Title 44, Charitable and Curative Institutions.

(a) The fee imposed by § 44-664.03 shall not be due and payable until such time that the District obtains approvals required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for authorizing the Medicaid payments described in § 44-664.05. (b) The fee imposed by § 44-664.03 shall …

(a) For visits and services beginning October 1, 2020, the District shall pay managed care organizations ("MCOs") at a rate sufficient to support payments to hospitals located in the District for outpatient services at a rate that is not less than 130% of the District Fiscal Year…

(a) The fee imposed under § 44-664.03, which shall be calculated, due, and payable on a quarterly basis, shall be due and payable by the 15th of the last month of each DFY quarter; provided, that the fee shall not be due and payable until: (1) The District issues written notice t…

(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 any other provision in this subchapter, if a hospital system or person…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

This subchapter shall expire on September 30, 2029.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(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 de…

(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 subchapter;…

(a)(1) Beginning October 1, 2020, and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 44-664.16, 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…

(a) The fee imposed under § 44-664.13 shall be due and payable by the 15th of the last month of each DFY quarter. (b) The fee imposed under § 44-664.13 shall be calculated, due, and payable on a quarterly basis, but shall not be due and payable until the District issues written n…

(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 § 44-664.13, if a hospital system or person that is subject to a fee u…

(a) If the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determines that an assessment imposed on a hospital pursuant to this subchapter does not satisfy the requirements for federal financial participation set forth in section 1903(w) of the Social Security Act, that determination …

The Mayor, subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

This subchapter shall expire on September 30, 2029.

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Department" means the Department of Health Care Finance. (2) "District retention" means an amount equal to 13.125% of the fees collected under § 44-665.03(a)(1), plus the salary and fringe benefits for one full-time equivale…

(a) There is established as a special fund the Inpatient Hospital Directed Payment Provider Fee Fund, which shall be administered by the Department in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund: (…

(a) The District may charge each hospital a fee based on its inpatient net patient revenue. The fee shall be charged at a uniform rate among all hospitals. The rate of the fee shall be established by the Department and generate an amount equal to: (1) The non-federal share of the…

(a) The fee imposed by § 44-665.03 shall apply as of October 1, 2024. (b) The fee imposed by § 44-665.03 shall cease to be imposed, and any moneys remaining in the Fund shall be refunded to hospitals in proportion to the amounts paid by them if the payments under § 44-665.05 are …

For services beginning on October 1, 2024, the Department shall require Medicaid managed care organizations to make inpatient directed payments to hospitals consistent with the applicable State directed payment preprint approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

(a) The fee imposed under § 44-665.03 shall be calculated on a quarterly basis and shall be due and payable by the 15th day after the last month of each quarter; provided, that the fee shall not be due and payable until: (1) The District issues written notice that the payment met…

(a) If a hospital system owns, 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 any other provision in this subchapter, if a hospital system or person cea…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

This subchapter shall expire on September 30, 2029.

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Department" means the Department of Health Care Finance. (2) "District retention" means an amount equal to 13.125% of the fees collected pursuant to § 44-665.13(a)(1), plus the salary and fringe benefits for one full-time eq…

(a) There is established as a special fund the Outpatient Hospital Directed Payment Provider Fee Fund, which shall be administered by the Department in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund: …

(a) The District may charge each hospital a fee based on its outpatient gross patient revenue. The fee shall be charged at a uniform rate among all hospitals. The rate of the fee shall be established by the Department and generate an amount equal to: (1) The non-federal share of …

(a) The fee imposed by § 44-665.13 shall be applicable as of October 1, 2024. (b) The fee imposed by § 44-665.13 shall cease to be imposed, and any moneys remaining in the Fund shall be refunded to hospitals in proportion to the amounts paid by them if the payments under § 44-665…

For visits and services beginning on October 1, 2024, the Department shall require Medicaid managed care organizations to make outpatient directed payments to hospitals consistent with the applicable State directed payment preprint approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicai…

(a) The fee imposed under section § 44-665.13 shall be calculated on a quarterly basis, and shall be due and payable by the 15th day after the last month of each quarter; provided, that the fee shall not be due and payable until: (1) The District issues written notice that the pa…

(a) If a hospital system owns, 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 any other provision in this subchapter, if a hospital system or person cea…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

This subchapter shall expire on September 30, 2029.

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Covered Hospital" means a hospital, as defined in § 44-501(a)(9), except the term shall not include: (A) A hospital operated by the federal government; (B) A specialty hospital, as defined by the State Plan; (C) A hospital that…

(a) Beginning October 1, 2023, the Department shall fund capitation rates for each managed care organization at a level that complies with the minimum reimbursement levels established in §§ 44-664.05(b-1) and 44-664.13(a)(2), and that ensures a covered hospital receives: (1) Maxi…

By December 31, 2023, and by December 31 of each year thereafter, the Department shall publish on its website a report on District all-payer hospital costs.

The Mayor may direct the Department to make changes to the physician reimbursement methodology set forth in the State Plan for implementation no later than October 1, 2024.

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.

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…

The Providence Hospital is authorized to conduct not only a hospital, clinic, and all the departments, staffs, and services usually connected therewith, but also a school for the education and training of nurses and interns with full power to examine the said nurses and interns a…

The Council of the District of Columbia shall establish from time to time reasonable standards of indigency for admission of patients to municipal hospitals of the District of Columbia; provided, that emergency and semi-indigent patients may be admitted to the general ward and tu…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Council of the District of Columbia, is authorized to furnish cash payments to needy patients in hospitals operated by or under contract (relating to the care of needy patients) with the District of …

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to contract with hospitals and other institutions for both the care of indigent or medically indigent patients in hospitals and the care and maintenance of persons for whom the District of Columbia is responsible. The Mayor may …

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to provide for the payment of stipends to patients and residents employed in institutions of or under programs sponsored by the government of the Di…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to furnish, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Council of the District of Columbia, subsistence, living quarters, and laundry in lieu of salary to persons authorized by the Mayo…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is required to visit and investigate the management of all institutions of charity within the District which may be appropriated for out of the District revenues, in whole or in part, and shall require an itemized report of receipts and expen…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to visit, investigate the management of, and have a report of the receipts and expenditures of the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in Asylum, the Children’s Hospital, Saint Ann’s Infant Asylum, National Association for Col…