6706 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

6706.1 Subject to § 6706.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring January 31, 1991, and for subsequent terms.6706.2 This section shall not apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination.6706.3 A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is approved by the Board in accordance with § 6707.6706.4 An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 6706.7 of having completed four (4) continuing education units or forty (40) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two-year period preceding the date the license expires. Such proof shall be submitted within ten (10) days after it is requested by the Board.6706.5 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) who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 6706.7 of having completed two (2) continuing education units or twenty (20) hours of approved continuing education credit for each license year after January 31, 1989, that the applicant was in inactive status.6706.6 To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license that has expired pursuant to § 512(b) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.12(b)) shall submit proof pursuant to § 6706.7 of having completed two (2) continuing education units or twenty (20) hours of approved continuing education credit for each year after January 31, 1989, that the applicant was in an expired status, up to a maximum of ten (10) continuing education units or one hundred (100) hours.6706.7 An applicant submitting proof of completion of continuing education units shall submit 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.6706.8 If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to submit proof of having completed continuing education requirements by the date the license expires, the applicant shall not practice until his or her license has been renewed.6706.9 An applicant for renewal of a license who fails to submit proof of having completed continuing education requirements by the date the license expires may renew the license up to sixty (60) days after expiration by submitting proof pursuant to § 6706.7 and paying the late fee.6706.10 If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements or pay the late fee within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicant's license, the license shall be deemed to have lapsed and the applicant shall be required to apply for reinstatement pursuant to § 512 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.12).

6706.11 The Board may, in its discretion, grant an extension of the sixty (60) day period to renew after expiration if the applicant's failure to submit proof of completion was for good cause. For purposes of this section, "good cause" includes the following:

(a) Serious and protracted illness of the applicant;

(b) The death or serious and protracted illness of a member of the applicant's immediate family.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 945, 948 (February 12, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 6451 (June 25, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 2600 (March 14, 2008).