(a) Any health professional who is the subject of an investigation into, or a pending proceeding involving, allegations involving misconduct may voluntarily surrender his or her license, registration, certification, or privilege to practice in the District, but only by delivering to the board regulating the health occupation an affidavit stating that the health professional desires to surrender the license, registration, certification, or privilege and that the action is freely and voluntarily taken, and not the result of duress or coercion.
(b) Upon receipt of the required affidavit, the board shall enter an order revoking or suspending the license, registration, or certification of the health professional or the privilege to practice.
(c) The voluntary surrender of a license, registration, or certification shall not preclude the imposition of civil or criminal penalties against the licensee, registrant, or person certified.
(Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 517, 33 DCR 729; July 18, 2009, D.C. Law 18-26, § 2(e)(17), 56 DCR 4043.)
1981 Ed., § 2-3305.17.
D.C. Law 18-26, in the section heading, inserted “, registration, or certification”; in subsec. (a), inserted “, registration, or certification,” twice; in subsec. (b), inserted “, registration, or certification”; and rewrote subsec. (c), which had read as follows: “(c) The voluntary surrender of a license shall not preclude the imposition of civil or criminal penalties against the licensee.”
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(e)(17) of Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-146, July 28, 2009, 56 DCR 6308).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions
Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards
Subchapter V - Licensing, Registration, or Certification of Health Professionals
§ 3–1205.01. License, registration, or certification required
§ 3–1205.03. General qualifications of applicants
§ 3–1205.04. Additional qualifications of applicants
§ 3–1205.05. Application for license, registration, or certification
§ 3–1205.07. Reciprocity and endorsement
§ 3–1205.08. Issuance of license, registration, or certification
§ 3–1205.08a. Temporary license, registration, or certification
§ 3–1205.08b. Teaching license for dentistry and dental hygiene
§ 3–1205.09. Scope of license, registration, or certification
§ 3–1205.09a. Licenses for foreign doctors of eminence and authority
§ 3–1205.10. Term and renewal of licenses, registrations, or certifications
§ 3–1205.12. Reinstatement of expired licenses, registrations, or certifications
§ 3–1205.13. Professional requirements
§ 3–1205.14. Revocation, suspension, or denial of license or privilege; civil penalty; reprimand
§ 3–1205.16. Cease and desist orders
§ 3–1205.17. Voluntary surrender of license, registration, or certification
§ 3–1205.20. Judicial and administrative review of actions of board
§ 3–1205.21. Reinstatement of suspended or revoked license, registration, or certification
§ 3–1205.22. Criminal background check
§ 3–1205.23. Suspension of license, registration, or certification during incarceration