D.C. Code § 7-1671.06 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16B / § 7-1671.06
§ 7-1671.06. Cultivation centers, manufacturers, retailers, internet retailers, and testing laboratories.
Status: in_force

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(a) Notwithstanding any other District law, and in accordance with this chapter and any rules issued pursuant to § 7-1671.13 :
  (1) A cultivation center may cultivate and possess medical cannabis for the purpose of distribution to a manufacturer, retailer, or internet retailer, and may manufacture, possess, purchase, and use medical cannabis products and paraphernalia;
  (2) A manufacturer may possess medical cannabis for the purposes of manufacturing medical cannabis products and distribution to a retailer or internet retailer, and may manufacture, possess, purchase, and use paraphernalia;
  (3) A retailer may possess medical cannabis and medical cannabis products for the purpose of dispensing to a qualifying patient or caregiver, and may manufacture, possess, distribute, purchase, and use paraphernalia;
  (4) An internet retailer shall not have a physical location that is open to the public and shall be permitted to dispense and distribute medical cannabis, medical cannabis products, and paraphernalia through delivery to any qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's caregiver in the District of Columbia in accordance with this chapter and rules issued pursuant to § 7-1671.13 ; provided, that the holder of an internet retailer license shall not be permitted to offer curbside pickup at its ABC Board-approved location.
  (5) A testing laboratory may possess medical cannabis for the purpose of testing its contents; and
  (6) A qualifying patient, caregiver, or non-resident cardholder may only obtain medical cannabis and paraphernalia from a licensed retailer or internet retailer.
(b) Each cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, and testing laboratory shall be licensed with ABCA prior to cultivating, manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, delivering, selling, possessing, or testing medical cannabis or medical cannabis products, or manufacturing, possessing, purchasing, selling, or distributing paraphernalia.
(b-1) An applicant that filed a medical cannabis retailer or internet retailer license application with ABCA on July 1, 2024, shall be eligible to have its application considered by the ABC Board.
(c) (1) Medical cannabis products shall be packaged in child-resistant packaging in accordance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1700 and shall not contain any statement, depiction, or illustration that:
    (A) Promotes over consumption;
    (B) Depicts a person under the age of 21 consuming cannabis; or
    (C) Is especially appealing to persons under 21 years of age as defined in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term "especially appealing to persons under 21 years of age" means a product or label including one that contains:
    (A) Images of cartoon characters, toys, or animals;
    (B) Bubble-type or other cartoon-like font;
    (C) A design, brand, or name that resembles a non-cannabis consumer product;
    (D) Symbols or celebrities that are commonly used to market products to persons under the age of 21; or
    (E) The word candy or candies.
(c-1) It shall be a violation of this chapter for any unlicensed or licensed cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, or internet retailer to represent that goods or services or the business is compliant with the Legalization of Possession of Minimal Amounts of Marijuana for Personal Use Initiative of 2014, effective February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-153; 62 DCR 880) ; except, that a licensed cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, or internet retailer may have signage indicating that there is medical cannabis on the property.
(d) (1) A cultivation center licensed with ABCA as of the March 10, 2023, shall automatically receive a manufacturer's license, provided that the annual fee is paid.
  (2) A cultivation center licensed with ABCA as of the March 10, 2023, shall be eligible, upon approval of an application and payment of an annual fee, to receive a retailer license.
  (3) A dispensary licensed with ABCA as of the March 22, 2023, shall be eligible, upon approval of an application and payment of an annual fee, to receive a cultivation center license and a manufacturer's license.
  (4) ABCA shall make applications for additional licenses in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection available no later than May 1, 2023.
  (5) Applications for additional licenses pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection shall be filed with ABCA by the existing cultivation center or dispensary by May 1, 2025.
(e) (1) Before issuing, transferring to a new owner, or renewing a license, the ABC Board shall determine that the applicant is not disqualified because of a conflicting interest in another medical cannabis license, as follows:
    (A) No licensee holding a testing laboratory license shall hold a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, or courier license.
    (B) No licensee holding a retailer, internet retailer, cultivation center, testing laboratory, or manufacturer license shall hold a courier license.
    (C) No licensee shall hold more than 2 cultivation center licenses.
    (D) The combined number of retailer and internet retailer licenses held by a licensee shall not exceed 3.
    (E) There shall be no limit on the number of manufacturer licenses that a licensee may hold.
    (F) No licensee holding a cultivation center license shall hold more than one retailer license.
    (G) No licensee holding a cultivation center license shall hold an internet retailer license.
  (2) The ABC Board may modify, by rule, the number of licenses that a licensee may hold for one or more of the license categories listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(f) The ABC Board may approve the holder of a cultivation center or manufacturers license that also owns, or has a valid lease for, real property adjacent to its existing cultivation center or manufacturing facility, to physically expand the licensed cultivation center or manufacturing facility into that adjacent real property for the purpose of increasing production of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products.
(g) An applicant seeking to qualify as a:
  (1) Social equity applicant shall submit an affidavit with the application for a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, or testing laboratory license attesting to:
    (A) The number of owners who meet the criteria for a social equity applicant pursuant to § 7-1671.01(20C) ;
    (B) The ownership interests, incomes, and net worth of any owners;
    (C) The location of all managerial employees in the principal office;
    (D) The residency of owners, employees, and contractors; and
    (E) The locations of the assets and the percentages of the assets in each location;
  (2) Medical cannabis certified business enterprise applicant shall submit an affidavit with the application for a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, or testing laboratory license attesting to:
    (A) The number of owners who are economically disadvantaged individuals or individuals who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or bias because of their identities as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities;
    (B) The ownership interests, incomes, and net worth of any owners;
    (C) The location of all managerial employees in the principal office;
    (D) The residency of owners, employees, and contractors; and
    (E) The locations of the assets and the percentages of the assets in each location.
(h) At least 50% of all new retailer, internet retailer, courier, cultivation center, and manufacturer licenses issued after March 22, 2023, shall be set aside for social equity applicants; except, that this set aside shall not apply to cultivation centers and retailers, and applicants who scored 150 points or more during the ABC Board open application period that occurred between November 29, 2021, and March 28, 2022, who receive a cultivation center, manufacturer, or retailer's license pursuant to subsections (d), (w), (x) and (y) of this section.
(i) (1) The ABC Board shall issue rules within 180 days following March 22, 2023, to establish processes and procedures for requesting, reviewing, and implementing a cap or moratorium on the issuance of cultivation center, retailer, or internet retailer licenses in a Ward, ANC, or Single Member District of an ANC.
  (2) After one year following March 22, 2023, the ABC Board may, by rulemaking, limit the number of cultivation centers, retailers, and internet retailers in a Ward, ANC, or Single Member District of an ANC.
  (3) The ABC Board shall analyze and consider supply and demand when determining whether to institute a cap or moratorium pursuant to this subsection.
(j) (1) Straw ownership for the purposes of meeting the ownership requirements of social equity applicants and medical cannabis certified business enterprises is prohibited for both District residents and out-of-state residents.
  (2) A person or business who is found to have willfully asserted straw ownership shall have the person's or business's license or registration revoked and be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $30,000.
(k) (1) The ABC Board shall be authorized to issue a conditional license valid for up to 3 years for a cultivation center, retailer, internet retailer, manufacturer, courier, or testing laboratory that does not currently have a proposed location.
  (2) Under the conditional license, the applicant shall have until the end of the term of the conditional license to submit to ABCA:
    (A) A lease or similar documentation;
    (B) A security plan;
    (C) A certificate of occupancy for the proposed location;
    (D) Any remaining licensing or endorsement fees owed to ABCA; and
    (E) Any other documentation requested by the ABC Board.
  (3) The holder of a conditional license shall not engage in purchasing, possessing, cultivating, manufacturing, or selling of medical cannabis or cannabis products.
  (4) A conditional license that does not meet the terms of this subsection or is not operating before the end of the term of the conditional license shall be canceled by the ABC Board.
(k-1) A one-year conditional license that was in effect as of December 17, 2024, and that automatically converted to a 2-year conditional license, shall automatically convert to a 3-year conditional license, expiring 2 years after the date the original conditional license was set to expire, at no additional cost and without additional ABC Board approval.
(l) A conditional license approved by the ABC Board shall not be permitted to be transferred to a new owner.
(m) (1) For new social equity applicants, ABCA shall waive up to 75% of any nonrefundable license fees, including any nonrefundable application fees and annual or renewal license fees associated with receiving a medical cannabis facility license to operate for the first 3 years.
  (2) This subsection shall not apply to fees associated with any endorsements requested by the applicant.
(n) (1) (A) Cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, and testing laboratory license fees shall be paid annually by credit card, debit card, cashier's check, money order, or certified check made payable to the D.C. Treasurer.
    (B) The fee for the first year shall be paid within 60 calendar days of ABC Board approval but prior to license issuance, and the renewal fee shall be paid on or before the anniversary date of issuance of the registration.
    (C) All payments are due at the time the applications are filed and are non-refundable.
  (2) (A) The ABC Board shall, by rules issued pursuant to § 7-1671.13 , establish the initial application and renewal fees for cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, and courier licenses. The ABC Board may revise these fees as considered necessary.
    (B) There shall be no initial application fee for a testing laboratory license. Renewal fees for a testing laboratory license shall be established by rules issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
  (3) A cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, and testing laboratory license shall be valid for 3 years unless:
    (A) Suspended or revoked; or
    (B) The license takes effect on a date in between the dates established by the ABC Board for the regular license period of each license, in which case the license shall be valid only until the end of the license period.
  (4) (A) The ABC Board may impose a late fee upon an applicant for a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, or testing laboratory that fails to timely renew their license. The late fee shall be $50 for each business day after the due date of payment. The total amount of the late fee to be paid shall not exceed the annual cost of the license.
    (B) (i) The ABC Board may suspend a previously approved license until the renewal fee is paid.
      (ii) A cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, or testing laboratory that has not timely renewed its license shall not be permitted to operate with an expired license.
  (5) (A) The ABC Board may suspend a license where the payment was made by the applicant with a check returned unpaid, invalid credit card, or any other form of payment that is denied by an intermediary institution.
    (B) The applicant, in addition to any late fees imposed by the ABC Board pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection, shall also be charged a $100 returned check/denied payment fee.
(o) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a retailer or internet retailer may not dispense more than 8 ounces of medical cannabis in a 30-day period to a qualifying patient, either directly or through the qualifying patient's caregiver.
  (2) The Mayor, through rulemaking, may place alternate limits on the amount of medical cannabis that may be dispensed in forms other than dried medical cannabis.
(p) No medical cannabis or paraphernalia at a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, or testing laboratory shall be visible from any public or other property.
(q) (1) (A) A retailer or internet retailer shall not locate within any residential district or within 400 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center; except, that a license holder or an applicant who has applied prior to December 17, 2024 shall not be permitted to locate within 300 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center.
    (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, an unlicensed establishment license holder or applicant that applied for a retailer or internet retailer license during the 90-calendar day open application period set forth in § 7-1671.06a(a)(1) shall be permitted to locate within 300 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center where the main entrance to the preschool, primary school or secondary school, or recreation center is actually on or occupies ground zoned commercial or industrial according to the official atlases of the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia.
  (2) A retailer or internet retailer that received a license in compliance with paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not have to relocate to renew its license at its existing location if a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center subsequently locates within 400 feet of its facility.
(q-1) (1) No retailer license shall be issued for a facility that is located within 400 feet from another facility operating under a retailer license.
  (2) In determining whether a retailer application is eligible to be approved, the ABC Board shall ensure that the retailer application will not be located within 400 feet of a previously submitted retailer application filed timely by another applicant.
  (3) ABCA shall proceed forward with the application filed by the facility that is first in time. If the application is subsequently denied, ABCA shall proceed with the application that is second in time, third in time, et cetera, until an application is approved.
(q-2) In determining the appropriateness of the initial issuance of a license or a transfer of a license to a new location for a medical cannabis retailer, the Board shall also consider:
  (1) The proximity of the medical cannabis retailer to a daycare center;
  (2) The effect of the medical cannabis retailer on the operation and clientele of a daycare center; and
  (3) Whether school-aged children frequenting the daycare center or centers in proximity to the medical cannabis retailer will be unduly attracted to the retailer while present at, or going to or from, the daycare center.
(r) (1) A cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, or testing laboratory may be permitted to change ownership or controlling interest upon approval from the ABC Board.
  (2) A license approved by the ABC Board for a social equity applicant or an unlicensed establishment shall not be permitted to be transferred to a new owner until 3 years after the issuance of the permanent license, except to a social equity applicant. After 3 years, should the license transfer to neither a medical cannabis certified business enterprise nor a social equity applicant, the new owner shall be required to repay any grants or loans provided by the District to the medical cannabis certified business enterprise or social equity applicant and pay ABCA any waived licensing and application fees.
