Section 17-8608. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

 

8608.1The Board may grant continuing education credit for whole hours only, with a minimum of fifty (50) minutes constituting one (1) credit hour.

 

 

8608.2The Board may grant a maximum of ten (10) continuing education credits per licensure period to an applicant who participates in one (1) or more in-service education programs.

 

8608.3The Board may grant a maximum of fifty percent (50%) of an applicant’s continuing education requirement for completing continuing education activities under § 8607.6.

 

8608.4The Board may grant credit to an applicant who serves as an instructor or speaker at an approved program for preparation and presentation time, subject to the restrictions under § 8608.7 through § 8608.9.

 

8608.5The amount of continuing education credit that may be granted shall be fifty percent (50%) of the amount of actual presentation time.    

 

8608.6If 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.

 

8608.7The presentation shall have been completed during the period for which credit is claimed.

 

8608.8The Board may grant continuing education credit under § 8607.6 only if the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Board that the work has been published or accepted for publication during the period for which credit is claimed.

 

8608.9The Board may grant continuing education credits for the following activities in the following amounts:

(a) For serving as a reviewer of articles submitted for publication, one (1) continuing education credit may be granted for each article reviewed up to a maximum of three (3) articles; 

 

(b) For providing a published critique or response to a published article, one (1) continuing education credit may be granted up to a maximum of three (3) critiques or responses;

 

(c) For publishing an article, a maximum of three (3) continuing education credits may be granted;

 

(d) For publishing a book,  a maximum of fifteen (15) continuing education credits may be granted;

    

(e) For serving as a co-editor of a published book, a maximum of fifteen (15) continuing education credits may be divided among the co-editors with each co-editor receiving at least three (3) continuing education credits;

 

(f)   For publishing a book chapter, a maximum of three (3) continuing education credits may be granted;  

 

(g)  For reviewing a book, a maximum of three (3) continuing education credits may be granted;  

 

(h)  For serving as a senior editor for a journal or periodical, a maximum of  twelve (12) continuing education credits may be granted;

 

(i)  For serving as an associate editor for a journal or periodical, a maximum of nine (9) continuing education credits may be granted;

 

(j)  For serving as a junior (or comparable level) editor, six (6) continuing education credits may be granted;

 

(k)  For serving as a speaker or instructor for a seminar, workshop, conference, or in-service training, a maximum of six (6) continuing education credits per total presentation time may be granted; or

 

(l)  For serving as a developer of an online or home study continuing education course, a maximum of three (3) continuing education credits per course may be granted.

 

8608.10A registrant shall receive no more than fifteen (15) continuing education credits for any combination of the activities listed in § 8608.11 or for completing any combination of online and home study courses. 

 

8608.11No continuing education credit shall be awarded for any activity of a registrant if either of the following is true:

 

(a) The activity is an expected responsibility of a paid position held by the registrant (such as a professor on a tenure track publishing an article); or

 

(b) The registrant received compensation for the activity (including honoraria) or the registrant shall receive compensation in the future. 

 

authority

The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth under § 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (Act), effective March 15, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14)), and in accordance with Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3246, 3252 (April 15, 2011); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 59 DCR 8356, 8357 (July 13, 2012).