TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Section 26. Nurses, 43-26-1 through 43-26-65.

ARTICLE 2 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES

43-26-37. Issuance of license upon passing examination; further educational and training requirements for applicants failing to pass examination within certain period of time.

1. Any applicant who meets the license requirements stated in Code Section 43-26-36 or subsection (b) of Code Section 43-26-38 and passes the required exam may be issued a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse.
2. An applicant who has not passed the examination within a time period established by the board, which shall not exceed three years, shall be required to complete further education and training which may include the successful completion of an approved nursing education program as defined in Code Section 43-26-32.

(Code 1981, §43-26-37, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2151, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 471, § 3; Ga. L. 2015, p. 954, § 5/HB 394.)

The 2015 amendment, effective May 6, 2015, substituted the present provisions of subsection (b) for the former provisions, which read: "Effective July 1, 1995, an applicant who has not passed the examination within five years from the date of eligibility of such applicant to take the licensure examination as determined by the board shall be required to complete successfully a regular full time board approved practical nursing program before such applicant is admitted to another examination. Upon completion of the program, an application may be made for licensure as a new applicant."