(s) Each cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, and testing laboratory shall:
  (1) Be either a for-profit or nonprofit corporation incorporated within the District;
  (2) Implement a security plan to prevent the theft or diversion of medical cannabis, including maintaining all medical cannabis in a secure, locked room that is accessible only by authorized persons; and
  (3) Ensure that all its employees receive training on compliance with District law, medical cannabis use, security, and theft prevention.
(t) Each retailer or internet retailer shall regularly distribute to all qualifying patients and caregivers the educational materials developed as part of the Program.
(u) (1) A criminal background check shall not be required to be submitted to ABCA with an employee, agent, or manager as part of the employee's, agent's, or manager's application.
  (2) Except with respect to evaluating the applications of social equity applicants and returning citizens, the ABC Board shall not:
    (A) Inquire into or consider:
      (i) A director, officer, member, or incorporator's criminal conviction until after the applicant is found by ABCA to be otherwise qualified;
      (ii) A criminal conviction that has been sealed, expunged, vacated, or pardoned, including a criminal conviction that has been set aside pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 9 of Title 24 ;
      (iii) A juvenile adjudication; or
      (iv) Non-conviction information, including information related to a deferred sentencing agreement, participation in a diversion program, or an arrest that did not result in a criminal conviction; or
    (B) Consider a criminal conviction of an offense of a director, officer, member, incorporator of a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, or testing laboratory that is not directly related to the position of employment sought or to the specific business for which the license is sought.
  [(3)] Pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, ABCA shall determine whether a criminal conviction of an offense of a director, officer, member, or incorporator of a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, or testing laboratory is directly related to the position of employment sought or to the specific business for which the license is sought, by considering:
    (A) Whether the elements of the offense are directly related, by clear and convincing evidence, to the license sought;
    (B) Any evidence produced by the director, officer, member, or incorporator concerning their rehabilitation and fitness, including:
      (i) Evidence as to whether the director, officer, member, incorporator has recidivated;
      (ii) Evidence demonstrating compliance with any terms and conditions of probation, supervised release, or parole;
      (iii) The length of time that has elapsed since the offense was committed;
      (iv) The age at which the offense was committed;
      (v) Any circumstances related to the offense, including mitigating circumstances;
      (vi) Evidence of work history, particularly any training or work experience related to the license sought; and
      (vii) Letters of reference; and
    (C) The District's interest in promoting opportunities for business ownership and employment for returning citizens and individuals with criminal records.
  [(4)] Before acting on a determination made pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the ABC Board shall provide the director, officer, member, or incorporator, in writing, the following information:
    (A) The criminal conviction that forms the basis for the action and the ABC Board's reasoning for determining the offense is directly related to the license sought;
    (B) A copy of any criminal history records on which the ABC Board relies;
    (C) A statement that the director, officer, member, or incorporator may provide evidence of inaccuracies within the criminal history records;
    (D) A description of additional information that the director, officer, member, incorporator may provide to demonstrate their rehabilitation and fitness; and
    (E) Information about any applicable hearing procedures.
  [(5)] (A) After receiving the information pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the director, officer, member, or incorporator, shall have 45 business days to issue a response to the ABC Board.
    (B) The ABC Board shall respond no later than 45 business days after receipt of a response pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
  [(6)] The ABC Board may establish by rulemaking a list of criminal conviction offenses that are directly related to the operation of a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, or testing laboratory for purposes of implementing this subsection.
(v) (1) The ABC Board may fine, suspend, or revoke the license or registration of a person or business found to have violated any provision of this chapter or rules issued under this chapter .
  (2) The ABC Board may also issue a written warning to a licensed or registered person or business for a violation of this chapter or rules issued under this chapter to the extent permitted by regulations issued under this chapter .
(w) (1) The 2 cultivation center registration applicants that submitted a medical cannabis facility registration application to the ABC Board between November 29, 2021, and March 28, 2022, that tied for second, and received the same total score shall be awarded a cultivation center registration.
  (2) A cultivation center registration applicant not referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection that scored 150 points or more during the same open application period shall be considered for a cultivation center registration after May 1, 2023; provided, that the applicant files a corrected application, including an application to change the facility location, with the ABC Board by May 1, 2025.  An applicant that scored 150 points or higher shall be allowed to change the location of the cultivation center facility on its application by May 1, 2025, without negatively affecting the status of the application.
  (3) An applicant that filed more than one cultivation center registration application during the open application period with one or more of the same owners shall be considered for only one cultivation center registration under this subsection.
  (4) An initial application fee paid by a cultivation center registration applicant that scored 150 points or higher shall be credited by ABCA toward the entire cost of the applicant's cultivation center application fee.
(x) (1) A dispensary registration applicant that submitted a medical cannabis facility registration to the ABC Board between November 29, 2021, and March 28, 2022, and received 150 points or more shall be considered for a retailer registration no earlier than 180 days after March 22, 2023.  An applicant shall be allowed to change the location of the retailer facility on its application by May 1, 2025, without negatively affecting the status of the application.
  (2) An applicant that filed more than one dispensary registration application during the open application period with one or more of the same owners shall be considered for only one retailer registration under this subsection.
  (3) An initial application fee paid by a dispensary registration applicant that scored 150 points or higher shall be credited by ABCA toward the entire cost of the applicant's retailer application fee.
(y) The 5 cultivation center registration applicants that submitted medical cannabis facility registration applications to the ABC Board between November 29, 2021, and March 28, 2022, that scored 150 points or more shall automatically receive a manufacturer license; provided, that the annual fee is paid; provided further, that the applicant registers on a form provided by ABCA with the ABC Board by May 1, 2024.
(z) (1) An applicant who has submitted a complete license application for a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, or internet retailer to transfer its license to a new location, or for a retailer endorsement may obtain a stipulated license to begin operations authorized by the applied-for license under the following conditions:
    (A) The applicant has submitted a stipulated license application on a form provided by the ABC Board;
    (B) The applicant has submitted written correspondence from an officer of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission where the applicant's premises is located stating that the Advisory Neighborhood Commission has voted with a quorum present to either support or not object to the issuance of a stipulated license to the applicant pending completion of the 45-day protest period; and
    (C) The applicant submits to ABCA the stipulated license application fee.
  (2) A cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, or internet retailer applicant shall stop selling, delivering or serving medical cannabis under the stipulated license if a valid protest is filed by an affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission during the 45-day protest period or the 30-day extended public comment period, or the application is withdrawn or denied.
  (3) An applicant operating under a stipulated license shall operate in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the requested cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, or internet retailer license.
D.C. Code § 7-3204.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 32 / § 7-3204.01
§ 7-3204.01. District government use of opioid antagonists.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1702 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 17 / § 7-1702
§ 7-1702. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this subchapter:
(1) “Bus stop” means a location that has been designated by a pole and appropriate signage as a place where passengers board a bus.
(1A) “Educational facility” means any enclosed indoor area used primarily as a library or for instruction of enrolled students, including day care centers, nursery schools, elementary schools, and secondary schools, except smoking lounges or specific smoking areas approved by the principal or president of the school, college, or university pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Education, in the case of a public school, or by the trustees or other governing body, in the case of a college, university, or private educational institution. The term “educational facility” shall include all enclosed indoor areas supportive of instruction, including, but not limited to, classrooms, cafeterias, study areas and libraries, but excluding faculty lounges and specific areas approved by the principal of a given school pursuant to guidelines established by the Superintendent of Schools or the head of such private institutions.
(1B) "Event site for organized sporting events" means the entire physical area of a site that is designed for hosting organized sporting events, such as a stadium or arena, and includes all open, semi-open, and enclosed spaces and structures within the site, such as playing fields, dugouts, bullpens, training rooms, locker rooms, team bench areas, spectator seating areas, pedestrian walkways, bathrooms, dining areas, vendor areas, offices, recreational areas, press boxes, television and radio broadcasting booths, and stadium parking lots.
(2) “Health care facility” means any institution providing individual care or treatment of diseases or other medical, physiological, or psychological conditions, including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, laboratories, nursing homes or homes for the aged or chronically ill, but excluding private medical offices.
(3) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or "his or her designated agent.
(3A) "Organized sporting events" means games or athletic competitions related to baseball, softball, football, basketball, ice hockey, field hockey, track and field, wrestling, boxing, lacrosse, or soccer, or any other event involving a game or athletic competition organized by a league or association of persons, including a professional, amateur, youth recreational, or school-sponsored league.
(4) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind, including a government agency to which the health and safety laws of the District of Columbia may be applied.
(4A) “Playground” means a public or private facility intended primarily for recreation and not for residential use, with a portion of the facility that contains at least one separate apparatus intended for the recreation of children, including a sliding board, swing set, and teeterboard.
(4B) “Public recreational facility” means a park, dog park, trail, community facility, playground, swimming pool, spray park, neighborhood recreation center, or other similar facility that is owned or maintained by the District.
(5) “Restaurant” means a restaurant as defined in § 25-101(43) , and any other establishments licensed by the District of Columbia in the business of preparing or serving food to the public. The term “restaurant” shall include coffee shops, cafeterias, luncheonettes, eateries, and soda fountains. The term “restaurant” shall not include sidewalks, terraces, or space used by restaurants to provide outdoor facilities, nightclubs, or taverns.
(6) “Retail store” means any establishment whose primary purpose is to sell or offer for sale to consumers, not for resale, any goods, wares, merchandise or food for consumption off the premises, and all activities, operations and services connected therewith or incidental thereto. The term “retail store” shall not include separate areas of a retail store which are used as a restaurant.
(7) "Smoking" or "to smoke" means the inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying of a lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, pipe, electronic smoking device, or any other tobacco or plant product intended for human consumption through inhalation, in any manner or in any form.
(8) "Tobacco product" means any product that is made from or derived from tobacco and is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, or ingested by any other means, including through a cigarette, a cigar, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, smokeless tobacco, or an electronic smoking device, as that term is defined in § 7-741.01(1) .  The term "tobacco product" also includes any component or accessory used in the consumption of a tobacco product, such as filters, rolling papers, pipes, or liquids used in electronic smoking devices. The term "tobacco product" does not include drugs, devices, or combination products authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1040; 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq. ).
D.C. Code § 7-2531.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2531.04
§ 7-2531.04. Firearms Bounty Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a fund to be known as the Firearms Bounty Fund (“Fund”) to be administered by the Metropolitan Police Department. The Fund shall be operated as a proprietary fund and shall consist of monies appropriated to the Fund, federal grants to the Fund, or private monies donated to the Fund.
(b) Disbursements from the Fund shall be used exclusively for the payment of cash rewards to persons who provide District of Columbia law enforcement agencies with tips that lead to the adjudication or conviction of:
  (1) A person or entity engaged in the illegal sale, rental, lease, or loan of a firearm in exchange for money or other thing of value; or
  (2) A person who has committed a crime with a firearm.
(c) The amount of each cash reward shall be determined at the discretion of the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department and the cash reward may range up to $100,000 per tip.
(d) The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department shall report annually to the Mayor and Council all income and expenditures of the Fund.
(e) The Mayor, by a proposed notice to the Council, may terminate the Fund if the Mayor determines that the Fund is no longer necessary to pay cash rewards.
(f) If monies exist in the Fund at the time of its termination, the monies shall be deposited in the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
(g) The proposed notice to terminate the Fund shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove by resolution within the 45-day review period, the proposed notice to terminate the Fund shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 7-651.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6A / § 7-651.03
§ 7-651.03. Form of comfort care order.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2811 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 28 / § 7-2811
§ 7-2811. Penalties generally.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates a provision of this chapter shall be fined no less than $40 nor more than $100.
(b) All fines levied pursuant to this chapter are civil in nature.
(c) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this chapter, or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of this chapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Adjudication of any infraction of this chapter shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 7-1305.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1305.03
§ 7-1305.03. Least restrictive conditions.
Status: in_force

