Washington, D.C.
For Washington, D.C., state is Washington, D.C; has con program is yes; hospital threshold is $6,000,000; long-term care threshold is $3,500,000; general threshold is $3,500,000, recorded from its source on 2026-08-13.
- State
- Washington, D.C.
- Has CON program
- yes
- Hospital threshold
- $6,000,000
- Long-term care threshold
- $3,500,000
- General threshold
- $3,500,000
- Major equipment threshold
- $3,500,000 (hospital) / $2,000,000 (other facility) / $350,000 (physician or independent owner/operator) verified
- Covered services
- private general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, other specialty hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, ambulatory care centers or clinics, 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
Making capital expenditures of $6 million or more in connection with a hospital and $3.5 million in connection with a health service or health facility. Making a capital expenditure $3.5 million or more by a hospital, or $2 million by a health care facility to acquire major medical equipment. Acquiring by lease, purchase, donation or other comparable arrangement a single piece of diagnostic or therapeutic equipment by or on behalf of a physician, physician group or independent owner/operator. Applies to acquisitions above $350,000.
— ncsl.org, retrieved 2026-08-13
Source
- ncsl.orghttps://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws