District of Columbia Administrative Code

4903 EXAMINATION 4903.1 An applicant shall receive a passing score on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE), an examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (the NCCPA examination). 4903.2 An applicant shal…

4904 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 8486 (August 31, 2007). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is § 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-99, D.C. Code § 2-3303.2(14)…

4906 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 4906.1 Except as provided in § 4906.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring December 31, 1992, and for subsequent terms. 4906.2 This section does not apply to…

4907 APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 4907.1 The Board, in its discretion, may approve continuing education programs and activities that contribute to the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician assistant uses to pro…

4911 SCOPE OF PRACTICE 4911.1 A physician assistant may, in accordance with this chapter and the Act, perform health care tasks that are consistent with sound medical practice, when delegated by their supervising physician(s) and the service is within the physician assistant's sk…

4912 PRESCRIBING DRUGS AND DISPENSING DRUGS 4912.1 All physician assistants may perform those duties and responsibilities, including the ordering, prescribing, dispensing, and administration of drugs and medical devices that are delegated by their supervising physician(s). Each p…

4914 SUPERVISION 4914.1 A physician assistant and a temporary licensed physician assistant shall be under the supervision of a physician at all times during which the physician assistant is working in his or her official capacity. 4914.2 In an inpatient setting, supervision of a …

4915 DELEGATION AGREEMENT 4915.1 Prior to the physician assistant beginning practice, he or she shall have a written delegation agreement using the form provided by the Board. The delegation agreement shall describe the physician assistant's role in the practice and the settings …

4916 SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN 4916.1 A physician wishing to supervise a physician assistant must (a) Be licensed in the District of Columbia; (b) Be free from any restriction on his or her ability to supervise a physician assistant that has been imposed by Board disciplinary action;…

4917 DUTIES OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 4917.1 The Committee shall advise the Board on all matters pertaining to this chapter. 4917.2 The Committee shall review all applications for a license to practice as a physician assistant and make recommendations to the B…

4918 TITLE PROTECTION 4918.1 Any person not licensed as a physician assistant by the Board shall be subject to penalties applicable to the unlicensed practice of a health occupation, if he or she: (a) Represents himself or herself as a physician assistant with the intent to repre…

4999 DEFINITIONS 4999.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Act - the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1201.01 et seq. Administer …

500 GENERAL PROVISIONS 500.1 This chapter establishes the fees and charges for licenses issued pursuant to the basic business license system (D.C. Official Code § 47-2851.01, et seq.). 500.2 The Director shall charge a fee of seventy dollars ($70) for each basic business license,…

501 ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE ENDORSEMENT 501.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with an Entertainment endorsement as follows: (a) Amusement park: $416; (b) Athletic exhibition: $34; (c) Billiard parlor: $102 per table; (d) Bowling alley: $102 per lane; …

502 ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS ENDORSEMENT 502.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with an Environmental Materials endorsement as follows: (a) Asbestos abatement business: $780; (b) Bulk fuel metering: $167; (c) Bulk fuel storage: $208; (d) Bulk fuel abo…

503 HOUSING: TRANSIENT ENDORSEMENT 503.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Housing: Transient endorsement as follows: (a) Boarding house or Rooming house: (1) With one to four units: $0; (2) With five to 10 units: $208; (3) With 11 or more unit…

504 HOUSING: RESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT 504.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Housing: Residential endorsement as follows: (a) Apartment house: (1) With three to five units: $167; (2) With six to 25 units: $208; (3) With 26 or more units: $208, …

505 INSPECTED SALES AND SERVICES ENDORSEMENT 505.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with an Inspected Sales and Services endorsement as follows: (a) Ambulance: $91 per ambulance; (b) Auctioneer: $578; (c) Auction sales: $237; (d) Auction sales (tempo…

506 MANUFACTURING ENDORSEMENT 506.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Manufacturing endorsement as follows: (a) Mattress manufacturing: $619; and (b) Mattress sales: $45. Source: Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 4…

507 MOTOR VEHICLE SALES, SERVICE AND REPAIR ENDORSEMENT 507.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, and Repair endorsement as follows: (a) Auto repossessor: $45; (b) Auto rental: $780; (c) Auto wash: $78; (d) Consumer …

508 PUBLIC HEALTH: FOOD ESTABLISHMENT RETAIL ENDORSEMENT 508.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Public Health: Food Establishment Retail endorsement as follows: (a) Candy manufacturer: $289; (b) Commission merchant: $1,560; (c) Ice cream manuf…

