Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 345-4-.05 - Reinstatement of a License

(1) Reinstatement of a revoked or lapsed license is within the discretion of the Board.

(2) An applicant for reinstatement of a revoked or lapsed license must submit a completed application provided by the board, payment of the required fee and evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:

(a) is a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident of the United States; and,

(b) has a satisfactory result from a fingerprint record check report conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as determined by the Board. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the performance of such background check (see the Fingerprint COGENT-GAPS Instructions on the Board website under the Application Downloads link).

(c) if the license has been revoked or lapsed for:

(i) two (2) years or less, the applicant must submit evidence of completion of twenty-four (24) hours of Board approved continuing education, in accordance with Board Rule 345-4-.02, obtained within one (1) year of the date of the reinstatement application;

or,

(ii) more than two (2) years, the applicant must submit evidence of completion of twenty-four (24) hours of Board approved continuing education, in accordance with Board Rule 345-4-.02, which was obtained within one (1) year of the date of the reinstatement application, AND, verification of having passed the MBLEx, within six (6) months of the date of the reinstatement application.

(3) The continuing education hours used for the reinstatement of a license cannot be used to meet the continuing education hours required for the biennium during which the license was reinstated.

(4) The Board may impose any limits, sanctions, restrictions or other disciplinary actions as a condition of reinstatement it deems necessary.

(5) The Board may require additional verification of any requirements or credentialsas the Board may deem necessary.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 345-4-.05

O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-25, 43-24A-14(b).

Original Rule entitled "Reinstatement of a License" adopted. F. July 5, 2007; eff. July 25, 2007. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Feb. 25, 2008; eff. Mar. 16, 2008. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 2, 2009; eff. July 22, 2009. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Aug. 31, 2011; eff. Sept. 20, 2011. Amended: F. Mar. 10, 2015; eff. Mar. 30, 2015. Amended: F. May 23, 2017; eff. June 12, 2017.