D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-7506

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

Rule 17-7506 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

7506.1

Subject to § 7506.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license and shall not apply to applicants for an initial licensure or the first renewal of a license

7506.2

A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 7507.

7506.3

To qualify for the renewal of a license, an applicant shall have completed the following continuing education during the two (2)-year period preceding the date the license expires:

(a) An applicant seeking to renew a license expiring on or before January 31, 2019 shall have completed twelve (12) hours of approved continuing education, which shall include three (3) hours of professional ethics and nine (9) hours of massage-related course work, six (6) of which shall be hands-on, massage technique course(s) completed in a live classroom setting; or

(b) An applicant seeking to renew a license expiring on or after January 31, 2021 shall have completed fourteen (14) hours of approved continuing education, which shall include three (3) hours of professional ethics, nine (9) hours of massage-related course work, six (6) of which shall be hands-on, massage technique course(s) completed in a live classroom setting, and two (2) hours of LGBTQ continuing education; and

(c) An applicant seeking to renew a license at any time shall have completed ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing education 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.

7506.4

To qualify for the reactivation of a license, an applicant whose license has been in inactive status in accordance with Section 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11, and who does not possess a current and valid license to practice massage therapy in another jurisdiction in the United States, shall have completed, during the two (2) years before the date of the application, fourteen (14) hours of approved continuing education, which shall include three (3) hours of professional ethics, nine (9) hours of massage-related course work, six (6) of which shall be hands-on, massage technique course(s) completed in a live classroom setting, and two (2) hours of LGBTQ continuing education, provided further that ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing education 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.

7506.5

7506.6

A licensee may obtain and remain in inactive status in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 for no more than ten (10) years. A person whose license has been inactive for more than ten (10) years shall apply for and meet the requirements for licensure in accordance with § 7502.

7506.7

To qualify for reinstatement of a license, an applicant shall have completed the following continuing education:

(a) An applicant whose license has expired two (2) years or less shall have completed fourteen (14) hours of continuing education as enumerated in § 7506.3(b) during the two (2) years' period preceding the date of the application; or

(b) An applicant whose license has expired more than two (2) years but less than five (5) years shall have completed twenty-six (26) hours of the following continuing education during the two (2) years' period preceding the date of the application:

(1) Six (6) hours of professional ethics;

(2) Eighteen (18) hours of massage-related course work provided by a Board approved provider of which twelve (12) hours shall be hands-on, massage-technique course(s) completed in a live classroom setting taught by appropriate instructors; and

(3) Two (2) hours of LGBTQ continuing education; and

(c) An applicant seeking to reinstate a license under this subsection shall have completed ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing education 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.

7506.8

An applicant under this section shall prove completion of required continuing education credits by submitting the following information with respect to each program:

(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, and the names of the instructors;

(c) The dates on which the applicant attended the program;

(d) The hours of credit claimed; and

(e) Verification by the sponsor of completion, by signature or stamp.

7506.9

The Board may periodically conduct a random audit of its active licensees to determine continuing education compliance. Any licensee selected for the audit shall submit proof of his or her continuing education to the Board within thirty (30) days of receiving notification of the audit. Failure to timely respond to the audit notice may subject the licensee to disciplinary action by the Board.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-7506

Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 7716 (October 30, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 2048 (May 7, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 8524 (September 16, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 8933 (September 14, 2007); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 15847 (12/11/2015); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 9882 (10/6/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 6825 (6/7/2019)