D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-8606

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 17-8606 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

8606.1

Subject to § 8606.2, this section applies to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a registration.

8606.2

This section does not apply to applicants for an initial registration or applicants for the first renewal after the initial grant of a registration.

8606.3

To qualify for the renewal of a registration, an applicant shall have completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credits during the two (2)- year period preceding the date the registration expires, which shall also meet the following requirements:

(a) At least fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education shall be completed in live program(s); and

(b) An applicant seeking to renew his or her registration on or before December 31, 2017 shall complete three (3) hours each in ethics and cultural competence; or

(c) An applicant seeking to renew his or her registration after December 31, 2017 shall complete three (3) hours of ethics and two (2) hours of LGBTQ continuing education.

8606.4

An applicant 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 registration that has been inactive up to two (2) years shall submit proof of having completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education, including three (3) hours of ethics and two (2) hours of LGBTQ continuing education. An applicant whose registration was inactive for more than two (2) years shall retake and pass the District examination and shall complete the number and type of continuing education credits required by the Board which shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.

8606.5

An application for reinstatement of a registration that has expired for two (2) years or less shall submit proof of having completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education, including three (3) hours of ethics and two (2) hours of LGBTQ continuing education. An applicant whose registration has expired for more than two (2) years shall retake and pass the District examination and complete the number and type of continuing education credits required by the Board, which shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.

8606.6

A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 8607.

8606.7

An applicant under this section shall prove completion of the required continuing education credits by submitting with the application the following information with respect to each continuing education program or activity:

(a) The name and address of the sponsor of the program;

(b) The name of the program and its location;

(c) A description of the subject matter covered;

(d) A complete schedule with time allotments for each topic or subtopic and lunch or breaks, and the name of each instructor or speaker;

(e) The date(s) on which the applicant participated in the program;

(f) The hours of continuing education credit claimed; and

(g) A copy of the continuing education completion verification document that includes the sponsor's signature and seal.

8606.8

An applicant under this section shall prove completion of continuing education course work that was audited by submitting with the application a signed statement from the instructor on college stationery for each class attended.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-8606

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3246, 3248 (April 15, 2011); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 59 DCR 8356 (July 13, 2012); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 8268 (8/18/2017)

Authority: The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth under § 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (Act), effective March 15, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) ), and in accordance with Mayor's Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.