43-34A-9 (2019)
Annual report
(a) On January 1 of each year, the board shall compile a report for the Governor and General Assembly containing a statistical and comparative data analysis using information obtained from the physician profiles in addition to other information collected by the board. The board shall not be required to distribute copies of the report to the Governor or members of the General Assembly but shall provide notification of the availability of the report in the manner which it deems to be the most effective and efficient.
(b) The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following information:
(1) The number of physicians for which it has created physician profiles;
(2) The specialty board certification of such physicians;
(3) The geographic regions of the primary practices;
(4) The number of physicians participating in the Medicaid program;
(5) The number of physicians carrying any medical malpractice insurance and the specialty and current hospital privileges of the physicians not carrying such insurance and whether such physicians are actively seeing patients; and
(6) The number of physicians on whom the board has conducted investigations for committing an act of sexual assault pursuant to paragraph (15.1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-34-8 or an act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or exploitation of a patient pursuant to paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-34-8, and the outcome of the investigation which shall include whether the board refused, revoked, or suspended a license, or issued a private or public disciplinary order. In no event shall any identifying information be included in such report for any physician on whom the board conducted an investigation.
History
Code 1981, § 43-34A-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 438, § 3/HB 147; Ga. L. 2021, p. 777, § 8/HB 458. The 2021 amendment, effective July
1, 2021, in subsection (b), deleted ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (b)(4), substituted ‘‘; and’’ for a period at the end of paragraph (b)(5), and added paragraph (b)(6).
CHAPTER 35 PODIATRY PRACTICE Short title. Purpose. Definitions. Continuation of board. Members of board; appointment; oath; removal. Eligibility for appointment to board. Quorum of board; conduct of business by telephone. Duties of division director. Duties of board. Rules and regulations. License requirement; exceptions; training and practice of podiatric residents; limited temporary licenses; delegation. Eligibility for license.
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Annotations
Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1994, p. 1375, § 1, effective July 1, 1994, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this chapter and enacted the current chapter. The former chapter consisted of Code Sections 43-35-1 through 43-35-13, 43-35-13.1, and 43-35-14 and was based on Ga. L. 1933, p. 115, §§ 1-4, 7-11; Code 1933, §§ 84-601 - 84-604, 84-606 - 84-608, 84-608.1, 84-609 - 84-611, 84-9906; Ga. L. 1956, p. 242, §§ 1-6; Ga. L. 1958, p. 174, §§ 1-4, 6-12; Ga. L. 1973, p. 824, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 355, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1454, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 612, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1621, §§ 1-3, 3.1, 4, 5; Ga. L. 1983, p. 796, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 43; Ga. L. 1988, p. 530, § 8; Ga. L. 1989, p. 295, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 28; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2136, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43.
Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Organization, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Board of Podiatry Examiners, Chapter 500-1.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Scholarships. - State Medical Education Board may not grant scholarships to applicants in the field of podiatry. 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 82-62 (rescinding 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 82-49).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d. - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 21 et seq. 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commerce, §§ 1 et seq., 90 et seq. 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, §§ 266, 284 et seq., 332, 339 et seq. 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, §§ 1 et seq., 26 et seq. 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 1 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories and Dependencies, §§ 42, 64 et seq. 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, §§ 17 et seq., 58 et seq.
C.J.S. - 15 C.J.S., Commerce, §§ 9 et seq., 83 et seq., 111 et seq. 16 C.J.S., Constitutional Law, § 280 et seq. 16A C.J.S., Constitutional Law, § 580 et seq. 16B C.J.S., Constitutional Law, §§ 1055-1058, 1444-1448. 16D C.J.S., Constitutional Law, §§ 2085, 2086. 53 C.J.S., Licenses, § 6 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 12 et seq. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 50 et seq. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 146 et seq. 81A C.J.S., States, § 120 et seq. 82 C.J.S., Statutes, §§ 203, 281.
ALR. - Failure to procure occupational or business license or permit as affecting validity or enforceability of contract, 30 A.L.R. 834, 42 A.L.R. 1226, 118 A.L.R. 646.
Constitutionality of statute prescribing conditions of practicing medicine or surgery as affected by question of discrimination against particular school or method, 42 A.L.R. 1342, 54 A.L.R. 600.
Liability of chiropodist for malpractice, 80 A.L.R.2d 1278.
Validity, construction and application of podiatry or chiropody statutes, 45 A.L.R.4th 888.
Physicians' and surgeons' liens, 39 A.L.R.5th 787.