Section 17-2808. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

 

2808.1Subject to §2808.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal of reinstatement of a license for a term expiring December 31, 1991, and for subsequent terms.

 

2808.2This section shall not apply to applicants for an initial license by examination or waiver of examination, nor does it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination.

 

2808.3A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with §2809.

 

2808.4An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit proof pursuant to §2808.6 of having completed thirty-six (36) hours of credit in approved continuing education programs during the two (2) year period preceding the date the license expires.

 

2808.5To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof pursuant to §2808.6 of having completed eighteen (18) hours of approved continuing education credit for each year after December 31, 1989, that the applicant was not licensed, up to a maximum of fifty-four (54) hours.

 

2808.6An 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:

 

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

 

(b)The name of the program, its location, a description of the subject matter covered, and the names of the instructors;

 

(c)The dates on which the applicant attended the program;

 

(d)The hours of credit claimed; and

 

(e)Verification by the sponsor of completion, by signature or stamp.

 

2808.7An applicant for renewal of a license who fails to submit proof of having completed continuing education requirements by the date the license expires may renew the license up to sixty (60) days after expiration by submitting this proof pursuant to §2808.6 and by paying the required additional late fee. Upon submitting this proof and paying the late fee, the applicant shall he deemed to have possessed a valid license during the period between the expiration of the license and the submission of the required documentation and payment of the late fee.

 

2808.8If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements or pay the late fee within sixty (60) days after the expiration of applicant's license, the license shall be considered to have lapsed on the date of expiration.

 

2808.9The 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. As used in this section, "good causes" includes:

 

(a)Serious and protracted illness of the applicant; and

 

(b)The death or serious and protracted illness of a member of the applicant's immediate family.

 

2808.10Veterinarians and course sponsors shall retain continuing education documentation for five (5) years from the date of course completion.

 

2808.11If a veterinarian reports false or misleading information to the Board, the Board shall deny the veterinarian credit.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 2226, 2231 (March 25, 1988).