Understanding Your 2025 Georgia Nursing License Renewal

• 2025 Georgia nursing license renewal guidelines stipulate that nurses cannot legally work with an expired license
• Many nurses in Georgia do not have time to keep current with each update they must understand in order to renew their license
• Nursing CE Central makes renewal easy to manage, with options for RN, LVN and APRN continuing education in Georgia.

The 2025 Georgia nursing license renewal requirements exist for good reason. Our nurses must keep up as best practices evolve, so they are empowered to provide the highest level of care for their patients. 

However, we know you are facing burnout, staffing shortages and the high demands of a complex healthcare system. Nursing CE Central offers quick, effective courses that earn Georgia nursing CEUs. 

1. What are the 2025 CE requirements to renew a nursing license?

Georgia has several options for nurses to meet its continuing education competency requirements for license renewal.

Most RNs choose to complete 30 contact hours of CE and most LPNs choose to complete 20 hours of CE. APRNs must meet the same requirements as RNs to renew and maintain certification in their area of specialty.

Nursing CE Central’s Georgia Renewal Bundle includes all of the required LPN license renewal CE and RN license renewal CE.

APRNs under a Nurse Protocol Agreement must complete pharmacology-related continuing education annually as required by their delegating physician.

2. Which nurses are required to obtain CE to renew their license?

LPNs and RNs can choose to complete CE to fulfill the continuing compentency requirements for their nursing license renewal.

3. Is a test required to complete the CE requirements for renewal?

No, a test isn’t required to complete the CE requirements for the 2025 Georgia nursing license renewal.

4. Do I need to submit my CE through CE Broker?

Yes, you must report all completed CE to CE Broker. However, if you complete your requirements through Nursing CE Central, we will automatically submit your certificates once all required courses are finished.

5. When is the nurse license renewal deadline?

LPNs must renew their license by March 30, 2025, and RNs must renew by Jan. 31, 2025. Georgia nurses must renew on even or odd numbered years, depending on the year their licenses were first issued.

6. What if I miss the deadline?

The Georgia Board of Nursing will administratively revoke the license of any nurse who fails to renew their license on time. Once that happens, nurses will be required to submit an application for reinstatement. This process comes with additional fees and documentation requirements.

7. Can I work with a lapsed license?

No, you cannot practice nursing with a lapsed license.

8. How can I renew my nurse license?

You can renew your license online through the Georgia Professional Licensing online portal, or by contacting the Board at 478.207.2440 to request a paper application.

9. What do I need to start my nursing license renewal online?

Most nurses only need to submit documentation of their fulfilled CE requirements. A valid payment method is needed complete the renewal through the online portal.

Still have questions?

The board can be contacted at (844) 753-7825, online, via email or at the following location:

237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217

Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday

Visit our Georgia nursing license renewal page for more information or to enroll for a Georgia nursing license renewal bundle today!

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