If you would like to apply to be a licensed Podiatrist, it is required that you file with the Secretary of State and renew every two years on the odd-numbered years. Review the requirements and the step-by-step guide below. 

• Licensure requires completing an application and paying the required fees. 
• See specific instructions for application depending on license and application type. 
• You must submit all the required documentation and fees to be considered for licensure. 
• Immediately after applying, you must register and complete a fingerprint background check to be considered for licensure. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) awarded Fieldprint the contract to provide a service for electronic submission of fingerprints for Georgia applicants. The Georgia Applicant Processing Service (GAPS) is simple and easy to use. 
  • To watch the training video to navigate the process: Training Video >>
  • To access a downloadable set of instructions for the process: GAPS_Fieldprint Instructions.
• Renewal is completed online and is required by August 31st of the odd-numbered years. Late renewal period is September 1 to September 30 of the odd-numbered years. 
• You can apply for a Limited Temporary Permit if you are a podiatrist from another state or country and wish to practice while your Georgia license is processed. 

Select your application type to view instructions on how to apply:

Podiatrist Licensure Checklist

Limited Temporary Podiatrist Checklist

Reinstatement

Inactive Status

Reactivation

Renewal Checklist

To file online: 

Navigate to GOALS to register and login to the license portal >>

If you have never been licensed before in the state of Georgia apply for licensure by Application/Examination.

• Completed, signed, and notarized application with fee. Navigate to GOALS to register and login to the license portal >>
• Official Transcript 
• Verification of License from all states to which you have ever held a license 
• Background Consent Form 
• Disciplinary Action/Sanctions (if applicable)
• Court Documents (if applicable)
  • Letter of Explanation (if applicable)
• Certificate of Insurance
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume
• Secure & Verifiable Document
• Affidavit of Citizenship
• Immigration Documents (If applicable)
• Enrolled in Alternative to Discipline (if applicable)
• Certified Copy of Action/Sanction

Submit a non-refundable application fee of $50. If applying online, you will be assessed a processing fee of $5.00. If applying by mail, you will be assessed a $10.00 processing fee.

If you want to cease practicing podiatry in Georgia temporarily, you may be eligible to apply for Inactive Status. If you later choose to resume the practice of podiatry in Georgia, you will have to meet all reactivation or reinstatement requirements in place at the time you apply to restore the license to an active status.

The following is a checklist of required documents for this application: 

• Completed, signed, and notarized application with fee. Navigate to GOALS to register and login to the license portal >>

There is no fee associated with Inactive Status. 

If you have previously held this license and need to renew it to keep your license up to date, apply for licensure renewal before August 31st of the year it expires to avoid late fees.

• To process your renewal, navigate to GOALS to register and login to the license portal >>

Please note that a license will remain in “Active-Renewal Pending” status when:

• A licensee has applied for renewal before the deadline; and,
• A licensee has supplied all the required information to complete the renewal application before the deadline; and,
• It has been determined that the application requires additional review by the Board. 

In accordance with O.C.G.A. §50-13-18(b), a license in this status is not considered to be lapsed, expired, inactive or invalid until the renewal application has been finally decided upon by the Board. If the license remains in that status or another active licensing status as allowed by statute or rule, the licensee may legally continue to engage in the practice of the profession. 

Licensees will be notified of a change in status by email.

Notice of Intent to Dispense: At the time of license renewal, licensed Podiatrists are required to notify the Georgia State Board of Podiatry Examiners of their intention to dispense drugs if he or she desires to dispense any drugs and/or controlled substances as defined in Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 [O.C.G.A. §§ 26-4-130(a)(1) & (2); 26-4-130(e)]. 

ALL LICENSED PODIATRISTS ARE TO SUBMIT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISPENSE FORM TO THE BOARD IF:
On your license renewal application, you answered YES to the question which asked if you have a current DEA License Number and intend to dispense drugs in accordance with the law cited above; or,
You obtained a DEA License Number during the biennium (2-year renewal cycle) and intend to dispense drugs in accordance with the law cited above.

Download the Notice of Intent to Dispense form and submit it with your application renewal materials.

A non-refundable application fee of $150 or $300 if applying during late renewal. If applying online, you will be assessed a processing fee of $5.00. If applying by mail, you will be assessed a $10.00 processing fee.