Before any person who obtains a license from the board may lawfully practice medicine, he shall cause the license to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which he resides. The license shall be recorded by the clerk in a book kept for that purpose and shall be indexed in the name of the person to whom the license is granted. The clerk's fee for recording the license shall be the same as for recording a deed. The clerk shall make a report to the executive director, on December 31 of each year, of all licenses registered with him. Each applicant receiving a license from the board shall cause the same to be registered within 30 days.