O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 43-34-243 (2019)

Permitted activities

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This article shall not be construed to prohibit:

(1) A licensed physician from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed;

(2) A licensed physician assistant from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed;

(3) A person licensed by this state as a registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse practitioner from engaging in his or her profession;

(4) A licensed esthetician from engaging in his or her profession;

(5) A master cosmetologist from engaging in his or her profession;

(6) Any person licensed under any other article of this chapter from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed;

(7) A person licensed in this state under any other law from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed;

(8) The practice of providing cosmetic laser services by a person who is employed by the federal government or any bureau, division, or agency of the federal government while in the discharge of the employee’s official duties;

(9) The practice of providing cosmetic laser services by a student enrolled in an accredited school of nursing or medical school as part of his or her training; or

(10) Employees or authorized representatives of a manufacturer of a laser used for cosmetic laser services from engaging in one or more of the following: evaluating, adjusting, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, servicing, training, repairing, replacing, or delivering a laser used to provide cosmetic laser services under the order, direction, or prescription of a physician or health provider operating within his or her licensed scope of practice.

History

Code 1981, § 43-34-243, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 626, § 1/HB 528; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.