5407.1 A licensee in an inactive status, pursuant to § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11, shall apply for reactivation of the license by submitting a completed application on the forms required by the Board and paying the required fees.

5407.2 A licensee in an inactive status, pursuant to § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11, for twelve (12) months or more, who submits an application to reactivate a license shall:

(a) Submit proof as set forth in § 5409 of having completed twelve (12) hours of continuing education in the licensee's current area of practice for each year, or any portion thereof, the license was in inactive status up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education. Only continuing education taken in the two (2) years immediately preceding the application date will be accepted; or

(b) Submit proof of a current license in good standing to practice registered nursing in a state or territory of the United States. Verification of good standing must be sent directly to the Board by the verifying Board.

5407.3 A licensee in an inactive status, pursuant to § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11, for two (2) years or more, who submits an application to reactivate a license shall:

(a) Submit proof as set forth in § 5409 of having completed twelve (12) hours of continuing education in the licensee's current area of practice for each year, or any portion thereof, the license was in inactive status up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education. Only continuing education taken in the two (2) years immediately preceding the application date will be accepted;

(b) Submit proof of completing a re-entry program approved by the Board; or

(c) Submit proof of a current license in good standing to practice registered nursing in a state or territory of the United States. Verification of good standing must be sent directly to the Board by the verifying Board.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 622, 626 (January 20, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 8613 (September 3, 2004).