D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-8708
This section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a certification expiring on December 31, 2014, or later; except, that this section shall not apply to applicants for first time renewal of a certification.
To qualify for the renewal of a certification, an applicant shall submit proof of having completed forty (40) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two-year (2) period preceding the date the certification expires, which shall include the following:
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To qualify for the reactivation of a certification, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11, shall submit proof of having completed, within the year preceding the application, twenty (20) hours of approved continuing education credits for each year that the certification remains in inactive status. The total shall also include at least six (6) hours in ethics, three (3) hours in trauma counseling, and two (2) hours in LGBTQ cultural competency or specialized clinical training.
A person seeking reinstatement of his or her certification shall submit proof of having completed twenty (20) hours of approved continuing education credits for each year after the expiration of the certification. The total shall include at least six (6) hours in ethics, three (3) hours in trauma counseling, and two (2) hours in LGBTQ cultural competency or specialized clinical training.
A continuing education credit required by this section shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 8709.
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:
In addition to the requirements of § 8708.8, an applicant shall prove completion of continuing education course work, if taken at a college or university, by submitting with the transcript or certificate of completion, a signed statement from the instructor on college university stationery for each class attended.
An applicant for renewal of a certification who fails to submit proof of having completed continuing education requirements by the date the registration expires may renew the certification up to sixty (60) days after expiration by submitting proof and paying the required additional late fee.
Upon submitting proof and paying the late fee, the applicant shall be deemed to have possessed a valid certification during the period between the expiration of the certification and the submission of the required documentation and payment of the late fee.
If an applicant for renewal of a certification 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 certification, the certification shall be deemed 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.
The Board may, in its discretion, audit the renewal applications to ensure that the continuing education requirement has been met. The applicant shall maintain a copy of the continuing education certificate(s) for at least four (4) years.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-8708