Chapter 65, PHARMACISTS, of Title 17 DCMR, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS, is amended as follows:
Section 6513, CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, is amended as follows:
Subsection 6513.4 is amended to read as follows:
6513.4 For the licensure period ending February 28, 2021, an applicant for renewal of a license shall:
(a) Have completed a minimum of forty (40) contact hours of continuing education credit in approved programs during the two (2) year period preceding the date the license expires, all of which may be satisfied through approved online courses, and which shall include at least:
(1) Two (2) hours in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) training;
(2) Two (2) hours in medication/dispensing errors training; and
(3) Two (2) hours of continuing education on cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression ( "LGBTQ" ) meeting the requirements of D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)(5); and
(b) Attest to completion of the required continuing education credits on the renewal application form; and
(c) Be subject to a random audit.
Subsections 6513.6 through 6513.8 are amended to read as follows:
6513.6 With the exception of the licensure renewal period ending February 28, 2021, not more than thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education credit may be accepted in any renewal period, or for reinstatement or reactivation of a license for approved home study or other mediated instruction continuing education courses.
6513.7 With the exception of the licensure renewal period ending February 28, 2021, a minimum of ten (10) contact hours of the required continuing education credits for renewal, reinstatement, or reactivation of a license shall be obtained by attendance at live continuing education programs.
6513.8 For the licensure period ending February 28, 2021, to qualify for a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11) for five (5) years or less, who submits an application to reactivate a license, shall submit proof, pursuant to § 6513.14, of having completed twenty (20) contact hours of approved continuing education credit in the year immediately preceding the date of the application, all of which may be satisfied through approved online courses, and which shall include at least:
(a) Two (2) hours in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Training;
(b) Two (2) hours in medication/dispensing errors training; and
(c) Two (2) hours of continuing education on cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression ( "LGBTQ" ), meeting the requirements of D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)(5).
Subsection 6513.10 is amended to read as follows:
6513.10 For the licensure period ending February 28, 2021, to qualify for a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11) for more than five (5) years, who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof, pursuant to § 6513.14, of having completed approved continuing education credit in the year immediately preceding the date of the application, as follows:
(a) Forty (40) contact hours of approved continuing education credit, all of which may be satisfied through approved online courses, and which shall include at least:
(1) Two (2) hours in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) training;
(2) Two (2) hours in medication/dispensing errors training; and
(3) Two (2) hours of continuing education on cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression ( "LGBTQ" ), meeting the requirements of D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)(5); and
(b) One hundred sixty (160) hours within a sixty (60) day period of professional practice under the supervision of a pharmacist performing tasks listed in § 6502.2(a).
Subsection 6513.12 is amended to read as follows:
6513.12 For the licensure period ending February 28, 2021, to qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof, pursuant to § 6513.14, of having completed approved continuing education credit in the year immediately preceding the date of the application as follows:
(a) Forty (40) contact hours of approved continuing education credit, all of which may be satisfied through approved online courses, and which shall include at least:
(1) Two (2) hours in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Training;
(2) Two (2) hours in medication/dispensing errors training; and
(3) Two (2) hours of continuing education on cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression ( "LGBTQ" ), meeting the requirements of D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)(5); and
(b) One hundred sixty (160) hours within a sixty (60) day period of professional practice under the supervision of a pharmacist performing tasks listed in § 6502.2(a).