Section 22-B2602. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

 

2602.1No person shall operate or hold himself or herself out as operating a maternity center in the District without being licensed as required by the Act, except that any person operating a maternity center within the District on the date of adoption of these rules shall ensure compliance with these rules and obtain a license pursuant to this chapter within six (6) months of the date the rules were adopted.

 

2602.2Each person who proposes to operate a maternity center in the District shall apply for a maternity center operator's license on a form prescribed by the Director.

 

2602.3At the time of application, the applicant shall specify each category of birth conditions for which care will be offered. At the request of the Director, the applicant shall provide any other information relative to the operation of the maternity center.

 

2602.4The initial application for a maternity center license, and applications for subsequent renewal, shall be accompanied by a license fee of three hundred ($ 300) dollars.

 

2602.5The application for a maternity center license shall be submitted at least ninety (90) days before the prospective effective date of the license. Renewal applications shall be submitted at least (60) days prior to the expiration of the current license.

 

2602.6Each applicant for a maternity center license shall, as a condition precedent to the issuance of the license, submit evidence satisfactory to the Director showing sufficient insurance coverage for the following:

 

(a)Hazard (fire, extended coverage, and vandalism);

 

(b)Consequential (indirect) loss from operation breakdowns;

 

(c)Theft; and

 

(d)Legal risk (liability), provided that such coverage includes malpractice insurance of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($ 100,000), and comprehensive general coverage of at least three hundred thousand dollars ($ 300,000), per incident. Such coverage shall include coverage of all personnel, consultants or volunteers delivering direct patient care.

 

2602.7No license to operate a maternity center shall be issued by the Director until the applicant has demonstrated that he or she is a resident of the District, or if the applicant is not a resident of the District, until the applicant, as a condition of the license, appoints or employs an agent who is a resident of the District, and notifies the Director of the appointment or employment.

 

2602.8Each nonresident licensee shall maintain a resident agent and shall notify the Director, within five (5) business days, of any change in the appointment or employment of his or her resident agent.

 

2602.9No license to operate a maternity center shall be issued by the Director until the certifications required under this chapter have been issued.

 

2602.10Each maternity center shall be accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers.

 

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).