District of Columbia Code
Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions
Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards

§ 3–1202.03. Board of Medicine; Advisory Committees on Acupuncture, Anesthesiologist Assistants, Naturopathic Medicine, Physician Assistants, Polysomnography, Surgical Assistants, Trauma Technologists, Athletic Trainers, and Certified Professional Mi... - (a)(1) There is established a Board of Medicine to consist...

§ 3–1202.04. Board of Nursing - (a) There is established a Board of Nursing to consist...

§ 3–1202.05. Board of Long-Term Care Administration - (a) There is established a Board of Long-Term Care Administration...

§ 3–1202.06. Board of Occupational Therapy - (a) There is established a Board of Occupational Therapy to...

§ 3–1202.07. Board of Optometry - (a) There is established a Board of Optometry to consist...

§ 3–1202.08. Board of Pharmacy and Advisory Committee on Clinical Laboratory Practitioners - (a) There is established a Board of Pharmacy to consist...

§ 3–1202.09. Board of Physical Therapy - (a) There is established a Board of Physical Therapy to...

§ 3–1202.10. Board of Podiatry - (a) There is established a Board of Podiatry to consist...

§ 3–1202.11. Board of Psychology - (a) There is established a Board of Psychology to consist...

§ 3–1202.12. Board of Social Work - (a) There is established a Board of Social Work to...

§ 3–1202.13. Board of Professional Counseling - (a) There is established a Board of Professional Counseling to...

§ 3–1202.14. Board of Respiratory Care - (a) There is established a Board of Respiratory Care to...

§ 3–1202.15. Board of Massage Therapy - (a) There is established a Board of Massage Therapy to...

§ 3–1202.16. Board of Chiropractic - (a) There is established a Board of Chiropractic to consist...

§ 3–1202.17. Board of Marriage and Family Therapy - (a) There is established a Board of Marriage and Family...

§ 3–1202.18. Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology - (a) There is established a Board of Audiology and Speech-Language...

§ 3–1202.19. Boards of Allied Health executive director - The Mayor shall appoint an executive director, who shall be...

§ 3–1202.20. Boards of Behavioral Health executive director - The Mayor shall appoint an executive director, who shall be...

§ 3–1202.21. Board of Veterinary Medicine - (a) There is established a Board of Veterinary Medicine to...

§ 3–1202.22. Board of Veterinary Medicine executive director - The Mayor shall appoint an executive director to implement and...

Subchapter III - Administration

§ 3–1203.01. Administration - The boards established by this chapter shall be under the...

§ 3–1203.02. Responsibilities of Mayor - The Mayor shall be responsible for: (1) Planning, developing, and...

Subchapter IV - General Provisions Relating to Health Occupation Boards

§ 3–1204.01. Qualifications of members - (a) The members of each board shall be residents of...

§ 3–1204.02. Terms of members; filling of vacancies - (a) The terms of members of a board or advisory...

§ 3–1204.03. Limitation on consecutive terms - No member of a board or advisory committee shall be...

§ 3–1204.04. Removal - (a) The Mayor may remove a member of a board...

§ 3–1204.05. Officers; meetings; quorum - (a) From among the members of each board and advisory...

§ 3–1204.06. Compensation - Members of each board and advisory committee shall be entitled...

§ 3–1204.07. Staff - For each board, the Mayor may set the compensation of...

§ 3–1204.08. General powers and duties - Each board shall: (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of...

§ 3–1204.09. Fees - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 3–1204.10. Disposition of funds - All fees, civil fines, and other funds collected pursuant to...

§ 3–1204.11. Annual report - Each board shall, before January 1 of each year, submit...

§ 3–1204.12. Collaborative practice agreements; expansion - In addition to the authority granted by this chapter to...

Subchapter V - Licensing, Registration, or Certification of Health Professionals

§ 3–1205.01. License, registration, or certification required - *NOTE: The changes made to subsection (a)(3) of this section...

§ 3–1205.02. Exemptions - (a) The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the practice of...

§ 3–1205.03. General qualifications of applicants - (a) An individual applying for a license, registration, or certification...

§ 3–1205.04. Additional qualifications of applicants - (a) An individual applying for a license to practice acupuncture...

§ 3–1205.05. Application for license, registration, or certification - (a) An applicant for a license, registration, or certification shall:...

§ 3–1205.06. Examinations - (a) An applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license, registration,...

§ 3–1205.07. Reciprocity and endorsement - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

§ 3–1205.08. Issuance of license, registration, or certification - Each board shall issue a license, registration, or certification to...

§ 3–1205.08a. Temporary license, registration, or certification - A board may issue a temporary license, registration, or certification...

§ 3–1205.08b. Teaching license for dentistry and dental hygiene - (a) A dentist is eligible for a teacher’s license if...

