D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, § 3731
3731.1 The Board, in its discretion, may approve continuing education programs that contribute to the growth in professional competence of a barber, cosmetologist, or specialty cosmetologist, and that meet the other requirements of this section.
3731.2 Unless the school or organization offering the program or course is exempt from the accreditation requirements of the Educational Licensure Commission, the school or organization shall obtain certification or licensure from the Educational Licensure Commission.
3731.3 Schools or organizations accredited by the Educational Licensure Commission that offer continuing education programs or courses shall be considered certified for the purposes of this section.
3731.4 The Board may approve the following types of continuing education programs, if the programs meet the requirements of § 3731.7:
3731.5 A sponsor of a continuing education program shall submit a completed application to the Board at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of the presentation of each program for which the sponsor seeks approval.
3731.6 A sponsor of a continuing education program shall have the burden of verifying whether the Board, pursuant to this section, has approved a program prior to advertising the program as approved by the Board.
3731.7 In order to be approved by the Board for continuing education credit, a program shall meet the following requirements:
knowledge and skills in the practice of barbering, cosmetology, or specialty cosmetology;
(c) The stated program objectives shall specify the level of knowledge the participant should have attained, or the level of competency the participant should be able to demonstrate, upon completing the program;
(d) The program shall be developed by persons qualified in the subject matter and in instructional design;
(e) The program shall be instructed by an individual approved by the Board;
(f) The program content shall be current in its subject matter;
(g) All providers shall have a system of written evaluation by students in which the program and the instructor are evaluated at the end of each offering. The evaluation form shall accompany the application. Providers shall keep the completed evaluation forms on each program and instructor for four (4) years from the end of the offering; and
(h) The sponsor shall agree to allow the Board to conduct an audit of the written student evaluations at any time within four (4) years of the time that a given program was offered.
3731.8 Distance learning courses may be approved as follows:
(a) Distance learning courses may be certified by the Board if they provide the Board with appropriate documentation that National Association of Barber Boards of America (NABBA), National Coalition of Estheticians, Manufacturers/ Distributors & Associations (NCEA), or National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology, Inc. (NIC) certification is in effect, that the distance learning course meets the content requirements of § 3731.7, and that the course meets the following additional requirements of the Board:
(1) Distance learning courses shall not include pre-licensing education courses;
(2) Distance learning courses shall only include elective continuing education courses;
(3) Distance learning courses shall be a mastery-based format defined as follows:
(A) Having at least one (1) objective;
3731.9 The Board may approve programs with a minimum of one (1) instructional hour.
3731.10 Any significant changes in program content or program instructor shall be submitted to the Board in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the change for Board approval.
3731.11 Approval of a program or course by the Board shall continue until the end of the two (2) year licensing period during which approval is given.
3731.12 A program sponsor shall issue a certificate of successful completion to a licensee who completes the program. A program sponsor shall not issue a certificate to a licensee who fails to complete the entire program.
3731.13 Within ten (10) days after the completion of the continuing education program, the program sponsor shall forward to the Board a list of all participants, which shall include each participant’s license number, name, and address.
3731.14 A program sponsor shall retain records of the following information:
(a) The outline of the program;
(b) The program date(s);
(c) The program location(s);
(d) The instructor(s); and
(e) The number of instructional hours.
3731.15 A program sponsor shall retain a copy of the information required by § 3731.12 and 3731.13 for a period of at least five (5) years of the time that a given program was offered.
3731.16 A sponsor of a program that has been approved by the Board for one (1) license period shall reapply for approval at least ninety (90) days prior to the beginning of the next license renewal period.
3731.17 A sponsor of a continuing education program that has been approved by the Board may apply for renewal of that program by submitting a renewal application and, in alternate renewal cycles, providing an updated syllabus outlining the course content.
3731.18 Sponsors or schools offering continuing education programs shall notify the Board in writing within thirty (30) days, if certification by NABBA, NCEA, or N IC ceases.
Source: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 8353, 8355 (September 30, 2011).