D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-4406

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 17-4406 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
4406.1

Subject to § 4406.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring April 30, 1991, and for subsequent terms.

4406.2

This section shall not apply to applicants for an initial license by examination, reciprocity, or endorsement, nor shall it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license.

4406.3

A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 4407.

4406.4

To qualify for the renewal of a license, an applicant shall have completed, during the two (2)- year period preceding the date the license expires, thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education, which shall include the following:

(a) Two (2) hours of LGBTQ continuing education; and
(b) 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.
4406.5

To qualify for the reactivation of a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 (2016 Repl.)), who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof of having completed fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education credit for each license year that the applicant was in inactive status, up to a maximum of thirty (30) hours, 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.

4406.6

To qualify for the reinstatement of a license, an applicant shall submit proof of having completed fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education credit for each year after that the applicant was not licensed, up to a maximum of thirty (30) hours, 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.

4406.7

An applicant under this section shall prove completion of required continuing education credits by submitting with the application 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.
4406.8

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 compliance 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. 17-4406

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3008, 3011 (April 29, 1988); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 8236 (8/18/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 5656 (5/3/2019)