§ 3–1205.09. Scope of license, registration, or certification - (a)(1) A person licensed, registered, or certified under this chapter...

§ 3–1205.09a. Licenses for foreign doctors of eminence and authority - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Board...

§ 3–1205.10. Term and renewal of licenses, registrations, or certifications - (a) A license, registration, or certification expires 1 year from...

§ 3–1205.11. Inactive status - (a) Upon application by a licensee, registrant, or person certified...

§ 3–1205.12. Reinstatement of expired licenses, registrations, or certifications - (a) If a health professional fails for any reason to...

§ 3–1205.13. Professional requirements - (a) Each licensee, registrant, or person certified shall: (1) Display...

§ 3–1205.13a. Physician and health care provider notice requirements, penalty for noncompliance; settlement agreement not a bar to filing a complaint or testifying. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 513a; as...

§ 3–1205.14. Revocation, suspension, or denial of license or privilege; civil penalty; reprimand - (a) Each board, subject to the right of a hearing...

§ 3–1205.15. Summary action - (a)(1) The Mayor may summarily suspend or restrict, without a...

§ 3–1205.16. Cease and desist orders - (a) When a board or the Mayor, after investigation but...

§ 3–1205.17. Voluntary surrender of license, registration, or certification - (a) Any health professional who is the subject of an...

§ 3–1205.18. Voluntary limitation or surrender of a license, registration, or certification by impaired health professional - (a)(1) Any license, registration, or certification issued under this chapter...

§ 3–1205.19. Hearings - (a) Before a board denies an applicant a license, registration,...

§ 3–1205.20. Judicial and administrative review of actions of board - Any person aggrieved by a final decision of a board...

§ 3–1205.21. Reinstatement of suspended or revoked license, registration, or certification - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 3–1205.22. Criminal background check - (a) Subject to the limitations in § 3-1205.14(f), no license...

§ 3–1205.23. Suspension of license, registration, or certification during incarceration - A board may suspend the license, registration, or certification of...

§ 3–1205.24. Council approval of massage therapy regulations directed at licensed therapist facilities - There shall be no regulation of massage therapy that is...

Subchapter VI - Advanced Registered Nursing; Scope of Practice; Requirement of Protocol; Collaboration

§ 3–1206.01. General authorization - (a) The advanced practice registered nurse may perform actions of...

§ 3–1206.02. Requirements of protocols. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 602, 33...

§ 3–1206.03. Collaboration - (a) Generally, advanced practice registered nurses shall carry out acts...

§ 3–1206.04. Authorized acts - An advanced practice registered nurse may: (1) Initiate, monitor, and...

§ 3–1206.05. Nurse-anesthesia. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 605, 33...

§ 3–1206.06. Nurse-midwifery. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 606, 33...

§ 3–1206.07. Nurse-practitioner practice. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 607, 33...

§ 3–1206.08. Qualifications, certification. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 608, 33...

Subchapter VI-A - Naturopathic Medicine; Scope of Practice; Required Disclosures

§ 3–1206.21. Scope of practice - (a) In connection with the system of health care defined...

§ 3–1206.22. Required disclosures - Unless also licensed by the Board of Medicine to practice...

Subchapter VI-B - Anesthesiologist Assistants; Scope of Practice; License Renewal; Transition; Council Hearing

§ 3–1206.31. Scope of practice - (a) An anesthesiologist assistant shall be licensed by the Board...

§ 3–1206.32. License renewal - The Board of Medicine shall renew the license of an...

§ 3–1206.33. Transition - For a period of 2 years following March 16, 2005,...

§ 3–1206.34. Council hearing - Three years from March 16, 2005, the Council committee having...

Subchapter VI-C - Surgical Assistants; Scope of Practice; License Renewal; Transition

§ 3–1206.41. Scope of practice - (a) A surgical assistant shall be licensed by the Board...

§ 3–1206.42. License renewal - The Board of Medicine shall renew the license of a...

§ 3–1206.43. Transition - For a period of 2 years following March 6, 2007,...

Subchapter VI-D - Trauma Technologists; Scope of Practice; License Renewal; Transition

§ 3–1206.51. Scope of practice - (a) An individual shall be licensed by the Board of...

§ 3–1206.52. License renewal - The Board of Medicine shall renew the license of a...

§ 3–1206.53. Transition - For a period of 12 months following January 25, 2014,...

Subchapter VI-E - Maternity Centers Certification; Operations Administration

§ 3–1206.61. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Applicant"...

§ 3–1206.62. Certification of maternity centers - (a) Upon receipt of satisfactory proof from the applicant, the...

§ 3–1206.63. Maternity center operating procedures - (a)(1) Each maternity center, regardless of size, shall have written...

§ 3–1206.64. Administration of medications - (a) The practice guidelines governing drugs and medications shall provide...

