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Georgia Continuing Education Requirements

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Georgia might be well known for its sweet peaches, but did you also know that it’s the largest state east of the Mississippi River? It’s vast landscapes and southern hospitality make it a desirable place to live for many people, including roughly 69,000 Registered Nurses.

The Georgia Board of Nursing was created on August 22, 1907, when the Georgia General Assembly passed legislation to create the organization. Once the board was created, its first task was to develop regulations for the ever-growing field of registered professional nurses and overseeing the education programs for registered nurses. By September of that same year, the first members of the board were appointed, and a month later, the first meeting was held for the Georgia Board of Nursing. Over a century later from its conception, the current board consists of members that are appointed by the Governor and are responsible for the continuation of regulating registered and practical nurses.

While many states worry about a future of nursing shortages, Georgia, on the other hand, is currently experiencing a shortage of nursing professionals throughout the state. Although several factors play a role in the shortage, the main issues stem from a large portion of registered nurses soon to retire and the increasing demand for help in nursing facilities as more citizens retire. If you’re looking to relocate, consider moving to Georgia where the peaches are sweet and chances of finding a nursing job are even sweeter.

Georgia Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2024
CEs not required.
Must have worked as a CNA for pay a minimum of eight hours within the last 24 consecutive months under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Certified Nurse Aides working in a licensed Medicaid/Medicare facility must attend at least 12 hours of in-service education offered by the facility. Each facility is required to submit in-service information to the Nurse Aide Program, including names of CNA employees attending those inservices.

Please check with your facility/employer to ensure CEUFast courses are accepted. 
Georgia Department of Community Health
Phone: 678-527-3010 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: GA Nurse Aide Registry
P.O. Box 105753  30348

Georgia Home Health Aid (HHA)

ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Friday, November 17, 2023
CEs not required.
Must have worked as an HHA for pay a minimum of eight hours within the last 24 consecutive months under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. License must be renewed annually. 

No continuing education is required. 
Georgia Department of Community Health
Phone: 678-527-3010 Address: GA Nurse Aide Registry, P.O. Box 105753
Atlanta  30348

Georgia Registered Nurse (RN)

Georgia Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
Georgia Board of Nursing
Approved Provider
#50-353
Instant Reporting to
Georgia requires
30 hours Every two years
Georgia
Approved Provider #50-353
Instant Reporting to CE Broker
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
All RNs shall complete continuing education/competency requirements as a condition of licensure renewal. Georgia law provides five options from which licensees may choose to satisfy the continuing competency requirements. Licensees must satisfy one of the options during the biennial renewal period. Please download the Continuing Education Packet to view the list of options that may be used to satisfy the renewal requirements. 

Georgia RN licenses shall expire on January 31 of even or odd years according to Joint Secretary, Professional Licensing Boards Rules 295-2-.05 and 295-2-.12.

Licensees must satisfy one of the following options during the biennial renewal period:
  1. Completion of thirty (30) continuing education hours by a Board-approved provider.
  2. Maintenance of certification or recertification by a national certifying body recognized by the Board. 
  3. Completion of an accredited academic program of study in nursing or a related field as recognized by the Board.
  4. Verification of competency by a health care facility or entity licensed under O.C.G.A. §31-7 or by a physician’s office that is part of a health system and at least five hundred (500) hours practiced as evidenced by employer certification on a form approved by the Board.
  5. Completion of a Board-approved reentry program or graduation from a nursing education program.
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Georgia Board of Nursing
Phone: 404-424-9966 Fax: 877-371-5712 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA  31217

Georgia Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Georgia Requires
20 Hours
Every two years
Georgia Board of Nursing
Approved Provider
#50-353
Instant Reporting to
Georgia requires
20 hours Every two years
Georgia
Approved Provider #50-353
Instant Reporting to CE Broker
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
All LPNs shall complete continuing education/competency requirements as a condition of licensure renewal. Georgia law provides two options from which licensees may choose to satisfy the continuing competency requirements. Licensees must satisfy one of the options during the biennial renewal period. Please download the Continuing Education Packet to view the list of options that may be used to satisfy the renewal requirements.
  1. All licensed practical nurses are required to complete 20 hours of continuing education, OR
  2. Completion of an accredited academic program of study in registered nursing as a condition of licensure renewal. Licensees must satisfy one of the options during the biennial renewal period. 
Georgia LPN license shall expire on March 31 each odd year.
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Georgia Board of Nursing
Phone: 404-424-9966 Fax: 877-371-5712 Website: Visit Site Address: 237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA  31217

Georgia Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Georgia Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
Georgia Board of Nursing
Approved Provider
#50-353
Instant Reporting to
Georgia requires
30 hours Every two years
Georgia
Approved Provider #50-353
Instant Reporting to CE Broker
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
One of the following options:
  1. Completion of thirty (30) continuing education hours by a Board-approved provider.
  2. Maintenance of certification or recertification by a national certifying body recognized by the Board. 
  3. Completion of an accredited academic program of study in nursing or a related field as recognized by the Board.
  4. Verification of competency by a health care facility or entity licensed under O.C.G.A. §31-7 or by a physician’s office that is part of a health system and at least five hundred (500) hours practiced as evidenced by employer certification on a form approved by the Board.
  5. Completion of a Board-approved reentry program or graduation from a nursing education program.
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Georgia Board of Nursing
Fax: 877-371-5712 Website: Visit Site Address: 237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA  31217

Georgia Physical Therapist (PT)

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Physical Therapist Assistants are required to earn 30 hours of continuing competency activities biennially.

