DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC NOTICE FROM DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REGISTER, VOL. 66 - NO. 45, RELEASED NOVEMBER 1, 2019
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
PUBLIC NOTICE IDENTIFYING PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE IDENTIFYING PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION
The Director of the Department of Health (Director) hereby gives notice of the topics identified as public health priorities for the purpose of the continuing education required for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of health professional licenses, certifications, or registrations, issued in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1201.01 et seq. With the goal of enhancing the protection and promotion of public health and in accordance with the rulemaking authority under D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(12), the Director has promulgated rules requiring licensed health professionals to complete at least ten percent (10%) of their required total continuing education in the public health priorities of the District as determined and published every five (5) years or less frequently as deemed appropriate. The following topics have been identified as key public health priorities: With the goal of enhancing the protection and promotion of public health and in accordance with the rulemaking authority under D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(12), the Director has promulgated rules requiring licensed health professionals to complete at least ten percent (10%) of their required total continuing education in the public health priorities of the District as determined and published every five (5) years or less frequently as deemed appropriate. The following topics have been The Director of the Department of Health (Director) hereby gives notice of the topics identified as public health priorities for the purpose of the continuing education required for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of health professional licenses, certifications, or registrations, issued in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1201.01 et seq.
1. Responsible opioid prescribing and effective pain management; 2. Nutrition and obesity prevention;
3. Identifying and reporting abuse (child and adult), neglect (child and adult), human trafficking, and domestic violence; 4. Sexual health (including taking sexual history, discussing sexual experiences with patients, sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS), HPV vaccines, connections to cancer, latent tuberculosis, safe sex, and birth control); 5. Ethics and appropriate patient interactions (i.e. boundaries, patient privacy, and communications including telehealth); 6. Smoking, vaping, and tobacco (including dangers, smoking cessation, and non-smoke tobacco products); 7. Preparing your patients for an emergency and handling vulnerable populations in an emergency; 8. Identifying impairment (physical or mental) in patients and providers (including complying with the Americans with Disabil- ities Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act); 9. Vaccinations (including legal requirements and appropriate exemptions); and, 10. Implicit bias, cultural competence and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in health and health care. Each health professional licensing board shall disseminate the identified subjects to its licensees via electronic communication and through publication on its web page. Since the goal of this list is to engage and educate health professionals in the pro- motion and protection of public health, it is intended to be liberally interpreted by each health professional licensing board with regulatory authority over each license type. The requirement for public health continuing education may be found in specific professional rules under Title 17 of the Dis- trict of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DMCR), such as section 7808.2 for audiologists (17 DCMR § 7808.2); section 6906.4 for psychologists (17 DCMR § 6906.4); section 7008.4 for social workers (17 DCMR § 7008.4). This requirement may still be under rulemaking process for certain professions and is therefore not yet in effect for those professions. To determine whether public health continuing education is required for a specific license, visit specific professional licensing board web pages at www.dchealth.dc.gov or contact the Department of Health at (202) 442-5955. Health professional regulations may be found also at www.dcregs.dc.gov. The requirement for public health continuing education may be found in specific professional rules under Title 17 of the Dis trict of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DMCR), such as section 7808.2 for audiologists (17 DCMR § 7808.2); section 6906.4 for psychologists (17 DCMR § 6906.4); section 7008.4 for social workers (17 DCMR § 7008.4). This requirement may still be under rulemaking process for certain professions and is therefore not yet in effect for those professions. To determine whether public health continuing education is required for a specific license, visit specific professional licensing board web pages at www.dchealth.dc.gov or contact the Department of Health at (202) 442-5955. Health professional regulations may be found also at www.dcregs.dc.gov . 8. Identifying impairment (physical or mental) in patients and providers (including complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act); 10. Implicit bias, cultural competence and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in health and health care. Each health professional licensing board shall disseminate the identified subjects to its licensees via electronic communication and through publication on its web page. Since the goal of this list is to engage and educate health professionals in the pro motion and protection of public health, it is intended to be liberally interpreted by each health professional licensing board with regulatory authority over each license type.
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