Section 17-5513. SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT

 

5513.1An applicant may practice practical nursing only in accordance with the Act and this chapter.

 

5513.2An applicant for licensure by endorsement shall be authorized to engage in the supervised practice of practical nursing in the District of Columbia without a District of Columbia license if the applicant:

 

(a)Is currently licensed, in good standing, as a practical nurse under the laws of a state or territory of the United States;

 

(b)Is a graduate of a program approved in accordance with § 5502.1, or can demonstrate competency in English pursuant to § 5505.3; and

 

(c)Has an initial application pending for licensure by endorsement in the District of Columbia.

 

5513.3A person who has been denied a license, disciplined, convicted of an offense that bears directly upon his or her fitness to be licensed, or who has such an action pending in the District of Columbia or another jurisdiction shall not practice pursuant to this section unless first authorized by the Board in writing.

 

5513.4Within five (5) business days after the application for licensure by endorsement has been received by the Board's staff, the Board's staff shall issue a practice letter to the applicant to document that his or her application is pending and that he or she is eligible to practice under the Act and this chapter. The practice letter is not renewable and shall expire:

 

(a)Ninety (90) days from the date of issuance; or

 

(b)Upon receipt of written notice from the Board that the application for licensure has been denied, whichever date is the earliest.

 

5513.5Upon receipt of the practice letter, the applicant shall inform employers of the date of expiration of the letter and shall immediately cease professional nursing practice in the District on that date or upon receipt of written notice from the Board that the application for licensure has been denied, whichever date is the earliest. The applicant thereafter may practice in a non-professional healthcare occupation, until receipt of a District of Columbia license to practice practical nursing.

 

5513.6Only a registered nurse licensed under the Act, who is a supervisor, may be authorized to supervise the practice of practical nursing by an applicant.

 

5513.7All supervised practice of an applicant shall take place under general or immediate supervision.

 

5513.8An applicant shall not receive compensation of any nature, directly or indirectly, from a client or client's family member, except for a salary based on hours worked under supervision.

 

5513.9The supervisor shall be fully responsible for the practice by an applicant during the period of supervision and may be subject to disciplinary action for violations of the Act or this chapter by the applicant.

 

5513.10The Board may deny an application for licensure by, or take other disciplinary action against, an applicant who is found to have violated the Act or this chapter. The Board may, in addition to any other disciplinary actions permitted by the Act, revoke, suspend, or restrict the privilege of the applicant to practice.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 701 (January 26, 2007).