Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 53-6-.04 - Inactive Status

(1) A licensee may apply for inactive status of a license by submitting an affidavit to the Board requesting inactive status. The affidavit must also affirm that while on inactive status the licensee:

(a) Will not practice athletic training in Georgia or hold themselves out to the public as an athletic trainer in Georgia; and,

(b) Understands that to practice or hold oneself out to the public as an athletic trainer in the state of Georgia constitutes unlicensed practice and will subject the licensee to disciplinary action.

(2) While the athletic trainer's license is classified as inactive, that athletic trainer shall not be required to obtain continuing education.

(3) The board will reactivate a license if the licensee submits:

(a) A complete Application for Reactivation with the non-refundable fee within five years of the date that the license was placed in an inactive status;

(b) Evidence of completion of six hours of continuing education approved by the Board for each year the license was inactive. However, no proof of continuing education will be required of an applicant for reactivation who during the period that the Georgia license was inactive was:

(1) Practicing with an active license in a jurisdiction that requires continuing education to maintain that license; or

(2) Practicing with NATA certification in a jurisdiction that has licensing requirement.

(4) An athletic trainer may maintain the license on inactive status for no more than five (5) years from the date the status was changed. If the license holder does not apply to reactive the license before the end of the five year period, the athletic trainer will be required to submit:

(a) A complete reinstatement application with the required non-refundable fee; and,

(b) A verification of forty (40) hours of Continuing Education, approved by the Board, which was obtained within two years preceding the date of the reinstatement application.

(c) Proof of current certification from the Board of Certification (BOC) for Athletic Trainers.

(d) Further verification of any information submitted with the application may be required by the Board.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 53-6-.04

O.C.G.A. § 43-5-6.

Original Rule entitled "Inactive Status" adopted. F. Jul. 30, 1992; eff. Aug. 19, 1992. Amended: F. May 11, 1994; eff. May 31, 1994. Amended: F. Nov. 17, 2017; eff. Dec. 7, 2017.