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O.C.G.A. § 43-33-1 (2019)

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Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Physical Therapy Act.’’ Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, ‘‘This article’’ was substituted for ‘‘This chapter’’ at the beginning to effectuate the intent of Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.

History

Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39. The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, purported to substitute ‘‘this article’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’.

Annotations

The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, purported to substitute "this article" for "this chapter".

Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, "This article" was substituted for "This chapter" at the beginning to effectuate the intent of Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Wade v. John D. Archbold Mem. Hosp., 252 Ga. 118, 311 S.E.2d 836 (1984).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 61 Am. Jur. 2d, Physicians and Surgeons and Other Healers, §§ 10, 31, 50.

C.J.S. - 70 C.J.S., Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers, § 11 et seq.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1996–2013 · leading case: Bacon Cnty. Hosp. & Health Sys. v. Whitley, 737 S.E.2d 328 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013).
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Bacon Cnty. Hosp. & Health Sys. v. Whitley, 737 S.E.2d 328 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “, regulating the practice of chiropractic, with OCGA § 43-33-1 et seq., regulating the practice of physical therapy.”
Lee v. Visiting Nurse Health Sys. of Metro. Atlanta, Inc., 477 S.E.2d 445 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “2 The profession of physical therapy is governed by OCGA §§ 43-33-1 to 43-33-20.”
Bacon Cnty. Hosp. & Health Sys. v. Wanda Whitley, No. A12A1885 (Ga. Ct. App. Jan. 16, 2013). · cites it 2× “Compare OCGA § 43-9-1 et seq, regulating the practice of chiropractic, with OCGA § 43-33-1 et seq, regulating the practice of physical therapy.”
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