D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-106

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 17-106 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

106.1

This section shall apply to all applicants for the renewal or reinstatement of a license as an Asbestos Worker or Asbestos Supervisor.

106.2

An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit to the Board proof of having completed a course of Annual Refresher Training on asbestos abatement during each year of the previous license cycle.

106.3

An applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit to the Board proof of having completed, no more than one (1) year prior to the date of application, one of the following courses:

(a) Annual Refresher Training; or

(b) If an applicant has failed to complete a course of Annual Refresher Training within the two (2) years preceding the date of the application, a pre-licensure course prescribed by § 103.1 or § 103.2 of this chapter.

106.4

To be acceptable for credit, the Annual Refresher Training must have been obtained through an in-person or online program that has been accredited by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in accordance with the EPA Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan (MAP) issued under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986, as amended (AHERA), or approved by another state or territory which meets or exceeds the standards of the MAP.

106.5

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that continuing education courses taken to satisfy the Board's renewal or reinstatement requirements are properly accredited.

106.6

An applicant for the renewal of a license who fails to submit proof of having completed the continuing education requirements by or before the expiration date may renew the license within sixty (60) days after expiration by submitting proof of course completion and by paying the required late fee. Upon renewal, the Board shall deem the applicant to have possessed a valid license during the period between the expiration of the license and its renewal.

106.7

If an applicant for the renewal of a license fails to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicant's license, the license shall be deemed to have lapsed on the date of expiration, and the applicant shall be required to apply for reinstatement of the expired license pursuant to § 3308 of this chapter.

106.8

The Board may grant an extension of the sixty (60) day period to renew after expiration if the applicant's failure to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements was for good cause. For purposes of this subsection, "good cause" includes proof of the following:

(a) Serious and protracted illness of the applicant who submits a doctor's statement ve rifying the illness;

(b) The death or serious and protracted illness of a member of the applicant's immediate family, which death or illness resulted in the applicant's inability to complete the continuing education requirements within the specified time. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "immediate family" means the applicant's spouse and any parent, brother, sister, or child of the applicant and the spouse of any such parent, brother, sister, or child; or

(c) Active military service.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-106

Sections 40.4 and 40.5 of Regulation No. 72.3, approved January 26, 1972, 5DD DCRR §§ 40.4 and 40.5, 18 DCR 436 (February 22, 1972); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 11476 (10/12/2018)