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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–702. Children’s Tuberculosis Sanatorium — Construction and equipping authorized

§ 44–702. Children’s Tuberculosis Sanatorium — Construction and equipping authorized.
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 Tuberculosis Sanatorium, including necessary approaches and roadways, heating and ventilating apparatus, furniture, equipment, and accessories.
(Mar. 1, 1929, 45 Stat. 1425, ch. 422, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-113.
1973 Ed., § 32-312.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–703. Providence Hospital authorized to conduct hospital, clinic and school

§ 44–703. Providence Hospital authorized to conduct hospital, clinic and school.
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 and to issue suitable certificates evidencing the completion of their courses of training.
(Oct. 29, 1945, 59 Stat. 551, ch. 439, § 2.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-116.
1973 Ed., § 32-316a.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–705. Payments to needy patients

§ 44–705. Payments to needy patients.
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 Columbia in such amounts and at such times as he may determine.
(Oct. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 504, Pub. L. 93-140, § 4.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-124.
1973 Ed., § 32-331.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to the District of Columbia Council and to a Commissioner of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–706. Institutional care under contract

§ 44–706. Institutional care under contract.
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 from time to time adjust the rates of reimbursement for such care by issuing rules pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, and by filing a copy of proposed rate changes with the Council of the District of Columbia at least 30 days before their effective date. The 30-day period for Council review shall not include days that pass during a recess of the Council. The rates of reimbursement under the D.C. Medical Charities program in effect for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, shall thereafter remain in effect until adjusted by the Mayor in accordance with this section.
(Oct. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 505, Pub. L. 93-140, § 5; July 25, 1985, D.C. Law 6-11, § 2, 32 DCR 3230.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-125.
1973 Ed., § 32-332.
Delegation of Authority
Delegation of authority pursuant to Law 6-11, see Mayor’s Order 86-37, March 3, 1986.
Delegation of authority pursuant to An Act to authorize certain programs and activities of the government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, see Mayor’s Order 99-73, May 4, 1999 ( 46 DCR 4391).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–707. Stipends for patients and certain resident employees

§ 44–707. Stipends for patients and certain resident employees.
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 District of Columbia as an aid to their rehabilitation or for training purposes. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring employee status on any person covered by this section.
(Oct. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 505, Pub. L. 93-140, § 6.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-126.
1973 Ed., § 32-333.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to the District of Columbia Council and to a Commissioner of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–709. Mayor to visit, investigate and report on certain charitable institutions

§ 44–709. Mayor to visit, investigate and report on certain charitable institutions.
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 expenditures to be made to him, to be transmitted with his annual report to Congress, which report shall also include such recommendations as the Mayor may deem proper concerning the necessity for such institutions, together with a plan for their organization and management, and estimates of appropriations necessary for their maintenance.
(July 5, 1884, 23 Stat. 127, ch. 227, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1201.
1973 Ed., § 32-1001.
Cross References
Public welfare supervision, board of public welfare, institutions supported by congressional appropriations, see § 4-111.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–710. Mayor authorized to visit, investigate and report on certain organizations

§ 44–710. Mayor authorized to visit, investigate and report on certain organizations.
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 Colored Women and Children, Women’s Christian Association, Little Sisters of the Poor, and the German Orphan Asylum, so long as they respectively accept money appropriated by Congress for their aid.
(June 4, 1880, 21 Stat. 157, ch. 121, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1202.
1973 Ed., § 32-1002.
Cross References
Public welfare supervision, board of public welfare, institutions supported by congressional appropriations, see § 4-111.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–711. Appropriations for charitable and reformatory institutions to be lien on property

§ 44–711. Appropriations for charitable and reformatory institutions to be lien on property.
All sums of money appropriated and expended in aid of the purchase of real estate for charitable or reformatory institutions in the District of Columbia, or for buildings or for permanent improvements to buildings thereon, shall (subject to any trust deed, mortgage, or other security or encumbrance existing on such property at the time of its purchase, or created at the time of its purchase) be a lien upon such property, and in case of the dissolution of any such corporation owning such property, or in case of the disposal of such property, by such corporation, entitle the United States to reimbursement in proportion to any other contributions or funds used for such purposes; and the acceptance by any such corporation of any sum of money appropriated for the foregoing purposes shall be deemed an acceptance of and agreement to this provision.
(Mar. 3, 1893, 27 Stat. 552, ch. 199, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1203.
1973 Ed., § 32-1003.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 44-753.
Cross References
Public land sales, see § 10-801 et seq.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–712. Terms of Congressmen as trustees or directors of certain corporations or institutions

