6906.1 Subject of §6906.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring December 31, 1991, and for subsequent terms.

6906.2 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.

6906.3 A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with §6907.

6906.4 An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit proof of having completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credit during the two-year (2) period preceding the date the license expires.

6906.5 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 that has been inactive up to a maximum of two (2) years shall submit proof of having completed fifteen (15) approved continuing education credits for each inactive year. An applicant whose license was inactive for more than two (2) years shall retake and pass the D.C. jurisprudence examination and shall complete the number and type of continuing education credits required by Board which shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.

6906.6 To qualify for a license, a person who submits an application for reinstatement of a license that has been expired up to a maximum of two (2) years shall submit proof of having completed fifteen (15) approved continuing education credits for each year the license was expired. An applicant whose license was expired for more than two (2) years shall retake and pass the D.C. jurisprudence examination, and complete the number and type of continuing education credits required by the Board, which shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.

6906.7 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 continuing education program or activity:

(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, a complete schedule with time allotments for each topic or subtopic and lunch or breaks, and the name of each instructor or speaker;

(c) The date(s) on which the applicant participated in the program;

(d) The hours of continuing education credit claimed; and

(e) A copy of the continuing education completion verification document that includes the sponsor’s signature and seal.

6906.8 [REPEALED]

6906.9 A licensee shall complete three (3) continuing education credits in each of the following:

(a) Ethics or risk liability; and

(b) Cultural competence.

6906.10 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 and by paying the required additional late fee.

6906.11 Upon submitting proof and paying the late fee, the applicants shall be deemed to have possessed a valid license during the period between the expiration of the license and the submission of the required documentation and payment of the late fee.

6906.12 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 applicant’s license, the license shall be considered to have lapsed on the date of expiration.

6906.13 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.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 2921, 2927 (April 22, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6019-6020(July 31, 2009).