Subchapter VI-F - Medicaid Reimbursement for Certified Professional Midwives

§ 3–1206.71. Reimbursement for certified professional midwives or certified midwives - (a) A health benefit plan or health insurance provided through...

§ 3–1206.72. Reimbursement for doula services - (a) By October 1, 2022, health insurance coverage through Medicaid...

Subchapter VII - Qualifications for Licensure to Practice Dietetics and Nutrition; Waiver of Examination

§ 3–1207.01. Qualifications for licensure - (a) In addition to the general qualifications for licensure set...

§ 3–1207.02. Waiver of examination - The board shall waive the examination requirement of § 3-1207.01(a)(2)...

Subchapter VII-A - Qualifications for Licensure to Practice Professional Counseling; Transition of Professional Counselors; Waiver of Licensure Requirements

§ 3–1207.10. Qualifications for licensure - (a) The Board of Professional Counseling shall license as a...

§ 3–1207.11. Transition of professional counselors - For a period of 2 years following July 22, 1992,...

§ 3–1207.12. Waiver of licensure requirements - (a) The Board of Professional Counseling shall waive the 60...

Subchapter VII-B - Waiver of Licensure Requirements for Respiratory Care Practitioners

§ 3–1207.21. Waiver of licensure requirements — Demonstration of performance - The Board of Respiratory Care shall waive the educational and...

§ 3–1207.22. Waiver of licensure requirements — Meeting educational requirements - The Board of Respiratory Care shall waive the examination requirement...

§ 3–1207.23. Eligibility for license renewal - Applicants licensed under the waiver provisions of this subchapter shall...

Subchapter VII-C - Waiver of Licensure Requirements for Massage Therapists. [Repealed]

§ 3–1207.31. Waiver of licensure requirements — Demonstration of performance. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 730; as...

§ 3–1207.32. Waiver of licensure requirements — Meeting educational requirements. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 731; as...

§ 3–1207.33. Eligibility for license renewal. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 732; as...

Subchapter VII-D - Pharmaceutical Detailers; Scope of Practice; Qualifications for Licensure; Waiver of Licensure Requirements; Continuing Education; Penalties

§ 3–1207.41. Scope of practice - (a) Except as provided in § 3-1205.02(a)(2A), an individual shall...

§ 3–1207.42. Qualifications for licensure - In addition to the general qualifications for licensure set forth...

§ 3–1207.43. Waiver of licensure requirements - The Board of Pharmacy shall waive the educational requirements for...

§ 3–1207.44. Continuing education - The Mayor shall establish by rule continuing-education requirements as a...

§ 3–1207.45. Penalties - In addition to the penalties set forth in this chapter,...

Subchapter VII-E - Registered Pharmacy Technicians

§ 3–1207.51. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Board”...

§ 3–1207.52. Registration - (a) Except as provided in § 3-1207.54 and subsection (d)...

§ 3–1207.53. Identification - A registered pharmacy technician shall wear a name tag bearing...

§ 3–1207.54. Trainees - (a) The Board shall issue rules regulating the duties and...

§ 3–1207.55. Authorized services - (a) A registered pharmacy technician may provide technical pharmacy-related services,...

§ 3–1207.56. Waiver of requirements - The Board shall waive the educational and examination requirements under...

§ 3–1207.57. Other pharmacy-related services - (a) Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, an individual who...

§ 3–1207.58. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...

Subchapter VII-F - Qualifications for Licensure to Practice as a Clinical Laboratory Practitioner

§ 3–1207.61. Qualifications for licensure - (a) The Board of Pharmacy shall license as a cytotechnologist...

§ 3–1207.62. Waiver - The Board shall waive the requirements specified in § 3-1207.61...

§ 3–1207.63. Exemption from licensure for select clinical laboratory practitioners - (a) Section § 3-1210.01 shall not apply to a cytotechnologist,...

§ 3–1207.64. Transition of licensed and registered clinical laboratory practitioners - For a period of 2 years after May 2, 2015,...

Subchapter VIII - Categories and Qualification of Social Workers

§ 3–1208.01. Licensed social work associate - (a) The Board of Social Work shall license as a...

§ 3–1208.02. Licensed graduate social worker - (a) The Board of Social Work shall license as a...

§ 3–1208.03. Licensed independent social worker - (a) The Board of Social Work shall license as an...

§ 3–1208.04. Licensed independent clinical social worker - (a) The Board of Social Work shall license as an...

§ 3–1208.05. Transition - For a period of 2 years following March 25, 1986,...

§ 3–1208.06. Waiver of requirements - (a) The Board of Social Work shall waive the educational...

Subchapter VIII-A - Qualifications for Licensure to Practice Marriage and Family Therapy; Transition of Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

§ 3–1208.31. Qualifications for licensure - (a) The Board of Marriage and Family Therapy shall license...

