{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-535.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 44-535.02","heading":"Prohibitions.","body":"(a)\nNo surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia shall be performed in a center except under the immediate medical direction of a physician licensed to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia and who is a qualified anesthesiologist.\n\n(b)\nIf a center knows, or reasonably should know, that any patient was referred to it by a referral services which charged a fee for such referral, the facility shall immediately report all pertinent facts of such alleged referral to the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia.\n\n(c)\n\"Fee-splitting\", or the sharing of a fee between any physician, person, agency, or clinic, for any charge, services or referral by or with an ambulatory treatment center shall be prohibited.","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 E. Micellaneous Povisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/44-535.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7aaa00f79984bb4033211818401075b2a9e614c7e7b99804b0fd37b098551548","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-535.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-535.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}