(a) Persons shall have a right to the least restrictive conditions necessary and available to achieve the purposes of habilitation. To this end, the residential facility shall move persons from:
  (1) More to less structured living;
  (2) Larger to smaller facilities;
  (3) Larger to smaller living units;
  (4) Group to person residence;
  (5) Segregated to integrated community living; or
  (6) Dependent to independent living.
(b) If at any time the Director decides that a person should be transferred out of the facility to a less restrictive environment, he or she shall immediately notify the Court pursuant to section 309. Notice shall be provided to the person, the person’s counsel, the person’s advocate for a person with an intellectual disability, if one has been appointed, and the person’s parent or guardian who petitioned for the commitment.
D.C. Code § 7-1233.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12B / § 7-1233.01
§ 7-1233.01. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1106 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11 / § 7-1106
§ 7-1106. Distribution of copies of chapter.
Status: in_force

Duly authorized copies of this chapter shall, upon its approval, be transmitted by the Mayor or his designated agent to the Governor of each state, the Attorney General and the Administrator of General Services of the United States, and the Council of State Governments.
D.C. Code § 7-1131.13 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11B / § 7-1131.13
§ 7-1131.13. Prosecution and representation by Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

The Office of Corporation Counsel shall have charge of the prosecution of actions brought in the name of the District of Columbia for emergency detention and commitment of persons requiring receipt of involuntary mental health services and mental health supports. The Office of the Corporation Counsel shall also have charge of any litigation arising out of the execution of the Department’s powers and duties.
D.C. Code § 7-103 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-103
§ 7-103. Sanitary Inspectors — Appointment; qualifications; subordinates.
Status: in_force

There may be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, on the recommendation of the Director of the Department of Human Services, a reasonable number of Sanitary Inspectors for said District, to hold such appointment at any 1 time, of whom 2 may be physicians, and 1 shall be a person skilled in the matters of drainage and ventilation; and said Mayor may remove any of the subordinates, and from time to time may prescribe the duties of each.
D.C. Code § 7-3006 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 30 / § 7-3006
§ 7-3006. Confidential records.
Status: in_force

All information furnished to APRA pursuant to this chapter shall remain confidential and may be disclosed only to medical personnel for purposes of diagnosis and treatment; except, that with the prior written consent of the client, the information may be disclosed for the purposes of and in accordance with Chapter 2B of this title [ § 7-241 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 7-1205.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1205.01
§ 7-1205.01. Right to access.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this subchapter and in § 7-1201.03 , a mental health professional, mental health facility or data collector shall permit any client or client representative, upon written request, to inspect and duplicate the client’s record of mental health information maintained by the mental health professional, mental health facility or data collector within 30 days from the date of receipt of the request. A mental health professional, responsible for the diagnosis or treatment of the client, shall have the opportunity to discuss the mental health information with the client or client representative at the time of such inspection. In the case of a request to a data collector for disclosure of mental health information pursuant to this section, the data collector shall grant access either: (1) directly to the requestor; or (2) indirectly by providing the mental health information to a mental health professional designated by the requestor. If the mental health professional designated by the requestor is not the person who disclosed the mental health information to the data collector, he shall be in substantially the same or greater professional class as the mental health professional who disclosed the mental health information to the data collector.
D.C. Code § 7-1131.16 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11B / § 7-1131.16
§ 7-1131.16. Transfers to Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
Status: in_force

Effective October 1, 2006, the Department shall transfer to DYRS all full-time equivalent positions and funding, real and personal property leased or assigned to the Department, assets, records, ongoing obligations, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available relating to the Department’s powers, duties, functions and administration of the operations of the mental health units at the Oak Hill Youth Center and the Youth Services Center.
D.C. Code § 7-101 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-101
§ 7-101. Appointment; duties generally.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall appoint a physician as Commissioner of Public Health, whose duty it shall be, under the direction of the said Mayor, to execute and enforce all laws and regulations relating to the public health and vital statistics, and to perform all such duties as may be assigned to him by said Mayor.
D.C. Code § 7-2305 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23 / § 7-2305
§ 7-2305. Regulations; recommendation of legislation.
Status: in_force

In addition to disaster prevention measures included in District of Columbia government and interjurisdictional public emergency plans, to prevent or manage the harmful consequences of a disaster, and consistent with the provisions of other law, the Mayor shall, when appropriate, issue regulations or recommend legislation to the Council of the District of Columbia relating to flood plain management, stream encroachment and flow regulation, weather modification, fire prevention and control, air quality, public works, land use, land use planning, and construction standards.
D.C. Code § 7-1410 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 14 / § 7-1410
§ 7-1410. DC HealthCare Alliance application and recertification process.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-504.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-504.05
§ 7-504.05. Appointments to vacancies.
Status: in_force

When a vacancy develops on the Commission, the Mayor may appoint a successor to fill the unexpired portion of a term.
D.C. Code § 7-151 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-151
§ 7-151. Establishment of the Department of Public Health.
Status: in_force

There is established in the Executive Branch of the Government of the District of Columbia a Department of Public Health, which shall have as its responsibility the planning, development and implementation of the delivery of health care services to all District of Columbia residents.
D.C. Code § 7-2361.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23C / § 7-2361.03
§ 7-2361.03. Regulation of services during emergency.
Status: in_force

(a) While an emergency declaration is in effect, the Mayor may issue a Mayor’s order that limits, restricts, or otherwise regulates:
  (1) The duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners;
  (2) The geographical areas in which volunteer health practitioners may practice;
  (3) The types of volunteer health practitioners who may practice; and
  (4) Any other matter necessary to coordinate effectively the provision of health or veterinary services during the emergency.
(b) An order issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may take effect immediately, without prior notice or comment, and is not a rule within the meaning of subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.].
(c) A host entity that uses volunteer health practitioners to provide health or veterinary services in the District shall:
  (1) Consult and coordinate its activities with the Mayor to the extent practicable to provide for the efficient and effective use of volunteer health practitioners; and
  (2) Comply with all District laws relating to the management of emergency health or veterinary services, including Chapter 23 of this title [ § 7-2301.01 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 7-1131.18 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11B / § 7-1131.18
§ 7-1131.18. Behavioral health resource guide.
Status: in_force

(a) By March 30, 2013, the Department shall:
  (1) Create a behavioral health resource guide for parents and legal guardians that includes information on:
    (A) Common signs and symptoms of behavioral health issues facing youth;
    (B) The roles and responsibilities of District government agencies in promoting and protecting the behavioral health of youth;
    (C) How a parent or legal guardian can obtain a behavioral health screening or assessment for a youth; and
    (D) Governmental and non-governmental resources for youth behavioral health programs and services in the District, including contact information; and
  (2) Create a behavioral health resource guide for a youth that includes:
    (A) Age-appropriate information on common behavioral health issues facing youth;
    (B) A description of the impact behavioral health issues can have on a youth’s development; and
    (C) Governmental and non-governmental resources for youth behavioral health programs and services in the District, including contact information.
(b) The Department shall make the behavioral health resources guides available to the public both in print and on its website. The Department shall also make the guides available to other District agencies and organizations for distribution.
(c) The Department shall update the behavioral health resource guides as appropriate.
D.C. Code § 7-231.13 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2A / § 7-231.13
§ 7-231.13. Delayed registration of death.
Status: in_force

(a) When a death that occurs in the District has not been registered one year or more after the date of death, a delayed report of death may be filed by the funeral director who first took possession of the dead body in accordance with rules issued pursuant to § 7-231.29 by the Registrar. To substantiate the alleged facts of death, any delayed report of death shall be registered subject to evidentiary requirements the Registrar shall prescribe in accordance with rules issued pursuant to § 7-231.29 .
(b) A report of death registered one year or more after the date of death shall be marked "delayed" and shall display on its face the date of the delayed registration.
D.C. Code § 7-1202.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1202.05
§ 7-1202.05. Power to grant authorization.
Status: in_force

(a) When a client is 18 years of age or over, the client or client representative shall have the power to authorize disclosures.
(b) When a client is under the age of 18, but beyond the age of 14, disclosures which require authorization may only be authorized by the joint written authorization of the client and the client’s parent or legal guardian. When a client is less than 14 years of age, disclosures which require authorization may only be authorized by the client’s parent or legal guardian. However, if the client’s parent or legal guardian has not expressed consent to the mental health professional regarding the client’s receipt of professional services, the client may, by written authorization, consent without any authorization from his parent or legal guardian.
D.C. Code § 7-533.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-533.03
§ 7-533.03. Annual report.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2231.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 22 / § 7-2231.05
§ 7-2231.05. District of Columbia government employee security training program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director, in consultation with other District of Columbia agencies, law enforcement, security, and terrorism experts, and representatives of public employees, shall develop and issue guidelines for a public employee security training program to meet requirements established in the District of Columbia Emergency Response Plan.
(b) At the request of the Director, District government agencies shall submit employee training programs to the Director for annual review.
D.C. Code § 7-2037 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 20 / § 7-2037
§ 7-2037. Variances.
Status: in_force

