District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 3-1251.12: Nurses leaving the District of Columbia or applying for licensure in another state.

(a)
A nurse participating in the Program who moves to a jurisdiction where a rehabilitation program is in place and applies for licensure in that jurisdiction shall be transferred to that jurisdiction’s rehabilitation program.

(b)
A nurse participating in the Program who moves to a jurisdiction where there is no rehabilitation program and applies for licensure in that jurisdiction shall have his or her records transferred to that jurisdiction’s equivalent of the Board.

(c)
Whenever a nurse who applies for licensure in another jurisdiction continues to practice nursing in the District of Columbia:
(1)
If the jurisdiction has a rehabilitation program in place, the program shall be notified that the nurse is participating in a rehabilitation program in the District of Columbia; or
(2)
If there is no rehabilitation program in the jurisdiction, the jurisdiction’s equivalent of the Board shall be notified that the nurse is participating in a rehabilitation program in the District of Columbia.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.
Chapter 12A. Nurse’s Rehabilitation Program.

(a)

A nurse participating in the Program who moves to a jurisdiction where a rehabilitation program is in place and applies for licensure in that jurisdiction shall be transferred to that jurisdiction’s rehabilitation program.

(b)

A nurse participating in the Program who moves to a jurisdiction where there is no rehabilitation program and applies for licensure in that jurisdiction shall have his or her records transferred to that jurisdiction’s equivalent of the Board.

(c)

Whenever a nurse who applies for licensure in another jurisdiction continues to practice nursing in the District of Columbia:

(1)

If the jurisdiction has a rehabilitation program in place, the program shall be notified that the nurse is participating in a rehabilitation program in the District of Columbia; or

(2)

If there is no rehabilitation program in the jurisdiction, the jurisdiction’s equivalent of the Board shall be notified that the nurse is participating in a rehabilitation program in the District of Columbia.

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