D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-7008
Except as provided in § 7008.2, this section applies to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license.
This section does not apply to applicants for an initial license or to applicants for the first renewal after the initial grant of a license regardless of the licensure type or level.
Continuing education credits (CEUs) may be granted only for programs or activities approved by the Board pursuant to § 7009.
To qualify for the renewal of a license, an applicant shall have 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 Board may periodically conduct a random audit of licensees to determine compliance with the continuing education requirement.
A licensee who is selected to participate in the Board's continuing education audit shall, within thirty (30) days after being deemed served notice of the selection, submit proof pursuant to § 7008.12 of having completed the required approved continuing education credits during the two (2)-year period immediately preceding the date the license expires.
To qualify for the reactivation of a license, an applicant in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 (2016 Repl.)) for five (5) years or less shall submit proof of having completed forty (40) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two (2) years immediately preceding the application, which shall include:
To qualify for the reactivation of a license, an applicant 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 shall submit proof of having completed, during the two (2) years immediately preceding the application, forty (40) hours of continuing education as required in § 7008.7 and may be required to practice, for a period of up to twelve (12) months, under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor who shall submit quarterly competency reports to the Board.
Notwithstanding §§ 7008.7 or 7008.8, an applicant for reactivation of a license who has maintained a valid and active social work license in good standing in another jurisdiction of the United States shall be presumed to possess current competency and may qualify for the reactivation of his or her license.
To qualify for the reinstatement of a license, an applicant whose license has expired for less than five (5) years, shall submit proof of having completed, during the two (2)- year period immediately preceding the application, forty (40) hours of approved continuing education, which shall include:
An applicant whose license has expired for five (5) or more years shall not be eligible for reinstatement of licensure. The applicant shall be required to apply for a new license and shall meet the requirements as they exist at the time that the applicant applies for licensure.
Proof of completion of the required continuing education credits may be established by submitting the following information with respect to each program for which continuing education credit is claimed:
Proof of completion of continuing education course work which was audited under § 7010.3 may be established by a verification of registration from the office of the registrar of the institution at which the course was audited.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-7008