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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 17. BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS |
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Chapter 17-64. OPTOMETRY |
Section 17-6406. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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6406.1Subject to § 6406.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring March 31, 1992, and for subsequent terms.
6406.2This section shall not apply to applicants for an initial license by examination, reciprocity, or endorsement, nor shall it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination.
6406.3A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 6407.
6406.4An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit proof of having completed twenty-four (24) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two-year (2) period preceding the date the license expires.
6406.5To qualify for a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, D.C. Code § 2-3305.11 (1987 Supp.) who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof of having completed twelve (12) hours of approved continuing education credit for each license year after March 31, 1990, that the applicant was in inactive status.
6406.4 An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit proof of having completed thirty- six (36) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two (2) year period preceding the date the license expires. Such proof shall be submitted within thirty (30) days after it is requested by the Board.
6406.7An 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.
6406.8An applicant under this section shall prove completion of continuing education course work that was audited under §6408.3 by submitting with the application a signed statement from the instructor on college stationery for each class attended.
6406.9An 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 proof pursuant to §6406.7 and by paying the required late fee.
6406.10Upon submitting proof and paying the late fee, the applicants shall be 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.
6406.11If 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.
6406.12The 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.