5400.1 This chapter applies to applicants for and holders of a license to practice registered nursing and persons otherwise authorized to practice pursuant to §§ 5411 and 5412. No persons may practice registered nursing in the District unless licensed or otherwise authorized to do so in accordance with this chapter.

5400.2 Chapters 40 (General Rules), 41 (Administrative Procedures), and 85 (Licensed, Registered, or Certified Health Professional Criminal Background Checks) of this title shall supplement this chapter.

5400.3 An application for license that remains incomplete for ninety (90) days or more from the date of submission shall be considered abandoned and closed by the Board. The applicant whose application was closed pursuant to this subsection and who wishes to obtain a license shall thereafter be required to reapply, comply with the current requirements for licensure, and pay the required fees.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 622 (January 20, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 8613 (September 3, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 010990 (September 2, 2022).