Each center shall have an administrator and a medical director. The director must be a physician licensed to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia. There shall be sufficient professional staff to perform services for which the center is licensed in conformity with generally accepted standards of good medical practice. No clinical procedure may be performed unless sufficient professional staff is on duty to both carry out the procedure and render any emergency services that may be needed, including, if necessary, accompanying the patient to a hospital.
(Apr. 6, 1978, D.C. Law 2-66, § 303, 24 DCR 6836.)
This section was repealed by section 4 of D.C. Law 6-26; however, pursuant to section 6(b) of D.C. Law 6-26, the repeal will not apply until the Mayor issues rules for ambulatory surgical facilities. As of this date, the Mayor has not issued such rules.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions
Chapter 5 - Health-Care and Community Residence Facility, Hospice and Home Care Licensure
Subchapter I-A - Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Licensure
Part C - Center Administration and Management
§ 44–533.01. Organization of center
§ 44–533.04. Pre-operative requirements