# Washington, D.C. — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Washington, D.C., state is Washington, D.C; has con program is yes; facilities covered is private general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, other specialty hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, ambulatory care centers, ambulatory surgical facilities, kidney disease treatment centers, free-standing hemodialysis facilities, diagnostic health care facilities, home health agencies, hospices; statute citation is D.C. Code Ann. § 44-401 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Washington, D.C. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** private general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, other specialty hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, ambulatory care centers, ambulatory surgical facilities, kidney disease treatment centers, free-standing hemodialysis facilities, diagnostic health care facilities, home health agencies, hospices
- **Statute citation:** D.C. Code Ann. § 44-401 et seq.

## What the source says

> Washington, D.C. Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/1599286> District of Columbia Health/State Health Planning and Development Agency | Certificate of Need Law | <https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/titles/44/chapters/4/> D.C. Code Ann. § 44-401 et seq. |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).