Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-10-.01 - Institutional Licenses

(1) Definitions:
(a) "Applicant" means a physician who is invited to treat patients at a hospital licensed by the Department of Community Health, serve as a clinical faculty member of a board-approved medical school or teaching hospital within this State, or work at a clinic within this State that services Medicaid, indigent, or underserved populations.
(b) "Institution" means a hospital licensed by the Department of Community Health, a board-approved medical school, a teaching hospital within this State, or a clinic within this State that services Medicaid, indigent, or underserved populations.
(c) "Exceptional circumstances" means information demonstrating that the applicant has valuable, unique, or otherwise relevant expertise that would benefit the institution.
(2) The Georgia Composite Medical Board shall issue institutional licenses under exceptional circumstances to graduates of international medical schools who an institution wishes to employ but who do not have an independent license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia. The license is jointly awarded to the applicant and the institution and the practice is limited as provided in Rule 360-10-.07.
(3) If the institution is a hospital licensed by the Department of Community Health but is not a teaching hospital, to qualify for Exceptional Circumstances consideration, the institution must submit a written attestation to the Board to demonstrate exceptional circumstances. The applicant must be a graduate of an international medical school, and the applicant must be unable to qualify for licensure under the provisions of O.C.G.A. Section 43-34-26.
(4) If the institution is a board-approved medical school or teaching hospital within this state, to qualify for Exceptional Circumstances consideration, the institution must submit a written attestation to the Board to demonstrate exceptional circumstances. The applicant must be a graduate of an international medical school, and the applicant must be unable to qualify for licensure under the provisions of O.C.G.A. 43-34-26.
(5) If the institution is a clinic that services Medicaid, indigent, or underserved populations, to qualify for Exceptional Circumstances consideration, the institution must submit a written attestation to the Board to demonstrate exceptional circumstances. The applicant must be a graduate of an international medical school, and the applicant must be unable to qualify for licensure under the provisions of O.C.G.A. 43-34-26.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-10-.01
ยงยง O.C.G.A. 43-34-5(c)(1), 43-34-26, 43-34-33.
Original Rule entitled "Institutional Licenses" adopted. F. Aug. 22, 1977; eff. Sept. 11, 1977. Repealed: F. June 17, 1985; eff. July 7, 1985. Amended: New Rule entitled "Institutional Licenses" adopted. F. May 20, 1988; eff. June 9, 1988. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Nov. 12, 2009; eff. Dec. 2, 2009. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Jun. 23, 2014; eff. July 13, 2014. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Mar. 17, 2021; eff. Apr. 6, 2021.

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