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2018 Georgia Code 43-34-20 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 43-34-20 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 43-34-20

TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Section 34. Physicians, Acupuncture, Physician Assistants, Cancer and Glaucoma Treatment, Respiratory Care, Clinical Perfusionists, and Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice, 43-34-1 through 43-34-290.

ARTICLE 2 MEDICAL PRACTICE

43-34-20. Short title.

This article shall be known as the "Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia."

(Code 1981, §43-34-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509, effective July 1, 2009, redesignated former Code Section 43-34-20 as present Code Section 43-34-21.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 43-34-20

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Hewett v. Kalish, 264 Ga. 183 (Ga. 1994).

Cited 60 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Apr 25, 1994 | 442 S.E.2d 233, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 1430

...ief under any state of provable facts,'" Bowen, 203 Ga. App. at 123, leads to the same conclusion. A podiatrist practices medicine of the foot, see OCGA § 43-35-1 (2), and the only reason a podiatrist does not hold a full medical license under OCGA § 43-34-20 (3) is that the practice of medicine is not limited to any one area of the body, Shaw v. Hosp. Auth., 507 F2d 625 (5th Cir. 1975). Moreover, orthopedists, just as podiatrists, are licensed to practice medicine of the foot. OCGA § 43-34-20 (3)....
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Gillis v. Goodgame, 414 S.E.2d 197 (Ga. 1992).

Cited 47 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 27, 1992 | 262 Ga. 117, 49 Fulton County D. Rep. 23

...Goodgame moved to dismiss the claim against him for failure to attach an expert affidavit alleging that he had committed a negligent act or omission. The trial court concluded that Goodgame, who is not a physician, had engaged in the practice of medicine as contemplated by OCGA § 43-34-20 (3), and therefore an expert's affidavit was required under OCGA § 9-11-9.1 (a)....
...r this amount. According to Goodgame, a radiological physicist is not required to be licensed by any state or federal examining board. Based on Goodgame's description of his job, we find that he was not practicing medicine within the meaning of OCGA § 43-34-20 (3)....
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Chandler Exterminators, Inc. v. Morris, 416 S.E.2d 277 (Ga. 1992).

Cited 30 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | May 21, 1992 | 262 Ga. 257, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 754

...in the Morris family is in the cortical portion of the brain which is an area of the brain most likely to experience injury from the absorption by a person, by inhalation or skin contact, with a neuro-toxic chemical such as Aldrin. [2] Compare OCGA § 43-34-20 (3): "To practice medicine" means to hold one's self out to the public as being engaged in the diagnosis or treatment of disease, defects, or injuries of human beings; or the suggestion, recommendation, or prescribing of any form of treat...
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Wiles v. Wiles, 264 Ga. 594 (Ga. 1994).

Cited 21 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 11, 1994 | 449 S.E.2d 681, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 3335

...Fields v. State, 221 Ga. 307, 308-309 (144 SE2d 339) (1965). 2. The Georgia Code does not define "psychiatrist" or the practice of psychiatry. The state licenses physicians to "practice medicine" through the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners. OCGA § 43-34-20....
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Adams v. State, 572 S.E.2d 545 (Ga. 2002).

Cited 18 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 12, 2002 | 275 Ga. 867, 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 3335

...ing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, medicine, or psychology ...." (Emphasis supplied.) OCGA § 43-10A-22. The diagnosis of mental disorders constitutes the practice of medicine or psychology, pursuant to express statutory provisions. OCGA §§ 43-34-20(3); 43-34-26(a); 43-39-1(3)....