Georgia § 43-44-11 Licensure in specialty; provisional and inactive licenses; renewal

Georgia Statutes

§ 43-44-11 — Licensure in specialty; provisional and inactive licenses; renewal

Georgia § 43-44-11

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O.C.G.A. § 43-44-11 (2026).

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(a)The board shall issue a certificate to each person whom it licenses as a speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or both. Licensure shall be granted independently in either speech-language pathology or audiology. Qualified applicants may be independently licensed in both areas.

(b)The board may establish, through rules and regulations, a mechanism to provide for provisional and inactive status licenses to applicants.

(c)The board may, in its discretion, upon payment of fees, grant a provisional license to an applicant who has satisfied the requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of Code Section 43-44-8 and who is engaged in a paid clinical experience. Such provisional license shall be valid for one year and subject to renewal for on

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(a) The board shall issue a certificate to each person whom it licenses as a speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or both. Licensure shall be granted independently in either speech-language pathology or audiology. Qualified applicants may be independently licensed in both areas. (b) The board may establish, through rules and regulations, a mechanism to provide for provisional and inactive status licenses to applicants. (c) The board may, in its discretion, upon payment of fees, grant a provisional license to an applicant who has satisfied the requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of Code Section 43-44-8 and who is engaged in a paid clinical experience. Such provisional license shall be valid for one year and subject to renewal for only one additional year. A person holding a provisional license shall be subject to the same disciplinary action as a person holding a full license. (d) All licenses shall be renewed biennially. Expiration, renewal, and penalty dates and provisions shall be as established by the board in accordance with Code Section 43-1-4 .