Title 44 — Charitable and Curative Institutions.
28 chapters · 499 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 44-551 Definitions
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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…
D.C. Code § 44-552 Criminal background checks
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(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 …
D.C. Code § 44-553 Penalties for unauthorized released of criminal information
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(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…
D.C. Code § 44-554 Rules
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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.
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…
D.C. Code § 44-631 Definitions
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D.C. Code § 44-632 Hospital Fund
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D.C. Code § 44-633 Assessments on hospitals
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D.C. Code § 44-634 Interest and penalties
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D.C. Code § 44-635 Appeals
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D.C. Code § 44-636 Federal determinations; suspension and termination of assessment
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D.C. Code § 44-637 Rules
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D.C. Code § 44-638 Sunset
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This chapter shall expire on September 30, 2014.
D.C. Code § 44-651 Definitions
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D.C. Code § 44-652 Hospital Provider Fee Fund
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D.C. Code § 44-653 Hospital provider fee
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D.C. Code § 44-654 Applicability of fees
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D.C. Code § 44-655 Medicaid outpatient hospital access payments
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D.C. Code § 44-656 Quarterly notice and collection
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D.C. Code § 44-657 Multi-hospital systems, closure, merger, and new hospitals
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D.C. Code § 44-658 Rules
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D.C. Code § 44-659 Applicability date; sunset
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(a) This chapter shall apply as of May 1, 2013. (b) This chapter shall sunset as of September 30, 2014.
D.C. Code § 44-661.01 Definitions. [Expired]
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D.C. Code § 44-661.02 Hospital Provider Fee Fund. [Expired]
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D.C. Code § 44-661.03 Hospital provider fee. [Expired]
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D.C. Code § 44-661.04 Applicability of fees. [Expired.]
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D.C. Code § 44-661.05 Medicaid outpatient hospital access payments. [Expired]
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D.C. Code § 44-661.06 Quarterly notice and collection. [Expired]
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D.C. Code § 44-661.07 Multi-hospital systems, closure, merger, and new hospitals. [Expired.]
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D.C. Code § 44-661.08 Rules. [Expired]
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D.C. Code § 44-661.09 Sunset
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This chapter shall expire on September 30, 2016.
D.C. Code § 44-662.01 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Department” means the Department of Health Care Finance. (2) “Hospital” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 44-501(a)(1) but excludes any hospital operated by the federal government and any specialty hospital, as defined b…
D.C. Code § 44-662.02 Hospital Fund
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(a) There is established as a special fund the Hospital Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Department in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund: (1) Fees collected under this chapter; (2…
D.C. Code § 44-662.03 Hospital provider fee
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(a)(1) Beginning October 1, 2015, and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 44-662.06, the District, through the Office of Tax and Revenue, may charge each hospital a fee based on its inpatient net patient revenue. (2) The fee shall be charged at a uniform ra…
D.C. Code § 44-662.04 Quarterly notice and collection
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(a) The fee imposed under § 44-662.03 shall be due and payable by the 15th of the last month of each DFY quarter. (b) The fee imposed under § 44-662.03 shall be calculated, due, and payable on a quarterly basis, but shall not be due and payable until the District issues written n…
D.C. Code § 44-662.05 Multi-hospital systems, closure, merger, and new hospitals
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(a) If a hospital system conducts, operates, or maintains more than one hospital licensed by the Department of Health, the hospital system shall pay the fee for each hospital separately. (b)(1) Notwithstanding § 44-662.03, if a hospital system or person that is subject to a fee u…
D.C. Code § 44-662.06 Federal determinations; suspension and termination of assessment
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(a) If the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determines that an assessment imposed on a hospital pursuant to this chapter does not satisfy the requirements for federal financial participation set forth in section 1903(w) of the Social Security Act that determination shal…
D.C. Code § 44-662.07 Rules
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The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 2 of Title 5 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 44-662.08 Sunset
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This chapter shall expire on September 30, 2016.
D.C. Code § 44-701 Limitation on erection of hospital for contagious diseases
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No building for use as a public or private hospital for contagious diseases shall be erected in the District of Columbia within 300 feet of any building owned by a private individual or any other party than the one erecting the building.
D.C. Code § 44-702 Children’s Tuberculosis Sanatorium — Construction and equipping authorized
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The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site, and to cause to be constructed thereon, in accordance with plans and specifications approved by such Mayor, suitable buildings and structures for use as a Children’s T…