2018 RN/APRN RENEWAL

 

Government of the District of Columbia

Department of Health

Health Regulation and Licensing Administration

Board of Nursing

2018 RN/APRN RENEWAL

RN/APRN Renewals to begin Monday, April 2, 2018

Licenses Expire Saturday, June 30, 2018

 

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO RENEW.

 

Dear RN/APRN Licensee,

We are excited to inform you that the Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (HRLA) is transitioning to a new online licensure system THIS RENEWAL PERIOD. The changes are as follows:

• Licenses no longer mailed to you. Once you are renewed, you will receive an email and you will be able to print a certificate verifying your licensure status.
• Requirement to submit evidence of CE compliance. You will need to upload your Continuing Education (CE) documents or indicate that you are a CE Broker Subscriber (cebroker.com).
• If you have been selected for audit, you will be notified when you sign-in to renew your license.
• The ability to select "Inactive Status". If you are not currently working in DC, you may choose to place your license in "Inactive Status." Your licensure status will remain inactive until you apply to reactivate it.  
• If you answer “YES” to a screening question, you will be able to write an explanation and/or upload documents that will be sent directly to Board of Nursing staff for review.
• If you are an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) you will be able to:
• Add your APRN authority(ies)
• Renew your Controlled Substance Registration (if this applies to you)

o   Renew your Yellow Fever Permit (it this applies to you)

Please Note: Repeat Criminal Background Checks will NOT be required for this renewal period.

What you need to do: Go online at https://app.hpla.doh.dc.gov/mylicense/PersonSearchResults.aspx

to access the online license renewal and do the following:

• Returning Users: Click the “Login” button and enter your User ID and Password.
• New Users (or Returning Users who have forgotten their password): enter your Social Security Number and your Last Name. (No need to enter PIN)
• Update your demographic information, including email address
• Upload your CE documents demonstrating completion of CE requirement ( not required for first time renewal)
  • Complete/update the Nurse Workforce Survey
  • APRNs only: Renew Controlled Substance Registration and Yellow Fever Permit (if applicable)
  • Pay the renewal fee by credit card
  • An email will be sent once you are approved for licensure. You also may print a certificate (a license will not be mailed to you).

 

*For those who renew late (between June 31 and August 31, 2018) there is a late fee of $85.00. After August 31, 2018 you will be required to reinstate your licensure status.

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 

RNs - PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1) Contact Hour Option: Provide an original verification signed or stamped by the program sponsor. RNs must complete twenty-four (24) contact hours in current area of practice.

(2) Academic Option: Provide an official transcript indicating proof of having completed an undergraduate or graduate course in nursing or relevant to the practice of nursing.

(3) Teaching Option: Provide evidence of having developed or taught a continuing education course or educational offering approved by the Board or a Board-approved accrediting body. Applicants may receive four (4) contact hours for each approved course contact hour. (This is not an option for nurses required to develop and teach in-service education courses or educational offerings as a condition of employment).

(4) Author or Editor Option: Provide evidence that you are an author or editor of a book, chapter or published peer reviewed periodical, if the periodical has been published or accepted for publication during the period for which credit is claimed.

PLEASE NOTE: All continuing education must be relevant to your current field of practice.

 

APRNs - PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF:

Twenty-four (24) contact hours in current area of practice with a minimum of fifteen (15) of the twenty-four (24) contact hours in an educational offering that includes pharmacological content. The specific hours of pharmacology must be listed on the CE certificates.

 

SCREENING QUESTIONS:

Some responses will require a written statement of explanation or documentation. If that applies to you, please write your explanation and upload any needed supporting documents.

 

EXPIRED LICENSE:

If your DC license status is "Expired" (you allowed your active status to lapse) you may apply for licensure reinstatement.

INACTIVE LICENSE:

If your licensure status is currently "Inactive" (you applied for and paid the fee to be placed on inactive status) you may apply for to reactivate your license.

 

Renewal assistance from the Board of Nursing will be provided via email at dc.bon@dc.gov

Subject: RN/APRN Renewal

 

REMEMBER: DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO RENEW