Georgia. Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses

Authorities:

Jackson, Edwin L. and Stakes, Mary E. Handbook of Georgia State Agencies. 2d ed. Athens : Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1988.

Georgia Official and Statistical Register, 1985-88. Atlanta : Department of Archives and History, 1989.

The board was created as the Board of Examkiners of Practical Nurses by the legislature in 1953. In 1977 the name was changed to its present title.

Legal authority: O.C.G.A. sec. 43-26-30 et seq.

The board enacts rules and regulations regarding the training of licensed practical nurses (LPNs), the issuances of temporary licenses, and the protection of the public from practical nursing by legally unqualified persons. The board approves the written examinations for applicants as well as sets intitial license and renewal fees. It also approves school and hospital training programs for LPNs in Georgia. For good cause, and after notice and hearing, the board may revoke the license of any LPN in the state.