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DC Code § 3-1205.17 (2021)
2021 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|§ 3-1205.17. Voluntary surrender of license, registration, or certification

(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.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3305.17. Effect of Amendments 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.” Emergency Legislation 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).
DC Code § 3-1205.20 (2021)
2021 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|§ 3-1205.20. Judicial and administrative review of actions of board

Any person aggrieved by a final decision of a board or the Mayor may appeal the decision to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals pursuant to § 2-510.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 520, 33 DCR 729.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3305.20.
DC Code § 3-1205.21 (2021)
2021 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|§ 3-1205.21. Reinstatement of suspended or revoked license, registration, or certification

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a board may reinstate the license, registration, or certification or privilege of an individual whose license, registration, or certification or privilege has been suspended or revoked by the board only in accordance with: (1) The terms and conditions of the order of suspension or revocation; or (2) A final judgment or order in any proceeding for review. (b)(1) If an order of suspension or revocation was based on the conviction for an offense that is directly related to the occupation for which the license, registration, or certification was held, pursuant to a determination made under § 3-1205.14(f)(2), and the conviction subsequently is overturned at any stage of an appeal or other postconviction proceeding, the suspension or revocation shall end when the conviction is overturned. (2) After the process of review is completed, the clerk of the court issuing the final disposition of the case shall notify the board or the Mayor of that disposition.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 521, 33 DCR 729; July 18, 2009, D.C. Law 18-26, § 2(e)(20), 56 DCR 4043; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-205, § 3(h), 68 DCR 000769.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3305.21. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 18-26, in the section heading, inserted “registration, or certification”; in subsec. (a), substituted “license, registration, or certification” for “license”; and, in subsec. (b), substituted “licensed, registered, or certified” for “licensed”. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(e)(20) of Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-146, July 28, 2009, 56 DCR 6308).
DC Code § 3-1205.22 (2021)
2021 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|§ 3-1205.22. Criminal background check

(a) Subject to the limitations in § 3-1205.14(f), no license or registration shall be issued to a health professional before a criminal background check has been conducted for that person. The applicant for a license or registration shall pay the fee established by the Department of Health for the criminal background check. (b) The criminal background check shall be obtained by the Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Justice, or from a private agency determined by the Department of Health. The results of the criminal background check shall be forwarded directly to the appropriate health licensing board.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 522; as added Mar. 6, 2007, D.C. Law 16-222, § 2, 53 DCR 10219; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-205, § 3(i), 68 DCR 000769.)
DC Code § 3-1205.23 (2021)
2021 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|§ 3-1205.23. Suspension of license, registration, or certification during incarceration

A board may suspend the license, registration, or certification of a person during any time that the person is incarcerated after conviction of an offense that is directly related to the occupation for which the license, registration, or certification is held, pursuant to § 3-1205.14(f)(2), regardless of whether the conviction has been appealed. A board, immediately upon receipt of a certified copy of a record of a criminal conviction, shall notify the person in writing at that person’s address of record with the board, and at the facility in which the person is incarcerated, of the suspension and that the person has a right to request a hearing. If requested, the hearing shall be held within 6 months of the release of the licensee, registrant, or person certified.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 523; as added July 18, 2009, D.C. Law 18-26, § 2(e)(21), 56 DCR 4043; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-205, § 3(j), 68 DCR 000769.)  Cross References Licensing of health professionals, general qualifications of applicants, see § 3-1205.03. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2(e)(21) of Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-146, July 28, 2009, 56 DCR 6308). For temporary addition of D.C. Law 6-99, § 524, concerning Council approval of massage therapy regulations directed at licensed therapist facilities, see § 502 of the Omnibus Criminal Code Amendments Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-599, January 14, 2013, 60 DCR 1017).
DC Code § 3-1205.24 (2021)
2021 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|§ 3-1205.24. Council approval of massage therapy regulations directed at licensed therapist facilities

There shall be no regulation of massage therapy that is directed at regulating a licensed therapist facility without affirmative approval by the Council of the District of Columbia.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 524; as added June 19, 2013, D.C. Law 19-320, § 502, 60 DCR 3390.)  Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-320 added this section. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 502 of the Omnibus Criminal Code Amendment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-44, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5381, 20 DCSTAT 1281).
DC Code § 3-1206.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|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 medical diagnosis, treatment, prescription, recommendation, and other functions authorized by this subchapter, or by Chapter 16B of Title 7. (b) Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 601, 33 DCR 729; Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-247, § 2(p), 42 DCR 457; Feb. 18, 2017, D.C. Law 21-209, § 3(e), 63 DCR 15291.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3306.1.
DC Code § 3-1206.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI - Advanced Registered Nursing; Scope of Practice; Requirement of Protocol; Collaboration|§ 3-1206.02. Requirements of protocols. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 602, 33 DCR 729; Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-247, § 2(q), 42 DCR 457.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3306.2.
DC Code § 3-1206.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI - Advanced Registered Nursing; Scope of Practice; Requirement of Protocol; Collaboration|§ 3-1206.03. Collaboration

