This regulation establishes classroom training requirements for candidates seeking certification in the DC mental health system, requiring completion of 70 hours of core competency training delivered in designated modules, with additional hours for specialty designation programs. Instructors must report successful completion to OCFA, which then notifies candidates of eligibility to proceed to field practicum. This governs individual practitioner certification, not facility licensing or operating standards.
View official source7307 REQUIRED CLASSROOM TRAINING 7307.1 All candidates must complete the seventy (70) hours of required classroom training. The required classroom training is delivered in modules by instructors designated by the Department or equivalent approved by the PSCC. Classroom training shall address the core competencies set forth in Section 7303. 7307.2 Instructors shall submit notice of successful completion of classroom training by a participant to OCFA. 7307.3 OCFA shall notify each candidate when all required classroom training is complete and the candidate is eligible to complete the field practicum. 7307.4 Candidates who have applied for and been accepted into a specialty designation program must complete, in addition to the required seventy (70) hours of classroom training, additional classroom training in accordance with the requirements set by the Department. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 11096 (December 23, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 7002 (July 11, 2014). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mental Health 22-A DCMR § 7307