Section 17-8102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE AS A POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIST

 

8102.1  An applicant for a licensure as a polysomnographic technologist shall submit to the Board:

(a) A completed application on a form provided by the Board;

(b) A completed criminal background check in accordance with 17 DCMR § 8501;

(c) Proof that the applicant holds current certification in cardiopulmonary

  resuscitation (CPR) from either the American Heart Association or the

 American Red Cross;

 

(d) Certification signed by a supervising polysomnographic technologist

 or a qualified medical doctor, on a form provided by the Board, verifying that the applicant has completed at least fifty (50) sleep studies in one (1) or more facilities that are provisionally or fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM);

 

(e) Proof that the applicant has successfully passed the Registered

 Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) Exam or other nationally recognized examination, as approved by the Board; and  

 

(f) Attestation on a form provided by the Board that the applicant will be  

 supervised by a licensed  physician while acting as a polysomnographic  

 technologist. 

 

8102.2Within thirty (30) business days after the application for licensure has been

received by the Board, the Board shall, at the request of the applicant, issue a supervised practice letter to the applicant to document that his or her application is pending and that he or she is authorized to practice as a polysomnographic

technologist under this chapter.  The practice letter shall not be renewable and shall expire at the earlier of the following:

 

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

 

(b) Upon receipt of written notice from the Board that the application for

 licensure has been denied.

 

8102.3If the applicant is employed by more than one (1) employer, he or she must obtain one (1) practice letter for each place of employment. 

 

8102.4Upon receipt of a supervised practice letter, the applicant shall inform his or her employer(s) of the date of expiration of the letter and shall immediately cease the practice of polysomnography on that date or upon receipt of written notice from the Board that the application for licensure has been denied, whichever date is earlier.  The applicant thereafter may practice in a non-professional healthcare occupation, until receipt of a license or issuance of a license number.

8102.5If the applicant obtains a new supervisor, he or she must inform the Board and submit a new attestation form within fifteen (15) days after the change in supervisor. 

 

8102.6An applicant must notify the Board and file a new attestation form before beginning employment with a new employer. 

 

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)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3758, 3759 (April 29, 2011).