Section 22-B4505. ANNUAL DISCHARGE DATA REPORTS

 

4505.1Each hospital, unless specifically exempted by SHPDA, shall provide annually, in a form, format, and medium designated by SHPDA, a hospital discharge data set including the following information for each patient:

 

(a) Age;

 

(b) Sex;

 

(c) Race;

 

(d)Major hospital service;

 

(e)Disposition;

 

(f)Patient residence;

 

(g)Admission date;

 

(h)Discharge date;

 

(i)Expected source of payment;

 

(j)Principal diagnosis and other diagnoses;

 

(k)Principal procedure and other procedures;

 

(l)Hospital identification;

 

(m)Patient sequence number (assigned in a way unrelated to the medical record number);

 

(n)Birth weight in grams (neonates only);

 

(o)Financial data;

 

(p)Ward; and

 

(q)Other data that SHPDA may require.

 

4505.2Hospital discharge data shall be submitted not later than one-hundred and twenty (120) days following the end of the year being reported upon. 

 

 

authority

§ 22 of the Health Services Planning Program Re-establishment Act of 1996 (Act), effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-191; D.C. Official Code § 44-421 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5569 (December 17, 1982), enacting Proposed Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 4742 (October 29, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 1666 (February 28, 2014).