§ 44–712. Terms of Congressmen as trustees or directors of certain corporations or institutions.
In all cases where Members of Congress or Senators are appointed to represent Congress on any board of trustees or board of directors of any corporation or institution to which Congress makes any appropriation, the term of said Members or Senators, as such trustee or director, shall continue until the expiration of 2 months after the 1st meeting of the Congress chosen next after their appointment.
(Mar. 3, 1893, 27 Stat. 553, ch. 199, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1204.
1973 Ed., § 32-1004.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–713. Compensation of physicians to the poor

§ 44–713. Compensation of physicians to the poor.
The compensation of the physicians to the poor shall not exceed $40 per month each.
(Feb. 25, 1885, 23 Stat. 314, ch. 145, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1205.
1973 Ed., § 32-1005.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–714. Conflicts of interest by directors or trustees of certain charitable institutions

§ 44–714. Conflicts of interest by directors or trustees of certain charitable institutions.
No member or members of any board or boards of trustees or directors of any charitable institution, organization or corporation in the District of Columbia, which is supported in whole or in part by appropriations made by Congress, shall engage in traffic with said institution, organization or corporation for financial gain, and any member or members of such board of trustees or directors who shall so engage in such traffic shall be deemed legally disqualified for service on said board or boards.
(June 11, 1896, 29 Stat. 410, ch. 419, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1206.
1973 Ed., § 32-1007.
Cross References
Public welfare supervision, board of public welfare, institutions supported by congressional appropriations, see § 4-111.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–715. Congressional policy as to appropriations to churches or religious entities

§ 44–715. Congressional policy as to appropriations to churches or religious entities.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the government of the United States to make no appropriation of money or property for the purpose of founding, maintaining, or aiding by payment for services, expenses, or otherwise, any church or religious denomination, or any institution or society which is under sectarian or ecclesiastical control; and no money appropriated for charitable purposes in the District of Columbia shall be paid to any church or religious denomination, or to any institution or society which is under sectarian or ecclesiastical control.
(June 11, 1896, 29 Stat. 411, ch. 419, § 1; Mar. 3, 1897, 29 Stat. 683, ch. 387, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1207.
1973 Ed., § 32-1008.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–716. Home for Aged and Infirm — Sale of surplus products

§ 44–716. Home for Aged and Infirm — Sale of surplus products.
The Mayor is authorized, under such regulations as the Council of the District of Columbia may prescribe, to sell the surplus products of the Home for the Aged and Infirm. All moneys derived from such sales shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
(June 5, 1920, 41 Stat. 865, ch. 234, § 1; Feb. 22, 1921, 41 Stat. 1144, ch. 70, § 7; June 28, 1944, 58 Stat. 533, ch. 300, § 18.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1208.
1973 Ed., § 32-1009.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(256) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter I - General › § 44–717. Home for Aged and Infirm — Admission of pay patients

§ 44–717. Home for Aged and Infirm — Admission of pay patients.
Pay patients may be admitted to the Home for the Aged and Infirm for care and treatment at such rates and under such regulations as may be established by the Council of the District of Columbia, insofar as such admissions will not interfere with admission of indigent patients; provided, however, that the rates shall not exceed the estimated per capita cost for the current year.
(June 14, 1950, 64 Stat. 212, ch. 235.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1209.
1973 Ed., § 32-1010.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) addition of provisions concerning hospital receivership, see § 3 of the Long-Term Care Stabilization Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-444, Oct. 8, 2014, 61 DCR 10755, 20 STAT 4165).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5062 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-566, January 9, 2015, 62 DCR 884, 21 STAT 541).
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(256) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter II - Fees for Clinical Services and Asbestos Abatement › § 44–732. Asbestos abatement — Task Force established

