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2018 Georgia Code 43-34-46 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 43-34-46 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 43-34-46

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

43-34-46. Maintenance of certification programs.

  1. As used in this Code section, the term:
    1. "Maintenance of certification" means a continuous professional development program through which physicians certified by one or more of the medical specialty boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties or American Osteopathic Association maintain specialty certification.
    2. "Specialty certification" means certification by a board that specializes in one particular area of medicine and typically has requirements in addition to those the Georgia Composite Medical Board requires to practice medicine.
  2. Nothing in this article shall be construed to require a physician to secure a maintenance of certification as a condition of licensure to practice medicine pursuant to this article or as a prerequisite for employment in state medical facilities, reimbursement from third parties, or malpractice insurance coverage.

(Code 1981, §43-34-46, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 415, § 1/HB 165.)

Effective date.

- This Code section became effective July 1, 2017.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509, effective July 1, 2009, redesignated former Code Section 43-34-46 as present Code Section 43-34-42.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 43-34-46

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Foster v. Georgia Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 359 S.E.2d 877 (Ga. 1987).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 8, 1987 | 257 Ga. 409

...to the public and of a nature likely to jeopardize the interest of the public, in violation of OCGA § 43-9-12 (a) (b). The hearing officer further concluded that the appellant's conduct also constitutes a violation of OCGA §§ 43-9-12 (a) (8) and 43-34-46, in that the appellant has practiced medicine in Georgia without a license....
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Miller v. Med. Ass'n of Georgia, 423 S.E.2d 664 (Ga. 1992).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Dec 3, 1992 | 262 Ga. 605, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 3066

...ithin the tissues of the eye. [Id. Ga. L. 1992, pp. 2062, 2063, Section 2, effective April 17, 1992.] [2] In addition, we hesitate to speculate as to the meaning of the statute when severe criminal penalties are attached to its violation. E.g., OCGA § 43-34-46 (violation of § 43-34-1 is a felony, punishable by a fine of between $500 and $1,000 or by imprisonment from 2 to 5 years, or both).