D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22-B, § 224
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SARS-CoV-2 VACCINE COUNSELING
Effective Oct 22, 202168 DCR 011091Authority: Section 1 of An Act To Authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make regulations to prevent and control the spread of communicable and preventable diseases, approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1408, D.C. Official Code §§ 7-131 et seq.) (2018 Repl.)), and section 2 of Mayor’s Order 98-141, dated August 20, 1998. Source: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 011091 (October 22, 2021).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
224
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SARS-CoV-2 VACCINE COUNSELING
224.1
In addition to any other continuing education requirements and subject to subsection 224.2, a person licensed to practice one of the following professions must complete two (2) hours of continuing education on SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, including, but not limited to, SARS-CoV-2 vaccine safety, best practices for counseling patients about SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy and effectiveness, on or before September 30, 2021:
- (a) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse;
- (b) Audiologist;
- (c) Chiropractor;
- (d) Dentist;
- (e) Dietician;
- (f) Doctor of Osteopath;
- (g) Licensed Clinical Social Worker;
- (h) Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor;
- (i) Licensed Graduate Social Worker;
- (j) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker;
- (k) Licensed Practical Nurse;
- (l) Licensed Professional Counselor;
- (m) Long Term Care Administrator;
- (n) Marriage and Family Therapist;
- (o) Medical Doctor;
- (p) Nutritionist;
- (q) Occupational Therapist;
(r) Optometrist;
(s) Pharmacist;
(t) Physical Therapist;
(u) Physician Assistant;
(v) Podiatrist;
(w) Psychologist;
(x) Registered Nurse;
(y) Respiratory Care Therapist; or
(z) Speech Language Pathologist.
224.2 The hours of continuing education required by subsection 224.1 may be counted as hours required for public health priorities training hours or optional training hours where applicable.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 011091 (October 22, 2021).