Section 17-2520. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES

 

2520.1Each applicant for examination, and each applicant for or holder of a license, shall be given notice and an opportunity for a hearing by the Board before the Board takes any action that would have one (1) or more of the following effects:

 

(a)Denial of permission to take an examination for a license for which an applicant has correctly filed and whose application has been accepted as meeting the qualifications for examination;

 

(b)Denial of a license after an examination for any cause other than failure to pass the examination;

 

(c)Denial of a license by endorsement to an applicant who meets the qualifications set forth in the Acts;

 

(d)Denial of a license to an applicant who meets the qualifications set forth in these regulations and the Acts;

 

(e)Suspension of a license;

 

(f)Revocation of a license;

 

(g)Reprimand of a licensee; or

 

(h)Refusal to issue a renewal by annual registration for any cause other than failure to pay the prescribed renewal fee or the operation of any other District law that prohibits the Department from issuing a renewal license for reasons unrelated to a deficiency in the application or the applicant’s professional conduct.

 

2520.2When the Board contemplates taking any action of the type specified in § 2520.1(a), (b), or (c), it shall give the applicant a written notice at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing. The notice shall contain the following information:

 

(a)That the applicant has failed to satisfy the Board as to his or her qualification to sit for examination or to be approved for licensure, as the case may be;

 

(b)The reasons that the applicant has failed to satisfy the Board;

 

(c)That the applicant may obtain a hearing before the Board by making a request for a hearing in the following manner:

 

(1)Write a letter to the Board that contains a request for a hearing; and

 

(2)Mail the letter by certified mail or deliver the letter in person within twenty (20) days after service of the notice.

 

(d)That the applicant may be represented at the hearing by counsel.

 

2520.3When the Board contemplates taking any action of the type specified in §§ 2520.1(d), (e), (f), (g), or (h), it shall give the person concerned a written notice at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing. The notice shall contain the following:

 

(a)That the Board has sufficient evidence which, if not rebutted or explained, justifies the Board in taking the proposed action; and

 

(b)That the Board will take the proposed action unless the person concerned requests a hearing before the Board by making a request for a hearing in the following manner:

 

(1)Write a letter to the Board that contains a request for a hearing; and

 

(2)Mail the letter by certified mail or deliver the letter in person within twenty (20) days after service of the notice.

 

(c)That the applicant may be represented at the hearing by counsel.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 4401 (April 30, 2004).