2013 District of Columbia Code
Division VIII — GENERAL LAWS
Title 47 — TAXATION, LICENSING, PERMITS, ASSESSMENTS, AND FEES
Chapter 27 — PERMITS AND FEES
Subchapter II — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 47-2713 — District of Columbia General Hospital rates.

(a) The per diem rates to be charged for inpatient services at the District of Columbia General Hospital shall be as follows:

(1) Medical ......................................................$215.00.

(2) Surgical ......................................................216.00.

(3) Pediatrics ....................................................278.00.

(4) Obstetrics ....................................................370.00.

(5) Crippled children .............................................232.00.

(6) Gynecology ....................................................130.00.

(b) The rates to be charged for emergency room services, clinic abortion, and hemodialysis treatment services at the District of Columbia General Hospital shall be as follows:

(1) Emergency room ......................................$53.50 per visit.

(2) Clinic abortion ..................................360.00 per abortion.

(3) Hemodialysis treatment ..........................316.00 per treatment.

(c) The rates to be charged for mental health, mental retardation clinic, and home psychiatry services rendered to patients shall be as follows:

(1) For mental health services:

(A) Inpatients ..........................................$140.00 per day.

(B) Daypatients ...........................................66.50 per day.

(C) Outpatients ...........................................43.50 per day.

(2) For mental retardation clinic services:

(A) Daypatients ..........................................$55.00 per day.

(B) Outpatients .........................................35.75 per visit.

(3) For home psychiatry services: ..................$19.00 per home visit.

History
(Sept. 14, 1976, D.C. Law 1-82, title IV, § 401, 23 DCR 2461; Sept. 28, 1977, D.C. Law 2-24, § 2(a), 24 DCR 3343; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575.)

Annotations
Section References. This section is referenced in § 47-2716 and § 47-2717.

Prior Codifications. 1981 Ed., § 47-2713.
1973 Ed., § 47-2213.

Legislative History of Law 1-82. For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-82, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 47-2702.

Legislative History of Law 2-24. Law 2-24, the "Health Services Rates Act of 1977," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 2-118, which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Revenue. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on May 31, 1977 and June 14, 1977, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 13, 1977, it was assigned Act No. 2-59 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.