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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-11-73. License renewal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-11-73. License renewal.

(a) Every person licensed by the board to practice dental hygiene shall register biennially on the renewal date set by the executive director 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 dental hygiene pursuant to this chapter under any terms or conditions that it may deem appropriate.

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

## History

Code 1981, § 43-11-73, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 932, § 8; Ga. L. 1996, p. 226, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2013, p. 192, § 2-18/HB 132.

## Editor's Notes

Former Code Section 43-11-73, relating to records kept by the board, based on Ga. L. 1958, p. 53, § 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 484, § 1, was repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1389, § 9, effective March 29, 1983.