D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-4806
Subject to § 4806.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license.
This section shall not apply to applicants for an initial license by examination, nor shall it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination.
A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program specified in § 4807.
An applicant for renewal of a license expiring on December 31, 2020 and all subsequent licensure terms shall submit proof upon request of the Board pursuant to § 4806.7 of having completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two (2) year period preceding the date the license expires that includes two (2) hours in cultural competence and appropriate clinical treatment specifically for individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. Additionally, at least ten percent (10%) of the total required CME shall be in the subjects determined by the Director as public health priorities of the District every five (5) years or less frequently as deemed appropriate by the Director with notice of the subject matter published in the D.C. Register. The Board shall disseminate the identified subjects to its licensees when determined by the Director via electronic communication and through publication on its website.
A person in inactive status, within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, may qualify for a license by submitting an application to reactivate a license and submitting proof, pursuant to § 4806.7, of having completed fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education credit for each license year after December 31, 1990, that the applicant was in inactive status.
To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof, pursuant to § 4806.7, of having completed fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education credit for each year that the license was expired.
At the request of the Board, 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:
An applicant for renewal of a license who fails to submit proof of having completed continuing education requirements by the date the license expires may renew the license up to sixty (60) days after expiration by submitting proof pursuant to § 4806.7 and by paying the required additional late fee.
Upon submitting proof and paying the late fee, the applicants shall be deemed to have possessed a valid license during the period between the expiration of the license and the submission of the required documentation and payment of the late fee.
If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements as requested by the Board or pay the late fee within sixty (60) days after the expiration of applicant's license, the license shall be considered to have lapsed on the date of expiration.
The Board may, in its discretion, grant an extension of the sixty (60) day period to renew after expiration if the applicant's failure to submit proof of completion was for good cause. For purposes of this section, "good cause" includes the following:
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-4806