4443684 This rulemaking proposes to establish a combined continuing education requirement for persons licensed in both audiology and speech-language pathology

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 adopt the following amendments to Chapter 78 (Audiology) 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 establish continuing education requirements for persons holding dual licensure in audiology and speech-language pathology.

   

CHAPTER 78, AUDIOLOGY, of TITLE 17, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONS, OF THE DCMR is amended as follows:

 

Section 7808, CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, is amended as follows:

 

Subsection 7808.3 is amended to read as follows:

 

7808.3         An applicant for renewal of a license, who is not subject to Subsection 7808.9, shall submit proof of having completed twenty (20) hours of approved continuing education hours during the two (2) year period preceding the date the license expires, including one (1) hour in ethics.  The hours must be related to audiology.

 

Subsection 7808.9 is added to read as follows:

 

7808.9         An applicant for dual licensure renewal shall submit proof of having completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education hours during the two year period preceding the date the license expires, including one (1) hour in ethics.  Of the thirty (30) hours, the applicant shall have completed at least five (5) hours in the discipline of audiology and five (5) hours in the discipline of speech-language pathology.  An applicant for dual licensure renewal shall also satisfy all applicable requirements in Chapter 79 of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, which governs the continuing education requirements of speech-language pathologists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7899, DEFINITION, is amended as follows:

 

Subsection 7899.2 is amended to include:

 

Dual licensure renewal – renewal of both an audiology and a speech-language pathology license in the District of Columbia within the same renewal period.

 

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 Phillip Husband, 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].