D.C. clinicians would complete dementia education once for license renewal

Covered professionals would complete at least one hour on diagnosing, treating, or caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. This covers doctors, physician assistants, and advanced practice, registered, and practical nurses who directly treat adults in D.C. clinical settings. Professionals who completed training meeting D.C.’s dementia training law for direct care workers would be exempt. Training must meet licensing board approval standards or be offered or endorsed by a nationally recognized organization with dementia expertise. The credit could count toward required renewal hours. Those with active credentials when the act takes effect would finish by the end of the first renewal period beginning afterward. Those first credentialed afterward would finish by the end of their first renewal period.