D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6906

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 17-6906 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

6906.1

Subject to § 6906.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license.

6906.2

This section does not apply to applicants for an initial license or applicants for the first renewal after the initial grant of a license.

6906.3

A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 6907.

6906.4

To qualify for the renewal of a license, an applicant shall complete thirty (30) hours of valid continuing education during the two (2)- year period preceding the date the license expires, which shall also meet the following requirements:

(a) At least fifteen (15) hours of valid continuing education shall be completed in live program(s);

(b) Ten percent (10%) of the 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; and

(c) Three (3) hours shall be in ethics and two (2) hours shall be LGBTQ continuing education.

6906.5

A reactivation applicant in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11, who submits an application to reactivate the license shall submit proof of having completed fifteen (15) approved continuing education hours for each inactive year, which shall include one (1) hour each of ethics and LGBTQ continuing education for each year that the license was inactive, provided further that 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.

6906.6

An applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof of having completed fifteen (15) approved continuing education hours for each year after the license has expired, including one (1) hour each of ethics and LGBTQ continuing education, provided further that 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.

6906.7

A renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement applicant shall prove completion of required continuing education credits by submitting the following information with respect to each continuing education program or activity:

(a) The name and address of the sponsor of the program;

(b) The name of the program, its location, a description of the subject matter covered, a complete schedule with time allotments for each topic or subtopic and lunch or breaks, and the name of each instructor or speaker;

(c) The date(s) on which the applicant participated in the program;

(d) The hours of continuing education credit claimed; and

(e) A copy of the continuing education completion verification document that includes the sponsor's signature and seal.

6906.8

An applicant under this section shall prove completion of continuing education course work which was audited, as provided in § 6908.3, by submitting a signed statement from the instructor on college stationery for each class attended.

6906.9 Repealed.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6906

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 2921, 2925 (April 22, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6019-6020 (July 31, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 4921 (May 16, 2014); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 8248 (8/18/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 7941 (7/5/2019)

Authority: § 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, 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.