****CEUFast is able to provide courses approved by the Florida Board of Physical Therapy Association.  Your state authorizes courses approved by another state board.

Special Requirements
A minimum of four (4) hours per biennium must be obtained in an ethics and jurisprudence course or by retaking the Georgia Jurisprudence Examination.
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Ethics and Jurisprudence
Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy
Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 214 State Capitol
Atlanta  30334

Georgia Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Physical Therapist Assistants are required to earn 30 hours of continuing competency activities biennially.

**CEUFast is able to provide courses approved by the Florida Board of Physical Therapy Association.Your state authorizes courses approved by another state board.

Special Requirements
A minimum of four (4) hours per biennium must be obtained in an ethics and jurisprudence course or by retaking the Georgia Jurisprudence Examination.
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Ethics and Jurisprudence
Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy
Website: Visit Site Address: 214 State Capitol
Atlanta  30334

Georgia Occupational Therapist (OT)

Georgia Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Instant Reporting to
Georgia requires
24 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Instant Reporting to CE Broker
Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Occupational Therapists are required to complete a minimum of 24 continuing education hours.
  • 12 hours must relate to direct "hands on" patient care
  • Up to 12 hours may be obtained using online or home study courses
  • 2 hours in ethics of occupational therapy practice
Special Requirements
 As of April 1, 2018, all occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed to practice in the state of Georgia will be required to:

    1.  Register and report their continuing education coursework and submit proof of completion of continuing education experiences into CE Broker®; and,
    2.   Begin April 1, 2018 and thereafter to record all continuing education taken to satisfy licensure and renewal requirements within their CE Broker® account which will be accessible by the Board and its designees.

In light of this new requirement, licensees will need to create, at a minimum, a NO COST, BASIC LIMITED ACCESS ACCOUNT in CE Broker® and begin recording any completed continuing education activities.
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Two (2) hour Ethics of Occupational Therapy Pratice
Complete all Georgia Required OT CEs
$39
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Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Phone: 404-424-9966 Fax: 866-888-1308 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 237 Coliseum Dr
Macon, GA  31217-3858

Georgia Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA)

Georgia Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Instant Reporting to
Georgia requires
24 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Instant Reporting to CE Broker
Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Occupational Therapy Assistants are required to complete a minimum of 24 continuing education hours.
  • 12 hours must relate to direct "hands on" patient care
  • Up to 12 hours may be obtained using online or home study courses
  • 2 hours in ethics of occupational therapy practice
Special Requirements
 As of April 1, 2018, all occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed to practice in the state of Georgia will be required to:

    1.  Register and report their continuing education coursework and submit proof of completion of continuing education experiences into CE Broker®; and,
    2.   Begin April 1, 2018 and thereafter to record all continuing education taken to satisfy licensure and renewal requirements within their CE Broker® account which will be accessible by the Board and its designees.

In light of this new requirement, licensees will need to create, at a minimum, a NO COST, BASIC LIMITED ACCESS ACCOUNT in CE Broker® and begin recording any completed continuing education activities.
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Two (2) hour Ethics of Occupational Therapy Pratice
Complete all Georgia Required OTA CEs
$39
  • Unlimited Certificates (1 Year)
  • Instant Reporting to CE Broker
  • Instant access to certificates
  • and much more ...
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Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Phone: 404-424-9966 Fax: 866-888-1308 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA  31217-3858

Georgia Athletic Trainer (AT/AL)

Georgia Requires
40 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Georgia requires
40 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
CEUfast Meets All Requirements
Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Athletic trainers must earn forty (40) contact hours biennially.
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GEORGIA BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Phone: 404-424-9966 Fax: 866-888-1308 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 237 Coliseum Drive
Macon  31217

Georgia Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Georgia Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Georgia requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2024
Certificates will expire on the last day of the month in which the applicant's birthday falls biannually. Each certificate holder must complete 30 contact hours, or 3 continuing education units, of approved continuing education during the two years preceding certification renewal.

CEUFast is able to provide 7.5 of the 30 required contact hours. (Georgia Nursing Association (GNA) - all programs approved by the Georgia Nursing Association (which are directly related to respiratory care). If the RCP is employed in hyperbarics or sleep lab, GNA courses directly related to those fields will be accepted. Only 7.5 hours or 25% of the total CEU’s can comprise the renewal of the RCP license.)
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Georgia Composite Medical Board
Phone: 404-656-3913 Fax: 404-656-9723 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 2 MIK Jr. Drive SE
East Tower, 11th floor
Atlanta  30334

Georgia Medical Assistant (MA)

ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
CEs not required.
The State of Georgia doesn’t require medical assistants to obtain national certification for employment, however, many employers do require a certificate.
Georgia Department of Public Health
Phone: 404-657-2700 Website: Visit Site Address: 200 Piedmont Avenue, SE
ATLANTA  30334