5619712 Health, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Licensing Fees for Medical Device Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors, and Vendors
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 4902 and 4908 of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-731(a)(8) and (c), and 7-737 (2012 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)), and Mayor’s Order 2006-34, dated March 12, 2006, hereby gives notice of the intent to take proposed rulemaking action 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 initial licensing and renewal fees for manufacturers, distributors, importers, and vendors of medical devices in the District of Columbia.
These regulations will become effective after a thirty (30) day comment period in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 35, LICENSING FEES, of Title 17 DCMR, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS, is amended as follows:
Section 3500, FEES, Subsection 3500.1, is amended as follows:
A new category is added in alphabetical sequence to read as follows:
MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, IMPORTERS,
VENDORS OF MEDICAL DEVICES:
Initial Licensure Fee $500.00
Renewal Fee (annual) $500.00
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, or to Van.Brathwaite@dc.gov. 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.