§ 44–732. Asbestos abatement — Task Force established.
(a) There is established a Task Force on Asbestos Abatement (“Task Force”).
(b) The Task Force shall consist of 9 members appointed as follows:
(1) Two members shall be appointed by the Mayor to represent the interests of the District of Columbia government;
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the Board of Education to represent the interests of the District of Columbia Public Schools; and
(3) Five members shall be appointed by the Council, 3 of whom shall have experience in the field of occupational health and safety and who shall have demonstrated a knowledge of and interest in asbestos-related diseases.
(c) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed within 15 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) of March 15, 1985, or within 15 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) of November 29, 1984, whichever occurs first.
(d) Vacancies occurring upon the Task Force shall be filled in the same manner as original appointees as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(e) Five members of the Task Force shall constitute a quorum.
(f) The Task Force shall study all matters relating to the presence and condition of asbestos in public buildings owned or leased by the District of Columbia and shall make recommendations to the Mayor and the Council within 120 days of November 29, 1984. The report shall outline an asbestos abatement program for the District and shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) A list of all public buildings owned or leased by the District of Columbia which have been constructed with asbestos materials and which pose a threat to public health and safety, or a plan for identifying these buildings;
(2) A plan for identifying those individuals within the District of Columbia who have a high risk of asbestos-related diseases because of prolonged exposure to public buildings containing friable asbestos material;
(3) Draft legislation to regulate individuals who are in the business of removing or containing asbestos material;
(4) Projections on the cost of removal or containment of asbestos in public buildings and on the cost of providing screening services to persons who have been identified as having a high risk of asbestos-related disease; and
(5) Specific recommendations on action that may be taken by the Mayor and the Council to implement a prompt and thorough abatement program.
(g) The Task Force shall cease to exist 30 days after submission of the report required by subsection (f) of this section.
(Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-173, § 3, 32 DCR 736; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-264, § 31, 46 DCR 2118.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-119.2.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter II - Fees for Clinical Services and Asbestos Abatement › § 44–733. Asbestos abatement — Rules and regulations

§ 44–733. Asbestos abatement — Rules and regulations.
The Mayor is authorized to issue rules and regulations, in accordance with recommendations of the Task Force, to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-173, § 4, 32 DCR 736.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-119.3.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter II - Fees for Clinical Services and Asbestos Abatement › § 44–734. Asbestos abatement — Appropriations

§ 44–734. Asbestos abatement — Appropriations.
There may be appropriated out of revenues available to the District sums necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-173, § 5, 32 DCR 736.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-119.4.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter III - Conveyance of Property to Columbia Hospital › § 44–751. In general

§ 44–751. In general.
Subject to the provisions of § 44-752 [repealed], the Administrator of General Services and the Commissioner of the District of Columbia are directed to convey, without monetary consideration, to the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in Asylum, Washington, District of Columbia, a corporation created by the Act of June 1, 1866 (14 Stat. 55), all right, title, and interest of the United States and of the District of Columbia in and to those pieces or parcels of land in the District of Columbia, described as follows, together with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto:
(1) All that piece or parcel of land situate and lying in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia and known as part of square no. 25, as laid down and distinguished on the plat or plan of said City, as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of said square and running thence north with 24th Street 231 feet and 7 inches; thence west 230 feet and 6 inches; thence north to M Street 231 feet and 10 inches; thence west with M Street 215 feet and 6 inches to 25th Street; thence south with 25th Street 263 feet and 5 inches; thence east 200 feet; thence south to L Street 200 feet; thence east with L Street 246 feet to the beginning; and being the property conveyed to the United States of America by deed dated October 17, 1876, from the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in Asylum, recorded in liber 836, folio 159, of the land records of the District of Columbia; and
(2) All that piece or parcel of land situate and lying in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia on the northeast corner of L and 25th Streets Northwest, being a part of original square no. 25, as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of said square and running thence east with the line of said L Street 200 feet for a corner; thence north 200 feet for a corner; thence west 200 feet for a corner; and thence south 200 feet to the place of beginning; containing 40,000 square feet of ground, more or less, and being the property conveyed to the United States of America by deed dated July 6, 1872, from the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in Asylum and Edward Maynard, recorded in liber 811, folio 481 of the land records of the District of Columbia.
(June 28, 1952, 66 Stat. 287, ch. 486, § 1; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-264,§ 32, 46 DCR 2118.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-120.
1973 Ed., § 32-323.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 44-753.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter III - Conveyance of Property to Columbia Hospital › § 44–752. Restriction on use. [Repealed]

§ 44–752. Restriction on use. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 28, 1952, 66 Stat. 287, ch. 486, § 2; Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 786, Pub. L. 105-33, § 11716.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-121.
1973 Ed., § 32-323.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter III - Conveyance of Property to Columbia Hospital › § 44–753. Creation of lien in favor of United States

