D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6610

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 17-6610 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
6610.1

This section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license expiring December 31, 2008, and for subsequent terms.

6610.2

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 granted by examination.

6610.3

A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 6611.

6610.4

An applicant for the renewal of a license shall submit proof of having completed forty (40) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two (2)-year period preceding the date the license expires, which shall include the following:

(a) Six (6) hours in ethics;
(b) Four (4) hours in trauma counseling;
(c) Two (2) hours of LGBTQ+; and
(d) At least ten percent (10%) of the total in subjects determined by the Director to be the public health priorities of the District, which shall be duly updated and published every five (5) years or as deemed necessary by the Director.
6610.5

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, who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof of having completed, within one (1) year prior to application, twenty (20) hours of approved continuing education credit for each license year that the applicant was in inactive status. The total shall include at least six (6) hours in ethics, four (4) hours in trauma counseling, and two (2) hours of LGBTQ+.

6610.6

To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof of having completed twenty (20) hours of approved continuing education credit for each year that the applicant was not licensed. The total shall include at least six (6) hours in ethics, four (4) hours in trauma counseling, and two (2) hours of LGBTQ+.

6610.7

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;
(e) Verification by the sponsor of completion, by signature or stamp; and
(f) An applicant under this section shall prove completion of continuing education course work by submitting with the application a signed statement from the instructor on university stationery for each class attended.
6610.8

An applicant under this section shall prove completion of individualized learning under § 6611.6(c) by submitting a signed statement from the supervisor which sets forth the information required by § 6602.4.

6610.9

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 and paying the required additional late fee.

6610.10

Upon submitting proof and paying the late fee, the applicant 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.

6610.11

If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements or pay the late fee within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicant's license, the license shall be considered to have lapsed on the date of expiration.

6610.12

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.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6610

Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 6145 (May 30, 2008); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 9452 (7/7/2023)