Section 3-1205.01 - License, registration, certification, or approval required(a)(1) A license issued pursuant to this act is required to practice acupuncture, advanced practice registered nursing, assisted living administration, audiology, cardiovascular-interventionist technology, chiropractic, certified midwifery, certified professional midwifery, computed tomography technology, dental hygiene, dentistry, dietetics, health services psychology, general applied psychology, home health care administration, magnetic resonance technology, mammography, marriage and family therapy, massage therapy, medicine, naturopathic medicine, nuclear medicine technology, nursing home administration, nutrition, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmaceutical detailing, pharmacy, physical therapy, podiatry, practical nursing, professional art therapy, professional counseling, radiography, recreational therapy, registered nursing, respiratory care, social work, speech-language pathology, ultrasound technology or sonography, veterinary medicine, or to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant, athletic trainer, graduate marriage and family therapist, graduate professional art therapist, physician assistant, physical therapist assistant, polysomnographic technologist, occupational therapy assistant, radiation therapist, radiologist assistant, surgical assistant, or as a trauma technologist in the District, except as otherwise provided in this act.(2) Registration is required to practice as an audiology assistant, dance therapist, dental assistant, psychology associate, polysomnographic technician or trainee, school psychologist, speech-language pathology assistant, or speech-language pathology clinical fellow.(3) Certification is required to practice as an addiction counselor I, addiction counselor II, doula, veterinary technician, or a veterinary euthanasia technician.(4) Except for administering general or sedation anesthesia in a hospital as defined in § 44-501(a)(1), a federal agency or facility, or a dental school, certification is required for a dentist, or for a facility where dentistry is practiced, to administer general or sedation anesthesia.(5) A license issued to practice advanced practice registered nursing shall further specify that the license is being issued to practice as a: (A) Certified nurse practitioner;(B) Certified registered nurse anesthetist;(C) Certified nurse-midwife; or(D) Clinical nurse specialist.(6) Registration or certification under section 907 or rules promulgated by the Mayor is required for any person to engage in the role or function of nursing assistive personnel.(7) Approval by the Board of Nursing is required to operate nursing education programs and training programs for nursing assistive personnel in the District.(b) A license, registration, or certification is the property of the District of Columbia and shall be surrendered on demand of the licensor.Amended by D.C. Law 25-191,§ I-101, 71 DCR 006698, eff. 7/19/2024.Amended by D.C. Law 24-46, § 2 , 69 DCR 000177, eff. 12/29/2021.Amended by D.C. Law 24-45, § V-E-5042 , 68 DCR 010163, eff. 11/13/2021.Amended by D.C. Law 23-115, § 2 , 67 DCR 5077, eff. 6/24/2020.Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 501, 33 DCR 729; July 22, 1992, D.C. Law 9-126, § 2(f), 39 DCR 3824; Mar. 14, 1995, D.C. Law 10-203, § 2(e), 41 DCR 7707; Mar. 14, 1995, D.C. Law 10-205, § 2(d), 41 DCR 7712; Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-247, § 2(h), 42 DCR 457; Mar. 10, 2004, D.C. Law 15-88, § 2(g), 50 DCR 10999; July 8, 2004, D.C. Law 15-172, § 2(e), 51 DCR 4938; Mar. 16, 2005, D.C. Law 15-237, § 2(f), 51 DCR 10593; Mar. 6, 2007, D.C. Law 16-219, § 2(f), 53 DCR 10211; Mar. 6, 2007, D.C. Law 16-220, § 2(c), 53 DCR 10216; Mar. 6, 2007, D.C. Law 16-228, § 2(f), 53 DCR 10244; Mar. 26, 2008, D.C. Law 17-131, §102(e), 55 DCR 1659; July 18, 2009, D.C. Law 18-26, § 2(e)(2), 56 DCR 4043; May 1, 2013, D.C. Law 19-303, § 2(c), 60 DCR 2711; Jan. 25, 2014, D.C. Law 20-64, § 2(e), 60 DCR 16533; Mar. 26, 2014, D.C. Law 20-96, § 102(k), 61 DCR 1184; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-272, § 2(e), 62 DCR 1911.