Rule 500-4-.02. Inactive License. Amended

1. (1) The Board has determined inactive status will be available for those persons meeting the prescribed criteria which shall remain in full force for life, unless reactivated under Board Rules, and which shall incur no fees. To be eligible to be placed in inactive status, a licensee must:

   1. (a) Submit their request on the designated form;
   2. (b) Have a current active license in good standing to practice podiatry in the state of Georgia.
   3. (c) Must not be under administrative disciplinary action or court action or probation;
2. (2) Once placed in inactive status, the license holder thereafter shall not engage in the practice of podiatry in any manner in the State of Georgia.
3. (3) The only avenue of reactivation shall be at the discretion of the Board under conditions acceptable to the Board. Licensees seeking reactivation submit an application and fee in accordance with the fee schedule and fifty (50) hours of continuing education in accordance with Board Rules.

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-22, 43-35-9.

History. Original Rule "Inactive License" was filed on August 11, 1986; effective August 31, 1986.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 15, 1995; eff. June 4, 1995.

Amended: New title "Inactive License. Amended." F. Feb. 17, 2021; eff. Mar. 9, 2021.