5499.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed:

Private hospital – a nongovernmental hospital or institution, or part thereof, in the District of Columbia, equipped and qualified to provide inpatient care and treatment for a person with a physical or mental illness.

Probable cause hearing – a judicial proceeding in the D.C. Superior Court pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 21-525 (2008 Repl.).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 2166 (February 22, 2013).