{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-28-8","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 43-28-8","heading":"License requirements for therapy techniques involving physical agent modalities.","body":"(a) No person shall utilize occupational therapy techniques involving physical agent modalities unless such person:\n(1) Is licensed according to this article; and\n(2) Has successfully completed a minimum of 90 hours of instruction or training approved by the board which covers the following subjects:\n(A) Principles of physics related to specific properties of light, water, temperature, sound, or electricity, as indicated by selected modality;\n(B) Physiological, neurophysiological, and electrophysiological, as indicated, changes which occur as a result of the application of the selected modality;\n(C) The response of normal and abnormal tissue to the application of the modality;\n(D) Indications and contraindications related to the selection and application of the modality;\n(E) Guidelines for treatment or administration of the modality within the philosophical framework of occupational therapy;\n(F) Appropriate selection and practical application of physical agent modalities, including determining treatment parameters based on existing pathology, impairments, functional limitations, and expected outcomes;\n(G) Guidelines for educating the patient, including instructing the patient as to the process and possible outcomes of treatment, including risks and benefits;\n(H) Safety rules and precautions related to the selected modality;\n(I) Methods for documenting the effectiveness of immediate and long-term effects of treatment; and\n(J) Characteristics of the equipment, including safe operation, adjustment, and care of the equipment.\n(b) The board shall promulgate rules and regulations specifically pertaining to the use of physical agent modalities by a person licensed under this article.","path":["TITLE 43 Professions And Businesses","CHAPTER 28 Occupational Therapists","Article 1 Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.43.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"ce33208903888f2e1252bab49290cb575d2f7e3eb7f2c8e778c2fad531b9a8b6","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-28-7","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-28-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}