Title 44, Charitable and Curative Institutions.

(a) The Mayor shall issue rules, consistent with other provisions of this chapter and pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, establishing: (1) License fees for private facilities and agencies reasonably calculated to reflect a facility’s or agency’s respective share of…

(a) To ensure that each new facility and agency will be in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter, rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter, and all other applicable laws and rules, the Mayor shall conduct an on-site inspection prior to a facility’s or agency’s initia…

(a) As an alternative to denial, nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation of a license when a facility or agency has numerous deficiencies or a serious single deficiency with respect to the standards to be established under § 44-504(a)(3), the Mayor may: (1) Issue a provisional lice…

(a) The accordance and delineation of clinical privileges shall be determined on an individual basis and commensurate with an applicant’s education, training, experience, and demonstrated current competence. In implementing these criteria, each facility and agency shall formulate…

(a)(1) A health professional shall submit a report notifying the board, commission, or authority responsible for licensing, registering, or certifying the health professional within 10 business days after: (A) The health professional obtains knowledge that a health care licensing…

(a) Any person who intentionally impedes a District of Columbia official or employee in the performance of his or her authorized duties under this subchapter, or any rule issued pursuant to this subchapter, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 per day of violation, imp…

The purpose of this subchapter is to require licensure of all facilities, except as provided in § 44-531.02, in which surgical procedures are performed on persons who are not admitted as inpatients to a hospital, and to provide minimum standards for the establishment and maintena…

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter: (1)(A) "Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center" means any institution, place or building devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the performance of surgical procedures on an outpatient basis including facilities …

No person shall operate an Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center without having in effect a license issued by the Mayor in accordance with this subchapter. Such license shall be renewed annually and posted conspicuously within the premises of the facility. The annual fee for the l…

(a) Application for license to operate a center shall be made to the Mayor on forms furnished by him and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (1) The name and address of the facility; (2) The names and addresses of the owners of the facility. If the ow…

Each applicant for a surgical center license shall, as a condition to the issuance of such license, submit evidence satisfactory to the Mayor of liability insurance coverage of no less than $100,000 per occurrence and $300,000 in the aggregate.

(a) The Mayor may refuse to issue, or to renew, or may revoke or suspend, the license of a center for any of the following reasons: (1) Violation of any provision of this subchapter; (2) Knowingly furnishing false or misleading information to the Mayor, or failure to furnish info…

When the Mayor determines that there are grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of a license under this subchapter, the Mayor shall serve upon the applicant or licensee a written notice of the proposed action, informing the applicant or licensee of his right to request, wit…

(a) Each surgical center shall have a governing board formally organized in accordance with written by-laws. Such by-laws shall establish procedures for the appointment of the center administrator and medical director, for the admission of physicians to practice at the center, fo…

Responsibility for operation of the center shall rest with the center administrator, except that direct patient care shall be the responsibility of the medical director. The administrator may not also serve as medical director.

Each center shall have an administrator and a medical director. The director must be a physician licensed to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia. There shall be sufficient professional staff to perform services for which the center is licensed in conformity with …

(a) A current statement in writing indicating informed consent and a signed authorization by the patient for the performance of a surgical procedure shall be procured and shall form a part of the patient's medical record. (b) Appropriate medical history shall be obtained and the …

(a) Each center shall establish a program to ensure post surgical treatment for each individual treated in the center and shall include (but is not limited to) the following written instructions to be issued to all patients: (1) Symptoms of complications to be looked for; (2) Act…

(a) Accurate and complete clinical records shall be maintained for each patient and all entries in the clinical record shall be made at the time the surgical procedure is performed and when care, treatment, medications or other medical services are given. The record shall satisfy…

There shall be sufficient equipment for patient care according to types of patients, service programs, and procedures. There shall be adequate monitoring equipment, oxygen and related items available within the surgical and post-operative recovery area. Cardiac-pulmonary resuscit…

(a) Persons responsible for maintenance of the physical plant, including housekeeping, shall be specifically identified. (b) Treatment rooms shall have a minimum clear floor area sufficient to permit removal of a patient by stretcher. A lavatory or sink with handwashing facility …

The Mayor shall have the right to inspect any facility licensed under this subchapter, any facility applying for a license under this subchapter, and all records maintained therein, at any reasonable time either with or without prior notice. The entry and inspection shall take pl…

(a) No surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia shall be performed in a center except under the immediate medical direction of a physician licensed to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia and who is a qualified anesthesiologist. (b) If a center knows, or re…

Any person violating any provision of these regulations shall be fined not more than $300, or imprisoned for not more than 90 days.

Any paragraph or subparagraph or any elements thereof of any section and each section and each paragraph and/or subparagraph of each section are hereby deemed as separate and independent.

For purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1A) “Contract worker” means a compensated contractor for whom it is foreseeable he or she will come in direct contact with patients. (1B) “Criminal background check” means an investigation into a person’s criminal history to determine w…

(a) The requirements of this section shall not apply to persons employed on or before July 23, 2001, persons licensed under Chapter 12 of Title 3, or to a person who volunteers services to a facility and works under the direct supervision of a person licensed pursuant to Chapter …

(a) Any person releasing or disclosing any information in violation of § 44-552(c) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by the payment of a fine not greater than $300, a term of imprisonment not greater than 30 days, or both. (b) Civil fines, penalties, and f…

The Mayor may issue rules to implement this subchapter, including procedures for additional enforcement actions for violation of this subchapter and the setting of fees in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2.