Each general hospital shall have a physician available on the premises at all times.
Each special hospital shall at all times have a physician available on the premises or available on call; Provided, that when the Director, after consultation with the chief of the involved service, finds that the condition of the patients in the hospital requires the presence of a physician on the premises at all times, the Director shall impose the requirement.
Each patient shall be under the care of a physician, regardless of whether the patient is also under the care of an allied health professional practitioner authorized to practice in the District.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B2020