Professional Licensure, Aide Certification, Credential Verification, Agency Identification, and Reports to Licensing Boards
Makes sure every nurse, therapist, social worker, and aide holds a current District of Columbia license or certification that the Agency has verified, that every staff member shows Agency identification before entering a home, and that the Agency reports health professionals to their licensing board within 10 business days when District law requires it.
About this policy
- Policy number
- DC-HH-HR-04
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 22-B DCMR §3907.9
- Library
- Washington, DC home health · 58 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 20
In short
- You must hold a current DC license or certification for your job. If it expires, you cannot work until it is renewed.
- Aide certifications expire on October 31 of each odd-numbered year. Renew early.
- Show your Agency ID badge before you enter a patient’s home, and wear it during the visit.
- Tell the Director the same day if your license board takes any action against you.
What's inside
20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (22-B DCMR §3907.9 to §3907.11)
- 5. Credentials Required by Role
- 6. Verifying Credentials
- 7. Agency Identification
- 8. Reports to Licensing Boards
- 8.1 How the report is made
- 8.2 Rehabilitation programs
- 8.3 Notice to DC Health under the background check rules
- 8.4 The professional’s own duty
- 9. Responsibilities
- 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 11. Staff Training
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me how you verified this nurse’s license. When does it expire?
- Show me this aide’s current home health aide certification.
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