An applicant operating a child development facility prior to July 1, 1975, may be granted a variance from the physical or structural requirements of any rule adopted pursuant to this subchapter upon a determination by the Mayor that full compliance would result in exceptional and undue hardship. Any variance shall be granted in accordance with procedures established by rule.
D.C. Code § 7-731 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-731
§ 7-731. Exclusive agency powers.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the licensing powers and responsibilities given to other District of Columbia agencies and officials in subchapters I-A and I-B of Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Code, the Department of Health, as established by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1996, effective July 17, 1996 (part A of subchapter XIV of Chapter 15 of Title 1) , shall be the exclusive agency to:
  (1) Regulate allied health care professionals and social service professionals;
  (2) Regulate occupational and professional conduct and standards for health care and social service professionals, including investigating, licensing, and enforcing applicable laws and regulations;
  (3) Repealed.
  (3A) Regulate medical waste;
  (3B) Regulate low-level radioactive waste;
  (3C) Regulate the following environmental health hazards in residential settings:
    (A) Indoor air, including smoke, noxious odors, and fumes; and
    (B) Pests, including rats, mice, and insects;
  (4) Regulate health care facilities and social service facilities;
  (5) Regulate food service establishments, including, but not limited to, retailers and wholesalers of food and food products, grocery stores, restaurants, food vendors, dairies, patent medicine outlets, ice cream manufacturers, candy manufacturers, bottling establishments, wholesale and retail seafood dealers, delicatessens, and bakeries;
  (5A) Regulate food labeling, pursuant to § 48-303 ;
  (6) Regulate pharmacies and pharmacy personnel;
  (7) Determine which drugs and other substances shall be classified as controlled substances, and identify persons and facilities that handle, manage, distribute, dispense, and conduct research with controlled substances;
  (8) Regulate radiological and medical devices;
  (9) Regulate the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances;
  (10) Regulate the operation of barber shops, beauty salons, and body art establishments;
  (11) Regulate swimming pools;
  (12) Regulate massage and health spa establishments;
  (13) Regulate animal disease control and rodent control; and
  (14) Perform any other functions expressly described in Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1996, as construed in light of all documents formally made a part of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1996 pursuant to § 1-315.05 .
(a-1) (1) The Department of Health shall conduct a minimum of 3 inspections per year of the environmental conditions at the Central Detention Facility, Correctional Treatment Facility, and Central Cell Block. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “environmental conditions” shall include temperature control, ventilation, and sanitation.
  (2) The Department of Health shall submit the report of each inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Council and the Mayor within 30 days of the inspection.
(a-2) The Department of Health shall implement a lead-poisoning prevention program to reduce lead exposure in children, pursuant to Chapter 8D of this title .
(b) For the purpose of this section, the term “regulate” shall include all licensing, certification, investigation, inspection, permitting, registration, and enforcement functions, including the issuance of civil infractions, except that the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection shall continue to issue licenses for businesses engaged in functions as set forth in subsection (a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(10), (a)(11), and (a)(12) of this section.
(c) The Mayor shall establish fees to implement this section. All fines and fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as nonlapsing funds in the Department of Health Regulatory Enforcement Fund to the credit of the administration within the Department of Health responsible for collecting the fees to support the activities of those programs, except that fines and fees collected pursuant to Chapter 21 of Title 8 shall be deposited in the Rodent Control Fund. After September 30, 2002, fines and fees generated through rodent control activities shall be deposited in the Department of Health Regulatory Enforcement Fund.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision in this section or any other District law, the Mayor may regulate the manufacture, cultivation, distribution, dispensing, possession, and administration of medical marijuana as authorized in Chapter 16B of this title .
D.C. Code § 7-1731 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 17 / § 7-1731
§ 7-1731. Distribution of free cigarettes prohibited; penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No person, agent, or employee of any person shall, in the course of doing business, distribute any free tobacco product to any person on any public street, public sidewalk, public park, playground, in a public building, other public property, or private property open to the public, except that tobacco products may be distributed at a tobacco store, a convention, or a conference catering to adults; provided, that no tobacco product shall be distributed to persons under 21 years of age.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "tobacco product" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 7-1721.01(1) .
(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $250 for each violation.
D.C. Code § 7-1304.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1304.01
§ 7-1304.01. Commencement of commitment proceedings; filing of written petition.
Status: in_force

Proceedings for the commitment of a person found incompetent in a criminal case shall be commenced by the filing of a written petition by the District with the Court in a manner and form prescribed by the Court. A copy of the petition shall be served on the person, the person's counsel, and the person's guardian, if any.
D.C. Code § 7-2504.10 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2504.10
§ 7-2504.10. District as federal firearms licensee.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever there is no active federal firearms licensee in the District of Columbia, the Mayor may seek from federal authorities a license for the District to act as a federal firearms licensee solely for the benefit of any District resident eligible and seeking to obtain a lawful handgun.
(b) The Mayor shall delegate the authority under subsection (a) of this section to a subordinate agency.
(c) The District shall act under the license obtained pursuant to subsection (a) of this section only until such time as there is an active federal firearms licensee in the District of Columbia.
(d) The District may charge a fee to recover the cost of acting as a federal firearms licensee pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by charging $125 or its actual costs, whichever is less, for each handgun.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term “active federal firearms licensee” means a person or business that has applied for and received a federal firearms license pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 923 for the purpose of interstate transfer of handguns, and is operating commercially in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 7-504.02 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-504.02
§ 7-504.02. Membership of Commission.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall consist of 15 public (voting) members appointed by the Mayor.  At least one-half of the membership of the Commission shall consist of actual consumers of services under this program, including low income and minority older persons, at least in proportion to the number of minority older persons in the District of Columbia.  There shall also be the following ex officio members: the Directors of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Recreation, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Employment Services, the Public Library, the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (or the Director or Chief of such successor agencies), and a member of the Council of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 7-3012 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 30 / § 7-3012
§ 7-3012. Infrastructure development plan.
Status: in_force

Within 180 days after July 18, 2000, APRA shall establish a comprehensive plan to develop the District’s substance abuse treatment and prevention infrastructure. This plan shall be based on a rigorous needs assessment and current service inventory to identify gaps in treatment modalities by geographic location.
D.C. Code § 7-743.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-743.03
§ 7-743.03. Advisory Committee on Anesthesiologist Assistants.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established an Advisory Committee on Anesthesiologist Assistants to consist of 3 members as follows:
  (1) The Director of the Department of Health, or his or her designee;
  (2) An anesthesiologist licensed in the District with experience working with anesthesiologist assistants; and
  (3) An anesthesiologist assistant licensed in the District.
(b) Of the appointees to the Advisory Committee on Anesthesiologist Assistants other than the Director, one shall serve an initial term of 2 years and one shall serve an initial term of 3 years. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of 3 years.
(c) (1) The Advisory Committee on Anesthesiologist Assistants shall develop and submit to the Board of Medicine guidelines for licensing and regulating anesthesiologist assistants in the District. The guidelines shall set forth the actions that anesthesiologist assistants may perform under the direct supervision of a licensed anesthesiologist, who shall be responsible for the overall medical direction of the care and treatment of patients.
  (2) (A) Guidelines approved by the Board of Medicine under § 3-1202.03 shall remain in effect until revised guidelines are submitted to and approved by the Board of Medicine.
    (B) The Advisory Committee on Anesthesiologist Assistants shall submit revised guidelines to the Board of Medicine by June 22, 2015.
  (3) The Advisory Committee on Anesthesiologist Assistants shall meet at least annually to review the guidelines and make necessary revisions for submission to the Board of Medicine.
D.C. Code § 7-1613 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16 / § 7-1613
§ 7-1613. Purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) The initiative shall provide technical and financial assistance to selected community HIV/AIDS service providers located east of the Anacostia river to support the:
  (1) Implementation or expansion of HIV/AIDS prevention and support programs;
  (2) Development of accurate performance measurement capabilities; and
  (3) Promotion of revenue diversity.
(b) Assistance to selected community HIV/AIDS service providers shall be provided for up to 2 years.
D.C. Code § 7-742.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-742.03
§ 7-742.03. Cottage food prepared or stored in a private home.
Status: in_force

(a) Food prepared or stored in a private home shall not be used or offered for human consumption in a food establishment, except as provided in section 3806 of Title 25-A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (25-A DCMR 3806) or when prepared by a cottage food business in accordance with § 7-742.02(a) .
(b) A food establishment shall not include a cottage food business operating in accordance with § 7-742.02(a) .
D.C. Code § 7-1202.06 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1202.06
§ 7-1202.06. Authority of mental health professional to limit authorized disclosures.
Status: in_force

(a) The mental health professional primarily responsible for the diagnosis or treatment of a client may refuse to disclose or limit disclosure of the client’s mental health information even though such mental health information is disclosable by virtue of a valid authorization; provided, that:
  (1) Such mental health professional reasonably believes that such refusal or limitation on disclosure is necessary to protect the client from a substantial risk of imminent psychological impairment or to protect the client or another individual from a substantial risk of imminent and serious physical injury; and
  (2) The mental health professional notifies the person or persons who authorized the disclosure, in writing, of: (A) the refusal or limitation on disclosure; (B) the reasons for such refusal or limitation; and (C) the remedies under this chapter; provided, further, that, in an insurance transaction, the mental health professional shall inform the insurer that the authorized disclosure was refused or limited.
(b) In the event the disclosure is limited by the mental health professional pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the person or persons who authorized the disclosure may designate an independent mental health professional who shall be in substantially the same or greater professional class as the mental health professional who initially limited disclosure and who shall be permitted to review the client’s record of mental health information. The independent mental health professional may authorize disclosure in whole or in part if, after a complete review of the client’s record of mental health information, the independent mental health professional determines that the disclosure does not pose to the client a substantial risk of imminent psychological impairment or pose a substantial risk of imminent and serious physical injury to the client or another individual.
(c) A person who has taken action to achieve disclosure in accordance with subsection (b) of this section may institute an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to compel the disclosure of all or any part of the record of the client’s mental health information which was not disclosed by the mental health professionals. An action instituted under this subsection shall be brought within 6 months of the denial, in whole or in part, of the disclosure by the independent mental health professional or the denial, in whole or in part, of disclosure to the independent mental health professional by the mental health professional. In the event that a person is indigent and is unable to obtain the services of an independent mental health professional, he may institute an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, without regard to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section; provided, that the action is brought within 6 months of the denial, in whole or in part, of the disclosure by the mental health professional. If the person who instituted the action establishes that he executed a valid authorization which was transmitted to the mental health professional prior to the denial of disclosure by such mental health professional, the burden of proof shall then be placed upon the mental health professional to establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the denial of disclosure was in conformity with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Any refusal or limitation on disclosure shall be noted in the client’s record of mental health information including, but not limited to, the names of the mental health professionals involved, the date of the refusal or limitation, the requested disclosure and the actual disclosure, if any.
(e) This section shall not apply to disclosures under § 21-562 (concerning the disclosure of records of a client hospitalized in a public hospital for a mental illness) or court-related disclosures under subchapter IV of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 7-1671.08a — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16B / § 7-1671.08a
§ 7-1671.08a. Medical Cannabis Administration Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Medical Cannabis Administration Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by ABCA in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) All funds received from medical cannabis licensing, permitting, and registration fees shall be deposited into the Fund.
(c) Money deposited in the Fund shall be used by ABCA for the purpose of administering the medical cannabis program.
(d) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
(e) Funds received from penalties and fines imposed under § 7-1671.08 shall be credited to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 7-211 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2 / § 7-211
§ 7-211. Death registration.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2422 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 24B / § 7-2422
§ 7-2422. Advisory Committee on Street Harassment.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 7-1941.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 19B / § 7-1941.03
§ 7-1941.03. Community Health Care Facility Expansion Revolving Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-3102 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 31 / § 7-3102
§ 7-3102. One-year report.
Status: in_force

The Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration shall submit a performance report on the program to the Council no later than 30 days after the program has been in operation for one year. The report shall include documentation of the number of youths served, the rate of recidivism of youths served, the average cost of services per youth served, and how the program’s success rate compares to that of similar programs in other jurisdictions.
D.C. Code § 7-622 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6 / § 7-622
§ 7-622. Declaration — Execution; form.
Status: in_force

(a) Any persons 18 years of age or older may execute a declaration directing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from themselves should they be in a terminal condition. The declaration made pursuant to this subchapter shall be:
  (1) In writing;
  (2) Signed by the person making the declaration or by another person in the declarant’s presence at the declarant’s express direction;
  (3) Dated; and
  (4) Signed in the presence of 2 or more witnesses at least 18 years of age. In addition, a witness shall not be:
    (A) The person who signed the declaration on behalf of and at the direction of the declarant;
    (B) Related to the declarant by blood, marriage, or domestic partnership;
    (C) Entitled to any portion of the estate of the declarant according to the laws of intestate succession of the District of Columbia or under any will of the declarant or codicil thereto;
    (D) Directly financially responsible for declarant’s medical care; or
    (E) The attending physician, an employee of the attending physician, or an employee of the health facility in which the declarant is a patient.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the declarant to provide for notification to his or her attending physician of the existence of the declaration. An attending physician, when presented with the declaration, shall make the declaration or a copy of the declaration a part of the declarant’s medical records.
(c) The declaration shall be substantially in the following form, but in addition may include other specific directions not inconsistent with other provisions of this subchapter. Should any of the other specific directions be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other directions of the declaration which can be given effect without the invalid direction, and to this end the directions in the declaration are severable.
Declaration
Declaration made this . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . (month, year).
I, . . . . . . . . . . ., being of sound mind, willfully and voluntarily make known my desires that my dying shall not be artificially prolonged under the circumstances set forth below, do declare:
If at any time I should have an incurable injury, disease, or illness certified to be a terminal condition by 2 physicians who have personally examined me, one of whom shall be my attending physician, and the physicians have determined that my death will occur whether or not life-sustaining procedures are utilized and where the application of life-sustaining procedures would serve only to artificially prolong the dying process, I direct that such procedures be withheld or withdrawn, and that I be permitted to die naturally with only the administration of medication or the performance of any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide me with comfort care or to alleviate pain.
In the absence of my ability to give directions regarding the use of such life-sustaining procedures, it is my intention that this declaration shall be honored by my family and physician(s) as the final expression of my legal right to refuse medical or surgical treatment and accept the consequences from such refusal.
I understand the full import of this declaration and I am emotionally and mentally competent to make this declaration.
Signed
Address
I believe the declarant to be of sound mind. I did not sign the declarant’s signature above for or at the direction of the declarant. I am at least 18 years of age and am not related to the declarant by blood, marriage, or domestic partnership, entitled to any portion of the estate of the declarant according to the laws of intestate succession of the District of Columbia or under any will of the declarant or codicil thereto, or directly financially responsible for declarant’s medical care. I am not the declarant’s attending physician, an employee of the attending physician, or an employee of the health facility in which the declarant is a patient.
Witness
Witness
D.C. Code § 7-2001 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 20 / § 7-2001
§ 7-2001. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1561.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1561.05
§ 7-1561.05. Donor status not dependent on being listed in Registry.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2102 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 21 / § 7-2102
§ 7-2102. License requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, it shall be unlawful to operate a facility in the District, whether public or private, for profit or not for profit, without being licensed by the Mayor. Each facility shall be licensed by both its type and the level(s) of care provided.
(b) Facilities that, before August 13, 1986, were not or would not have been subject to District licensure may operate without a license until 6 months after the issuance of applicable rules under § 7-2103 .
(c) The continued operation of a facility pending action by the Mayor on an application for licensure renewal or initial licensure under subsection (b) of this section shall not be deemed unlawful if a completed application was timely filed but, through no fault of the facility’s administrator or adult caregiver(s), the Mayor has failed to act on the application before the expiration of the facility’s current license or, under subsection (b) of this section, its authorized period of operation. A facility operating under this subsection shall comply with all other provisions of this chapter and rules issued pursuant to this chapter.
(d) Application forms shall include copies of all certificates of approval, authority, occupancy, or need that are required as a precondition to lawful operation in the District.
(e) A license shall be valid only for the person(s), address, type of facility, and level(s) of care stated on the license.
(f) A licensee shall, whenever possible, give the Mayor at least 60 days advance written notice before transferring ownership of a facility, including, in the case of a corporate licensee, any transfer of the legal or beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the stock of the corporation. Upon notification, the Mayor may conduct an investigation or require reinspection to ensure that the facility will remain in compliance with this chapter, the rules issued pursuant to this chapter, and all other applicable laws.
(g) Unless sooner terminated or renewed, a license required by this chapter shall expire 1 year from the date it was issued or last renewed.
(h) A facility shall promptly honor all requests by District government officials, residents, and members of the public to inspect its license.
(i) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as a Public Health: Child Health and Welfare endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 7-1521.11 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1521.11
§ 7-1521.11. Rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-243 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2B / § 7-243
§ 7-243. Data system.
Status: in_force

The Mayor may establish a single or combined data system to store and share health and human services information; provided, that the system meets the security requirements of HIPAA and that individuals with authority to access the system receive training in accordance with HIPAA prior to any use of the system.
D.C. Code § 7-2510.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2510.04
§ 7-2510.04. Ex parte extreme risk protection orders.
Status: in_force

