Section 17-1505. APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF APPLICATIONS

 

1505.1Applications may be approved or denied.

 

(a)When the Board approves an application showing that the applicant has met all the requirements for licensure required by District of Columbia law, the applicant shall be granted licensure or admitted to examination with notification by the Board. The Board may ask an applicant for additional information prior to approving or denying an application.

 

(b)When the Board intends to deny an application for a license, the Board shall give the applicant notice and opportunity for a hearing unless the Board intends to deny the application for one or more of the following reasons:

 

1.The applicant failed to pay the required fees;

 

2.The applicant failed to complete the application;

 

3.The applicant failed to pass the required written examination;

 

4.The applicant failed to meet the minimum age, education, or experience requirements; or

 

5.For any other reason set forth in law or regulation and there are no material facts at issue.

 

(c)The Board may hold the hearing referred to in section 1505.1(b) and section 1506 or the Board may, by majority vote, refer the matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 8783 (September 7, 2007).