Rule 195-22-.01 - General Definitions(1) "Medical malpractice insurance" is insurance that covers the physician against claims brought against him/her in cases of alleged professional negligence in delivery of medical treatment.(2) "Medical Malpractice Premium" A medical malpractice insurance premium is a periodic payment made on a malpractice insurance policy to keep it in good standing.(3) "Underserved rural area" a Georgia county with a population of 50,000 or less according to the United States decennial census of 2016 or any future such census.(4) "Grant Program" is the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Medical Malpractice Insurance Premium Assistance Program.(5) "Composite Medical Board" is the Board that licenses physicians in the state of Georgia.(6) "Full time practice" refers to the minimum number of hours of work required per week to fulfill service obligation. Full time is considered at least 40 clinical hours providing direct patient care during normal clinic hours at the approved practice site. On-call hours are not considered part of the full-time requirement. No more than 7 weeks (35 workdays) per year can be spent away from the practice for vacation, holidays, continuing professional education, illness or any other reason. Absences greater than 7 weeks in a service year will extend the service commitment.(7) "Continuing Medical Education" Continuing medical education consists of educational activities which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession. The content of CME is that body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the profession as within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical medicine, and the provision of health care to the public.(8) "Board Certified" mean having satisfied the requirements for board certification.(9) "Weekend or extended hours" Provide weekend or extended hours.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-22-.01
O.C.G.A. § 31-34-20.
Original Rule entitled "General Definitions" adopted. F. Nov. 15, 2018; eff. Dec. 5, 2018.Repealed: New Rule of the same title adopted. F. Dec. 26, 2019; eff. Jan. 15, 2020.