5542500 Health,Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Licensing Fees for Nursing Assistive Personnel
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Director of the Department of Health (Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1201.01 et seq. (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998, hereby gives notice of the intent to adopt the following amendments to Chapter 35 (Licensing Fees) of Title 17 (Business, Occupations, and Professionals) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
The purpose of the rulemaking is to establish licensing fees for the health professionals known as “nursing assistive personnel” – dialysis technicians, medication aides, nurse assistants, and patient care technicians.
Chapter 35, LICENSING FEES, of Title 17 DCMR, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS, is amended as follows:
Section 3500, FEES, is amended to include the following, to be inserted in appropriate alphabetical sequence in Subsection 3500.1:
DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN:
Initial Certification Fee $50.00
Endorsement Fee $50.00
Reinstatement Fee $70.00
Renewal Fee $50.00
Inactive Status Fee $10.00
Late Renewal Fee $20.00
Certificate Duplication Fee $34.00
Added Authority Fee $10.00
HOME HEALTH AIDE:
Initial Certification Fee $50.00
Endorsement Fee $50.00
Reinstatement Fee $70.00
Renewal Fee $50.00
Inactive Status Fee $10.00
Late Renewal Fee $20.00
Certificate Duplication Fee $34.00
Added Authority Fee $10.00
MEDICATION AIDE:
Initial Certification Fee $50.00
Endorsement Fee $50.00
Reinstatement Fee $70.00
Renewal Fee $50.00
Inactive Status Fee $10.00
Late Renewal Fee $20.00
Certificate Duplication Fee $34.00
Added Authority Fee $10.00
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN:
Initial Certification Fee $50.00
Endorsement Fee $50.00
Reinstatement Fee $70.00
Renewal Fee $50.00
Inactive Status Fee $10.00
Late Renewal Fee $20.00
Certificate Duplication Fee $34.00
Added Authority Fee $10.00
All persons desiring to comment on the subject of this proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be sent to the Department of Health, Office of the General Counsel, 899 North Capitol Street, N.E., 5th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20002. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from the Department of Health at the same address during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. In addition, comments may be sent to Van.Brathwaite@dc.gov.
