O.C.G.A. § 43-24A-5
Qualifications of board members; removal
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Current — August 21, 2019
As of December 1, 2018
(1) There shall be four professional members of the board who shall: Be citizens of the United States and residents of this state for at least three years prior to the date of appointment;
(1) There shall be four professional members of the board who shall: Be citizens of the United States and residents of this state for at least three years prior to the date of appointment;
(2) Have been engaged in massage therapy practice for compensation for at least five years immediately preceding their appointment; and
(2) Have been engaged in massage therapy practice for compensation for at least five years immediately preceding their appointment; and
(3) Be eligible for licensure under this chapter. Effective July 1, 2006, and thereafter, all professional members of the board shall be licensed under this chapter.
(3) Be licensed under this chapter.
(4) No more than one professional member of the board may be an owner of or affiliated with any massage school.
(4) No more than one professional member of the board may be an owner of or affiliated with any massage therapy school.
(5) There shall be one consumer member of the board who shall be appointed by the Governor from the public at large, shall be a citizen of the United States and resident of this state, and shall be a person to whom neither this state nor any other state or jurisdiction or organization has ever issued a certificate, registration, license, or permit to engage in the practice of massage therapy nor be an owner of or affiliated with any massage school.
(5) There shall be one consumer member of the board who shall be appointed by the Governor from the public at large, shall be a citizen of the United States and resident of this state, and shall be a person to whom neither this state nor any other state or jurisdiction or organization has ever issued a certificate, registration, license, or permit to engage in the practice of massage therapy nor be an owner of or affiliated with any massage therapy school or massage therapy business.
(6) The Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may remove any member of the board for incompetence, neglect of duty, unprofessional conduct, conviction of a felony, failure to meet the qualifications of this chapter, or committing any act prohibited by this chapter.
(6) The Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may remove any member of the board for incompetence, neglect of duty, unprofessional conduct, conviction of a felony, failure to meet the qualifications of this chapter, or committing any act prohibited by this chapter.
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