(a) When filing a petition for a final extreme risk protection order, a petitioner may also request that an ex parte extreme risk protection order be issued without notice to the respondent.
(b) The court may hold a hearing on any request for an ex parte extreme risk protection order filed under this section.
(c) In determining whether to issue an ex parte extreme risk protection order pursuant to this section, the court shall consider any exhibits, affidavits, supporting documents, and all other relevant evidence, including:
  (1) Any history or pattern of threats of violence, or acts of violence, by the respondent directed toward themselves or others;
  (2) Any recent threats of violence, or acts of violence, by the respondent directed toward themselves or others;
  (3) The respondent's acquisition of any firearms, ammunition, or other deadly or dangerous weapons within one year before the filing of the petition;
  (4) The unlawful or reckless use, display, or brandishing of a firearm or other weapon by the respondent;
  (5) Respondent's criminal history;
  (6) Respondent's violation of a court order;
  (7) Evidence of the respondent experiencing a mental health crisis, or other dangerous mental health issues; and
  (8) Respondent's use of a controlled substance, as that term is defined in § 48-901.02 .
(d) The court may grant a request under this section based solely on an affidavit or sworn testimony of the petitioner.
(e) The court shall issue an ex parte extreme risk protection order if the petitioner establishes that there is probable cause to believe that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing bodily injury to self or others by having possession or control of, purchasing, or receiving any firearm or ammunition.
(f) If the petitioner requests that the court issue an ex parte extreme risk protection order pursuant to this section, the court shall grant or deny the request on the same day that the request was made, unless the request is filed too late in the day to permit effective review, in which case the court shall grant or deny the request the next day the court is open.
(g) An ex parte extreme risk protection order shall state:
  (1) That the respondent is prohibited from having possession or control of, purchasing, or receiving any firearm, ammunition, registration certificate, license to carry a concealed pistol, or dealer's license while the order is in effect;
  (2) The date and time the order was issued;
  (3) The date and time the order will expire;
  (4) The grounds upon which the order was issued;
  (5) The time and place of the hearing to determine whether to issue a final extreme risk protection order;
  (6) That following the hearing, the court may issue a final extreme risk protection order that will be in effect for up to one year;
  (7) The procedures for the surrender of firearms, ammunition, registration certificates, licenses to carry a concealed pistol, or dealer's licenses in the respondent's possession, control, or ownership pursuant to § 7-2510.07 ; and
  (8) That the respondent may seek the advice of an attorney as to any matter connected with this subchapter , and that the attorney should be consulted promptly so that the attorney may assist the respondent in any matter connected with the ex parte extreme risk protection order.
(h) An ex parte extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to this section shall remain in effect for an initial period not to exceed 14 days. The court may extend an ex parte extreme risk protection order in additional 14-day increments for good cause shown, or for longer periods if all parties consent.
(i) The court shall terminate an ex parte extreme risk protection order in effect against the respondent at the time the court grants or denies the petition for a final extreme risk protection order.
D.C. Code § 7-2361.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23C / § 7-2361.01
§ 7-2361.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Disaster relief organization” means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners and that:
  (A) Is designated or recognized as a provider of those services pursuant to a disaster response and recovery plan adopted by an agency of the federal government or the Mayor; or
  (B) Regularly plans and conducts its activities in coordination with an agency of the federal government or the Mayor.
(2) “Emergency” means an event or condition that is a public emergency, as defined by § 7-2301(3) .
(3) “Emergency declaration” means a declaration of emergency issued by a person authorized to do so under the laws of the District.
(4) “Emergency Management Assistance Compact” means the interstate compact approved by Congress by the Joint Resolution Granting the consent of Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, approved October 19, 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-321; 110 Stat. 3877) [see also D.C. Code § 7-2332 ].
(5) “Entity” means a person other than an individual.
(6) “Health facility” means an entity licensed under the laws of this or another state to provide health or veterinary services.
(7) “Health practitioner” means an individual licensed under the laws of this or another state to provide health or veterinary services.
(8) “Health services” means the provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, or other services, or supplies, related to the health or death of individuals, or human populations, to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
  (A) The following, concerning the physical or mental condition or functional status of an individual or affecting the structure or function of the body:
    (i) Preventive care;
    (ii) Diagnostic care;
    (iii) Therapeutic care;
    (iv) Rehabilitative care;
    (v) Maintenance care;
    (vi) Palliative care;
    (vii) Counseling services:
    (viii) Assessment services;
    (ix) Procedural services; or
    (x) Other services;
  (B) The sale or dispensing of a drug, a device, equipment, or another item to an individual in accordance with a prescription; and
  (C) Funeral, cremation, cemetery, or other mortuary services.
(9) “Host entity” means an entity operating in the District that uses volunteer health practitioners to respond to an emergency.
(10) “License” means authorization by a state to engage in health or veterinary services that are unlawful without the authorization. The term includes authorization under the laws of the District to an individual to provide health or veterinary services based upon a national certification issued by a public or private entity.
(11) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(12) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. The term “person” includes the government of the District of Columbia.
(13) “Registration system” means a system for registering volunteer health practitioners that meets the requirements in § 7-2361.04 .
(14) “Scope of practice” means the extent of the authorization to provide health or veterinary services granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in which the principal part of the practitioner’s services are rendered, including any conditions imposed by the licensing authority.
(15) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(16) “Veterinary services” means the provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, or other services, or supplies, related to the health or death of an animal or to animal populations, to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including the:
  (A) Diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of an animal disease, injury, or other physical or mental condition by the prescription, administration, or dispensing of:
    (i) A vaccine;
    (ii) Medicine;
    (iii) Surgery; or
    (iv) Therapy;
  (B) Use of a procedure for reproductive management; and
  (C) Monitoring and treatment of animal populations for diseases that have spread or demonstrate the potential to spread to humans.
(17) “Volunteer health practitioner” means a health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services, including an employee of the federal government. The term “volunteer health practitioner” does not include a practitioner who receives compensation pursuant to a preexisting employment relationship with a host entity or affiliate that requires the practitioner to provide health services in the District, unless the practitioner is employed by a disaster relief organization while an emergency declaration is in effect.
D.C. Code § 7-2341.27 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23B / § 7-2341.27
§ 7-2341.27. Repeal of existing regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent not explicitly superseded by the provisions of this chapter, the Ambulance and Medical Personnel Regulation (29 DCMR § 500 et seq.) shall remain in effect until superseded by rules promulgated by the Mayor pursuant to the authority of this chapter. Upon the effective date of rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, each superseded portion of the Ambulance and Medical Personnel Regulation shall be deemed repealed.
(b) The Adult Trauma Care rules (22 DCMR § 2700 et seq.) and the Pediatric Trauma care rules (22 DCMR § 2800 et seq.) shall remain in effect until superseded by new trauma care rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
D.C. Code § 7-858.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 8B-ii / § 7-858.05
§ 7-858.05. Perinatal and Infant Health Advisory Committee; establishment and composition.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Perinatal and Infant Health Advisory Committee that shall be responsible for making recommendations to the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Health regarding improving perinatal health and assuring access to quality perinatal health services.
(b) The committee shall be composed of the following 11 voting members:
  (1) The Director of the Department of Health, or designee, who shall also serve as chairperson of the committee;
  (2) The Director of the Department of Health Care Finance, or designee;
  (3) The State Superintendent of Education, or designee;
  (4) Two consumer members with children under the age of 5 years;
  (5) A doctor practicing as a pediatric primary care provider;
  (6) A doctor practicing as a neonatologist;
  (7) A doctor practicing as an obstetrician-gynecologist in an ambulatory setting;
  (8) A doctor specialized in and practicing maternal-fetal medicine;
  (9) A health care professional specialized in and practicing genetics and newborn screening; and
  (10) A certified lactation counselor.
(c) The non-government members shall be appointed by the Mayor pursuant to § 1-523.01(f)(69) . Each non-government member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years; except, that of the initial appointments, 2 members shall be appointed for terms of 1 year, 3 members shall be appointed for terms of 2 years, and 3 members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. If a vacancy occurs for any reason other than the normal expiration of a term, a member shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired portion of the term. No member shall be appointed to more than 3 consecutive 3-year terms. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.
(d) The committee shall meet quarterly, at a time and place determined by the chairperson.
(e) (1) At least 6 members shall be present to constitute a quorum.
  (2) The committee may establish such policies and procedures as it considers appropriate for the administration of its functions.
(f) The Department shall provide administrative support to the committee.
D.C. Code § 7-2424 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 24B / § 7-2424
§ 7-2424. Street harassment prevention report; model policies; public information campaign.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 7-133 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-133
§ 7-133. Persons believed to be carriers of communicable diseases — Order for removal.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the Mayor, after consultation with the Director of the Department of Health, has probable cause to believe that a person is affected with a communicable disease or is a carrier of a communicable disease and that the person’s presence in the general population is likely to cause death or seriously impair the health of others, the Mayor may, by written order, direct the removal of that person for the purpose of isolation, quarantine, or treatment. The order shall state a place of detention within the District of Columbia or outside of the District of Columbia; provided, that any place of detention outside the District of Columbia is under the supervision of the District of Columbia government.
(b) The order shall be executed by a member of the Metropolitan Police Department or any designated employee of the District of Columbia. The person executing the order shall inform the person subject to the order of its contents and provide the person with a copy of the order.
(c) Whenever the Mayor, after consultation with the Director of the Department of Health, has probable cause to believe that one or more groups of people at one or more locations are affected with a communicable disease and that the group’s ability to move freely in the general population is likely to cause death or seriously impair the health of others, the Mayor may, by written order, direct the removal or detention of any such group for the purpose of isolation, quarantine, or treatment. The order shall state the bounds of the area subject to the order, and the person or persons executing the order shall inform, by reasonable means, all persons within the bounds of the detention area of the contents of the order and post a copy of the order in a conspicuous place in the bounds of the detention area.
D.C. Code § 7-1305.08 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1305.08
§ 7-1305.08. Sterilization.
Status: in_force

No person served at a facility shall be sterilized by any employee of a facility or by any other person acting at the direction of, or under the authorization of, the Director or any other employee of a facility.
D.C. Code § 7-3005 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 30 / § 7-3005
§ 7-3005. Administration of the Drug Treatment Choice Program and Addiction Recovery Fund.
Status: in_force

APRA shall administer the Program and Fund by:
(1) Performing certification of treatment providers;
(2) Creating standardized intake forms and procedures to be utilized by APRA and treatment providers;
(3) Monitoring intake screening and assessments performed by qualified substance abuse counselors located within the APRA or the treatment providers;
(4) Determining whether the applicant is eligible to participate in the Program following the intake screening and assessment;
(5) Requiring the persons performing the intake screening and assessment, after determining eligibility, to share with the client the entire spectrum of treatment providers and to inform the client of his or her right to select the treatment provider of his or her choice in consultation with a qualified substance abuse counselor;
(6) Reviewing rehabilitation and aftercare plans, including estimated costs, submitted by treatment providers;
(7) Providing payment directly to treatment providers for services rendered at such times as established between APRA and the treatment provider; and
(8) Monitoring the rehabilitation and aftercare plans and the quality of the services rendered by the treatment providers.
D.C. Code § 7-171 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-171
§ 7-171. Chief Clerk and Chief Inspector not to act as deputy.
Status: in_force

After April 2, 1938, neither the Chief Clerk nor the Chief Inspector of the Department of Human Services of the District of Columbia shall act as a deputy to the Director of the Department of Human Services of said District.
D.C. Code § 7-1909 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 19 / § 7-1909
§ 7-1909. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue rules deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. These rules shall at a minimum include procedures to ensure:
  (1) The effective coordination of investigative efforts by the police and the Department and the availability of police assistance should it be required, pursuant to §§ 7-1904(a) and 7-1905(d) ;
  (2) The effective coordination of interdepartmental resources and actions when a report made to the Department alleges that an individual, facility, or agency licensed by the District of Columbia is responsible for the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an impaired adult;
  (3) That, unless exigent circumstances dictate otherwise, nonindigent adults in need of protective services and persons legally responsible for providing any or all of the services provided or contracted for by the District reimburse the District for, or make a reasonable contribution toward, the cost of providing those services;
  (4) The effective coordination of interdepartmental resources and actions when the Department seeks records or documents in the possession of another agency, including exempting the Department from payment of any and all fees otherwise required to obtain a record if the request is made in the course of an investigation or of the provision of protective services by the Department, and ensuring that requests for records or documents by the Department are given high priority by other governmental agencies; and
  (5) The effective coordination of interdepartmental resources and actions, providing for expedited access to governmental services on behalf of an adult in need of protective services, and ensuring that requests for such services are given high priority by other governmental agencies.
(b) Within 60 days of March 8, 2006, the Mayor shall issue rules necessary to implement the provisions of D.C. Law 16-67 .
(c) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of the Adult Protective Services Amendment Act of 2016, effective February 18, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-199).
D.C. Code § 7-1204.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1204.04
§ 7-1204.04. Redisclosure.
Status: in_force

Redisclosure of any mental health information disclosed pursuant to this subchapter shall be governed by order of the court or, if no order is issued, by the rules of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 7-2507.11 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2507.11
§ 7-2507.11. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this unit. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within the 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 7-231.07 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2A / § 7-231.07
§ 7-231.07. Content of vital records and vital reports.
Status: in_force

(a) To promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in systems of vital statistics, the forms for a vital record or a required vital report shall include, at a minimum, the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics.
(b) Information required in a report may be filed and registered by photographic, electronic, or other means as prescribed by the Registrar in rules issued pursuant to § 7-231.29 .
D.C. Code § 7-661.09 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6B / § 7-661.09
§ 7-661.09. Insurance and annuity policies.
Status: in_force

(a) The sale, procurement, or issuance of any life, health, accident insurance, annuity policy, employment benefits, or the rate charged for any policy may not be conditioned upon or affected by the making or rescinding of a qualified patient's request for a covered medication.
(b) A qualified patient's act of ingesting a covered medication shall not have an effect upon a life, health, accident insurance, annuity policy, or employment benefits.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of an insurance or annuity provider from investigating a claim for benefits for a death.
D.C. Code § 7-2531.02 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2531.02
§ 7-2531.02. Liability.
Status: in_force

