D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-11609

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Rule 17-11609 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

11609.1

This section applies to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license but does not apply to applicants seeking to renew the license for the first time after the initial grant of the license.

11609.2

A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 11610.

11609.3

To qualify for the renewal of a license, an applicant shall have completed forty (40) hours of approved continuing education meeting the requirements below during the two-year (2) period before the license expires:

(a) At least six (6) hours shall be in ethics;

(b) At least two (2) hours shall be LGBTQ continuing education; and

(c) At least ten percent (10%) of the total required hours shall be in subjects determined by the Director as public health priorities of the District, which shall be published every five (5) years or as deemed necessary.

11609.4

To qualify for the reinstatement of a license, an applicant shall have completed twenty (20) hours of approved continuing education for each year that the license has expired, provided that any period of less than one (1) year shall be rounded up to one (1) year, subject to the following:

(a) An applicant who establishes that they possessed and maintained, during the period of District license expiration, a license to practice professional art therapy in good standing in another jurisdiction shall be deemed to have met the requirement of this subsection; and

(b) The exemption for first renewal after initial licensure pursuant to § 11609.1 does not apply to an applicant under this subsection.

11609.5

To qualify for the reactivation of a license, an applicant in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11) shall meet one (1) of the following requirements:

(a) The applicant has held a license in good standing and practiced professional art therapy pursuant to that license in another state or jurisdiction;

(b) The applicant holds a current credential as ATR-BC issued by the ATCB; or

(c) The applicant has completed, no more than twenty-four (24) months before the date of the reactivation application, forty (40) hours of approved continuing education which include six (6) hours of ethics.

11609.6

The Board may, as it deems appropriate, conduct an audit of active licensees to determine compliance with the continuing education requirements.

11609.7

Upon notification by the Board that a licensee has been selected for an audit, the licensee shall submit proof of their compliance with the continuing education requirements pursuant to § 11609.3 within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice.

11609.8

A licensee who fails to provide proof of continuing education compliance during an audit may be subject to another audit in the subsequent renewal.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-11609

Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 11154 (8/18/2023)