To qualify for the renewal of a certification, an applicant shall:

1. (a) Have performed eight (8) hours of patient care technician tasks enumerated in § 9715.1 for compensation during the prior twenty-four (24) months;
2. (b) Have completed, during the two (2) years before the expiration of the certification, twenty-four (24) hours of in-service training or continuing education relevant to the functions of patient care technicians and meeting the following requirements:
3. (1) 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
4. (2) 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; and
5. (c) Have completed a criminal background check as required by § 9703.

9707.2 PCTs who have another active District of Columbia certification as nursing assistive personnel (NAP) may apply continuing education hours to NAP renewal requirements.

9707.3 The Board may conduct a random audit of renewal applicants or certified Patient Care Technicians to determine compliance with § 9707.1.

9707.4 The Board shall have the authority, in accordance with § 4018.1, to modify the number of hours of in-service training or continuing education required pursuant to § 9707.1(b) for any renewal applicant if there is good cause which necessitates a modification.

9707.5 The Board shall have the authority, in accordance with § 4018.2, to modify the number of hours of in-service training or continuing education required pursuant to § 9707.1(b) for all renewal applicants if an extraordinary circumstance, such as a public health emergency, necessitates a modification.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 11404 (August 23, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 009545 (September 10, 2021).