(a) Any manufacturer, importer, or dealer of a firearm who can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence to have knowingly and willfully engaged in the illegal sale of a firearm shall be held strictly liable in tort, without regard to fault and without regard to either: (1) an intent to interfere with a legally protected interest; or (2) a breach of duty to exercise reasonable care, for all direct and consequential damages that arise from bodily injury or death if the bodily injury or death proximately results from the discharge of the firearm in the District of Columbia, regardless of whether or not the person operating the firearm is the original, illegal purchaser.
(b) Any individual who can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence to have knowingly and willfully engaged in the illegal sale, loan, lease, or rental of a firearm for money or anything of value shall be held strictly liable in tort, without regard to fault and without regard to either: (1) an intent to interfere with a legally protected interest; or (2) a breach of duty to exercise reasonable care, for all direct and consequential damages that arise from bodily injury or death if the bodily injury or death proximately results from the discharge of the firearm in the District of Columbia regardless of whether or not the person operating the firearm is the original, illegal purchaser.
(c) Nothing in this unit shall relieve from liability any person who commits a crime, is negligent, or who might otherwise be liable for acts committed with the firearm.
D.C. Code § 7-1231.02 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12A / § 7-1231.02
§ 7-1231.02. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Abuse” means any knowing, reckless, or intentional act or omission by a provider that causes or is likely to cause or contribute to, or which caused or is likely to have caused or contributed to, injury, death, or financial exploitation of a consumer.
(2) “Attorney-in-fact” means a person provided with a consumer’s durable power of attorney for health care in accordance with § 21-2205(a) .
(3) “Capacity” means the ability to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of the proposed treatment, including the benefits and risks of, and alternatives to, the proposed treatment, and to make and communicate a decision regarding the proposed treatment.
(4) “Consumers” means adults, children, or youth who seek or receive mental health services or mental health supports in the District of Columbia under Chapter 5 of Title 21 , without regard to voluntary, non-protesting, or involuntary status.
(5) “Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(6) “Declaration of advance instructions” means a statement of a consumer’s treatment preferences, including his or her informed choice to accept or forego particular mental health services and mental health supports.
(7) “Department of Mental Health” or “Department” means the Department of Mental Health established pursuant to Chapter 11A of this Title [ § 7-1131.01 et seq.].
(8) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Mental Health.
(8A) “Domestic partnership” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(4) ).
(9) “Drug used as a restraint” means a medication that is used in addition to or in place of the consumer’s regular, prescribed drug regimen to control extreme behavior during an emergency, but does not include medications that comprise the consumer’s regular, prescribed medical regimen and that are part of the consumer’s service plan, even if their purpose is to control ongoing behavior.
(10) “Emancipated minor” means any minor who is living separate and apart from his or her parent(s) or legal guardian, with or without the consent of the parent(s) or legal guardian and regardless of the duration of such separate residence, and who is managing his or her own personal and financial affairs, regardless of the source or extent of the minor’s income.
(11) “Emergency” means a situation in which a consumer is experiencing a mental health crisis and in which the immediate provision of mental health treatment is, in the written opinion of the attending physician, necessary to prevent serious injury to the consumer or others.
(11A) “Gender identity or expression” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-1401.02(12A) .
(12) “Grievance” means a description by any individual of his or her dissatisfaction with the Department or other provider, including the denial or abuse of any consumer right or protection provided in this chapter or in other law.
(13) “IDEA” means the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved June 4, 1997 (111 Stat. 37; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.).
(14) “Individual Plan of Care” means the individualized service plan for the care of a child or youth with or at risk of mental health problems, including processes for the appropriate transition of youth receiving mental health services and mental health supports from the system of care for children, youth, and their families into the system of care for adults.
(15) “Individual Recovery Plan” means the individualized service plan for the treatment of a person with mental illness.
(16) “Mental health services” means services delivered in the District of Columbia for the purpose of addressing mental illness or mental health problems.
(17) “Mental health supports” means supports delivered in the District of Columbia for the purpose of addressing mental illness or mental health problems.
(18) “Minor” means a person under 18 years of age, but shall not include a person who is an emancipated minor or who is married.
(19) “Neglect” means any act or omission by a provider which causes or is likely to cause or contribute to, or which caused or is likely to have caused or contributed to, the injury, death, or financial exploitation of a consumer.
(20) “Physical restraint” means any mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the consumer’s body, or any manual method, that the consumer cannot easily remove and that restricts his or her freedom of movement or normal access to his or her body.
(21) “Provider” means an individual or entity that:
  (A) Is duly licensed or certified to provide mental health services or mental health supports in the District of Columbia; or
  (B) Has entered into an agreement with the Department to provide mental health services or mental health supports.
(22) “Residents of the District” means persons who voluntarily live in the District and have no intention of presently removing themselves from the District. The term “residents of the District” shall not include persons who live in the District solely for a temporary purpose. Residency shall not be affected by temporary absence from and the subsequent return or intent to return to the District. Residency shall not depend upon the reason that persons entered the District, except to the extent that it bears upon whether they are in the District for a temporary purpose.
(23) “Restraint” means either a physical restraint or a drug that is being used as a restraint.
(24) “Seclusion” means any involuntary confinement of a consumer alone in a room or an area from which the consumer is either physically prevented from leaving or from which the consumer is led to believe he or she cannot leave at will.
(25) “Service plan” means an Individual Plan of Care or Individual Recovery Plan as defined in this section.
(25A) “Sexual orientation change efforts” means a practice by a provider that seeks to change a consumer’s sexual orientation, including efforts to change behaviors, gender identity or expression, or to reduce or eliminate sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward a person of the same sex or gender; provided, that the term “ sexual orientation change efforts ” shall not include counseling for a consumer seeking to transition from one gender to another, or counseling that provides acceptance, support, and understanding of a consumer or facilitates a consumer’s coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation-neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices in a manner that does not seek to change a consumer’s sexual orientation.
(26) “Substantial change” means a significant change in the type of mental health services or mental health supports being delivered to the consumer, a change in the consumer’s service provider, or a change in the consumer’s primary service location, but shall not include:
  (A) Changes in the routine day-to-day care of the consumer;
  (B) Routine or periodic changes or adjustments in the consumer’s regular, prescribed drug regimen;
  (C) Changes relating to the consumer’s routine or minor medical care needs;
  (D) Formulation of the consumer’s initial service plan; or
  (E) Changes specifically contemplated in a service plan regarding which the personal representative has already received notification.
(27) “Substitute health care decision-maker” means an individual authorized to make decisions about an incapacitated consumer’s health care treatment pursuant to § 21-2210(a) .
(28) “System of care for adults” means a community support system for persons with mental illness that is developed through collaboration in the administration, financing, resource allocation, training, and delivery of services across all appropriate public systems. Each person’s mental health services and mental health supports are based on an Individual Recovery Plan, designed to promote recovery and develop social, community, and personal living skills, and to meet essential human needs, and includes the appropriate integrated, community-based outpatient services and inpatient care, outreach, emergency services, crisis intervention and stabilization, age-appropriate educational and vocational readiness and support, housing and residential treatment and support services, family and caregiver supports and education, and services to meet special needs, which may be delivered by both public and private entities.
(29) “System of care for children, youth, and their families’ means a community support system for children or youth with mental health problems and their families, which is developed through collaboration in the administration, financing, resource allocation, training, and delivery of services across all appropriate public systems. Each child’s or youth’s mental health services and mental health supports are based on a single, child-and youth-centered, and family-focused Individual Plan of Care, encompassing all necessary and appropriate services and supports, which may be delivered by both public and private entities. Prevention, early intervention, and mental health services and mental health supports to meet individual and special needs are delivered in natural, nurturing, and integrated environments, recognize the importance of and support for the maintenance of enduring family relationships, and are planned and developed within the District and as close to the child’s or youth’s home as possible so that families need not relinquish custody to secure treatment for their children and youth.
D.C. Code § 7-2502.06 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2502.06
§ 7-2502.06. Time for filing registration applications.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a registration certificate shall be filed (and a registration certificate issued) prior to taking possession of a firearm from a licensed dealer or from any person or organization holding a registration certificate therefor. In all other cases, an application for registration shall be filed immediately after a firearm is brought into the District. It shall be deemed compliance with the preceding sentence if such person personally communicates with the Metropolitan Police Department (as determined by the Chief to be sufficient) and provides such information as may be demanded; provided, that such person files an application for a registration certificate within 48 hours after such communication.
(b) Repealed.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person seeking a registration certificate for a firearm that the person has self-manufactured shall file a registration application within 5 business days after completing manufacture of the firearm.
D.C. Code § 7-757.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7B-iii / § 7-757.05
§ 7-757.05. Health literacy education in workforce development programs.
Status: in_force

Within 180 days after March 6, 2018, the Mayor shall submit to the Council a plan for the implementation of a health literacy education curriculum that will complement adult literacy programs for District agency workforce development training programs in partnership with the Workforce Investment Council, the Department of Health Care Finance, the University of the District of Columbia, the Community College of the District of Columbia, the Youth Advisory Council, and the District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange.
D.C. Code § 7-2871.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 28B / § 7-2871.01
§ 7-2871.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Athlete” means a person who engages in athletic activity who is 18 years old or younger.
(2) “Athletic activity” means a program or event, including practice and competition, organized as part of a school-sponsored, interscholastic-athletic program, an athletic program sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation, or an athletic program under the auspices of a nonprofit or for-profit organization. The term “athletic activity” includes participation in physical education classes that are part of a school curriculum.
(3) “Concussion” means a traumatic injury to the brain causing a change in a person’s mental status at the time of the injury, such as feeling dazed, disoriented, or confused, which may or may not involve a loss of consciousness, resulting from:
  (A) A fall;
  (B) A blow or jolt to the head or body;
  (C) The shaking or spinning of the head or body; or
  (D) The acceleration and deceleration of the head.
(4) “School” means a public school operated under the authority of the Mayor and any charter, parochial, or private school in the District.
D.C. Code § 7-702.07 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / § 7-702.07
§ 7-702.07. Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

