TITLE 43
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES
Section 33. Physical Therapists, 43-33-1 through 43-33-21.
ARTICLE 4
NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
43-33-17. Training permits.
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The board may issue a training permit to an applicant who is a graduate of an approved physical therapy program who is approved to take the physical therapy licensing examination or who has taken the examination but not yet received the examination results.
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The board may issue a training permit to a foreign trained applicant who is a graduate from a physical therapy program outside the United States and its territories and who is approved to take the physical therapy licensing examination.
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The board may issue a training permit to a reinstatement applicant whose license to practice as a physical therapist or license to practice as a physical therapist assistant has been expired for more than two years.
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The training permit shall allow the holder thereof to work only under the direct supervision of a physical therapist who has been approved by the board and has practiced for not less than one year prior to assuming the supervisory role.
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Training permits are governed by rules and regulations authorized under this chapter and approved by the board.
(Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 15; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1053, § 5; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1416, §§ 5, 16; Ga. L. 1986, p. 812, § 9; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 43; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2434, § 11; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Requirements for issuance of temporary license without examination.
- If an applicant is applying for the first time as a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant or, alternatively, intends to practice on a temporary basis in the State of Georgia, then this applicant may be issued a temporary license without examination if the applicant can otherwise qualify for licensure under either O.C.G.A.
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43-33-12 or O.C.G.A.
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43-33-13. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-10 (decided prior to 1992 amendment).