§ 44–753. Creation of lien in favor of United States.
The provisions of the paragraph following the appropriation for the Washington Hospital for Foundlings in § 44-711, creating a lien in favor of the United States with respect to the appropriations referred to therein, shall also apply to the appropriations in the aggregate amount of $50,000, granted in the Act of June 10, 1872 (17 Stat. 360), and in the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 386), for the purchase by the United States of the property described in § 44-751, and the acceptance by the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in Asylum of the conveyance of said property shall be deemed an acceptance of and agreement to this provision.
(June 28, 1952, 66 Stat. 288, ch. 486, § 3.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-122.
1973 Ed., § 32-325.
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of § 44-791.01, see § 514 of Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-130, Oct. 9, 2020, 67 DCR 8622).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter III-A - Window Blind and Drape Cord Safety Notification › § 44–761. Window blind and drape cord safety notification requirement

§ 44–761. Window blind and drape cord safety notification requirement.
(a) Every hospital, birth center, and pediatric primary care provider located in the District of Columbia shall distribute an informational notice provided to it by the Department of Health ("DC Health") regarding the danger that window blinds and drape cords pose to children and how to avoid those dangers directly to:
(1) The parent or guardian following the labor and delivery of the parent's or guardian's child as a component of the discharge discussion and instruction;
(2) The person accompanying a child to the child's 6-month primary care appointment; and
(3) Upon request, a member of the general public.
(b) The informational notice shall be designed by DC Health and provided to each hospital, birth center, and pediatric primary care provider to distribute in photocopied form to the persons listed in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) DC Health shall make the information contained in the notice available on DC Health's website and shall provide electronic text to hospitals, birth centers, and pediatric primary care providers.
(d) The informational notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall be either:
(1) The informational notice created by DC Health in subsection (b) of this section; or
(2) A similar informational notice approved by DC Health.
(Oct. 20, 2020, D.C. Law 23-131, § 2, 67 DCR 9878.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter III-A - Window Blind and Drape Cord Safety Notification › § 44–762. Rules

§ 44–762. Rules.
The Mayor shall, pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
(Oct. 20, 2020, D.C. Law 23-131, § 3, 67 DCR 9878.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–771. Private facilities — License required. [Repealed]

§ 44–771. Private facilities — License required. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Apr. 20, 1908, 35 Stat. 64, ch. 148, § 1; Mar. 9, 1983, D.C. Law 4-171, § 19(a), 29 DCR 5297; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(i), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-101.
1973 Ed., § 32-301.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–772. Private facilities — Enforcement of provisions and regulations; inspection. [Repealed]

§ 44–772. Private facilities — Enforcement of provisions and regulations; inspection. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Apr. 20, 1908, 35 Stat. 64, ch. 148, § 2; Aug. 1, 1950, 64 Stat. 393, ch. 513, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(i), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-102.
1973 Ed., § 32-302.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–773. Private facilities — Violations of provisions or regulations. [Repealed]

§ 44–773. Private facilities — Violations of provisions or regulations. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Apr. 20, 1908, 35 Stat. 65, ch. 148, § 3; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(i), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-103.
1973 Ed., § 32-303.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–774. Private facilities — Council authorized to promulgate regulations. [Repealed]

§ 44–774. Private facilities — Council authorized to promulgate regulations. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Apr. 20, 1908, 35 Stat. 65, ch. 148, § 4; Mar. 9, 1983, D.C. Law 4-171, § 19(b), 29 DCR 5297; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(i), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-104.
1973 Ed., § 32-304.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–775. Private facilities — Prosecutions. [Repealed]

§ 44–775. Private facilities — Prosecutions. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Apr. 20, 1908, 35 Stat. 65, ch. 148, § 5; Apr. 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 190, ch. 207, § 1; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a); Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(i), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-105.
1973 Ed., § 32-305.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–776. Report of loss of privileges by health care providers. [Repealed]

§ 44–776. Report of loss of privileges by health care providers. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Apr. 6, 1977, D.C. Law 1-106, § 8, 23 DCR 8737; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(b), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-106.
1973 Ed., § 32-305a.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–777. Rules and regulations for Smallpox Hospital. [Repealed]

§ 44–777. Rules and regulations for Smallpox Hospital. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 8, 1896, 29 Stat. 281, ch. 373; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(k), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-107.
1973 Ed., § 32-306.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–778. Washington Asylum Hospital continued. [Repealed]

