District of Columbia Administrative Code

9721 SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF TRAINEES 9721.1 A PCT trainee may practice only in accordance with the Act and this chapter. 9721.2 A trainee who is fulfilling educational requirements of this chapter may engage in supervised practice without a District of Columbia certification. 972…

9723 PROGRAM APPROVAL PROCEDURES FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES 9723.1 Each facility applying for approval to provide PCT training shall submit an application for approval which contains the following information: (a) A statement of intent to establish a training program; (b) A certi…

9724 TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVAL PROCEDURES 9724.1 Each institution applying for a certificate of approval to provide PCT training shall do the following: (a) Submit to the Board of Nursing (Board), at least one hundred eighty (180) days in advance of the scheduled starting date, a…

9725 PERIODIC REVIEW OF APPROVED PROGRAMS 9725.1 Programs approved by the Board to train PCTs shall submit to the Board an annual report and the five hundred dollar ($500) fee in accordance with procedures established by the Board. 9725.2 The Board shall annually re-evaluate the …

9727 PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 9727.1 Training programs shall use Board approved PCT model curriculum, that consists of classroom, skills laboratory, and supervised practice hours and may be amended from time to time. 9727.2 All PCT training programs s…

9728 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN TRAINEES 9728.1 Each trainee shall have received a high school diploma or its equivalent, including for example, but not limited to, the General Education Diploma or National External Diploma Program. 9728.2 Each person appl…

9730 CLOSING OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS 9730.1 Each PCT program that voluntarily discontinues shall: (a) Notify the Board, in writing, as early as possible of the intended discontinuance, stating the reason(s) and planned date of the intended closing; (b) Continue the tra…

9731 RECORDS RETENTION 9731.1 Each PCT training program shall maintain an accurate and appropriate system of record keeping. 9731.2 Each training program shall ensure that administrative and personnel records are protected against loss, destruction, and unauthorized review. 9731.…

9732 RESOURCES, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES 9732.1 Each PCT training program shall maintain resources, facilities, and services which are adequate to accommodate the training program. The resources, facilities, and services shall include, but are not limited to: (a) Adequate tempera…

9799 DEFINITIONS 9799.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed: Abuse - the infliction of physical or mental harm, injury, death, or financial exploitation of a client. Applicant - a person applying for certification as a patient care tech…

9900 GENERAL PROVISIONS 9900.1 This chapter shall apply to applicants for and holders of a registration to practice as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee. 9900.2 Chapter 40 (Health Occupations: General Rules) and 41 (Health Occupations: Administrative Procedures…

9901 TERM OF REGISTRATIONS 9901.1 Subject to § 9901.4, a pharmacy technician registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at 11:59 PM of February 28th of each odd-numbered year. 9901.2 A pharmacy technician trainee registration shall expire one year from the date of …

9902 REGISTRATION REQUIRMENTS FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS 9902.1 XE "pharmacy practice, collaborative" XE "pharmacy practice, collaborative:agreement" Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an applicant applying for a registration to practice as a pharmacy technician shall e…

9903 CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS 9903.1 The provider of a pharmacy technician training program shall submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms and include payment of the application fee. 9903.2 To be approved by the Board…

9904 EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS 9904.1 To be approved by the Board a training program examination shall: Test for competency of the content criteria set forth in § 9903.2 of this chapter; Include a minimum of ninety (90) multiple choice que…

9905 REGISTRATION BY RECIPROCITY 9905.1 An individual, holding an active pharmacy technician registration in another state, shall apply for registration by reciprocity as follows: Submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms and include: (1) The applicant’s s…

9906 REGISTRATION FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINEES 9906.1 A person shall register with the Board as a pharmacy technician trainee within thirty (30) days after beginning an employer-based pharmacy technician program recognized by the Board. 9906.2 Individuals enrolled in a non-em…

9907 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 9907.1 Except as provided in § 9907.2, this section shall apply to all applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a pharmacy technician registration. 9907.2 This section shall not apply to applicants for the first renewal …

9908 APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 9908.1 The Board may, in its discretion, approve continuing education programs that contribute to the growth of an applicant in professional competence as a pharmacy technician and meet the other requirements of this sect…

9909 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS 9909.1 A contact hour shall consist of at least sixty (60) minutes of instruction in an approved continuing education program and shall equal one-tenth (0.1) of a continuing education credit (“CEU”). 9909.2 A maximum of ten (10) contact hours of …

9910 SCOPE OF PRACTICE 9910.1 A registered pharmacy technician may perform pharmacy technician functions only in accordance with this chapter. 9910.2 A registered pharmacy technician may provide pharmacy technician functions under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist t…

9911 OTHER PHARMACY RELATED SERVICES 9911.1 Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, an individual who works at a pharmacy and is not licensed or registered by the Board as a pharmacist or pharmacy intern or authorized to perform the services of a pharmacy technician under this …

9912 GRANDFATHERING 9912.1 For a period of one year after the effective date of these regulations, an applicant who does not meet the requirements for registration set forth in § 9902.1 or § 9905.1 of this chapter shall be eligible for registration as a pharmacy technician if: Th…

9999 DEFINITIONS As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning as ascribed: Act – Pharmacy Technician Amendment Act of 2012, effective May 1, 2013, (D.C. Law 19-0303; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1207.51 et seq.). Board – the Board of Pharmacy Direct supervision …

100 PROVISIONS 100.1 The rules and regulations set forth in this chapter govern matters relating to driver's licenses, learner's permits, provisional permits, and non-resident driving permits, including qualifications for licenses; medical and physical standards for licenses; pro…

