D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6309

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 17-6309 - REACTIVATION

6309.1

The requirements of this section shall apply to licensees under this chapter who have been in inactive status and seeks reactivation of their license in accordance with § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11.

6309.2

A reactivation applicant whose license has been inactive five (5) years or less who does not hold a license in any other jurisdiction shall complete twelve (12) contact hours of approved continuing education for each year that the applicant was not licensed, up to a maximum of sixty (60) hours, providing further that, regardless of the total number of continuing education hours required, two (2) of the required hours shall be LGBTQ continuing education. Ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing education shall be in the subjects determined by the Director as public health priorities of the District, which shall be duly published every five (5) years or as deemed appropriate.

6309.3

A reactivation application whose license has been inactive for more than 5 (five) years and who does not hold an active license in any other jurisdiction shall complete:

(a) Twelve (12) contact hours of approved continuing education for each year that the applicant was not licensed, up to a maximum of sixty (60) hours, provided that ten percent (10%) of the total required continuing education shall be in the subjects determined by the Director as public health priorities of the District, which shall be duly published every five (5) years or as deemed appropriate. Additionally, twenty- four (24) of the required contact hours shall have been completed within two (2) years prior to the date the application is submitted and two (2) of the total hours required shall be LGBTQ continuing education; and

(b) One hundred sixty (160) hours of supervised clinical training by a licensed occupational therapist within the two (2) months prior to the date the application is submitted.

6309.4

An applicant for reactivation of an occupational therapy license who holds an active license in any other jurisdiction shall not be required to submit proof of continuing education contact hours with the application.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6309

Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 4551 (June 9, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3133, 3137 (April 20, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 392 (January 17, 2014); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 8245 (8/18/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 7941 (7/5/2019)

Section 6309 is formerly entitled, "Supervision." Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3133 (April 20, 2012) renamed the section, "Reactivation."

Authority: 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.