Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 505 - PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
Chapter 505-1 - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY
Rule 505-1-.02 - General Definitions

Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 505-1-.02

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024

The following definitions shall apply generally to all rules and regulations of the Professional Standards Commission.

(a) "Commission" shall mean the Professional Standards Commission, consisting of eighteen (18) members appointed by the governor.

(b) "Denial" of a certificate shall mean a decision by the commission not to issue a certificate to an applicant either for failure to meet the qualifications required by the commission or for any of the grounds for which a certificate may be revoked or suspended.

(c) "Exception" shall mean a timely and formal objection or reservation to the report of the hearing tribunal of the Professional Practices Commission in matters regarding certificate suspension, revocation, or denial, or the issuance of a reprimand against the holder of a certificate.

(d) "Executive Secretary" shall mean the person appointed by the Professional Standards Commission to serve as the secretary and executive officer of the commission.

(e) "Hearing Officer" shall mean a duly qualified person designated by the executive secretary or the commission who shall be employed or appointed by the commission for purpose as needed and shall be authorized to exercise such powers as are given such persons by statute or rule.

(f) "Professional Practices Commission" or "PPC" shall mean the statutory body of seventeen (17) members which operates under state laws and rules governing standards of professional conduct. The PPC has authority to close investigations when the evidence does not support the charges, or to recommend to the Professional Standards Commission certificate suspension, revocation, or denial, or the issuance of a reprimand when the evidence does support the charges.

(g) "Reprimand" shall mean a decision by the commission to issue a written warning or reprimand against the holder of a certificate.

(h) "Revocation" of a certificate shall mean a decision by the commission to terminate a certificate.

(i) "Suspension" of a certificate shall mean a decision by the commission to temporarily withdraw certification. Suspension shall disqualify an individual from using a certificate.

Ga. Code Ann. 1981. Sec. 20-2-989.01, enacted by Ga.L. 1991, p. 1546, Sec. 1 and Sec. 20-2-796(a).

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