Chapter 360-1 ORGANIZATION
The Georgia Composite Medical Board shall consist of thirteen
physicians and two consumers appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate. The Board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson. The public
may obtain information and submit requests at the office of the Board. Board
minutes shall not become official until approved by the
Board.
The Board may appoint by a two thirds majority vote a person to
serve as Executive Director of the Board.
| (a) |
The Executive Director shall be vested
with the following powers:
| 1. |
To carry out
investigations and to hire investigators for the purpose of conducting
investigations; |
| 2. |
To hire such
personnel as the board approves and deems necessary to carry out its function
and with Board approval to appoint professional qualified persons to serve as
members of peer review committees; |
| 3. |
Under the direction of the Board, to aid
in the enforcement of Chapter 34 of Title 43 and in the prosecution of all
persons charged with violations of its provisions; |
| 4. |
To make, or cause to be made through
employees or agents of the Board, such investigations as the Board may deem
necessary or advisable in the enforcement of Chapter 34 of Title 43; |
| 5. |
To issue subpoenas, to compel access to
documents or other materials that the Chairperson of the Board, or the Vice
Chairperson if the Chairperson is not available, deems related to the fitness
of any licensee or applicant to practice; |
| 6. |
To authorize the issuance of notices of
hearing by the Attorney General on behalf of the Board; and |
| 7. |
The executive director, with the approval
of the board, notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary,
shall enter into such contracts as are deemed necessary to carry out this
chapter to provide for all services required of the board. |
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