§ 44–778. Washington Asylum Hospital continued. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 29, 1922, 42 Stat. 702, ch. 249, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48,§ 12(h), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-108.
1973 Ed., § 32-307.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–779. Admission of pay patients to psychopathic ward of General Hospital. [Repealed]

§ 44–779. Admission of pay patients to psychopathic ward of General Hospital. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 7, 1924, 43 Stat. 568, ch. 302, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(g), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-109.
1973 Ed., § 32-308.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–780. Admission of pay patients to contagious-disease ward of General Hospital. [Repealed]

§ 44–780. Admission of pay patients to contagious-disease ward of General Hospital. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Apr. 14, 1932, 47 Stat. 79, ch. 98, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(f), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-110.
1973 Ed., § 32-309.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–781. Admission of pay patients to Glenn Dale Hospital. [Repealed]

§ 44–781. Admission of pay patients to Glenn Dale Hospital. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 7, 1924, 43 Stat. 568, ch. 302, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(g), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-111.
1973 Ed., § 32-310.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–782. Children’s Tuberculosis Sanatorium. [Repealed]

§ 44–782. Children’s Tuberculosis Sanatorium. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 23, 1936, 49 Stat. 1880, ch. 726, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48,§ 12(e), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-114.
1973 Ed., § 32-313.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–783. Receipt of contagious-disease cases by Providence and Garfield Memorial Hospitals. [Repealed]

§ 44–783. Receipt of contagious-disease cases by Providence and Garfield Memorial Hospitals. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(July 1, 1898, 30 Stat. 635, ch. 546; Aug. 1, 1950, 64 Stat. 393, ch. 513, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 12(j), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-115.
1973 Ed., § 32-316.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–784. Charges for treatment of patients. [Repealed]

§ 44–784. Charges for treatment of patients. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(July 3, 1945, 59 Stat. 366, ch. 263, title II, § 201; July 26, 1946, 60 Stat. 687, ch. 672, title II, § 201; July 8, 1947, 61 Stat. 265, ch. 210, title II,§ 201.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-117.
1973 Ed., § 32-318a.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–785. Availability of appropriations. [Repealed]

§ 44–785. Availability of appropriations. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 30, 1945, 59 Stat. 282, ch. 209, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48,§ 12(d), 30 DCR 5778.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-118.
1973 Ed., § 32-321.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 7 - Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally › Subchapter IV - Repealed Provisions › § 44–786. Fees for clinical services; free services. [Repealed]

§ 44–786. Fees for clinical services; free services. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(July 9, 1946, 60 Stat. 511, ch. 544, § 1; June 15, 1977, D.C. Law 2-9, § 2, 24 DCR 1215; Sept. 28, 1977, D.C. Law 2-24, § 4, 24 DCR 3343; Mar. 16, 1982, D.C. Law 4-79, § 505, 29 DCR 126; Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101,§§ 2001, 2101(a) (12), 29 DCR 1060; June 22, 1983, D.C. Law 5-14, § 502, 30 DCR 2632; Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-173, § 6, 32 DCR 736.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-119.
1973 Ed., § 32-322.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 8 - Medical Records › § 44–802. Authority to transmit data or information

§ 44–802. Authority to transmit data or information.
No person, health-care facility or agency, health professional association, or group practice providing any report, note, record, or other data or information, including advice, opinion, or testimony, to a peer review body shall be liable to any other person for damages or equitable relief by reason of providing such a report, note, record, or other data or information, unless the information provided was false and the person or entity providing the information knew the information was false.
(Sept. 29, 1978, D.C. Law 2-112, § 3, 25 DCR 1471; Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-234, § 2(b), 40 DCR 605.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-502.
1973 Ed., § 32-362.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 44-805.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 8 - Medical Records › § 44–803. Liability for peer review actions or recommendations

§ 44–803. Liability for peer review actions or recommendations.
No peer review body or member thereof, or person acting as its staff, or who participates with or assists such a body or member, operating in the District of Columbia shall be liable to any person for damages or equitable relief by reason of conducting or taking peer review if the peer review was within the scope of the functions of the peer review body and if the peer review body or the member acted in the reasonable belief that the peer review was warranted by the facts known after reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter.
(Sept. 29, 1978, D.C. Law 2-112, § 4, 25 DCR 1471; Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-234, § 2(c), 40 DCR 605.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-503.
1973 Ed., § 32-363.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 8 - Medical Records › § 44–804. Confidentiality of identity in publications

