District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0312 Compare Versions

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7		-	AN ACT
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11		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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16		-	To amend the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 to require that at
17		-	least 50% of board positions designated for professional members be filled by District
18		-	residents at the time of their appointments and while they are members of the board, to
19		-	require that professional members of a board who are not District residents be engaged in
20		-	the practice of the health occupation regulated by the board in the District while they are
21		-	members of the Board, and to require that the consumer members and the chairperson of
22		-	each board be District residents.
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24		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
25		-	act may be cited as the “Health Professional Licensing Boards Residency Requirement
26		-	Amendment Act of 2023.”
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28		-	Sec. 2. Section 401 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of
29		-	1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1204.01), is amended as
30		-	follows:
31		-	(a) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows:
32		-	“(a)(1) The consumer members of each board shall be residents of the District at the time
33		-	of their appointments and while they are members of the board.
34		-	“(2) At least 50% of professional members of each board shall be residents of the
35		-	District at the time of their appointments and while they are members of the board.
36		-	“(3) The chairperson of each board shall be a District resident while they are a
37		-	member of the board.”.
38		-	(b) Subsection (b) is amended by adding a new paragraph (1A) to read as follows:
39		-	“(1A) In addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection,
40		-	each professional member of a board who is not a District resident shall:
41		-	“(A) Be actively engaged in the practice of the health occupation regulated
42		-	by the board in the District while they are a member of the board;
43		-	“(B) Have a physical practice, or be employed, in the District in which
44		-	they are physically present in the District for at least 20 hours per week; and
45		-	“(C) Demonstrate that their practice in the District is not primarily through
46		-	telehealth.”. ENROLLED ORIGINAL
	7	+	A BILL 1
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	9	+	25-312 3
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	11	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5
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	13	+	_________________ 7
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	16	+	To amend the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 to require that at 10
	17	+	least 50% of board positions designated for professional members be filled by District 11
	18	+	residents at the time of their appointments and while they are members of the board, to 12
	19	+	require that professional members of a board who are not District residents be engaged in 13
	20	+	the practice of the health occupation regulated by the board in the District while they are 14
	21	+	members of the Board, and to require that the consumer members and the chairperson of 15
	22	+	each board be District residents. 16
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	24	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 18
	25	+	act may be cited as the “Health Professional Licensing Boards Residency Requirement 19
	26	+	Amendment Act of 2023.” 20
	27	+	Sec. 2. Section 401 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 21
	28	+	1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1204.01), is amended as 22
	29	+	follows: 23
	30	+	(a) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 24
	31	+	“(a)(1) The consumer members of each board shall be residents of the District at the time 25
	32	+	of their appointments and while they are members of the board. 26
	33	+	“(2) At least 50% of professional members of each board shall be residents of the 27
	34	+	District at the time of their appointments and while they are members of the board. 28 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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52		-	(c) Subsection (e) is amended to read as follows:
53		-	“(e)(1) The office of a member of a board or advisory committee shall be forfeited
54		-	upon the member’s failure to maintain the qualifications required by this act.
55		-	“(2) The Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments shall verify on an
56		-	annual basis the qualifications required by this act of the appointed members of a board or
57		-	advisory committee.”.
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59		-	Sec. 3. Section 301 of the Opioid Litigation Proceeds Amendment Act of 2022, effective
60		-	March 10, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-315; 70 DCR 838), is repealed.
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62		-	Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
63		-	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
64		-	impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
65		-	approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
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67		-	Sec. 5. Effective date.
68		-	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
69		-	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as
70		-	provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
71		-	24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
72		-	Columbia Register.
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77		-	Chairman
78		-	Council of the District of Columbia
	40	+	“(3) The chairperson of each board shall be a District resident while they are a 29
	41	+	member of the board.”. 30
	42	+	(b) Subsection (b) is amended by adding a new paragraph (1A) to read as follows: 31
	43	+	“(1A) In addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, 32
	44	+	each professional member of a board who is not a District resident shall: 33
	45	+	“(A) Be actively engaged in the practice of the health occupation regulated 34
	46	+	by the board in the District while they are a member of the board; 35
	47	+	“(B) Have a physical practice, or be employed, in the District in which 36
	48	+	they are physically present in the District for at least 20 hours per week; and 37
	49	+	“(C) Demonstrate that their practice in the District is not primarily through 38
	50	+	telehealth.”. 39
	51	+	(c) Subsection (e) is amended to read as follows: 40
	52	+	“(e)(1) The office of a member of a board or advisory committee shall be forfeited 41
	53	+	upon the member’s failure to maintain the qualifications required by this act. 42
	54	+	“(2) The Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments shall verify on an 43
	55	+	annual basis the qualifications required by this act of the appointed members of a board or 44
	56	+	advisory committee.”. 45
	57	+	Sec. 3. Section 301 of the Opioid Litigation Proceeds Amendment Act of 2022, effective 46
	58	+	March 10, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-315; 70 DCR 838), is repealed. 47
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85		-	Mayor
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	65	+	Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 49
	66	+	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 50
	67	+	impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 51
	68	+	approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 52
	69	+	Sec. 5. Effective date. 53
	70	+	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 54
	71	+	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 55
	72	+	provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 56
	73	+	24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 57
	74	+	Columbia Register. 58