Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Effective July 1, 2013, all pain
management clinics must hold a license issued by the Board to operate in this
state, and must be owned by physicians holding current licenses to practice in
this state.
(a) A pain management clinic who
can present satisfactory evidence to the Board of being in existence on June
30, 2013, may also qualify for a licenses at each location if it is jointly
owned by one or more Georgia licensed physicians and one or more Georgia
licensed physician assistants or Georgia licensed advanced practice registered
nurses. However, the non-physician owners must meet all the qualifications for
licensure except being a licensed physician.
(b) A pain management clinic who can present
satisfactory evidence to the Board of being in existence on June 30, 2013, may
also qualify for a license at ONE location even though it is not wholly owned
by Georgia licensed physicians. However, the owners must meet all the
qualifications for licensure except being a licensed physician.
(2) All applicants for licensure
as pain management clinic must submit an application on a form approved by the
Board for each location and a non-refundable application fee for each
application, and must submit all of the following:
(a) An affidavit from each owner that each
owner is a United States citizen, a legal permanent resident of the United
States, or that he/she is a qualified alien or non-immigrant under the Federal
Immigration and Nationality Act. If the applicant is not a U.S. citizen, he/she
must submit documentation that will determine his/her qualified alien status.
The Board participates in the DHS-USCIS SAVE (Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements or "SAVE") program for the purpose of verifying
citizenship and immigration status information of non-citizens. If the
applicant is a qualified alien or non-immigrant under the Federal Immigration
and Nationality Act, he/she must provide the alien number issued by the
Department of Homeland Security or other federal immigration agency.
(b) A secure and verifiable document from
each owner.
(c) Proof that each
licensed owner who holds a license to practice healthcare in this state and
each physician, physician assistant and advanced practice registered nurse who
practices at the clinic are in good standing with the Board or their respective
licensing board.
(d) Each owner,
principal, manager, agent, officer, and licensed health care practitioner must
pass a criminal background check and further investigation, at the Board's
discretion.
(e) Each owner must
submit an affidavit of ownership and current photograph.
(f) A National Practitioner Data Bank and
Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank Report is required for all health
care providers owning or practicing in the pain management clinic.
(g) A copy of the current Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) card for all owners and all health care providers
practicing in the pain management clinic that holds such license.
(h) Proof of ownership.
(3) Pain management clinic applications are
valid for six month from initial receipt.
(4) The Board may require the owner and/or
physician(s) practicing at the pain management clinic to appear for a personal
interview before the Licensure Committee of the Board.
(5) The physical location of the applicant
pain management clinic may be inspected before the application is considered.
In addition, if a license is granted, the pain management clinic may be
inspected at the Board's discretion at any time. The pain management clinic
must have the necessary medical equipment to provide the medical treatment or
service offered and must comply with sanitation standards.
(6) An application may be denied for any of
the reasons authorized by law, or the Board may grant a license with
restrictions.
O.C.G.A. Sections
43-34-5, 43-34-8, 43-34-282, 43-34-283, 43-34-284, 43-34-286, and
43-34-288.
