What can a practitioner in District of Columbia be disciplined for?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Each board, subject to the right of a hearing, on an affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum of its appointed members may take one or more of the disciplinary actions provided in subsection (c) of this section against any applicant for a license, registration, or certification, or a person permitted by this subchapter to practice a health occupation regulated by the board in the District who fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license, registration, or certification for himself, herself, or another person.
D.C. Code §3-1205.14(a)(1) (Revocation, suspension, or denial of license) · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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The disciplinary actions a District board may take include requiring a course of remediation, requiring a period of probation, issuing a CEASE AND DESIST ORDER pursuant to § 3-1205.16, and limiting or restricting the practice of the person.
D.C. Code §3-1205.14(c)(6)-(9) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude prosecution for a criminal violation of this chapter regardless of whether the same violation has been or is the subject of one or more of the disciplinary actions provided by this subchapter. Criminal prosecution may proceed prior to, simultaneously with, or subsequent to administrative enforcement action.
D.C. Code §3-1205.14(d) · verified Sep 3, 2026
A disciplinary action may be taken against a person who has been convicted of an offense that is related to the occupation for which the license, registration, or certification is sought or held.
D.C. Code §3-1205.14(a)(4) · verified Sep 3, 2026
A disciplinary action may be taken against a person who is professionally or mentally incompetent or physically incapable.
D.C. Code §3-1205.14(a)(5) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Any person who violates any provision of the chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment not to exceed 1 year, or a fine not to exceed $10,000, or both; and any person who has been previously convicted under the chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment not to exceed 1 year, or a fine not to exceed $25,000, or both.
D.C. Code §3-1210.07 · verified Sep 8, 2026
Under the section headed Practicing without license, registration, or certification, no person shall practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice a health occupation licensed, registered, certified, or regulated under the chapter in the District unless currently licensed, registered, or certified, or exempted from licensure, registration, or certification, under the chapter.
D.C. Code §3-1210.01 (Practicing without license, registration, or certification) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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