Section 17-6706. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

 

6706.1 Subject to § 6706.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal,

reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring on or after January 31, 2013, and for subsequent terms.

 

6706.2 This section shall not apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license.

 

6706.3 A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is approved by the Board in accordance with § 6707.

 

6706.4 To qualify for a license, an applicant for renewal of a license shall:

 

(a) Have completed four (4) continuing education units or forty (40) credit hours of approved continuing education credit during the two (2) year period immediately preceding the date the license expires, which shall include not more than two (2) continuing education units or twenty (20) credit hours of approved continuing education credits earned through internet courses;

 

(b) Attest to completion of the required continuing education units or credits on the renewal application form; and

 

(c) Be subject to a random audit.

 

6706.5  A licensee who is selected to participate in the Board’s continuing

education audit shall, within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the

selection, submit proof pursuant to § 6706.8 of having completed the required  approved continuing education credits during the two (2)-year    period immediately preceding the date the license expires.

 

6706.6 To qualify for a license, a person in inactive status, within the meaning of § 511 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11(2007 Repl.)) for five (5) years or less who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to §  6706.7 of having completed the following within the two (2) year period preceding the date of the application for reactivation of that applicant’s license:

 

(a)  Four (4) continuing education units or forty (40) credit hours of approved continuing education credits; and

 

(b)  An additional two (2) continuing education units or twenty (20) credit

 hours of approved continuing education credit for each additional year that the applicant was in inactive status beginning with the third year; provided, that the maximum total number of units and credits required under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection shall not exceed ten (10) continuing education units or one hundred (100) hours. 

 

6706.7 To qualify for a license, a person in inactive status, within the meaning of § 511 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11(2007 Repl.)) for more than five (5) years who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 6706.9 of having completed the following within the two (2) year period preceding the date of the application for reactivation of that applicant’s license:

 

(a)  Four (4) continuing education units or forty (40) credit hours of approved continuing education credits;

 

(b) An additional two (2) continuing education units or twenty (20) credit

 hours of approved continuing education credit for each additional year that the applicant was in inactive status beginning with the third year provided, that the maximum total number of units and credits required under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection shall not exceed ten (10) continuing education units or one hundred (100) hours; and

 

(c)  Proof of achieving a rating of “Sufficiently Qualified” on the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy’s Practice Review Tool, or of successful completion of a Board-approved reentry course.

 

6706.8 To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license that has

expired pursuant to § 512(b) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.12(b)(2007 Repl.)) shall submit proof pursuant to § 6706.9 of having completed:

 

(a) Four (4) continuing education units or forty (40) credit hours of approved continuing education credits within the two (2) year    period preceding the date of the application for reinstatement; and

 

(b)An additional two (2) continuing education units or twenty (20) credit hours of approved continuing education credit for each    additional year that the license was expired beginning with the    third year; provided, that the maximum total number of units and    credits required under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection    shall not exceed ten (10) continuing education units or one hundred   (100) hours.

 

6706.9 Except as provided in § 6706.10, an applicant under this section shall prove completion of the required continuing education credits by submitting with the application the following information with respect to each program for which continuing education credit is claimed, and shall maintain for a period of at least five (5) years 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;

 

(c)  The location of the program;

 

(d)  A description of the subject matter covered in the program;

 

(e)  The names of the program instructors;

 

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

 

(g) The hours of credit claimed; and

 

(h) Verification by the sponsor of completion, by signature or stamp.

 

6706.10 Applicants for renewal of a license shall only be required to prove completion of the required continuing education credits by submitting proof pursuant to § 6706.9 if requested to do so as part of the random audit, or if otherwise requested to do so by the Board.

 

6706.11 An applicant for renewal of a license who fails to submit proof of having

completed the continuing education requirements by the date the license expires may renew the license up to thirty (30) days after the expiration by  submitting this proof and paying the required additional late fee.

 

6706.12 Upon submission of proof and payment, the applicant shall be deemed to have possessed a valid license during the period between the expiration of the license and the submission of the proof and payment.

 

6706.13 If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements or pay the late fee within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the applicant’s license, the license shall be considered to have lapsed on the date of expiration.

 

6706.14 The Board may, in its discretion, grant an extension of the thirty (30) day period to renew after expiration if the applicant’s failure to submit proof of completion was for good cause. For the purposes of this section, good cause includes the following:

 

(a) Serious and protracted illness of the applicant; and

 

(b) The death or serious and protracted illness of a member of the applicant's immediate family.

 

6706.15 If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to submit proof of having completed continuing education requirements by the date the license expires, the applicant shall not practice until his or her license has been renewed.

 

authority

The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14)(2007 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998,

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 945, 948 (February 12, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 6451 (June 25, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 2600 (March 14, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5462 (July 1, 2011).