District of Columbia § 44-535.02 Prohibitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 44-535.02 — Prohibitions.

District of Columbia § 44-535.02

JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia

Title 44Charitable and Curative Institutions.

Ch. 5Health-Care and Community Residence Facility, Hospice and Home Care Licensure.

Subch. I-AAmbulatory Surgical Treatment Center Licensure.

Part EMicellaneous Povisions.

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D.C. Code § 44-535.02 (2026).

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(a)No surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia shall be performed in a center except under the immediate medical direction of a physician licensed to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia and who is a qualified anesthesiologist.

(b)If a center knows, or reasonably should know, that any patient was referred to it by a referral services which charged a fee for such referral, the facility shall immediately report all pertinent facts of such alleged referral to the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia.

(c)"Fee-splitting", or the sharing of a fee between any physician, person, agency, or clinic, for any charge, services or referral by or with an ambulatory treatment center shall be prohibited.

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(a) No surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia shall be performed in a center except under the immediate medical direction of a physician licensed to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia and who is a qualified anesthesiologist.

(b) If a center knows, or reasonably should know, that any patient was referred to it by a referral services which charged a fee for such referral, the facility shall immediately report all pertinent facts of such alleged referral to the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia.

(c) "Fee-splitting", or the sharing of a fee between any physician, person, agency, or clinic, for any charge, services or referral by or with an ambulatory treatment center shall be prohibited.