5000. CHANGES IN HOSPITAL RATES

5000 CHANGES IN HOSPITAL RATES 5000.1 Any changes resulting in and increase of hospital charges shall be made in accordance with D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §44-1924. Such changes shall be needed for annual inflationary reasons or to make hospital rates comparable with other similar institutions. A notice of these changes shall be published in the D.C. Register and a public hearing shall be held at the hospital within a 30 day notice period. 5000.2 Where a new procedure, drug or supply item (that did not exist in the past at the hospital) is provided to a patient, the hospital shall charge a reasonable rate to avoid a loss. The rate shall be approved by the Director, Financial Management Division, D.C. General Hospital on a cost plus basis. A notice of such procedures and rates shall be published in the D.C. Register at a later date. 5000.3 Corrections to the rates shall be determined by the Director, Financial Management Division, D.C. General Hospital using reasonable judgment. Where a correction or several corrections combined result in an overall reduction of the rates, they shall be implemented immediately. Where the corrections requires an overall increase in the rates, a notice of the changes shall be published in the D.C. Register in accordance with D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §44-1924. AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, this chapter was enacted under the authority of the D.C. General Hospital Commission Act, D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§44-1901 to 44-1957. Subsequent to the enactment of this chapter, the D.C. General Hospital Commission Act was repealed by the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Act of 1996 §402, D.C. Law 11-212, 43 DCR 4962 (September 13, 1996). SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 31 DCR 4417 (September 7, 1984). EDITOR’S NOTE: Pursuant to the terms of this chapter, the Executive Director, District of Columbia General Hospital, gave notice of changes to rates in the following Notices of Final Rulemaking: 31 DCR 6258 (December 14, 1984) 34 DCR 189 (January 9, 1987) 38 DCR 881 (February 1, 1991) 38 DCR 6777 (November 8, 1991) 41 DCR 4166 (June 24, 1994)