D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 17-7309

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 33, August 16, 2024

Rule 17-7309 - REACTIVATION

7309.1

The requirements of this section shall apply to licensees under this chapter who have been in inactive status and seek reactivation of their licenses in accordance with § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11.

7309.2

A reactivation applicant who holds an active license in any jurisdiction shall submit a certificate of good standing from all jurisdictions in which he or she holds an active license.

7309.3

A reactivation applicant whose license has been inactive five (5) years or less who does not hold a license in any other jurisdiction shall submit proof in accordance with § 7304.5, of having completed six (6) contact hours of approved continuing education for each year that the applicant was in inactive status. Two (2) of the total contact hours of continuing education required under this section shall be LGBTQ continuing education Ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing education shall be in the subjects determined by the Director as public health priorities of the District, which shall be duly published every five (5) years or as deemed appropriate.

7309.4

A reactivation applicant whose license has been inactive for more than five (5) years who does not hold an active license in any other jurisdiction shall submit proof pursuant to § 7304.5 of having completed the following:

(a) Thirty (30) contact hours of approved continuing education in accordance with §§ 7305 and 7306, three of the thirty (30) hours shall be in public health priorities and at least twelve (12) of the thirty (30) hours shall be completed within two (2) years prior to the date the application is submitted and two (2) of the total hours required shall be LGBTQ continuing education; and

(b) One hundred sixty (160) hours of supervised practice in accordance with § 7316 within the two (2) months prior to the date the application is submitted.

7309.5

A reactivation applicant who holds an active license in any other jurisdiction during the whole period of inactive status in the District shall not be required to submit proof of continuing education contact hours with the application provided that his or her license has not been inactive for more than five (5) years.

7309.6

A reactivation applicant who holds an active license in any other jurisdiction and seeks to reactivate his or her license in the District more after more than five (5) years of inactive status shall submit proof, in accordance with § 7304.5, of having completed, within a period of twelve (12) months prior to the application, at least twelve (12) hours of approved continuing education, two of which shall be LGBTQ continuing education.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 17-7309

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 408 (January 17, 2014); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 8262 (8/18/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 15455 (11/22/2019)

Authority: Section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 ("Act"), effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)), and Mayor's Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.