About the Georgia Board of Nursing

The Georgia Board of Nursing enforces the Nursing Practice Act and Board Rules and Regulations by setting minimum standards for nursing practice and nursing education, conducting investigations of complaints against nurses, and adjudicating complaints. 

O.C.G.A. §43-1-19(12)(d) provides that the Board can take any one or more of the following disciplinary actions:

• Refuse to grant or renew a license to an applicant.
• Administer a public or private reprimand.
• Suspend any license for a definite period or for an indefinite period in connection with any condition which may be attached to the restoration of said license.
• Limit or restrict any license as the Board deems necessary for the protection of the public.
• Revoke any license.
• Condition the penalty upon, or withhold formal disposition pending, the applicant's or licensee's submission to such care, counseling, or treatment as the board may direct.
• Impose a fine not to exceed $500.00 for each violation of a law, rule, or regulation relating to the practice of nursing.
• Impose on a licensee or applicant fees or charges in an amount necessary to reimburse the Board for the administrative and legal costs incurred by the Board in conducting an investigative or disciplinary proceeding.
• Complaints may be submitted online using the online complaint form or by mailing the complaint to the following address.

Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217

Any person who has knowledge of conduct by a licensed nurse that may violate the Georgia Nurse Practice Act, Board Rule or related state or federal law may report the alleged violation to the Georgia Board of Nursing.

This tool is designed to assist nurse leaders and employers in determining action steps for adverse events/errors or unprofessional conduct involving a nurse. The pathway provides questions regarding system error, mitigating factors and behavioral choices of the nurse which, when used with data from your investigation, will promote a consistent framework for making important patient safety decisions.

In addition to the considerations in the pathway, nurse leaders should be aware of the mandatory reporting requirements contained in the Nurse Practice Act and other provisions in state law/regulations for reporting death or serious injury resulting from adverse event/error.

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