5206 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

5206.1 Subject to § 5206.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring February 28, 2008.5206.2 This section shall not apply to applicants for an initial license by examination, reciprocity, or endorsement, nor shall it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination.5206.3 A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 5207.5206.4 An applicant for renewal of a license shall:- (a) Have completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two (2) year period preceding the date the license expires;

- (b) Attest to completion of the required continuing education credit on the renewal application form; and

- (c) Be subject to a random audit.5206.5 To qualify for a license a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 (2001) for five (5) years who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 5206.8 of having completed fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education credit in the year immediately preceding the date of the application.5206.6 To qualify for a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 (2001) for more than five (5) years who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 5206.8 of having completed approved continuing education credit in the year immediately preceding the date of the application as follows:- (a) Thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credit; and

- (b) One hundred sixty (160) hours within a sixty (60) day period of professional practice under the supervision of a naturopathic physician.5206.7 To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 5206.8 of having completed approved continuing education credit in the year immediately preceding the date of the application as follows:- (a) Thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credit; and

- (b) One hundred sixty (160) hours within a sixty (60) day period of professional practice under the supervision of a naturopathic physician.5206.8 Except as provided in § 5206.10, an applicant under this section shall prove completion of required continuing education credits by submitting with the application the following information with respect to each program:- (a) The name and address of the sponsor of the program;

- (b) The name of the program, its location, a description of the subject matter covered,

and the names of the instructors;

(c) The dates on which the applicant attended the program;

(d) The hours of credit claimed; and

(e) Verification by the sponsor of completion, by signature or stamp.

5206.9 Beginning with the 2008 renewal period, the Board shall conduct a random audit of continuing education credits at the completion of each renewal period.

5206.10 Applicants for renewal of a license shall only be required to prove completion of the required continuing education credit by submitting proof pursuant to § 5206.8 if requested to do so as part of the random audit, or if otherwise requested to do so by the Board.

SOURCE: As amended by final rulemaking published at 53 DCR 4799 (June 16, 2006).