Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 345-3-.01 - Provisional Permits
(1) The applicant
for issuance of a provisional permit as a massage therapist to practice in
Georgia under direct supervision shall submit an application on a form approved
by the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy (hereinafter, the "Board"), the
required fee, and evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(a) holds a current active, unencumbered
license to practice as a massage therapist in another state:
1. applicants for a provisional permit must
request their licensing state provide directly to the Georgia
Board a verification of licensure. If applicant holds, or has ever held,
licenses in more than one state, each state of licensure must also provide
verification of licensure, current or not, directly to the Board.
2. the verification of current licensure in
another state must include the expiration date of the license and if there are
currently, or have ever been, any public disciplinary actions taken against the
license and/or licensee. This requirement applies to all license verifications
submitted (see number 1 above);
3.
applicants for a provisional permit in Georgia shall not have ever had a
license or permit to practice as a massage therapist voided, revoked,
suspended, or annulled by another state;
4. applicants for a provisional permit in
Georgia shall not ever have been convicted of a felony in the courts of the
licensing state, any other state, territory, or country, or in the courts of
the United States, including, but not limited to, a plea of nolo contendere
entered to such charge or the affording of first offender treatment to any such
charge.
(b) the
applicant has satisfactory results from a fingerprint record check report
conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, as determined by the board. The applicant shall be responsible
for all fees associated with the performance of such background
check;
(c) is NOT a
resident of the state of Georgia as confirmed in a secure and verifiable
document, as defined in Code Section
50-36-2.
(2) All provisional permit holders shall work
under the direct supervision of a licensed Georgia Massage Therapist. The
proposed supervisor must hold a current, unencumbered license to practice in
the state of Georgia issued by the Board, with no disciplinary actions having
ever been taken by the Board against the proposed supervising licensee; In
addition,
(a) the supervising Georgia licensee
shall report within ten (10) days to the Board any disciplinary action(s) taken
in any other state against a GA provisional permit holder occurring during
supervision period(s), or, against the supervisor themselves should any other
state license held by the supervisor be sanctioned or disciplined.
(3) A Provisional Permit will
expire six months from issuance date, or, when/if the provisional permit holder
receives a Georgia Massage Therapy license, upon meeting the qualifications of
O.C.G.A. §
43-24A-8. If a provisional permit
holder applies for and is issued a Georgia Massage Therapy license before the
six (6) month expiration date of the provisional permit, the provisional permit
shall expire on the date of issuance of the Georgia Massage Therapy
license.
(4) Provisional Permits
are non-renewable. Individuals may apply for a new provisional permit to be
issued by following the above stated guidelines.
(5) A provisional permit may be voided if the
Board determines that the person holding such permit no longer meets one or
more of the criteria set forth in subsection (a) of § O.C.G.A. 43-24A-9
Provisional Permits or is found to have violated any of the Board's laws or
rules.
(6) A provisional permit
issued pursuant to subsection (a) of § O.C.G.A. 43-24A-9 Provisional
Permits shall expire on the same date as a license issued under this chapter to
a holder of a provisional permit who has passed the examination pursuant to
Code Section
43-24A-8.
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