Georgia Code
Article 2 - Licensed Practical Nurses
§ 43-26-33. Use of Titles and Abbreviations by Licensed Practical Nurses

History. Code 1981, § 43-26-33 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2151, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1154, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 43/HB 95; Ga. L. 2011, p. 779, § 1B/SB 100; Ga. L. 2015, p. 954, § 3/HB 394.
The 2015 amendment, effective May 6, 2015, deleted former subsection (b), which read: “Any applicant for examination who holds an active temporary permit may use the title ‘Graduate Practical Nurse’ and the abbreviation ‘G.P.N.’ until the license to practice practical nursing has been issued except that an applicant who fails the first examination may no longer use the title ‘Graduate Practical Nurse’ or the abbreviation ‘G.P.N.’ An individual who is qualified to use the title ‘Graduate Practical Nurse’ may engage in limited practice as defined by board rules and must practice under the on site supervision of a registered professional nurse or licensed physician.”; and redesignated former subsection (c) as present subsection (b).

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