TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Section 35. Podiatry Practice, 43-35-1 through 43-35-18.

ARTICLE 10 PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC

43-35-5. Members of board; appointment; oath; removal.

The State Board of Podiatry Examiners continued pursuant to Code Section 43-35-4 shall consist of four members.Any vacancy in office of such board resulting from expiration of term after this chapter becomes effective on July 1, 1994, shall be filled by appointment by the Governor and approval by the Senate for a term of three years.Three members shall be podiatrists and may be appointed from a list of at least three persons submitted to the Governor by the Georgia Podiatric Medical Association.The fourth member shall be appointed from the public at large and shall have no connection to the practice of podiatric medicine.All appointees to the board shall, immediately following their appointment, take and subscribe to a written oath or affirmation required by law for public officers.The Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may remove any member for neglect of duty, incompetence, revocation or suspension of license, or other dishonorable conduct.After such removal, or after a vacancy due to other reasons, the Governor shall appoint a successor to serve the unexpired term.

(Code 1981, §43-35-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1375, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 43.)