§ 3–1208.32. Transition of licensed marriage and family therapists - For a period of 2 years following March 10, 2004,...

Subchapter VIII-B - Qualifications for Licensure to Practice Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

§ 3–1208.41. Qualifications for licensure - (a) The Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology shall license...

Subchapter VIII-C - Categories and Qualifications of Addiction Counselors

§ 3–1208.51. Certified addiction counselor I - (a) The Board of Professional Counseling shall certify as an...

§ 3–1208.52. Certified addiction counselor II - (a) The Board of Professional Counseling shall certify as an...

§ 3–1208.53. Advanced practice addiction counselor - The Board of Professional Counseling shall license as an advanced...

§ 3–1208.54. Waiver of requirements - (a) The Board of Professional Counseling shall waive the educational...

Subchapter VIII-D - Qualification for Licensure to Practice Veterinary Medicine; Certification for Veterinary Euthanasia Technicians and Veterinary Technicians

§ 3–1208.61. Practice of veterinary medicine; license requirement - (a) A person shall not engage in the practice of...

§ 3–1208.62. Qualifications for license to practice veterinary medicine - (a) The Board of Veterinary Medicine shall issue a license...

§ 3–1208.63. Certification of veterinary technicians; restrictions - (a) A person shall not engage in activities related to...

§ 3–1208.64. Certification of veterinary euthanasia technicians; restrictions - (a) No person may euthanize an animal without first obtaining...

§ 3–1208.65. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “general supervision”...

Subchapter VIII-E - Qualifications for Licensure to Practice as a Professional Art Therapist

§ 3–1208.71. Qualifications for licensure - (a) The Board of Professional Counseling shall license as a...

§ 3–1208.72. Waiver of requirements - (a) []The Board of Professional Counseling shall waive the requirements...

Subchapter IX - Related Occupations; Registration Requirements; Prohibited Actions

§ 3–1209.01. Naturopathy. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 901, 33...

§ 3–1209.02. Dance and recreation therapy - (a) Any person who practices or offers to practice dance...

§ 3–1209.03. Registered acupuncture therapist - (a) For the purposes of this section, “registered acupuncture therapist”...

§ 3–1209.04. Addiction counselor. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 904; as...

§ 3–1209.05. Dental assistant - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

§ 3–1209.06. Psychology associate - (a) A person who is engaged as a psychology associate...

§ 3–1209.07. Nursing assistive personnel - (a) Persons who are engaged as nursing assistive personnel in...

§ 3–1209.08. Personal fitness trainer - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “personal...

§ 3–1209.09. Audiology assistants - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

§ 3–1209.10. Speech-language pathology assistants - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

§ 3–1209.11. Speech-language pathology clinical fellows - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

§ 3–1209.12. Phlebotomist - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “phlebotomist”...

Subchapter X - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Injunctions

§ 3–1210.01. Practicing without license, registration, or certification - No person shall practice, attempt to practice, or offer to...

§ 3–1210.02. Misrepresentation - Unless authorized to practice a health occupation under this chapter,...

§ 3–1210.03. Certain representations prohibited - (a) Unless authorized to practice acupuncture under this chapter, a...

§ 3–1210.04. Filing false document or evidence; false statements - (a) No person shall file or attempt to file with...

§ 3–1210.05. Fraudulent sale, obtaining, or furnishing of documents - No person shall sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any...

§ 3–1210.06. Restrictions relating to pharmacies - (a) Nothing in this chapter regulating the practice of pharmacy...

§ 3–1210.06a. Pharmacist consultation with medical assistance recipient or caregivers; records - (a) A pharmacist who provides prescription services to medical assistance...

§ 3–1210.07. Criminal penalties - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter...

§ 3–1210.08. Prosecutions - (a) Prosecutions for violations of this chapter shall be brought...

§ 3–1210.09. Alternative sanctions - Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative...

§ 3–1210.10. Injunctions - (a) The Office of the Attorney General for the District...

§ 3–1210.11. Patient or client records - (a) Upon written request from a patient or client, or...

Subchapter XII - Transitional Provisions

§ 3–1212.01. Transfer of personnel, records, property, and funds - (a) The personnel, records, property, and unexpended balances of appropriations...

§ 3–1212.02. Members of boards abolished - Members of boards or commissions abolished by section 1104 shall...

§ 3–1212.03. Pending actions and proceedings; existing rules and orders - (a) No suit, action, or other judicial proceeding lawfully commenced...

§ 3–1212.04. Physical therapy assistants; references thereto - For a period of 12 months following March 6, 2007,...

§ 3–1212.05. Individuals already practicing - An individual who was engaged in practice as an assisted...

Subchapter XIII - Appropriations

§ 3–1213.01. Appropriations - (a) Funds may be appropriated to carry out the purposes...

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