(a) The Mayor shall certify qualifying nonhospital residential facilities and outpatient treatment facilities in the District in accordance with rules issued pursuant to § 31-3111.

(b) Each certification issued by the Mayor shall state whether the facility is certified as a provider of treatment for drug abuse, alcohol abuse, mental illness, or a combination of these that shall be specified.

(c) To qualify for certification, a nonhospital residential facility or outpatient treatment facility shall demonstrate that:

(1) It offers an organized program for the treatment of drug abuse, alcohol abuse, mental illness, or any combination of these;

(2) It operates under the day-to-day supervision of an individual with demonstrable training and experience in the treatment of drug abuse, alcohol abuse, or mental illness;

(3) It employs sufficient numbers of professional staff members to deliver adequately the services offered to its patient caseload; and

(4) It offers and has the capacity to provide services for the durations specified in §§ 31-3103 and 31-3104.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as superseding the requirements of chapter 5 of Title 44.

(e) Any certification issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as a Public Health: Human Services Facility endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47.

(Feb. 28, 1987, D.C. Law 6-195, § 7, 34 DCR 491; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2003(kk), 46 DCR 3142; Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 3(y), 50 DCR 6913.)

1981 Ed., § 35-2306.

This section is referenced in § 44-1204.

D.C. Law 15-38, in subsec. (e), substituted “Public Health: Human Services Facility endorsement to a basic business license under the basic” for “Class A Public Health: Human Services Facility endorsement to a master business license under the master”.

Substance abuse treatment certification requirements, see § 44-1204.

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(y) of Streamlining Regulation Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-145, August 11, 2003, 50 DCR 6896).

Delegation of authority pursuant to D.C. Law 6-195, “Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, and Mental Illness Insurance Act of 1986.”, see Mayor’s Order 88-50, February 25, 1988.