Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 26, Article 1 - Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act
- § 43-26-1 - Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act."
- § 43-26-2 - Legislative Intent
The purpose of this article is to protect, promote, and preserve the public health, safety, and welfare through legislative regulation and control of registered...
- § 43-26-3 - Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) "Advanced nursing practice" means practice by a registered professional nurse who meets those educational, practice, certification...
- § 43-26-4 - Georgia Board of Nursing; Membership; Meetings; Officers
(a) The Georgia Board of Nursing existing immediately prior to July 1, 2014, is continued in existence and shall be constituted as provided in...
- § 43-26-5 - General Powers and Responsibilities of Board
(a) The board shall: (1) Be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and shall be specifically granted all of the...
- § 43-26-6 - Use of Certain Titles and Abbreviations by Licensed Nurses
(a) Any person who is licensed as a registered professional nurse shall have the right to use the title "registered professional nurse" and the...
- § 43-26-7 - Requirements for Licensure As Registered Professional Nurse; Requirements for Nontraditional Nursing Education Program
(a) Any applicant who meets the requirements of this Code section shall be eligible for licensure as a registered professional nurse.(b) An applicant for...
- § 43-26-8 - Temporary Permits
(a) A temporary permit may be issued to an applicant for licensure by examination, endorsement, or reinstatement in accordance with criteria established by the...
- § 43-26-9 - Biennial Renewal of Licenses; Continuing Competency Requirements; Voluntary Surrender or Failure to Renew License; Restoration and Reissuance of License
(a) Licenses issued under this article shall be renewed biennially according to schedules and fees approved by the board.(b) A renewed license shall be...
- § 43-26-9.1 - Inactive Status; Restoration of Inactive License; Nurses on Inactive Status Barred From Practicing
(a) A registered professional nurse, subject to rules of the board and on forms prescribed by the board, may request that his or her...
- § 43-26-10 - Practicing As a Registered Professional Nurse Without a License Prohibited
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, including any corporation, association, or individual, to: (1) Practice nursing as a registered professional nurse, without...
- § 43-26-11 - Denial or Revocation of Licenses; Other Discipline
In addition to the authority granted in Code Section 43-1-19, the board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a license to an...
- § 43-26-11.1 - Administration of Anesthesia by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
In any case where it is lawful for a duly licensed physician practicing medicine under the laws of this state to administer anesthesia, such...
- § 43-26-12 - Exceptions to Operation of Article; Burden of Proof
(a) No provision in this article shall be construed to require licensure in Georgia as a registered professional nurse in: (1) The practice of...
- § 43-26-13 - Certain Information Given to the Board by Licensees
A licensee may, in lieu of providing his or her home address, provide the board a legitimate business address for purposes of the public...
Last modified: October 14, 2016