(a) Generally, advanced practice registered nurses shall carry out acts of advanced registered nursing in collaboration with a licensed health care provider. (b) Repealed. (c) Repealed. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, hospitals, facilities, and agencies, in requiring specific levels of collaboration and licensed health care providers in agreeing to the levels of collaboration, shall apply reasonable, nondiscriminatory standards, free of anticompetitive intent or purpose, in accordance with Chapter 14 of Title 2, Chapter 45 of Title 28, ands § 44-507.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 603, 33 DCR 729; Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-247, § 2(r), 42 DCR 457.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3306.3.
DC Code § 3-1206.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI - Advanced Registered Nursing; Scope of Practice; Requirement of Protocol; Collaboration|§ 3-1206.04. Authorized acts

An advanced practice registered nurse may: (1) Initiate, monitor, and alter drug therapies; (2) Initiate appropriate therapies or treatments; (3) Make referrals for appropriate therapies or treatments; (4) Perform additional functions within his or her specialty determined in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the board; and (5) Sign, certify, stamp, or endorse all documents that require a signature by a physician, in place of a physician, provided it is within the scope of their authorized practice.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 604, 33 DCR 729; Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-247, § 2(s), 42 DCR 457; Feb. 17, 2018, D.C. Law 22-60, § 2, 65 DCR 5.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3306.4.
DC Code § 3-1206.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI - Advanced Registered Nursing; Scope of Practice; Requirement of Protocol; Collaboration|§ 3-1206.05. Nurse-anesthesia. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 605, 33 DCR 729; Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-247, § 2(t), 42 DCR 457.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3306.5.
DC Code § 3-1206.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI - Advanced Registered Nursing; Scope of Practice; Requirement of Protocol; Collaboration|§ 3-1206.06. Nurse-midwifery. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 606, 33 DCR 729; Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-247, § 2(u), 42 DCR 457.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3306.6.
DC Code § 3-1206.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI - Advanced Registered Nursing; Scope of Practice; Requirement of Protocol; Collaboration|§ 3-1206.07. Nurse-practitioner practice. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 607, 33 DCR 729; Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-247, § 2(v), 42 DCR 457.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3306.7.
DC Code § 3-1206.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI - Advanced Registered Nursing; Scope of Practice; Requirement of Protocol; Collaboration|§ 3-1206.08. Qualifications, certification. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 608, 33 DCR 729; Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-247, § 2(w), 42 DCR 457; Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-110, § 69, 43 DCR 530; July 7, 2009, D.C. Law 18-18, § 2(e), 56 DCR 3624.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-3306.8.
DC Code § 3-1206.22 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI-A - Naturopathic Medicine; Scope of Practice; Required Disclosures|§ 3-1206.22. Required disclosures

Unless also licensed by the Board of Medicine to practice medicine in the District, practitioners of naturopathic medicine shall: (1) Provide to the client or patient, before providing services, a written notice in a language the client or patient understands that the practitioner is not licensed to practice medicine; and (2) Obtain written acknowledgment from the client or patient that the client or patient has been provided the notice required in paragraph (1) of this section.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 622; as added July 8, 2004, D.C. Law 15-172, § 2(g), 51 DCR 4938.)
DC Code § 3-1206.32 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI-B - Anesthesiologist Assistants; Scope of Practice; License Renewal; Transition; Council Hearing|§ 3-1206.32. License renewal

The Board of Medicine shall renew the license of an anesthesiologist assistant who, in addition to meeting the requirements of § 3-1205.10, has submitted to the Board, along with the application for renewal, documentation of current certification as an Anesthesiologist Assistant — Certified (“AA-C”) by the Commission for the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, or its successor, including completion of the necessary continuing medical education credits required to maintain AA-C status.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 632; as added Mar. 16, 2005, D.C. Law 15-237, § 2(h), 51 DCR 10593.)
DC Code § 3-1206.33 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI-B - Anesthesiologist Assistants; Scope of Practice; License Renewal; Transition; Council Hearing|§ 3-1206.33. Transition

For a period of 2 years following March 16, 2005, all references in this chapter to anesthesiologist assistants shall be deemed to refer to persons meeting the requirements for licensure in the District, regardless of whether they are licensed in fact.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 633; as added Mar. 16, 2005, D.C. Law 15-237, § 2(h), 51 DCR 10593.)
DC Code § 3-1206.34 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI-B - Anesthesiologist Assistants; Scope of Practice; License Renewal; Transition; Council Hearing|§ 3-1206.34. Council hearing

