D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B4900
These rules are implemented pursuant to and in accordance with the Nurse Staffing Agency Act of 2003 (hereinafter "the Act"), effective March 10, 2004, D.C. Law 15-74, D.C. Official Code § 44-1051.01 et seq. Each nurse staffing agency must comply with the Act and with these rules, which together constitute standards for licensing and operation of nurse staffing agencies within the District of Columbia.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Act or these rules, no person or entity may operate, or hold himself, herself or itself out as operating, a nurse staffing agency for the purpose of rendering temporary nursing services or related health aide services within the District of Columbia, whether public or private, for profit or not for profit, without being licensed as required by the Act and these rules.
Each person or entity operating within the District of Columbia as a nurse staffing agency, as defined in the Act, on the effective date of these rules, must submit an application for licensure within ninety (90) days or cease operation within the District of Columbia within ninety (90) days of the effective date of these rules.
Each nurse staffing agency must develop and implement policies and procedures in accordance with section 15 of the Act. The policies and procedures shall comply with the Act and these rules.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B4900