101 CLASSES OF DRIVER'S LICENSES 101.1 When issuing a driver's license, the Director shall indicate on the license the type or general class of vehicle(s) the licensee shall be permitted to drive. 101.2 The Director shall establish the qualifications which he or she believes are …

102 DRIVING UNDER INSTRUCTION: LEARNER PERMIT AND PROVISIONAL PERMIT 102.1 Any person who is at least sixteen (16) years of age may apply to the Director for a learner's permit. 102.2 The Director may, in his discretion, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of th…

103 APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT 103.1 Each application for a learner’s permit, a provisional permit, or for a driver’s license shall be made upon a form furnished by the Director and shall be accompanied by the proper fee. 103.2 Each ap…

104 APPLICANTS FOR DRIVER LICENSES 104.1 The Director shall examine each applicant for a learner’s permit, a provisional permit, or driver’s license. 104.2 The examination shall include a test of the applicant’s eyesight, ability to read and understand official traffic control de…

105 VISUAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS 105.1 Each applicant for a driver’s license, learner’s permit, or renewal of a license or permit must meet minimum visual requirements. 105.2 Testing may be done by confrontation or perimetry, both eyes open. 105.3 An applicant who has onl…

106 SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS: PERSONS WITH DIABETES, SEIZURE DISORDERS, ALTERATION OR LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT 106.1 A diabetic furnishing data showing the following may be issued a license without qualification, except as provided in th…

107 LEARNER PERMITS, PROVISIONAL PERMITS, OR LICENSES ISSUED TO DRIVERS 107.1 The Director shall, upon compliance with the requirements of this chapter and payment of the required fee, issue to an applicant a permit or license indicating the type or general class of vehicle(s) th…

108 INDICATIONS OF ANATOMICAL GIFTS ON LICENSES AND SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS 108.1 Each driver license or special identification card issued or renewed on or after April 15, 2008, shall contain, as part of the license or card, a statement or symbol indicating whether or not t…

109 DUPLICATE OR MODIFIED LICENSES AND SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS 109.1 If a learner's permit, a provisional permit, special identification card or driver license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the permit, license, or specia…

110 RENEWAL OF DRIVER LICENSES 110.1 Unless the Director provides otherwise, the initial term of a driver’s license issued after August 16, 2008 and the next renewal term of any driver’s license issued before that date, shall expire on the licensee’s birth date occurring in the e…

111 RE-EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS 111.1 The Director, having good cause to believe that any person is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may, after at least five (5) days’ notice, require that person to submit to an examination. Upon the conclusion of the examin…

112 SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS 112.1 The Mayor of the District of Columbia or his or her authorized agent may offer on a voluntary basis for issuance to residents of the District of Columbia a special identification card, which may contain the name, address, photograph and such…

113 THIRD PARTY TESTING 113.1 The Director may authorize a District of Columbia licensed driving instructor (“third party examiner”) employed by a District of Columbia licensed driving school as described in Chapter 9 of this title (“third party employer”) to administer the road …

114 LIMITED PURPOSE DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, PROVISIONAL PERMIT, OR IDENTIFICATION CARD 114.1 Each application shall: State the applicant’s true and lawful name (which shall include the applicant’s full and complete name, including any given middle name or names); the appl…

1000 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1000.1 The rules of procedure set forth in this chapter shall govern the following: (a) The form, content, and filing of pleadings in contested cases; (b) The procedure for submission, consideration, and disposition of petitions for the adoption, amendment…

1001 COMPUTATION OF TIME 1001.1 When, by notice given under this chapter, or by order or decision of an Examiner, an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time, the Examiner for cause shown may, at any time in his or her discretion, do either of the follo…

1002 ADOPTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS 1002.1 Whenever the Director proposes to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule or regulation, the adoption and promulgation of which has been delegated to the Director, any interested party or parties may submit data or views on the …

1003 DECLARATORY ORDERS 1003.1 Any person in interest may petition the Director for a declaratory order with respect to the applicability of any rule, order, or statute enforced or administered by the Director, to remove any uncertainty or ambiguity in the application of the rule…

1004 HEARINGS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW 1004.1 A person has a right to a hearing whenever he or she has been aggrieved or adversely affected by any act or refusal to act, or the issuance of any order or decision by the Department which is subject to review by any applicable…

1005 HEARING ON REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE 1005.1 Any person whose license is revoked or suspended may, unless otherwise provided by law, demand a hearing which shall be granted, except as provided in § 1005.4. 1005.2 The hearing demand shall be made in writing to the Di…

1006 HEARING ON REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION, RECIPROCITY STICKER OR LICENSE PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN HANDS ACT 1006.1 Any person whose license, registration, or reciprocity sticker has been ordered revoked or suspended by the Director for knowingly falsifying a certific…

1007 HEARING EXAMINERS 1007.1 Upon the filing of a demand for hearing, an examiner shall be assigned to the case. Thereafter, all motions and procedural requests shall be addressed to the examiner assigned to the case. 1007.2 The Director and examiners shall have the following po…

1008 DISMISSAL OF HEARINGS 1008.1 With the approval of the examiner at any time prior to the mailing of notice of the decision, a demand for a hearing may be withdrawn or dismissed upon motion of the party or parties filing the demand for the hearing. 1008.2 A party may request a…

1009 NOTICE AND EFFECT OF DISMISSAL 1009.1 Notice of the action of dismissal by the Examiner shall be given to the parties or mailed to them at their last known addresses. 1009.2 The dismissal of a demand for hearing shall be final and binding unless vacated. 1009.3 The action of…

1010 DOCUMENTS FILED IN PROCEEDINGS 1010.1 Documents required or permitted by any provision of this chapter shall be filed with the Director. 1010.2 Documents may be filed by personal delivery or by mail. 1010.3 Unless otherwise specified, documents shall be considered to be file…