Title 44 — Charitable and Curative Institutions.
28 chapters · 499 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 44-601 Findings
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The Council finds and declares the following: (1) Charitable healthcare entities hold all their assets in trust, and those assets are irrevocably dedicated, as a condition of their tax-exempt status, to the specific charitable purposes set forth in the articles of incorporation o…
D.C. Code § 44-602 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Applicant” means a healthcare entity or a for-profit entity that applies to the State Health Planning and Development Agency or the Commissioner of Insurance and Securities [Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, …
D.C. Code § 44-603 Conversion approval
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, a healthcare entity shall not execute a conversion to a for-profit entity without the approval of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. (b) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall review the convers…
D.C. Code § 44-604 Charitable trusts
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(a) If the Attorney General for the District of Columbia determines, pursuant to § 44-603(12), that the charitable assets of a healthcare entity have not been placed in a charitable trust controlled independently of the for-profit entity, or other parties to the conversion, and u…
D.C. Code § 44-605 Mandatory condition precedent
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The conversion approval required by § 44-603 shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of a Certificate of Need or a Certificate of Authority, permit, license, and any other type of official approval, except zoning approval, by an agency or officer or employee of the Distric…
D.C. Code § 44-606 Process of review
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(a) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall approve or disapprove a conversion within 60 days of receiving a request from the applicable agency. (b) Prior to issuing a decision, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall publish the request in at leas…
D.C. Code § 44-607 Declaratory judgment
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A for-profit entity or healthcare entity that has participated in the review process may bring an action for declaratory judgment against the decision of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia and may appeal the decision to the Superior Court according to the standards…
D.C. Code § 44-608 Conversion fee
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If a nonprofit entity is a party to a conversion approved pursuant to § 44-603, the District shall make an assessment, to recover part of the charitable assets, equal to 10% of the amount of the real property tax the healthcare entity would have paid during the past 5 years had i…
D.C. Code § 44-609 Violations and penalties for noncompliance
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(a) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia may seek injunctive relief if the Attorney General for the District of Columbia determines that a person is offering, developing, or operating a entity in violation of this chapter. (b) Any person, including the principal offi…
D.C. Code § 44-610 Rules
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The requirements of this chapter shall become fully operative on October 23, 1997, without adoption by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia of implementing regulations. In its discretion, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia may issue emergency or propos…