Georgia Administrative Code

(1) An applicant for licensure by reinstatement who was previously licensed as a registered nurse in the state of Georgia must submit the following: (a) A complete application containing data required by the Board attesting that all information contained in, or referenced by, the…

(1) An applicant for licensure by reinstatement who was previously licensed as a practical nurse in the state of Georgia must submit the following: (a) A complete application containing data required by the Board attesting that all information contained in, or referenced by, the …

(1) An applicant for licensure by endorsement or reinstatement that has not provided documentation of at least five hundred (500) hours of licensed practice as a registered nurse or graduation from an approved nursing education program as defined in O.C.G.A. § 43-26-3(1.2) must c…

(1) An applicant for initial authorization or reinstatement that has not provided documentation of at least five hundred (500) hours of licensed practice as an advanced practice registered nurse in the area of practice for which an application was submitted or graduation from an …

(1) An applicant for licensure by endorsement or reinstatement that has not provided documentation of at least five hundred (500) hours of licensed practice as a licensed practical nurse or graduation from an approved nursing education program as defined in O.C.G.A. § 43-26-32(1.…

(1) Licenses shall expire on January 31 of even or odd years according to Joint Secretary, Professional Licensing Boards Rules 295-2-.05 and 295-2-.12. (2) Licensees must submit a complete renewal application and the required fee on or before the posted deadline. (3) Licensees ma…

(1) Licenses shall expire on March 31 of odd years according to Joint Secretary, Professional Licensing Boards Rule 295-2-.13. (2) Licensees must submit a complete renewal application and the required fee on or before the posted deadline. (3) Licensees may submit a late renewal a…

(1) A currently licensed registered professional nurse who wishes to maintain his or her license but who does not wish to practice nursing in this State may apply for inactive licensure status by submitting an application for inactive status and paying the required fee. A license…

(1) A currently licensed practical nurse who wishes to maintain his or her license but who does not wish to practice nursing in this State may apply for inactive licensure status by submitting an application for inactive status and paying the required fee. A licensee granted inac…

An applicant for licensure who has practiced as a licensed practical nurse or registered professional nurse in the State of Georgia while not holding an active license issued by the Board shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board which may include: (a) A private or pub…

(1) Rules for nursing education programs shall provide reasonable and uniform standards within which flexibility and creativity, based upon prevailing educational principles, are possible. (2) A parent institution is defined as an educational institution that is part of the Unive…

(1) Developing Programs. (a) The Board may grant Developmental Approval to a proposed nursing education program when compliance with Rules 410-8-.12 paragraphs (1) through (3) has been documented. (b) The Board may grant Initial Approval to a nursing education program with Develo…

(1) The nursing education program must be an integral part of a parent institution accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. (2) The relationship of the nursing unit as a program, department, division, school, or college to the …

(1) The nursing education program shall be consistent with the mission/purpose, outcomes, and policies of the parent institution and the established and emerging standards of nursing education and practice. (2) Faculty shall develop the curriculum so that the philosophy/assumptio…

(1) A nursing faculty member includes any registered nurse, appointed by the parent institution, regardless of the institutional designation, who is engaged in teaching/evaluation in classes, simulated settings, and practice settings. (2) The nurse administrator and nurse faculty…

(1) Learning activities with preceptors may be included in a curriculum on a limited basis. (2) The student shall be enrolled in the course in which the learning activities with preceptors occur and shall not be compensated by the practice setting during this time. (3) The proces…

(1) Policies for nursing students shall be comparable to those for all students enrolled in the parent institution except in such instances where the nature of the nursing major may require variance. Students must be high school graduates or have documented equivalent education. …

(1) Unlicensed students, in conjunction with faculty members and/or preceptors, are exempt from licensure during the practice of nursing that is an integral part of a curriculum in a nursing education program. (2) Students, who are not otherwise licensed or certified, shall be em…

(1) Acceptable performance on the licensing examination for each nursing education program shall be a passing rate of at least eighty (80) percent of its first-time writers in any given graduation cohort. (2) A passing percentage of at least eighty (80) percent of all first-time …

(1) The parent institution shall provide for and maintain facilities, resources, and services for the effective development and implementation of the nursing education program. (2) Classes, simulated settings, equipment, and supplies should facilitate the learning goals of the cu…

(1) Annually by July 1, each nursing program with enrolled students must provide the board with requested information pertaining to the time period between July 1 of the previous year and June 30 of the current year. (2) The board must receive written reports by a specified date …

(1) To obtain approval by the Board for the development of a new nursing education program, the chief administrative officer of a parent institution proposing the development and implementation of a new nursing education program must submit a letter of intent to the Board. The fo…

(1) The dean/director shall notify the Board in writing of the intent to discontinue a nursing education program at least one year prior to the discontinuance. (2) The dean/director shall submit a written plan for discontinuance of the program to include the: (a) Timetable; (b) P…

(1) A new nursing education program means the initial establishment of a nursing education program or the re-establishment of a closed nursing program. A new nursing education program is approved for one location or address only. (2) A new nursing education program in this state …

(1) Definitions. (a) "Affiliating Clinical Facility" refers to a contracted health care agency utilized by a sponsoring agency for clinical experience of the students enrolled in a Board-approved nursing education program. (b) "Approved Nursing Education Program" located in this …

(1) Conditional Approval may be imposed on a new nursing education program pursuant to Rule 410-9-.02(11). (2) Conditional Approval may be imposed on a nursing education program when review of the most recent annual report, the most recent site visit report, the most recent annua…

(1) A written organizational plan shall indicate the lines of authority, responsibility and communication of the nursing education program to its governing body; to its clinical affiliates; to its advisory committee, and within the nursing education program itself. (2) The author…

(1) The nursing education program's purpose, philosophy, and objectives shall be written by the nursing faculty and approved by the school's administration and the program's advisory committee. They shall form the basis for planning, implementing, and evaluating the total program…

(1) Curriculum refers to a total written plan of theoretical and clinical learning activities which shall result in the attainment of the nursing education program's objectives by graduates of the program. (a) The curriculum shall be developed and presented on a post-secondary ed…

(1) Number of Nursing Faculty. An adequate number of nurse faculty members, as necessary for quality education, must be employed to carry out the nursing education program's purpose and objectives. (a) Such an adequate number shall be reasonably proportionate to the: 1. Number of…

(1) Definitions. (a) The "preceptor" holds a valid Georgia license as a registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, or medical doctor, with a minimum of one year of clinical experience. (b) "Preceptorial learning activities" refer to those clinical learning activitie…

(1) School Rules: (a) Theoretical class size shall be determined by the institution based on the number of faculty members, adequacy of clinical resources, availability of learning resources, and documented survey of need within a fifty (50) mile radius. (b) The students' total s…

(1) Educational facilities, campus classrooms, nursing practice laboratory, and the library for the program shall be available to meet the objectives of the program and the needs of the students and faculty. (a) The campus laboratory: 1. Shall be separate or screened from the cla…

(1) Site visits to the practical nursing education program and clinical affiliates shall be conducted by board representatives to verify compliance with board laws and rules. All requested documentation shall be received by the Board prior to the site visit. (2) Site visits are c…

(1) Reports and records shall be required of each practical nursing education program for documentation of compliance with applicable Georgia law and Board rules. (2) Reports submitted to the Board from schools by the practical nursing education program's nurse director shall inc…