D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-5011

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 37, September 13, 2024

Rule 29-5011 - INSURANCE

5011.1

Each applicant or Provider shall maintain the following minimum amounts of insurance coverage:

(a) Blanket malpractice insurance for all employees in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per incident;

(b) General liability insurance covering personal property damages, bodily injury, libel and slander of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence; and

(c) Product liability insurance, when applicable.

5011.2

Each applicant or Provider shall post a continuous surety bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) against all PCA services claims, suits, judgments, or damages including court costs and attorney's fees arising out of the negligence or omissions of the Provider in the course of providing services to a Medicaid beneficiary or a person believed to be a Medicaid beneficiary. The number of bonds required shall be predicated upon the number of Provider offices enrolled by the applicant or Provider in the Medicaid program.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-5011

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 3957 (May 23, 2003); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 1760, 1778 (March 2, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 15537 (November 8, 2013); amended by Final published at 63 DCR 014134 (11/18/2016)

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 1760 (March 2, 2012) repealed and replaced the Chapter 50 (Medicaid Reimbursement for Personal Care Services) with a new Chapter 50 with the same name.

Authority: An Act to enable the District of Columbia to receive federal financial assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act for a medical assistance program, and for other purposes approved December 27, 1967 (81 Stat.774; D.C. Official Code § 1-307.02 (2012 Repl.)) and Section 6(6) of the Department of Health Care Finance Establishment Act of 2007, effective February 27, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-109; D.C. Official Code § 7-771.05(6) (2012 Repl.)).