Chapter 10A. PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS  


§ 43-10A-1. Short title
§ 43-10A-2. Declaration of purpose
§ 43-10A-3. Definitions
§ 43-10A-4. Creation of board; composition; appointment; removal; vacancies
§ 43-10A-5. Requirement of oath; quorum; powers and duties of board; ethics; reimbursement of members; meetings
§ 43-10A-6. Separate standards committees for professional counseling specialty, social work specialty, and marriage and family therapy specialty
§ 43-10A-7. Licensing requirement; exceptions
§ 43-10A-8. Eligibility for licensure
§ 43-10A-9. Examination
§ 43-10A-10. Licensure without examination
§ 43-10A-11. Requirements for licensure in professional counseling
§ 43-10A-12. Requirements for licensure in social work; authorized services
§ 43-10A-13. Requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy
§ 43-10A-14. Fees
§ 43-10A-15. Expiration, renewal, and penalty dates
§ 43-10A-16. Requirements for continuing education
§ 43-10A-17. Denial or revocation of license; other discipline; subpoenas; judicial review; reinstatement; investigation; immunity; failure to appear; voluntary surrender of license; other applicable law
§ 43-10A-18. Availability of injunction in enforcement of chapter
§ 43-10A-19. Obtaining license by fraudulent representation
§ 43-10A-20. Penalty
§ 43-10A-21. Restrictions on use of terms in corporate, partnership, association, or business names
§ 43-10A-22. Restrictions on scope of chapter
§ 43-10A-23. Insurance coverage for specialty practitioners
§ 43-10A-24. Termination

REFS & ANNOS

TITLE 43 Chapter 10A NOTE

CODE COMMISSION NOTES. --Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, former Chapter 7A was redesignated as present Chapter 10A.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Organization, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Chapter 135-1.
   Code of Ethics, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Chapter 135-7.
 
LAW REVIEWS. --For comment, "The Psychotherapist-Client Testimonial Privilege: Defining the Professional Involved," see 34 Emory L.J. 777 (1985).
 
RESEARCH REFERENCES
 
AM. JUR. 2D. --2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 24 et seq. 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commerce, §§ 1 et seq., 89 et seq. 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, §§ 266, 284 et seq., 332, 339 et seq. 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 1 et seq. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Occupations, Trades and Professions, § 1 et seq. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 14 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories and Dependencies, §§ 42, 61 et seq. 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, §§ 18 et seq., 60 et seq.
 
Am. Jur. Trials. --Social Worker Malpractice for Failure to Protect Foster Children, 41 Am. Jur. Trials 1.
   Clergy Malpractice for Negligent Counseling, 47 Am. Jur. Trials 271.
   Trial Report: Third Party Suit Against Therapists for Implanting False Memory of Childhood Molestation, 57 Am. Jur. Trials 313.
 
C.J.S. --15 C.J.S., Commerce, §§ 9 et seq., 83 et seq., 111 et seq. 16 C.J.S., Constitutional Law, § 266 et seq. 16A C.J.S., Constitutional Law, §§ 398, 614, 615. 16B C.J.S., Constitutional Law, § 1063. 16C C.J.S., Constitutional Law, § 1351 et seq. 16D C.J.S., Constitutional Law, §§ 2085, 2086. 53 C.J.S., Licenses, § 6 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 15 et seq. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 49 et seq. 73A C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 115 et seq. 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 79 et seq., 120 et seq. 82 C.J.S., Statutes, §§ 203, 281.
 
ALR. --Defamation of psychiatrist, psychologist, or counselor, 38 ALR4th 874.