Section 22-B2603. CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

 

2603.1Upon receipt of satisfactory proof from the applicant, the Director shall certify that the following services shall be provided at the maternity center by or under the supervision of a certified nurse-midwife, provided a physician, as described in §2614, is available on call at all times:

 

(a)Diagnostic services for screening and referral for care of at-risk maternity patients and newborn infants; and

 

(b)Midwifery services for the care of maternity patients and newborn infants.

 

2603.2The Director, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs ("DCRA"), or a designee, and the Chief, District of Columbia Fire Department ("Fire Department"), or a designee, shall inspect any physical facility to be used as a maternity center to determine whether the facility is appropriate for the proposed use, and if appropriate, issue to the applicant and the Director certification of the appropriate use. The Director shall not issue a license to operate a maternity center until the Director receives the certification of appropriateness from the Fire Department and DCRA.

 

2603.3The Director may waive the on-site inspection if the Director determines that the maternity center to be located in the District is headquartered and licensed outside the District, and in the opinion of the Director, licensure by another jurisdiction constitutes sufficient evidence that the maternity center is in substantial compliance with District of Columbia law.

 

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).