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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-11-46. License renewal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-11-46. License renewal.

(a) Every person licensed by the board to practice dentistry shall register biennially on the renewal date set by the board and shall pay to the executive director a registration fee which shall be set by the board. The board shall provide for penalty fees for late registration.

(b) The failure to renew a license by the end of an established penalty period shall have the same effect as a revocation of said license, subject to reinstatement only in the discretion of the board. The board may restore and reissue a license to practice dentistry pursuant to this chapter under any terms or conditions that it may deem appropriate.

(c) After 1988, as a prerequisite for license renewal, dentists shall furnish satisfactory evidence of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation as may be defined by rule or regulation of the board.

## History

Ga. L. 1920, p. 132, § 9; Ga. L. 1921, p. 179, § 2; Code 1933, § 84-711; Ga. L. 1937, p. 627, § 2; Ga. L. 1958, p. 25, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 273, § 3; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1223, § 3; Code 1933, § 84-725, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 484, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 932, § 6; Ga. L. 1996, p. 226, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2013, p. 192, § 2-13/HB 132.