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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 17-82. PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS |
Section 17-8208. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
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8208.1The Board may grant continuing education credit for whole hours only, with a minimum of fifty (50) minutes constituting one (1) credit hour.
8208.2For approved undergraduate or graduate courses, each semester hour of credit shall constitute fifteen (15) hours of continuing education credit, and each quarter hour of credit constitutes ten (10) hours of continuing education credit.
8208.3The Board may grant a maximum of ten (10) continuing education credits per year to an applicant who attends in-service education programs.
8208.4The Board may grant an applicant who serves as an instructor or speaker at an acceptable program for both preparation and presentation time, subject to the restrictions set forth in §§ 8208.5 through 8208.8.
8208.5The maximum amount of credit that may be granted for preparation time is twice the amount of the associated presentation time.
8208.6The maximum amount of credit that may be granted pursuant to § 8208.4 is fifty percent (50%) of an applicant's continuing education requirement.
8208.7If an applicant has previously received credit in connection with a particular presentation, the Board shall not grant credit for a subsequent presentation unless it involves either a different subject or substantial additional research concerning the same subject.
8208.8The presentation shall have been completed during the period for which credit is claimed.
8208.9The Board may grant an applicant who is an author or editor of a published book four (4) units or forty (40) hours of continuing education credit, 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 in the application.
8208.10The Board may grant an applicant who is the sole author or co-author of a published original paper, journal article or poster presentation, two (2) units or twenty (20) hours of credit, subject to the same restrictions set forth for books in § 8208.9.
8208.11The Board may grant an applicant who is the sole author of a published book review, review paper, or abstract one (1) unit or ten (10) hours of continuing education credit, subject to the same restrictions set forth for books in § 8208.9.