509 PUBLIC HEALTH: FOOD WHOLESALE 509.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Public Health: Food Wholesale endorsement as follows: (a) Marine food product (wholesale): $1,116. Source: Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR…

510 PUBLIC HEALTH: PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS ENDORSEMENT 510.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Public Health: Public Accommodations endorsement as follows: (a) Barber shop: $78; (b) Beauty shops: $78; (c) Massage establishment: $780; (d) Mattress…

511 PUBLIC HEALTH: PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICALS ENDORSEMENT 511.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Public Health: Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals endorsement as follows: (a) Patent medicine: $136. Source: Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaki…

512 PUBLIC HEALTH: FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT ENDORSEMENT 512.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Public Health: Funeral Establishment endorsement as follows: (a) Funeral establishment: $228. Source: Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking publi…

513 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ENDORSEMENT 513.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with an Employment Services endorsement as follows: (a) Employment agency: $90; (b) Employment paid personnel service: $90; and (c) Employment counseling: $90. SOURCE: Notice …

514 GENERAL SALES ENDORSEMENT 514.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a General Sales endorsement as follows: (a) Barber chair: $78; (b) Beauty booth: $78; (c) Cigarette (retail): $39; (d) Cigarette (wholesale): $130; (e) General contractor: $500…

515 GENERAL SERVICE AND REPAIR ENDORSEMENT 515.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a General Service and Repair endorsement as follows: (a) Consumer goods repair (electronic): $406; (b) Home improvement contractor: $167; (c) Home improvement sale…

516 GENERAL BUSINESS ENDORSEMENT 516.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a General Business endorsement as follows: (a) Charitable solicitation: $280; (b) Cooperative association: $37; General business: $90; and Street vendor (Class C): $433. SOU…

517 STUN GUN SALES ENDORSEMENT 517.1 The Director shall charge fees for business license categories with a Stun Gun Sales Endorsement as follows: (a) Stun gun sales: $200.00 SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 7391 (July 13, 2018). District of Columbia Municipal Regulati…

518 SHORT-TERM RENTAL FEES 518.1 The Director shall charge the following fees for a short-term rental basic business license and endorsements: Basic business license: $99; Short-term rental endorsement: $0; and Short-term rental: vacation rental endorsement: $0. SOURCE: Final Rul…

519 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking 68 DCR 012598 (December 3, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 014050 (December 19, 2025). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Business, Occupations, and Professionals 17 DCMR § 519

5000 APPLICABILITY 5000.1 This chapter applies to applicants for and holders of a registration to practice naturopathy. 5000.2 Sections 4001, 4104, 4005, 4006, 4012 and 4013 of Chapter 40 supplement this chapter. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 6129 (August 14, 1992)…

5001 TERM OF REGISTRATION 5001.1 Subject to section 5001.2 a registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at 12:00 midnight of February 28, of each even-numbered year. 5001.2 If the Director changes the renewal system pursuant to Sections 4006.3 of chapter 40 of this…

5002 RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION An applicant for renewal of a registration shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 40 pertaining to renewal. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 6129 (August 14, 1992).

5003 PRACTICE BY REGISTERED NATUROPATHS 5003.1 A person registered to practice naturopathy may use the title "Doctor of Naturopathy". 5003.2 As required by Section 901 (c) of the Act, all naturopaths who are not licensed to practice medicine under the Act shall provide to all cli…

5099 DEFINITIONS 5099.1 As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed: Applicant - a person making application to be registered as a naturopath. "Naturally occurring substances" means food natural vitamins and minerals, herbs and herbal preparations, root…

5100 GENERAL PROVISIONS 5100.1 This chapter shall apply to applicants for and holders of a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant. 5100.2 Chapter 40 (Health Occupations: General Rules) and 41 (Health Occupations: Administrative Procedures) shall supplement this chap…

5101 TERM OF LICENSE 5101.1 Subject to § 5101.2, a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at 12:00 midnight of December 31 of each even-numbered year. 5101.2 If the Director changes the renewal system pursuant to § 4006.3 of chapter 40 of this title, a license issue…

5102 RENEWAL OF LICENSE 5102.1 The holder of a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant shall renew his or her license by submitting a completed application on the forms required by the Advisory Committee on Anesthesiologist Assistants and paying the required fees pri…

5103 LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS 5103.1 Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle an applicant shall furnish proof satisfactory to the Board in accordance with § 504 of the Act, D.C. Official Code §3-1205.04 that the applicant has met the following requirements: (a) Earned a degre…

5104 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 91 (January 6, 2006).

5105 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 91 (January 6, 2006).

5106 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 91 (January 6, 2006).

5107 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 91 (January 6, 2006).