2083771 Amendment to Section 6902 to permit grandfathering of students enrolled in doctoral programs that do not meet the requirements of § 6902.1(b)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
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, 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, hereby gives notice of the adoption of the following amendments to chapter 69 of title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
The purpose of these changes is to add a “grandfathering” paragraph to section 6902 so that persons who were enrolled in doctoral programs prior to April 15, 2011, the date of the adoption of subsection 6901.1(b) as Final Rulemaking, that do not meet the requirements of subsection 6902.1(b) may become licensed in the District of Columbia.
This rulemaking was published on December 9, 2011, at 58 DCR 10381. Action to adopt the rules as final took place on February 17, 2012. No comments were received and no changes have been made since the rules were published as proposed.
These regulations will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 69 (Psychology) of title 17 (Business, Occupations & Professions) is amended as follows:6902.12 An applicant whose doctoral program does not meet the requirements of § 6902.1(b) shall be eligible for licensure provided that the applicant was enrolled in the doctoral program prior to April 15, 2011, and the applicant
meets all other requirements of this chapter necessary for licensure.
