Licensing Boards

PROCESSING CENTER Hours:
The 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:
Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:15 am - 4:45 pm (except holidays).

Change to the Term of License, Certificate and Registration

Effective Date June 16, 2024

DC Health has always operated with fixed renewal windows for each profession. In response to feedback from the health professional community, the Director has moved to change the renewal system to align with each licensee’s month of birth. As such, all applicable licenses, certificates, or registrations issued on or after June 16, 2024, will expire on the last day of the birth month of the license holder. This will apply to all new applicants and will become applicable to licensees renewing later this year. For those renewing, this will not take effect until September 2024. For all current holders of a license, certificate, or registration additional information will be provided at a later date. This authority is pursuant to Chapter 40 Section 4006.3 DCMR Chapter 40 General Rules.

ALERT: PHONE SCAM

DC HEALTH has become aware of a PHISHING PHONE SCAM
in which individuals pose as DC Health representatives to request money.
Please be advised that DC Health representatives will never
contact you with a request for money.

FBI Warns Individuals Employed in the Health Care Industry
of the Ongoing Scam Involving the Impersonation of
Law Enforcement and Government Officials - FBI fbi.gov

LICENSURE WAIVER
PERIOD HAS ENDED:

Please review Important Notices regarding
Temporary Licensure Requirements HERE

Walk In Services

PROCESSING CENTER Hours:
The Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (HRLA) 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).

Continuing Education

Continuing Education Requirements
As part of the renewal process, regulations have been implemented for all professions under the Board of Medicine which will require licensees to complete at least 10% of their required total continuing education hours in topics identified by the Director of the Department of Health as public health priorities. For example, physicians have a fifty (50) hour requirement so at least five (5) hours must be in a topic designated as a public health priority. The Director of the Department of Health has now issued a notice identifying acceptable public health priorities, a copy of which can be found online HERE.

Public Health Priorities

Professional Board meetings are currently held virtually. Please check each Board's website for information on when the next meeting will take place.

Select this link for HRLA Mailing addresses. Individuals may also call the Processing Center at 1 (877) 672-2174 to get an update on their pending applications.

BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Audiologist
Audiology Assistant
Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellow

BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE, CHIROPRACTOR AND NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS
Acupuncturist
Chiropractor
Naturopathic Physician