Section 22-B2600. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

2600.1This chapter, and Chapter 31 of Title 22 of the D.C. Municipal Regulations, shall apply to the establishment and maintenance of maternity centers in order to protect the public interest by promoting the health, welfare, and safety of individuals in maternity centers.

 

2600.2The Director shall make the final determination as to whether any building, or part of a building, or a group of buildings, constitutes a maternity center.

 

2600.3Each section, subsection and paragraph of this chapter shall be independent of every other section, subsection and paragraph, and the finding or holding of any section, subsection and paragraph to be void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity of any other section, subsection and paragraph.

 

2600.4Words used in this chapter shall have their usual meaning unless the context or a definition clearly indicates a different meaning.

 

2600.5Words used in this chapter in the present tense include the future, words in the singular number include the plural number, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the masculine include the feminine.

 

2600.6Whenever any office or department of the District government, other than the Director, is referred to in this chapter, the term shall include the authorized agent of the office or department.

 

2600.7Data relating to a maternity center, obtained as a result of the application of the provisions of this chapter, shall not be disclosed publicly in a manner that identifies the maternity center except in or following a public hearing, or except as necessary in case of a public health emergency.

 

2600.8Each maternity center shall, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, comply with the requirements of sections 2100 and 2101 regarding newborn hearing screening and newborn testing for metabolic disorders.

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is the Health-Care and Community Residence Facility, Hospice and Home Care Licensure Act of 1983 § 5, D.C. Code §44-504; Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1996, 3 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 413; and Mayor’s Order 98-137 (August 20, 1998).

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 2779 (March 19, 1999); as amended by Corrected Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 3970 (April 30, 1999); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 4859 (April 12, 2002); as amended by Corrected Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6130 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 9852 (November 4, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 7631 (September 25, 2009).