# D.C. Code § 44-503: Authority of Mayor

> District of Columbia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-503

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 44-503
- **Heading:** Authority of Mayor
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 5 / § 44-503

## Text

(a) The Mayor shall:
(1) Ensure that licensing rules are consistent with certificate of need rules and that both are designed to facilitate the goals and objectives of the District of Columbia’s state health plan and certificate of need program; and
(2) Conduct an initial inventory of facilities to determine actual physical bed capacity and operating bed capacity.
(b) The Mayor shall have the authority to license bed capacity by specific, well-defined services. For hospitals, licensure by type of service shall be limited to the following categories: Medical/surgical; ICU/coronary care; OB/GYN; nursery; intermediate neonatal and neonatal intensive care; pediatrics; alcoholism/chemical dependency; rehabilitation; and psychiatric.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 44-501 § 44-501. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-501.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-502 § 44-502. License requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-502.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-502.01 § 44-502.01. Registration of certain health care entities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-502.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-503 § 44-503. Authority of Mayor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-503.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-504 § 44-504. Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-504.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-505 § 44-505. Inspections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-505.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-506 § 44-506. Provisional and restricted licenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-506.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-507 § 44-507. Standards for clinical privileges and staff membership; anticompetitive practices prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-507.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-508 § 44-508. Reporting to licensing authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-508.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-509 § 44-509. Penalties; enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-509.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-531.01 § 44-531.01. Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-531.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 44-531.02 § 44-531.02. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-531.02.md)
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- [D.C. Code § 44-532.02 § 44-532.02. Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T44_C5_S44-532.02.md)

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