PROCESSING CENTER Hours:  The DC Health License Processing Center is open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 am – 1 pm, and Wednesday, 9 am - 3:30 pm (except holidays).
 
Office Hours:  The Environmental Health Administration, which now oversees professional licensing, has the following office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:15 am - 4:45 pm (except holidays)

Online Application:  DC Health’s Online Licensing System
Any healthcare provider who is interested in applying for a new health professional license or renewing, reinstating, or reactivating an existing license, may do so at the DC Health Licensing Portal and submitting an online application.  All users are strongly encouraged to review the instructions prior to beginning the process. 

The DC Health License Processing Center is open to the public to the public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 am – 1 pm, and Wednesday, 9 am - 3:30 pm (except holidays). Individuals may call the Processing Center at 1 (877) 672-2174 to get an update on their pending application or contact board staff via the email address(es) listed on each board's respective webpage.

Board Meetings
For information on when a board will be holding its next (virtual) board meeting, please visit that board's webpage.

Health Professional Licensing

• Licensing Boards
• License Applications
• Online License Renewal (RN/APRN Renewal FAQs)
• Update License Information
• Online Controlled Substance Registration Search 
  (Please enter the whole license number, including the lead letters and any spaces or dashes.)
• License Verification Request Form
• File a Complaint
• Health Professional Profile Search
• Criminal Background Check
• Health Occupations Revision Act (HORA)
• Reports

Emergency Medical Services Training and Certification

• EMS Provider Certification
• Educational Institution Certification Requirements
• Course and Curriculum Approval

Loan Repayment Programs

• DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP)
• National Health Services Corps

Health Professional Programs and Projects

• DC 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
• Shortage Designations
• Primary Care Workforce Development
• HIV CME/CEU Opportunities and Webinars

Interested in scholarships and funding opportunities, visit: 

• High Need Healthcare Career Scholarship (HNHCSP) 
• Legislation Link