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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 43. PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Chapter 26. NURSES · Article 2. LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES

43-26-42. Criminal violations.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, including any corporation, association, or individual, to:

  2. (1)

    Practice practical nursing as a licensed practical nurse without a valid current license, except as otherwise permitted under Code Section 43-26-41;#

  3. (2)

    Practice practical nursing as a licensed practical nurse under cover of any diploma, license, or record illegally or fraudulently obtained, signed, or issued;#

  4. (3)

    Practice practical nursing as a licensed practical nurse during the time the license is suspended, revoked, surrendered, or administratively revoked for failure to renew;#

  5. (4)

    Use any words, abbreviations, figures, letters, title, sign, card, or device implying that such person is a licensed practical nurse unless such person is duly licensed to practice under the provisions of this article;#

  6. (5)

    Fraudulently furnish a license to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse;#

  7. (6)

    Knowingly employ any person to practice practical nursing as a licensed practical nurse who is not a licensed practical nurse;#

  8. (7)

    Conduct a nursing education program in this state unless the program has been approved by the board; or#

  9. (8)

    Knowingly aid or abet any person to violate this article.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 43-26-42, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2151, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 954, § 9/HB 394.

Cross references

False or fraudulent advertising, § 10-1-420 et seq.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t43-ch1-32-(v30)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V30, 2022 edition, pages 843 to 844; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 0e619b1f34e2.