Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-35-.01 - Definitions
For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Assistant Laser
Practitioner" means a person who is licensed by the Board to practice as a
cosmetic laser practitioner under the on-site supervision of a senior laser
practitioner or physician.
(2)
"Board" means the Georgia Composite Medical Board.
(3) "Continuing medical education (CME)
educator" or "continuing education (CE) educator" means an individual who
teaches courses approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME).
(4) "Cosmetic
laser practitioner" means a person licensed by the Board to provide cosmetic
laser services and whose license is in good standing.
(5) "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.
(6) "Cosmetologist" means a person who is
registered to practice the occupation of cosmetologist by the State Board of
Cosmetology and Barbers pursuant to Chapter 10, Title 43 of the
O.C.G.A.
(7) "Direct supervision"
means the supervising physician (MD/DO) is physically present on the premises
and immediately available to lend medical assistance if needed.
(8) "Esthetician" means a person who is
registered to engage in the occupation of an esthetician by the State Board of
Cosmetology and Barbers pursuant to Chapter 10, Title 43 of the
O.C.G.A.
(9) "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.
(10) "Lasers" means light-based devices that
are prescription devices, the sale of which are regulated by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, (FDA), that can be sold only to licensed practitioners
with prescriptive authority. It does not include devices which are not light
based such as radio frequency devices, ultrasound devices, thermal devices and
lasers not regulated by the FDA.
(11) "Medical Practitioner" means a nurse,
physician assistant or physician.
(12) "Nurse" means a person who is licensed
to practice as a registered professional nurse or who is authorized by the
Georgia Board of Nursing to engage in advanced nursing practice pursuant to
Article 1, Chapter 26, Title 43 of the O.C.G.A.
(13) "Offices" shall mean a facility offering
cosmetic laser services which serves as the principal place of practice at
which a physician regularly sees patients for the general and usual care
rendered and administered by a physician.
(14) "Physician" means one who is licensed by
the Board to practice medicine.
(15) "Physician Assistant" means a person who
is licensed by the Board as a physician assistant.
(16) "Senior Laser Practitioner" means a
physician assistant or a nurse who has been licensed to practice the occupation
of a cosmetic laser practitioner and who practices pursuant to the protocols of
a consulting physician.
Notes
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