The purpose of this article is to protect, promote, and preserve the public health, safety, and welfare through legislative regulation and control of registered professional nursing education and practice. This article ensures that any person practicing or offering to practice nursing or using the title registered professional nurse, as defined in this article, within the State of Georgia, shall be licensed as provided in this article.
History. Code 1981, § 43-26-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 747, § 1.
Editor’s notes.
For application of this statute in 2021, see Executive Orders 01.22.21.07, 06.30.21.02, 07.22.21.02, 08.19.21.02, and 09.20.21.02.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2021 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Article 1 - Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act
§ 43-26-4. Georgia Board of Nursing; Membership; Meetings; Officers
§ 43-26-5. General Powers and Responsibilities of Board
§ 43-26-6. Use of Certain Titles and Abbreviations by Licensed Nurses
§ 43-26-10. Practicing as a Registered Professional Nurse Without a License Prohibited
§ 43-26-11. Denial or Revocation of Licenses; Other Discipline
§ 43-26-11.1. Administration of Anesthesia by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
§ 43-26-12. Exceptions to Operation of Article; Burden of Proof
§ 43-26-13. Certain Information Given to the Board by Licensees