As nurses continue to battle staffing shortages, burnout, and high demands and strains on the overall healthcare system, there is not a lot of time left to look through the new rules and requirements for renewal.
Licenses are set to expire again and a lapse in licensure not only means the inconvenience of dealing with the Georgia Board of Nursing, but also being unable to work.
That’s why our Nursing CE Central team has provided a full list of top questions, last day to renew, CE requirements, and consequences of missing the deadline for the 2024 Georgia nursing license renewal period.
The Georgia Board of Nursing says they will administratively revoke the license of any nurse who fails to renew their license on time. Once that happens, a nurse will be required to submit an application for reinstatement.
Nurses must meet Georgia’s continuing education Competency requirements in order to renew their license. There are several different options of meeting this requirement. Most RNs choose to complete 30 contact hours of CE and most LPNs choose to complete 20 hours of CE. This continuing education must come from an approved provider (such as Nursing CE Central).
(Nursing CE Central’s 2024 Georgia Renewal Bundle includes all of these required courses.)
Both LPNs and RNs can choose to complete CE to fulfill the 2024 continuing compentency requirements for renewal.
No, a test isn’t required to complete the CE requirements for the 2024 Georgia nursing license renewal.
Yes, you must report all completed CE to CE Broker. Nursing CE Central automatically submits your certificates to them once all of the required courses are finished.
Yes, Nursing CE Central’s continuing education courses are accepted by the Georgia Board of Nursing for license renewal.
LPNs must renew their license by March 30, 2024 and RNs must renew by January 31, 2024. Georgia nurses must renew on even or odd numbered years, depending on the year their licenses were first issued.
The Georgia Board of Nursing says they will administratively revoke the license of any nurse who fails to renew their license on time. Once that happens, they’ll be required to submit an application for reinstatement. This process comes with additional fees and documentation requirements.
No, you cannot practice nursing with a lapsed license.
You can renew your license online by visiting the Georgia Professional Licensing online portal (https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/mylicense/Login.aspx?process=ren), or by contacting the Board at 478.207.2440 to request a paper application.
Most nurses will only need fulfilled CE requirements and submitted documentation of them, along with a valid method of payment, to complete their renewal through the Georgia Professional Licensing online portal (https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/mylicense/Login.aspx?process=ren).
The Georgia Board of Nursing can be contacted in the following ways:
Website: https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-board-nursing
Address: 237 Coliseum Dr, Macon, GA 31217
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 844-753-7825
Their hours of operation are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
Visit our Georgia nursing license renewal page for more information or to start your required CEUs.
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