888 S.E.2d 483 (Ga. 2023).

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Raffensperger v. Jackson (& Vice Versa), 888 S.E.2d 483 (Ga. 2023). · cites it 4× “The Secretary admitted that he is not aware of any evidence of harm from a person providing lactation care and services either prior to or after the passage of the Act and that the advisory group set up under the Act, see OCGA § 43-22A-4, has not received any complaints…”

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