2003. CERTIFICATES REQUIRED

2003 CERTIFICATES REQUIRED 2003.1 No license to operate a hospital shall be issued by the Director until the certifications required under this section have been issued. 2003.2 Upon satisfactory proof being submitted, the Director shall certify that the services that are, or are proposed to be, furnished on the premises are, or will be, primarily to provide the following facilities and services by or under the supervision of a physician or provider eligible to admit, or by an oral surgeon where a physician is available at all times on call: (a) Diagnostic facilities and services and therapeutic facilities and services for surgical or medical diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons; or (b) Obstetric facilities and services for the care of maternity patients and newborn infants. 2003.3 Upon proof satisfactory to them, and after examination of the premises, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, and the Fire Chief shall certify that the premises that are proposed to be used for that purpose are, in their judgment, suitable for that purpose. SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 8813 (August 15, 2008).