Georgia § 43-34-242 - Definitions.
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§ 43-34-242. Definitions.
As used in this article, the term: "Board" means the Georgia Composite Medical Board created by Code Section 43-34-2. "Consulting physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine under Article 2 of this chapter and: Whose principal place of practice is within this state; or Whose principal place of practice is outside this state but is within 50 miles from the facility with whom he or she has an agreement to provide services in accordance with Code Section 43-34-248. "Consumer" means a person on whom cosmetic laser services are or are to be performed. "Cosmetic laser practitioner" means a person licensed under this article to provide cosmetic laser services as defined in this article and whose license is in good standing. "Cosmetic laser services" means nonablative elective cosmetic light based skin care, photo rejuvenation, or hair removal using lasers or pulsed light devices approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for noninvasive procedures. Such services and the provision thereof shall not be considered to be the practice of medicine. "Facility" means any location, place, area, structure, office, institution, or business or a part thereof in which is performed or provided cosmetic laser services regardless of whether a fee is charged for such services. "License" means a valid and current certificate of registration issued by the board which shall give the person to whom it is issued authority to engage in the practice prescribed thereon. "Licensee" means any person holding a license under this article. "Medical practitioner" means a registered professional nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician. "Nurse" means a registered professional nurse or nurse practitioner. "Person" means a natural person. (Code 1981, § 43-34-242 , enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 626, § 1/HB 528; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509; Ga. L. 2009, p. 989, § 1/SB 104.)
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