D.C. Code § 44-1102.19
D.C. Law 13-38, title XVI, § ,1603, provided: "Sec. 1603. Applicability date. Section 1602(b) of this title shall be applicable from the date of the Board's first meeting under section 204(h) of the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-212; D.C. Code §32-262.4(h) [ § 44-1102.04(h) , 2001 Ed.])".