Section 17-4614. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRACTICING PHYSICIANS

 

4614.1Subject to § 4614.2, this section shall apply to actively practicing applicants for the renewal or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring December 31, 2006, and for subsequent terms.

 

4614.2Physicians actively practicing medicine in the District of Columbia shall submit proof of having completed fifty (50) American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award (AMA/PRA) Category I hours of Board of Medicine approved continuing education credit during the two-year period preceding the date the license expires.

 

4614.3For purposes of this section, a physician is actively practicing medicine if each calendar year the physician meets the following requirements:

 

(a)Maintains a practice of one thousand (1,000) patient-visits per year;

 

(b)Is employed full-time in medical teaching, research, or administration; or

 

(c)Is employed part-time in medical teaching, research, or administration and maintains a practice of five-hundred (500) patient-visits per year.

 

4614.4An applicant under this section shall prove completion of required continuing education credits by submitting with the application the following information:

 

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

 

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

 

(c)The hours of credit claimed; and

 

(d)Verification of completion of the credits by signature or stamp of the sponsor.

 

4614.5This section shall not apply to applicants for an initial license by national examination, reciprocity, or endorsement, nor shall it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination. Neither shall the requirement for continuing education apply to physicians specifically exempted due to:

 

(a)Hardship;

 

(b)Disability;

 

(c)Serious illness;

 

(d)Service in the United States Congress;

 

(e)Military service or other circumstances as the Board deems appropriate if supported by adequate documentation acceptable to the Board; and

 

(f)Postgraduate training pursuant to § 4611.

 

4614.6Physicians seeking such an exemption shall submit a written request with appropriate documentation including a description of circumstances sufficient to justify such an exemption.

 

4614.7A request for an exemption shall be submitted to the Board in a sufficient time period prior to the expiration of the license to receive a determination from the Board as to whether an exemption shall be granted.

 

4614.8A physician suspended for disciplinary reasons shall not be exempt from from the requirements of this section.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 4796 (June 16, 2006).