5406.1 Except as provided in § 5406.4, an applicant for renewal of a license shall have completed, during the two (2) years before the expiration of the license, twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education meeting the requirements of § 5410 and the following:

(a) Two (2) hours shall be in cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10 (b)(5); and

(b) Ten percent (10%) of the total shall be in subjects determined by the Director as public health priorities of the District, which shall be duly published every five (5) years or as deemed necessary.

5406.2 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b-1)(3), the requirements of D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)(4) are waived.

5406.3 The Board may periodically conduct an audit of licensees to determine compliance with the continuing education requirements. A licensee who has been selected to participate in an audit shall, within thirty (30) days of receiving the notice of the audit, submit proof of completion of the continuing education required pursuant to § 5406.1.

5406.4 An applicant seeking renewal of the license for the first time after the initial grant of the license shall not be required to complete continuing education. A reinstatement or reactivation of a license shall not constitute an initial grant of a license.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 622, 625 (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).