{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-33-13","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 43-33-13","heading":"Requirements for license to practice as physical therapist assistant.","body":"A license to practice as a physical therapist assistant shall be issued to any person who:\n(1) Is a graduate of an educational program that prepares physical therapist assistants and which is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency and approved by the board or, in the case of an applicant who has graduated from an educational program which prepares physical therapist assistants conducted in a foreign country, has submitted, in a manner prescribed by the board, credentials approved by the board and who has further demonstrated the ability to speak, write, and understand the English language and has satisfactorily completed a three-month board approved traineeship under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed under this article;\n(2) Has satisfactorily passed an examination prepared or approved by the board;\n(3) Is not disqualified to receive a license under the provisions of Code Section 43-33-18 or subsection (b) or (c) of Code Section 43-1-19; and\n(4) Has satisfactory results from a fingerprint record check report conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as determined by the board. Application for the issuance of a license under this Code section shall constitute express consent and authorization for the board or its representative to perform a criminal background check. Each applicant who submits an application to the board for licensure agrees to provide the board with any and all information necessary to run a criminal background check, including, but not limited to, classifiable sets of fingerprints. Such applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the performance of such background check.","path":["TITLE 43 Professions And Businesses","CHAPTER 33 Physical Therapists","Article 1 General Provisions"],"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":"9bc8f796e5daec10d9868e304fce5bd007199e095a8a49ac26d78711a158396e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-33-12","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-33-13.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}