418960 To amend the definition of the term “conference” and to allow an applicant who is a healthcare professional holding an active license in in the District to submit a copy of his or her license with the application in lieu of an official ...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

                                          

 

The Director of the Department of Health (“Department”), pursuant to the authority set forth in section 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.), Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998, the SafeRx Amendment Act of 2008, effective March 26, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-0131; 55 DCR 4462), and Mayor’s Order 2008-94, dated July 3, 2008, hereby gives notice of the adoption of the following amendments to Chapter 83 (Pharmaceutical Detailers) of Title 17 (Business, Occupations and Professions) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).   

The purpose of this amendment is to amend the definition of the term “conference” to include a scientific or medical educational meeting or symposium accredited by a nationally recognized healthcare professional education accreditation body (e.g., the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, and the American Nurses Association) In addition, this amendment would allow an applicant for a pharmaceutical detailing license who is a healthcare professional holding an active license in good standing in the District to submit with his or her application a copy of his or her license in lieu of an official transcript.

 

An earlier version of these rules was published in the D.C. Register as a proposed rulemaking on June 26, 2009 at 56 DCR 5065.  Written comments were received in connection with that notice from the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.  Additionally, § 8302 of Title 17, DCMR was amended to allow healthcare professionals who hold an active license in good standing in the District to submit a copy of their license in lieu of an official transcript when applying for a pharmaceutical detailing license.  The amended rulemaking was published for an additional comment period on March 5, 2010 at 57 DCR 1904.  No written comments were received in connection with that notice and no changes have been made from the rulemaking published on March 5, 2010.  These final rules will be effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Chapter 83 (Pharmaceutical Detailers) of Title 17 (Business Occupations and Professions) of the DCMR is amended as follows:

 

Section 8302 is amended as follows:

 

8302                EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

 

8302.1             Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an applicant shall furnish proof

                        satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is a graduate of an institution of higher

                        education recognized by the Board in accordance with § 742 of the Act, D. C.

                        Official Code § 3-1207.42 (2001).

 

8302.2             Except as provided in § 8302.3, an applicant shall submit an official certificate of graduation or a transcript in a sealed envelope from the institution of higher education to the Board with the completed application.

 

8302.3             An applicant who holds a health professional license for a profession

                        which requires a degree, may submit a copy of the license in lieu of an official

                        certificate of graduation or transcript as proof of having graduated from an 

                        institution of higher education recognized by the Board in accordance with § 742

                        of the Act, D. C. Official Code § 3-1207.42.

 

8302.4             The Board may grant a license to practice pharmaceutical detailing to an applicant

                        who is a graduate of an institution of higher education from a foreign country, if

the institution or education program was accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation at the time the applicant graduated.

 

8302.5             If a document required by this chapter is in a language other than English, an applicant shall arrange for its translation into English by a translation service acceptable to the Board and shall submit a translation signed by the translator attesting to its accuracy.

 

 

Section 8399.1 is amended as follows:

 

The following terms and their ascribed meanings are amended to read as follows:

 

Conference - (1) A meeting, symposium, exposition, exhibit, convention, assembly, or like gathering, including meetings of a regional, national, or international professional association, society, or body, for the discussion of health-related issues consisting of multi-pharmaceutical company or labeler representation and targeting a regional, national, or international audience; or (2) a scientific or medical educational meeting or symposium that is accredited by a nationally recognized healthcare professional education accreditation body (e.g., the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, and the American Nurses Association).

 

Applicant- A person applying for a license to practice pharmaceutical detailing under this chapter.