{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-531.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 44-531.01","heading":"Purpose and scope.","body":"The purpose of this subchapter is to require licensure of all facilities, except as provided in § 44-531.02, in which surgical procedures are performed on persons who are not admitted as inpatients to a hospital, and to provide minimum standards for the establishment and maintenance of such facilities.","path":["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 A. Purpose and Scope; Definitions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/44-531.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9f5def51013c42df5b6bf4e91ac201d3b5033c5ac2a9b34868e3276c0a20eb3a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-509","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-531.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}