Section 17-6308. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

 

6308.1The Board may grant continuing education credit for whole hours only, with a minimum of fifty (50) minutes constituting one (1) contact hour.

 

6308.2For approved undergraduate or graduate courses, each semester hour of credit shall constitute fifteen (15) contact hours of continuing education, and each quarter hour of credit shall constitute ten (10) contact hours of continuing education.

 

6308.3The Board may grant continuing education credit for the activities described in § 6307.5(a), (b), or (c) subject to the following restrictions:

 

(a)The maximum amount of credit which may be granted for preparation time is twice the amount of the associated presentation time or twice the amount of contact hours awarded for participants;

 

(b)The maximum amount of credit which may be granted pursuant to this subsection is fifty percent (50%) of an applicant's continuing education requirement;

 

(c)If an applicant had previously received credit in connection with a particular presentation, the Board shall not grant credit in connection with a subsequent presentation unless it involves either a different or a substantially modified program; and

 

(d)The presentation shall have been completed during the period for which credit is claimed and includes documentation of the following:

 

(1)A copy of the official program or syllabus;

 

(2)The presentation title;

 

(3)The date of the presentation;

 

(4)The hours of the presentation;

 

(5)The type of audience addressed; and

 

(6)A verification of attendance signed by the sponsor.

 

6308.4The Board may grant up to six (6) contact hours per renewal period for the activities described in § 6307.5(d). The supervisor shall submit a copy of the supervised practice letter to receive continuing education contact hours.

 

6308.5The Board may grant one (1) continuing education contact hour for each hour of clinical instruction, up to a maximum of eight (8) contact hours per renewal period for the activities described in § 6307.5(e), with the following documentation:

 

(a) Name of student as verified by the school;

 

(b) Name of the school;

 

(c) Dates and duration of instruction; and

 

(d) Signature of the program director.

 

6308.6The Board may grant up to six (6) continuing education contact hours per renewal period for the activities described in § 6307.5(f), if the book, chapter, or article was published or accepted for publication during the period for which credit is claimed, and satisfactory proof is submitted to the Board.

 

6308.7 The Board may grant up to six (6) contact hours per renewal period for the activities described in § 6307.5(g), with the following documentation:

 

(a) Name of student as verified by the school;

 

(b) Name of the school;

 

(c) Dates of the fieldwork; and

 

(d) Signature page of student evaluation excluding evaluation scores and comments on student.

6308.8The Board may grant up to three (3) continuing education contact hours to an applicant under this section who has successfully completed a course on management which is directly related to occupational therapy.

 

6308.9The Board may grant up to three (3) continuing education contact hours for the activities described in § 6307.5(h), provided that such participation totaled no less than eighteen (18) hours during a renewal period. The applicant shall provide the following documentation:

 

(a)Name of the committee, board, agency or organization;

 

(b)Purpose for service;

 

(c)Description of duties and roles; and

 

(d)Validation of service by an officer or representative of the organization.

 

6308.10The Board may grant up to six (6) contact hours for the activities described in § 6307.5(i), provided that such participation is sufficiently documented.

 

6308.11The Board may require proof of a licensee's completion of continuing education at the completion of a renewal period. A licensee shall:

 

(a)Maintain the required proof of completion for each continuing competence activity as specified in these regulations; and

 

(b)Retain documentation of a continuing competence activity for a minimum of two (2) years following the last day of the license renewal period for which the continuing competence activity was completed.

 

authority

Section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (“Act”), effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 937, 942 (February 12, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 4551 (June 9, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3133, 3137 (April 20, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 392 (January 17, 2014).