5206.1Subject to § 5206.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring February 28, 2008.
5206.2This 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 granted by examination.
5206.3A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 5207.
5206.4 An applicant for renewal of a license shall:(a) Have completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two (2) year period preceding the date the license expires, which shall include: (1) Two (2) hours of continuing education credit in cultural competence or 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 (LGBTQ) that meets the requirement of § 5206.11; and(2) At least ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing medical education 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.(b) Attest to completion of the required continuing education credit on the renewal application form; and(c) Be subject to a random audit.5206.5 To qualify for a license a person in inactive status for at least five (5) years as set forth in § 511 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2016 Repl.)), Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 (2016 Repl.), who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 5206.8 of this section of having completed fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education credit in the year immediately preceding the date of the application. Of the fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education:
(a) Two (2) hours shall relate to cultural competence or 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 (LGBTQ) and shall meet the requirement of § 5206.11; and(b) At least ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing medical education 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.5206.6 To qualify for a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 (2016 Repl.) for more than five (5) years who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 5206.8 of having completed approved continuing education credit in the year immediately preceding the date of the application as follows:
(a) Thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credit, which shall include: (1) Two (2) hours of continuing education credit in cultural competence or 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 (LGBTQ) that meets the requirement of § 5206.11; and(2) At least ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing medical education 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; and(b) One hundred sixty (160) hours within a sixty (60) day period of professional practice under the supervision of a naturopathic physician.5206.7 To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 5206.8 of having completed approved continuing education credit in the year immediately preceding the date of the application as follows:
(a) Thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credit, which shall include: (1) Two (2) hours of continuing education credit in cultural competence or 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 (LGBTQ) that meets the requirement of § 5206.11; and(2) At least ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing medical education 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; and(b) One hundred sixty (160) hours within a sixty (60) day period of professional practice under the supervision of a naturopathic physician.5206.8Except as provided in § 5206.10, 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.5206.9Beginning with the 2008 renewal period, the Board shall conduct a random audit of continuing education credits at the completion of each renewal period.
5206.10Applicants for renewal of a license shall only be required to prove completion of the required continuing education credit by submitting proof pursuant to § 5206.8 if requested to do so as part of the random audit, or if otherwise requested to do so by the Board.
5206.11 Continuing education hours that are completed in cultural competence and appropriate clinical treatment specifically for individuals who are LGBTQ shall, at a minimum, provide information and skills to enable a physician assistant to care effectively and respectfully for patients who identify as LGBTQ, which may include:
(a) Specialized clinical training relevant to patients who identify as LGBTQ, including training on how to use cultural information and terminology to establish clinical relationships;(b) Training that improves the understanding and application, in a clinical setting, of relevant data concerning health disparities and risk factors for patients who identify as LGBTQ;(c) Training that outlines the legal obligations associated with treating patients who identify as LGBTQ;(d) Best practices for collecting, storing, using, and keeping confidential, information regarding sexual orientation a nd gender identity;(e) Best practices for training support staff regarding the treatment of patients who identify as LGBTQ and their families;(f) Training that improves the understanding of the intersections between systems of oppression and discrimination and improves the recognition that those who identify as LGBTQ may experience these systems in varying degrees of intensity; and(g) Training that addresses underlying cultural biases aimed at improving the provision of nondiscriminatory care for patients who identify as LGBTQ.D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-5206
As amended by final rulemaking published at 53 DCR 4799 (June 16, 2006); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 11060 (10/27/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 013385 (10/11/2019)