Regulating the licensure of professionals: an assessment of the Georgia state examining boards, division of allied health
The primary intent of this degree paper is to examine the problems that confront the Georgia State Examining Boards, Division of Allied Health in its efforts to discharge its function and to offer recommendations to address those problems. This study is significant for several reasons. State Examini...
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DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center
1986
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/3426 http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4949&context=dissertations |
| Summary: | The primary intent of this degree paper is to examine the problems that confront the Georgia State Examining Boards, Division of Allied Health in its efforts to discharge its function and to offer recommendations to address those problems. This study is significant for several reasons. State Examining Boards are purposely established to regulate occupations in order to safeguard the public health and welfare, and to protect the public from being mistreated or misled by incompetent or unscrupulous practitioners. The boards also are responsible for interpreting and implementing state laws governing the various occupations within the State of Georgia. The major findings of this study are that: (a) the selection process for board members is politically motivated; (b) the lack of an adequate number of staff persons causes delays in the processing of applications for initial and renewal of licenses; and (c) the investigations of charges against professionals as well as the imposition of sanctions against guilty professionals take an excessive period of time. |
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