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Georgia

PRA New Business Paper
#8 ProAssurance State Rank
#8 Market Rank
$460,421,366 Size of MPL Market

CME Requirements

Credit Amount
Physicians licensed to practice medicine are required to complete Board approved continuing medical education of not less than 40 hours biennially. Some exceptions apply (see Rule 360-15-.01 for more information). First-time license renewals are exempt from CME requirements. 

Licensure Cycle
Biennial.

Topics
Physicians must complete a one-time training course of three or more Category 1 CME hours in controlled substance prescribing within their first renewal period following licensure. Physicians who do not hold a certification in pain management or palliative medicine, and whose opioid pain management patients comprise 50% or more of the patient population, are to complete 20 CME hours pertaining to pain management or palliative medicine biennially.

All physicians shall be required to receive at least two hours of education and training regarding professional boundaries and physician sexual misconduct. More information on this topic can be found on the Georgia Composite Medical Board site.

The state CME requirements listed above were accurate when posted, but CME state requirements change frequently. Physicians should confirm Georgia’s current requirements provided by the Georgia Composite Medical Board.

 

 

Physician Market Comparison

Georgia = $281,292,315
About the same as Pennsylvania ($252,894,722)
Florida is about twice the size ($543,225,488)
Virginia is about half the size ($139,417,623)

Region

Southeast

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Tort Laws

Limits on damages for pain and suffering: None
Limits on contingent attorney fees: None
Reform of collateral source rule: None
Periodic payment of future damages: Mandatory over $350,000 at request of either party
  • Ga. Code Ann. § 51-13-1(f)
Statute of limitations: Two years; five-year maximum statute of repose; one-year foreign object
  • Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-71

Prejudgment and Post-Judgment Interest

Prejudgment Tort Actions Rate: If a demand is made pursuant to Ga. Code Ann. § 51-12-14, the Federal Reserve prime rate plus 3%.
  • Ga. Code Ann. § 51-12-14
Prejudgment Accrual Date: If the judgment at trial is for an amount not less than the amount demanded, 30 days after a written demand is made.
  • Ga. Code Ann. § 51-12-14
Post-Judgment Tort Actions Rate: If judgment is rendered on a written contract with a specified interest rate, the contract rate. Otherwise, the Federal Reserve prime rate plus 3%.
  • Ga. Code Ann. § 7-4-12
Post-Judgment Accrual Date: Date of Judgment
  • Ga. Code Ann. § 7-4-12

One-Party or Two-Party State

Georgia is a one-party state.

In Georgia, it is a criminal offense to use any device to record or disclose communications, whether wire, oral, or electronic, without the consent of at least one person taking part in the communication. This means that in Georgia, you are legally allowed to record a conversation if you are a contributor, or with prior consent from one of the involved parties. Ga. Code Ann. § 16-11-66(a)

Abortion Law

Georgia is enforcing a six-week abortion ban, which the Georgia Supreme Court has allowed to remain in effect, although the Superior Court of Fulton County permanently enjoined the ban as unconstitutional.