D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 17. BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS |
Chapter 17-65. PHARMACISTS |
Section 17-6515. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
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6515.1A contact hour shall consist of at least fifty (50) minutes of instruction in an approved continuing education program and shall equal one-tenth (0.1) of a continuing education credit ("CEU").
6515.2For approved undergraduate or graduate courses, each semester hour of credit constitutes fifteen (15) contact hours of continuing education credit, and each quarter hour constitutes ten (10) contact hours of continuing education credit.
6515.3The Board may grant a maximum of ten (10) contact hours of continuing education credits per year to an applicant who attends in-service education programs.
6515.4The Board may grant credit for both preparation and presentation time to an applicant who serves as an instructor or speaker at an acceptable program, 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; and
(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; and
(c)The presentation must have been completed during the period for which credit is claimed.
6515.5The Board may grant an applicant who is an author or editor of a published book in the field of pharmacy thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education credits, if the book has been published or accepted for publication during the period for which credit is claimed, and the applicant submits proof of this fact with the application.
6515.6The Board may grant an applicant who is an author of a published original paper in the field of Pharmacy eight (8) contact hours of continuing education credits, subject to the same restrictions set forth for books in § 6515.5.
6515.7The Board may grant an applicant who is the sole author of a published book review, review paper, or abstract, in the field of Pharmacy, two (2) contact hours of continuing education credits, subject to the same restrictions set forth for books in § 6515.5.