5653953 Health, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Nursing Assistive Personnel (NAP) Licensing Fees

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

NOTICE OF FINAL 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 adoption of 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 certification fees for the health professionals known as “nursing assistive personnel” – dialysis technicians, medication aides, nurse assistants, and patient care technicians. 

 

These amendments were published as Proposed Rulemaking in the D.C. Register on July 10, 2015 at 62 DCR 009486.  No comments were received and no changes have been made to this rulemaking. The rules were adopted as final on August 27, 2015 and will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

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