Georgia Code
Article 2 - Licensed Practical Nurses
§ 43-26-39. Renewal of License; Continuing Competency Requirements; Voluntary Surrender; Application for Reinstatement; Temporary Permit

(b.1) Beginning with the 2017 license renewal cycle, an applicant for license renewal under this article shall meet one of the following continuing competency requirements during the previous licensure period:
Failure to meet the minimum continuing competency requirement for renewal of a license shall be grounds for denial of a renewal application. The board may waive or modify the requirements contained in this subsection in cases of hardship, disability, or illness or under such other circumstances as the board, in its discretion, deems appropriate. An applicant who is renewing a license for the first time shall not be required to meet the requirements of this subsection until the time of the second renewal if the applicant’s initial license period is six months or less.
History. Code 1981, § 43-26-39 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2151, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 471, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2013, p. 830, § 3/HB 315; Ga. L. 2015, p. 954, § 7/HB 394.
The 2015 amendment, effective May 6, 2015, substituted “2017” for “2016” in the introductory language of subsection (b.1); and substituted “shall meet continuing competency requirements as established by the board” for “who have not been engaged in the active practice of practical nursing as licensed practical nurses for a period which exceeds five years shall be required to obtain such additional education and training as provided in the rules and regulations of the board, which may include, but not be limited to, returning to school for full training and taking the licensing examination. Upon completion of the program, an application may be made for licensure as a new applicant” at the end of subsection (d).

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