Section: 17-8501

BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENT (Rename History)

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (“Act”), effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2016 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

Source : Licensed Health Professional Criminal Background Check Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 6, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-22, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.22 et seq.); Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6025, 6026 (July 31, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking Published at 57 DCR 7901 (August 27, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 6032 (June 1, 2018).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
N132784 Proposed Rulemaking Health, Department of (DC Health) - Notice of Second Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 17 DCMR Ch. 85 - Amendment to the Criminal Background Check to Clarify Requirements View Text 9/1/2023
Vol 70/35
N127806 Proposed Rulemaking Health, Department of (DC Health) - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - 17 DCMR Ch. 85 - Background Check View Text 11/4/2022
Vol 69/44
N0070875 Final Rulemaking Health, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Criminal Background Check Amendments View Text 6/1/2018
Vol 65/22
R0035472 Adopted Rule BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENT View Text Effective:
6/1/2018
N0067881 Proposed Rulemaking Health, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Criminal Background Check View Text 3/16/2018
Vol 65/11
R0009109 Adopted Rule BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENT View Text Effective:
8/27/2010
N0004380 Final Rulemaking Repealing the provision that allowed certain applicants for a health professions license, registration, or certification to forgo a criminal background check if he or she had a criminal background check conducted within four years before the date of submission of the application. View Text 8/27/2010
Vol 57/35
N0001495 Proposed Rulemaking Repeal the provision that allowed an applicant for a background check to forego the check if it had been done within the last 4 years prior to the date of submission of the application. View Text 4/2/2010
Vol 57/14
R0009108 Adopted Rule BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENT View Text Effective:
7/31/2009
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