§ 44–804. Confidentiality of identity in publications.
Any publication by any medical utilization review committee, peer review committee, medical staff committee or tissue review committee shall keep confidential the identity of any patient whose condition, care or treatment was a part thereof.
(Sept. 29, 1978, D.C. Law 2-112, § 5, 25 DCR 1471.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-504.
1973 Ed., § 32-364.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 9 - Mental Health Services › Subchapter I - District of Columbia Mental Health Services › § 44–902. Definitions

§ 44–902. Definitions.
For the purpose of this subchapter:
(1) The term “Hospital” means the institution in the District of Columbia known as Saint Elizabeths Hospital operated on November 8, 1984, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(2) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(3) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(4) The term “District” means the District of Columbia.
(5) The term “federal court consent decree” means the consent decree in Dixon v. Heckler, Civil Action No. 74-285.
(6) The term “service coordination period” means a period beginning on October 1, 1985, and terminating on October 1, 1987.
(7) The term “financial transition period” means a period beginning on October 1, 1985, and terminating on October 1, 1991.
(8) The term “system implementation plan” means the plan for a comprehensive mental health system for the District of Columbia to be developed pursuant to this subchapter.
(9) The term “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.
(Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3369, Pub. L. 98-621, § 3.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-622.
Effective Dates
For effective date of this subchapter, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 44-901.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 9 - Mental Health Services › Subchapter I - District of Columbia Mental Health Services › § 44–904. Congressional review of system implementation plan

§ 44–904. Congressional review of system implementation plan.
(a) The Committee on the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate shall review the preliminary system implementation plan transmitted by the Mayor pursuant to § 44-903 to determine the extent of its compliance with the provisions of § 44-901(b) and § 44-903, and transmit written recommendations regarding any revisions to the preliminary plan to the Mayor not later than 60 days after receipt of such plan.
(b) The Committee on the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate shall, within 90 days of submission of the final system implementation plan by the Mayor pursuant to § 44-903, review such plan to determine the extent to which it is in compliance with the provisions of § 44-901(b) and § 44-903.
(Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3369, Pub. L. 98-621, § 5.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-624.
Effective Dates
For effective date of this subchapter, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 442901.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 9 - Mental Health Services › Subchapter II - Mental Health Services Client Enterprise Program › § 44–921. Establishment; expenses; revolving fund; audit

§ 44–921. Establishment; expenses; revolving fund; audit.
(a) The Mayor is authorized to establish an enterprise program at St. Elizabeths Hospital to promote the rehabilitation and employment of clients of the Department of Mental Health with the intended purpose of assisting clients of the Department of Mental Health to acquire community work skills in preparation for independent living.
(b) Purchases and sales of merchandise which may be made by clients and the payment of any wages to clients or any other expenses of the program may be paid from funds derived from the day to day operation of the enterprise program but shall not be subject to Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2.
(c) The Mayor, or during a control year as defined in § 47-393, the Mayor or the Chief Financial Officer, is authorized to establish a revolving fund to be used for the collection and disbursement of funds for any enterprise program established pursuant to this subchapter and shall supervise all collections and disbursements from the fund for the purposes set forth in this subchapter.
(d) Repealed.
(Apr. 13, 1999, D.C. Law 12-226, § 2, 46 DCR 500; Dec. 18, 2001, D.C. Law 14-56, § 116(j), 48 DCR 7674; Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 1192(e), 51 DCR 8441.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-631.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-56, in subsec. (a), substituted “Department of Mental Health” for “Commission on Mental Health Services”.
D.C. Law 15-205 repealed subsec. (d) which had read as follows: “(d) Any business operations conducted pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to the oversight of the District of Columbia Auditor pursuant to § 1-204.55.”
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 16(j) of Department of Mental Health Establishment Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-55, May 2, 2001, 48 DCR 4390).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 16(j) of Department of Mental Health Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-101, July 23, 2001, 48 DCR 7123).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 116(j) of Mental Health Service Delivery Reform Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-144, October 23, 2001, 48 DCR 9947).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1192(e) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-486, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8236).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1192(e) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 16(j) of Department of Mental Health Establishment Temporary Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14-51, November 3, 2001, law notification 48 DCR 10807).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions › Chapter 9 - Mental Health Services › Subchapter II - Mental Health Services Client Enterprise Program › § 44–922. Rules

§ 44–922. Rules.
The Mayor may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2.
(Apr. 13, 1999, D.C. Law 12-226, § 3, 46 DCR 500.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-632.