Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The intention and policy of the Board is
to reflect the cultural diversity of the citizens of Georgia in the composition
of the Orthotist and Prosthetist Advisory Committee ("Advisory Committee"). The
Advisory Committee shall be comprised as follows:
(a) At least four (4) appointees, who are
licensed orthotists and/or prosthetists and representative of such professions,
and such other individuals as the Board, in its discretion, may
determine.
(b) All appointees to
the Advisory Committee shall have on file with the Executive Director of the
Board, or his/her designee, a resume and three (3) letters of recommendation,
one of which may be from a physician familiar with the appointee's practice of
orthotics or prosthetics.
(c) In
order to preserve continuity on the Advisory Committee, current appointees
shall serve a two-year term and new appointees shall serve a four-year term. At
the time of the appointment, each appointee will be notified in writing by the
Executive Director of the Board as to the beginning and ending dates of his or
her respective appointment terms. Each may reapply to the full Board to serve
additional terms.
(d) In the event
an Advisory Committee member is replaced during a term, the replacement member
will serve the remaining time of that term as a partial term. An Advisory
Committee member who serves a partial term, after the completion of the partial
term, is eligible to serve subsequent two-year terms.
(e) Appointees shall serve without
compensation from the State of Georgia for their time and expenses.
(f) There should be no more than two (2)
members of the committee employed by the same company.
(2) The Advisory Committee shall advise the
Board on matters pertaining to the appointment of the Advisory Committee
members and matters within the purview of the Orthotics and Prosthetics
Practice Act. The Board, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall:
(a) Determine the qualifications and fitness
of applicants for licensure and renewal of licensure;
(b) Adopt and revise rules consistent with
the laws of the State of Georgia that are necessary to conduct its duties and
administer the Act; and
(c) Examine
for, approve, issue, deny revoke, suspend and renew the license of applicants
and licensees and conduct hearings in connection with all duties to be
performed pursuant to the Act.
(3) Advisory Committee members, who are not
members of the Board, must be available to meet on an as needed basis and may
not miss more than three (3) consecutive meetings of the Advisory Committee, or
four (4) meetings in a calendar year, without an excused absence from either
the Executive Director of the Board or the Board Chairperson.
(a) The Advisory Committee may recommend to
the Board the removal of a member for violation of the attendance rule. Such a
recommendation shall be by majority vote of the Advisory Committee.
(b) Upon receipt of such recommendation for
removal, the Board may remove a member of the Advisory Committee by a majority
vote.
(4) Advisory
Committee vacancies may be filled by the Board upon recommendation from the
Advisory Committee. All applicants must meet any deadline set by the Board and
shall have on file with the Executive Director of the Board, or with his/her
designee, a resume and three (3) letters of recommendation, one of which may be
from a physician familiar with the applicant's practice of orthotics or
prosthetics.
O.C.G.A.
§§
43-34-5, 43-34-196, 43-34-197, 43-34-203.
