D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6806
Subject to § 6806.2, 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, reciprocity, or endorsement, 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 or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 6807
An applicant for renewal of a license expiring on March 31, 2020, and all subsequent licensure terms shall submit proof pursuant to § 6806.7 of having completed fifty (50) hours of approved continuing medical education (CME) during the two (2) year period preceding the date the license expires. 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. Twenty- five (25) CME credits must be directly related to the practice of podiatric medicine. Two (2) hours of CME are required in cultural competence and appropriate clinical treatment specifically for individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, queer, or questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. The CME credits may include the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification (as required in § 6811) or CME offerings through attendance at professional or scientific meetings of local, state, regional, national, or international professional or scientific organizations. Thirty (30) CME credits may be completed online. Proof of successful completion shall be submitted within thirty (30) days after it is requested by the Board.
To qualify for a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Health Occupations Revisions Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 (2016 Repl.), who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 6806.7 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 seventy- five (75) hours.
To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 6806.7 of having completed twenty- five (25) hours of approved continuing education credit for each year that the applicant was not licensed, up to a maximum of one hundred twenty- five (125) hours.
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 § 6807 and by paying the required additional late fee.
Upon submitting proof of 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.
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 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 and proof of documentation. For the purposes of this section, "good cause" includes the following:
The Board shall conduct a random audit of ten (10) percent of licensees to determine compliance with the continuing education requirements. The licensees shall submit proof of compliance with the continuing education requirements within thirty (30) days after it is requested by the Board.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6806