4553973 This rulemaking deletes provision relating to provisional licensure and adopts the American College of Health Care Administrators’ Code of Ethics as the professional ethics standards for the profession.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

NOTICE OF FINAL 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) (2012 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998, hereby gives notice of his intent to adopt the following amendments to Section 6212 (Code of Professional Conduct), Chapter 62 (Nursing Home Administration), Title 17 (Business, Occupations, and Professions), of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

 

This rulemaking will strike provisions relating to provisional licensure and adopt the American College of Health Care Administrators’ Code of Ethics as the professional ethics standards  for nursing home administrators, Administrator-in-Training, and students and graduates authorized to practice nursing home administration pursuant to 17 DCMR § 6211.

 

These rules were previously published in the D.C. Register as a proposed rulemaking on May 3, 2013, at 60 DCR 6500.  No written comments were received from the public in connection with this publication during the thirty (30)-day comment period, and no changes have been made to the rulemaking. 

 

Final action to adopt the rules took place on June 27, 2013.  These rules will be effective upon publication of the notice in the D.C. Register.

 

CHAPTER 62, NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION, of TITLE 17, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONS, OF THE DCMR is amended as follows:

 

Section 6212 is amended to read as follows:

 

6212                CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

 

6212.1             A licensee licensed under this Chapter, an Administrator-in-Training Program (A.I.T.), or a student or graduate authorized to practice nursing home administration pursuant to 17 DCMR § 6211 shall adhere to the standards set forth in the “Code of Ethics” as published by the American College of Health Care Administrators.

 

Section 6299 is amended by deleting the term and definition of “Provisional License”.