D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-4506

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 17-4506 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
4506.1

Subject to § 4506.2, 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.

4506.2

This section does not apply to applicants for an initial license; nor does it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license.

4506.3

A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it meets the requirements of § 4507 and is approved by the Board.

4506.4

To qualify for the renewal of a license, an applicant shall have completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two (2)-year period preceding the date the license expires. Beginning with the November 1, 2017 - October 31, 2019 licensure term, two (2) of the required thirty (30) hours shall be LGBTQ continuing education.

4506.5

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 five (5) years, with at least thirty (30) of those hours having been completed in the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of applying for reactivation.

4506.6

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 that the applicant was not licensed, up to a maximum of five (5) years, with at least thirty (30) of those hours having been completed in the two (2) years immediately preceding the submission of the reinstatement application.

4506.7

Except as provided in § 4506.8, 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.
4506.8

Applicants for renewal of a license shall only be required to prove completion of the required continuing education credits by submitting proof pursuant to § 4506.7 if requested to do so as part of the random audit, or if otherwise requested to do so by the Board.

4506.9

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 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. 17-4506

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3518, 3522 (May 13, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 84 (January 6, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 2595 (March 14, 2008); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 8239 (8/18/2017)