4307302 This rulemaking will strike provisions relating to provisional licensure and adopt the American College of Health Care Administrators’ Code of Ethics as the professional ethics standards for nursing home administrators, Administrator-in-...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

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 (“Act”), 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 his intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt the following amendments to Chapter 62 (Nursing Home Administration) of Title 17 (Business, Occupations, and Professions) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), in not less than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

This rulemaking will strike provisions relating to provisional licensure and adopt the American College of Health Care Administrators’ Code of Ethics as the professional ethics standards  for nursing home administrators, Administrator-in-Training, and students and graduates authorized to practice nursing home administration, pursuant to 17 DCMR § 6211.

 

CHAPTER 62, NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION, of TITLE 17, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONS, OF THE DCMR is amended as follows:

 

The title of Section 6212 is amended to: CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.

 

Section 6212 is amended to read as follows:

 

6212                CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

 

6212.1             A licensee licensed under this Chapter, an Administrator-in-Training Program (A.I.T.), or a student or graduate authorized to practice nursing home administration pursuant to 17 DCMR § 6211 shall adhere to the standards set forth in the “Code of Ethics” as published by the American College of Health Care Administrators.

 

 

Section 6299 (DEFINITIONS) is amended by deleting the term and definition of “Provisional License”

 

 

All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking action shall submit written comments, not later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register, to Kenneth Campbell, General Counsel, Department of Health, Office of the General Counsel, 899 North Capitol Street, N.E., 5^th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20002.  Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the address listed above, or by contacting Angli Black, Administrative Assistant, at [e-mail], [phone].