(b.1) Beginning with the 2016 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, § 43-26-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 747, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 830, § 1/HB 315.
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