1. (a)

   1. (1) There is established, in the Department, under the direction and control of the Director of the Department, the State Health Planning and Development Agency.
   2. (2) Revenues, not to exceed fees collected pursuant to § 44-420, shall be utilized to fund 4 staff positions to administer SHPDA (Project Review Division—Certificate of Need Division Chief; 2 Public Health Analysts; and Secretary). Additional staff may be funded, as necessary, in accordance with § 44-420.01.

2. (b) The SHPDA shall be responsible for health systems development in the District. The SHPDA’s responsibilities for health systems development shall include:

   1. (1) The establishment and administration of a health systems plan development and implementation program in accordance with § 44-404;
   2. (2) The establishment of a health data and information program in accordance with § 44-405;
   3. (3) The administration, operation, and enforcement of the certificate of need program in accordance with this chapter;
   4. (4) The monitoring of compliance by health care facilities with the requirements of this chapter; and
   5. (5) Establishing, by rule, requirements and standards regarding the amount of uncompensated care provided to residents of the District of Columbia by all health care facilities that receive a certificate of need, including an annual mechanism for monitoring the provision of that uncompensated care by the health care facilities.
3. (b-1) Repealed.
4. (c) All regulations, rules, and procedures of the predecessor Office of Health System Development shall remain in effect until the adoption of superseding replacement of those regulations, rules and procedures.

History

Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-191, § 3, 43 DCR 4535

July 12, 2001, D.C. Law 14-18, § 8(2), 48 DCR 4047

June 5, 2003, D.C. Law 14-307, § 2002(b), 49 DCR 11664

Apr. 22, 2004, D.C. Law 15-149, § 2(b), 51 DCR 2802

June 10, 2025, D.C. Law 26-7, § 2(b)

Nov. 24, 2025, D.C. Act 26-210, § 5002(b)

Dec. 6, 2025, D.C. Law 26-55, § 5002(b)

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3 of Health Services Planning and Development Emergency Amendment Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-322, January 28, 2004, 51 DCR 1581).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of Health Services Planning and Development Emergency Amendment Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-322, January 28, 2004, 51 DCR 1581).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2002(b) of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Amendment Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-103, June 20, 2003, 50 DCR 5499).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of Health Services Planning and Development Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-87, May 19, 2003, 50 DCR 4325).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of Health Services Planning and Development Emergency Amendment Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-49, March 28, 2003, 50 DCR 2943).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2002(b) of the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Amendment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-27, February 24, 2003, 50 DCR 2151).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2002(b) of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Amendment Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-544, December 4, 2002, 49 DCR 11700).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5002(b) of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-146, Sept. 3, 2025, 72 DCR 9623).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5002(b) of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-210, Nov. 24, 2025, 72 DCR 13514).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of Health Services Planning and Development Temporary Amendment Act of 2003 (D.C. Law 15-19, June 21, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 5463).

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-149 rewrote subsecs. (a)(2) and (b)(5).

D.C. Law 14-307 redesignated subsec. (a) as subsec. (a)(1); added par. (2) of subsec. (a); and added subsec. (b-1).

D.C. Law 14-18, in subsec. (b), deleted “and” at the end of par. (3), substituted “; and” for the period at the end of par. (4), and added par. (5).

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 32-352.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 44-401.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 26-7: § 4 of D.C. Law 26-7 provided that the amendment to this section by § 2(b) of D.C. Law 26-7 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.