Three years from March 16, 2005, the Council committee having jurisdiction over the Department of Health shall hold a public hearing on the appropriateness of the requirements for anesthesiologist assistants imposed by the Act [D.C. Law 15-237].  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 634; as added Mar. 16, 2005, D.C. Law 15-237, § 2(h), 51 DCR 10593.)  References in Text The “Act”, referred to in text, refers to Law 15-237.
DC Code § 3-1206.41 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|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 of Medicine before practicing as a surgical assistant within the District of Columbia. (b) An individual licensed to practice as a surgical assistant, as that practice is defined in § 3-1201.02(20) shall have the authority to: (1) Provide local infiltration or the topical application of a local anesthetic and hemostatic agents at the operative site; (2) Incise tissues; (3) Ligate and approximate tissues with sutures and clamps; (4) Apply tourniquets, casts, immobilizers, and surgical dressings; (5) Check the placement and operation of equipment; (6) Assist in moving and positioning the patient; (7) Assist the surgeon in draping the patient; (8) Prepare a patient by cleaning, shaving, and sterilizing the incision area; (9) Retract tissue and expose the operating field area during operative procedures; (10) Place suture ligatures and clamp, tie, and clip blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry; (11) Use cautery for hemostasis under direct supervision; (12) Assist in closure of skin and subcutaneous tissue; (13) Assist in the cleanup of the surgical suite; and (14) Check and restock the surgical suite. (c) A surgical assistant shall not: (1) Perform any surgical procedure independently; (2) Have prescriptive authority; or (3) Write any progress notes or orders on hospitalized patients, except operative notes. (d) A supervising surgeon shall perform the critical portions of a surgical procedure and shall remain immediately available in the surgical suite for delegated acts that the surgical assistant performs or to respond to any emergency. Telecommunication shall not suffice as a means for directing delegated acts. (e) For the purposes of this section, the term “supervising surgeon” means a surgeon licensed by the Board who delegates to a licensed surgical assistant surgical assisting and oversees and accepts responsibility for the surgical assisting.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 641; as added Mar. 6, 2007, D.C. Law 16-228, § 2(i), 53 DCR 10244; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 150, 56 DCR 1117.)  Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in subsec. (e).
DC Code § 3-1206.42 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI-C - Surgical Assistants; Scope of Practice; License Renewal; Transition|§ 3-1206.42. License renewal

The Board of Medicine shall renew the license of a surgical assistant who, in addition to meeting the requirements of § 3-1205.04(q), has submitted to the Board, along with the application for renewal, documentation of current certification as a surgical assistant by: (1) The National Surgical Assistant Association; (2) The American Board of Surgical Assistants; or (3) The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 642; as added Mar. 6, 2007, D.C. Law 16-228, § 2(i), 53 DCR 10244; July 18, 2009, D.C. Law 18-26, § 2(f), 56 DCR 4043.)  Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 18-26, in par. (1), deleted “or” from the end; in par. (2), substituted “; or” for a period at the end; and added par. (3). Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(f) of Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-146, July 28, 2009, 56 DCR 6308).
DC Code § 3-1206.43 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI-C - Surgical Assistants; Scope of Practice; License Renewal; Transition|§ 3-1206.43. Transition

For a period of 2 years following March 6, 2007, all references in this chapter to surgical assistants shall be deemed to refer to persons meeting the requirements for licensure in the District, regardless of whether they are licensed in fact.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 643; as added Mar. 6, 2007, D.C. Law 16-228, § 2(i), 53 DCR 10244.)  Cross References Licensing of health professionals, general qualifications of applicants, see § 3-1205.03.
DC Code § 3-1206.51 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|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 Medicine before practicing as a trauma technologist in the District of Columbia. (b) An individual licensed to practice as a trauma technologist shall have the authority to: (1) Identify respiratory emergencies and perform critical interventions with oxygen therapy equipment, including bag valve masks; (2) Identify circulatory emergencies and perform critical interventions, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (3) Identify, assess, and treat, as required, various eye injuries, soft tissue injuries, ligament and tendon injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, environmental emergencies, and exposure and reactions to poisons; (4) Provide topical and infiltration application of a local anesthetic, (5) Apply tourniquets, casts, immobilizers, and surgical dressings; (6) Perform phlebotomy and insert intravenous catheters; and (7) Suture lacerations and provide wound care. (c) A trauma technologist shall not: (1) Perform any surgical procedure independently; (2) Have prescriptive authority; or (3) Write any progress notes or orders on hospitalized patients. (d) Telecommunication by a physician licensed to practice in the District of Columbia may suffice as a means for directing delegated acts for a trauma technologist who is under the indirect supervision of that physician.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 651; as added Jan. 25, 2014, D.C. Law 20-64, § 2(g), 60 DCR 16533; Feb. 22, 2019, D.C. Law 22-227, § 201, 66 DCR 197.)  Effect of Amendments The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-64 added this section.
DC Code § 3-1206.52 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions|Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards|Subchapter VI-D - Trauma Technologists; Scope of Practice; License Renewal; Transition|§ 3-1206.52. License renewal

The Board of Medicine shall renew the license of a trauma technologist who, in addition to meeting the requirements of § 3-1205.04(r), has submitted to the Board, along with an application for renewal, documentation of successful completion of 50 hours of Board-approved continuing medical education within 2 years before the date the license expires. Continuing medical education may consist of critiques, didactic session, practical drills, workshops, seminars, or other Board-approved means.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 652; as added Jan. 25, 2014, D.C. Law 20-64, § 2(g), 60 DCR 16533.)  Effect of Amendments The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-64 added this section.