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Notice for Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (HRLA) Licensees (Health Professionals)
COVID-19 Continuing Education (CE) Requirement
The following licensed professions must complete at least two (2) hours of continuing education on COVID-19 vaccines, including but not limited to COVID-19 vaccine safety, best practices for counseling patients about COVID-19 vaccines, and COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and effectiveness, on or before September 30, 2021:
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- Audiologist
- Chiropractor
- Dentist
- Dietician
- Doctor of Osteopath
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
- Licensed Graduate Social Worker
- Independent Clinical Social Worker
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Licensed Professional Counselor
- Long Term Care Administrator
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Medical Doctor
- Nutritionist
- Occupational Therapist
- Optometrist
- Pharmacist
- Physical Therapist
- Physician Assistant
- Podiatrist
- Psychologist
- Registered Nurse
- Respiratory Care Therapist; or
- Specch Language Pathologist.
Licensees should retain proof of your Covid-19 vaccination Continuing Education courses taken to submit at the next renewal. A list of optional courses is provided below:
Courses:
CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Training Modules
CDC (4 modules totaling: 1.75)
https://www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/covid19/
COVID-19 Vaccination: A Communication Guide for Providers
Yale (1.0)
https://yale.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=24141
Vaccinating Adolescents: Injectable Vaccines
CDC (0.5)
https://www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/covid19/videos/adolescent/adolescent.asp
COVID-19 Vaccine: Practical Clinical Considerations
American College of Physicians (1.0)
https://www.acponline.org/cme-moc/online-learning-center/covid-19-vaccine-practical-clinical-considerations
COVID-19 Vaccine: Promoting Vaccine Acceptance
American College of Physicians (1.0)
https://www.acponline.org/cme-moc/online-learning-center/covid-19-vaccine-promoting-vaccine-acceptance
COVID-19: Vaccine Education and Debunking Myth
Mayo (1.5)
https://ce.mayo.edu/online-education/content/covid-19-vaccine-education-and-debunking-myth-online-cme-course
COVID-19 Vaccines: Myths, Mysteries, Misinformation, Myopia and Miracles
Mayo (1.5)
https://ce.mayo.edu/online-education/content/covid-19-vaccines-myths-mysteries-misinformation-myopia-and-miracles-online-cme-course
Licensure Waiver:
- Please Note Update: REVISED Waiver of Licensure Requirements (Administrative Order No. 2020-02)
- The 60-day grace period for the Licensure Waiver ends September 23, 2021.
COVID-19 Guidances and Best Practices
For the most up to date information on the District's response to COVID-19, including information on best practices, licensure waivers, and recommended guidelines, go to coronavirus.dc.gov .