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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 22. HEALTH |
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SubTilte 22-B. PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE |
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Chapter 22-B20. HOSPITALS |
Section 22-B2005. LICENSE RENEWAL
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2005.1The Director shall conduct an on-site inspection of a facility to determine compliance with the statutes and rules governing the facility prior to the expiration of the license. Unless otherwise notified, inspections shall be unannounced.
2005.2The Director shall send a written report of the findings to the facility no later than fifteen (15) days from the conclusion of the inspection.
2005.3Consistent with applicable statutes and the rules governing the facility, the Director shall take adverse action, provided in sections 2009 - 2011 of this chapter, against a facility found to have life threatening deficiencies, or a continuing pattern of deficiencies which pose a serious threat to the public's health and safety.
2005.4The Director may require the facility to submit a written, signed and dated plan of correction to abate deficiencies cited no later than ten (10) business days following the receipt of the written report of findings.
2005.5The Director shall issue a renewal license for a period not to exceed one (1) year to a facility with no deficiencies or with minor deficiencies that can be corrected within thirty (30) days.
2005.6The Director shall issue a provisional license not to exceed ninety (90) days to a facility that is not in substantial compliance with the applicable statutes and rules of this chapter, but does not have deficiencies that are life threatening or that endanger the public's health and safety.
2005.7The Director shall issue a regular license not to exceed one (1) year to a facility issued a provisional license pursuant to § 2004.6 that is in full or substantial compliance after ninety (90) days, based on a follow-up inspection.
2005.8The Director shall renew the provisional license for a facility initially issued a license pursuant to § 2004.7 that is not in substantial compliance after ninety (90) days, but is making significant progress toward correction of deficiencies cited.
2005.9The Director may prohibit a facility from accepting new patients and providing a service by issuing a restricted license when he or she finds that the facility has violations of a serious nature, and no substantial corrective action has been taken.
2005.10Consistent with the applicable statutes and rules governing the facility, the Director shall take adverse action against a facility that is not making substantial progress after issuance of the first provisional license, or its renewal, or a restricted license.
2005.11The Director shall automatically suspend or convert to a provisional or restricted status the license of a facility that loses its federal certification until a determination is made regarding its continued operation and license status.