(a) No employee, designee, or representative of the program shall be held liable for the good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter, except that no immunity shall extend to criminal acts.
(b) Repealed.
(c) No communication made by the ombudsman or his or her designee, if reasonably related to the requirements of his or her responsibilities, shall be subject to civil action.
(d) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1708 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 17 / § 7-1708
§ 7-1708. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall not prohibit smoking in the following areas:
(1) An area where smoking is permitted by any provision of this subchapter;
(2) A tobacco shop or store primarily concerned with selling tobacco and smoking equipment;
(3) Upon the stage by performers during the course of any theatrical performance if smoking is part of the theatrical production;
(4) A tavern or nightclub as defined in § 25-101(52) and (33), respectively; or
(5) A room or hall that is used for private social functions, which includes weddings, banquets, and parties.
D.C. Code § 7-1531.27 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.27
§ 7-1531.27. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall issue all rules necessary to carry out the purposes of § 7-1531.24 and § 7-1531.26 . These rules shall include, at a minimum:
(1) Standards for the training and qualification of those hospital and hospice representatives who have been designated to make consent requests pursuant to § 7-1531.24 ;
(2) Procedures to be used when making consent requests under § 7-1531.24 ; and
(3) Procedures to facilitate effective coordination among hospitals, hospices, other health-care facilities and agencies, organ and tissue banks, and procurement organizations.
D.C. Code § 7-2031 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 20 / § 7-2031
§ 7-2031. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(a) (1) “Care giver” means an individual whose duties include direct care, supervision, and guidance of infants or children in a child development facility.
  (2) “Child” or “children” means an individual or individuals from 2 years to 15 years of age.
  (3) “Child development facility” means a center, home, or other structure that provides care and other services, supervision, and guidance for children, infants, and toddlers on a regular basis, regardless of its designated name. “Child development facility” does not include a public or private elementary or secondary school engaged in legally required educational and related functions or a pre-kindergarten education program licensed pursuant to the Pre-k Act of 2008.
  (3A) (A) "Drinking water source" means a source of water from which a person can reasonably be expected to consume or cook with the water originating from the source.
    (B) "Drinking water source" shall not include a source of water for which a conspicuous sign is posted pursuant to § 7-2051(b)(3) .
  (3B) "Formal parent-led play cooperative" means:
    (A) A group of parents, step-parents, or legal guardians of participating children, including a group that has organized as a nonprofit organization, who have agreed to supervise the participating children during group meetings; and:
    (B) The group:
      (i) Meets at predetermined times for fewer than 4 hours per day;
      (ii) Meets at locations other than a home of one of the parents, step-parents, or legal guardians in the group;
      (iii) Does not require payment by parents, step-parents, or legal guardians, other than to cover the costs of administering the group, including rent, insurance, equipment, and activities;
      (iv) Requires, as a prerequisite to joining the group, that a parent, step-parent, or legal guardian of each participating child in the group volunteer a minimum number of hours to supervise the participating children during meetings, regardless of whether the group requires parents, step-parents, or legal guardians of every child to be present at every meeting;
      (v) Notifies, upon registration with the group, the parents, step-parents, and legal guardians of each participating child in the group that the group is not a child development facility licensed pursuant to this subchapter ;
      (vi) Does not employ any individual to supervise participating children on behalf of parents other than to facilitate activities while parents, step-parents, or legal guardians supervise the participating children; and
      (vii) Has written policies and procedures for the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases, response to and prevention of food allergies, emergency preparedness, and handling of health information.
  (4) “Infant” means an individual younger than 12 months of age.
  (4A) "Informal parent-supervised neighborhood play groups" means:
    (A) A group of parents, step-parents, or legal guardians of participating children who gather together to allow children to play together; and
    (B) The group does not meet the definition of a formal parent-led play cooperative as defined in paragraph (3B) of this section.
  (5) “Licensee” means a child development facility that is licensed pursuant to this subchapter.
  (6) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation, trustee, or association.
  (6A) “Pre-k Act of 2008” means Chapter 2A of Title 38 [ § 38-271.01 et seq.].
  (7) “Related person” means any legal guardian or any of the following relationships established by marriage, adoption, or blood to the 5th degree:
    (A) Parent or step-parent;
    (B) Grandparent;
    (C) Brother, sister, step-sister, or step-brother;
    (D) Uncle or aunt; or
    (E) Niece or nephew.
  (7A) "Remediation steps" means, at a minimum, actions to:
    (A) Decrease the elevated lead concentration in a drinking water source to 5 parts per billion or less; or
    (B) Preclude people from consuming or cooking with water from a drinking water source.
  (8) “Toddler” means an individual older than 12 months but less than 24 months of age.
D.C. Code § 7-2381.09 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23D / § 7-2381.09
§ 7-2381.09. Applicability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-135 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-135
§ 7-135. Persons believed to be carriers of communicable diseases — Examination; diagnosis; detention for quarantine; discharge; public hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall cause to be conducted, by medical personnel designated by the Mayor, medical examinations of all detained persons to determine whether any detained person is affected with a communicable disease and immediately discharge any person who is not affected with a communicable disease. The diagnosis resulting from the examination shall be in writing and signed by the examining physician. A copy of the signed diagnosis shall be retained by any person in charge of the place or institution of detention, or, if the place of detention is a residence, by any person of suitable age and discretion who resides there. A copy of the signed diagnosis also shall be given to the detained person for whom the diagnosis was made. Another copy of the signed diagnosis shall be transmitted to the appropriate health official as designated by the Mayor.
(b) A person who has been diagnosed as being affected with a communicable disease may be detained for as long as necessary to protect the public health. A person detained pursuant to this subsection may at any time petition the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a discharge hearing. A person detained pursuant to this subsection who chooses to petition the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a discharge hearing shall be provided with counsel if the person detained cannot afford counsel.
D.C. Code § 7-701.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / § 7-701.01
§ 7-701.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(a) (1) “Administrator” means the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of a long-term care facility, including, in the case of a community residence facility, the residence director.
  (2) “Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
  (3) “Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs” means the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs established pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1983.
  (3A) “Department of Health, Health Regulations and Licensing Administration” means the administrative office established in January 17, 2007 under the Department of Health.
  (4) “Department of Human Services” means the District of Columbia Department of Human Services established pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979 and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1986.
  (4A) “Department of Mental Health” means the Department of Mental Health established as a separate cabinet-level agency pursuant to § 7-1131.03 .
  (5) “Designee” means a person who:
    (A) Has received a minimum of 15 hours of certified training in accordance with § 7-702.04(a)(15) ;
    (B) Is an employee or volunteer of the program established pursuant to § 7-702.01 or has written authorization to act on behalf of the ombudsman pursuant to § 7-702.04(a)(3) .
  (6) “Director” means the Executive Director of the District of Columbia Department of Aging and Community Living established by § 7-503.02 .
  (6A) “Home care agency” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 44-501(a)(7) .
  (7) “Long-term care facility” means:
    (A) A “community residence facility” as defined in § 44-501(a)(4) ;
    (B) A “nursing home” as defined in § 44-501(a)(3) ; or
    (C) An “assisted living residence” as defined in § 44-101.01(4) .
  (7A) “Long-term care services” means services and supports received at a long-term care facility and services provided to residents in the community who need a nursing home level of care and receive home health care through the Medicaid Elderly and Physically Disabled Waiver.
  (7B) "Office" means the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman established by § 7-702.02 , including the ombudsman and any employees or volunteers designated by the ombudsman to fulfill the duties set forth in 45 C.F.R. § 1324.19(a).
  (8) “Department of Aging and Community Living” means the District of Columbia Department of Aging and Community Living established by § 7-503.01 .
  (9) "Ombudsman" means the individual responsible for administering the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program established by § 7-702.01 .
  (10) “Person” means an individual, an agent, a corporation, a partnership, or any other organizational entity.
  (11) “Program” means the District of Columbia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program established by § 7-702.01 .
  (12) “Record” means:
    (A) Medical, social, personal, or financial information maintained by a health-care facility covered by the Health-Care and Community Residence Facility, Hospice and Home Care Licensure Act of 1983, or by a District of Columbia (“District”) government agency that has responsibility for the care and maintenance of a resident in a long-term care facility; and
    (B) An administrative record, cost or incident report, or a report of a civil infraction, inspection, or deficiency maintained by a long-term care facility or a District government agency.
  (13) “Resident” means a resident of a long-term care facility or an individual receiving long-term care services from a home care agency through the Medicaid Elderly and Physically Disabled Waiver.
  (14) “Representative of a resident” means:
    (A) A person who is knowledgeable about the circumstances of a resident and has been designated by that resident to represent him or her; or
    (B) A person, other than a facility, who has been appointed by a court to administer the financial or personal affairs of a resident or to protect and advocate for the rights of a resident; or
    (C) The ombudsman or his or her designee, if no person has been designated or appointed in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph.
D.C. Code § 7-1531.17 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.17
§ 7-1531.17. Immunity.
Status: in_force

(a) A person that acts in accordance with this subchapter or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding.
(b) Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor’s estate is liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.
(c) In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked under this subchapter, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in § 7-1531.08(a)(2) , (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8) relating to the individual’s relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.
D.C. Code § 7-1208.07 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1208.07
§ 7-1208.07. Effective date.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall take effect pursuant to § 1-206.02(c)(1) and shall govern all mental health information regardless of when such information came into existence. However, the provisions of this chapter which create liabilities shall only apply to acts or failures to act which occur on or after the effective date.
D.C. Code § 7-201 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2 / § 7-201
§ 7-201. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2271.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 22 / § 7-2271.01
§ 7-2271.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Agency” means the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
(2) “Commission” means the Homeland Security Commission established by § 7-2271.02 .
(3) “Director” means the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
D.C. Code § 7-661.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6B / § 7-661.04
§ 7-661.04. Counseling referral.
Status: in_force

(a) If, in the opinion of the attending physician or the consulting physician, a patient may be suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder or depression causing impaired judgment, either physician shall refer the patient to counseling.
(b) No covered medication shall be prescribed until the patient receives counseling and the psychiatrist or psychologist performing the counseling determines that the patient is not suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder or depression causing impaired judgment.
D.C. Code § 7-2423 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 24B / § 7-2423
§ 7-2423. Survey.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 7-1531.07 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.07
§ 7-1531.07. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section and subject to subsection (f) of this section, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.04 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.05 .
(b) A donor’s revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.05 is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in § 7-1531.03 or § 7-1531.08 from making an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.04 or § 7-1531.09 .
(c) If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.04 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.05 , another person may not make, amend, or revoke the gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.09 .
(d) A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.05 by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under § 7-1531.04 or § 7-1531.09 .
(e) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 7-1531.03 , an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person.
(f) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 7-1531.03 , an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in § 7-1531.03 is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or any other person under § 7-1531.04 or § 7-1531.09 .
(g) If a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies, a parent of the donor who is reasonably available may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part.
(h) If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a parent of the minor who is reasonably available may revoke the minor’s refusal.
D.C. Code § 7-3213 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 32 / § 7-3213
§ 7-3213. Office of Opioid Abatement.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is established within the Department of Behavioral Health the Office of Opioid Abatement.
  (2) The Office shall be led by a Director with at least 10 years' professional experience and education in prevention, recovery, treatment, and harm reduction efforts for opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
(b) The Office shall have the power and duty to:
  (1) Conduct a District-wide needs assessment to identify structural gaps and needs related to opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders;
  (2) Support the Commission's activities by providing staffing, research and policy expertise, facilities, technical assistance, and other resources;
  (3) Assist the Commission in preparing its recommendations regarding goals, objectives, and performance indicators pursuant to § 7-3212(h)(2)(A) ;
  (4) Integrate the work of the Office and Commission and Fund expenditures with existing District strategic planning related to opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders;
  (5) Develop governing principles, policies, and procedures for the application and awarding of monies and grants from the Fund;
  (6) Oversee expenditures from the Fund, including by preparing a quarterly accounting of expenditures from the Fund and the Fund balance;
  (7) Issue, manage, and oversee awards and grants from the Fund, including collecting and publicly reporting data from awardees and grantees concerning the effectiveness of infrastructure, activities, practices, programs, services, supports, and strategies funded;
  (8) Prepare the annual report required by § 7-3221(f) ; and
  (9) Create and maintain a public website that includes:
    (A) Commission meeting attendance, agendas, and minutes;
    (B) The governing principles, policies, and procedures developed pursuant to paragraph (5) of this subsection;
    (C) The quarterly accountings of Fund expenditures and Fund balance prepared pursuant to paragraph (6) of this subsection;
    (D) A listing of awards and grants from the Fund and awardee and grantee data collected pursuant to paragraph (7) of this subsection; and
    (E) The annual reports prepared pursuant to § 7-3221(f) .
(c) (1) If the Office decides not to follow a Commission recommendation in whole or in part, the Office shall provide the Commission with a written explanation for its decision within 14 days after the decision is made.
  (2) The Commission shall have at least 7 days after receipt of the Office's written explanation provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection to provide a written response before the Office proceeds with its decision.
D.C. Code § 7-1941.02 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 19B / § 7-1941.02
§ 7-1941.02. Community Health Care Provider Expansion Program.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-627 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6 / § 7-627
§ 7-627. Extent of medical liability; transfer of patient; criminal offenses.
Status: in_force

(a) No physician, licensed health care professional, health facility, or employee thereof who in good faith and pursuant to reasonable medical standards causes or participates in the withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining procedures from a qualified patient pursuant to a declaration made in accordance with this subchapter shall, as a result thereof, be subject to criminal or civil liability, or be found to have committed an act of unprofessional conduct.
(b) An attending physician who cannot comply with the declaration of a qualified patient pursuant to this subchapter shall, in conjunction with the next of kin of the patient or other responsible individual, effect the transfer of the qualified patient to another physician who will honor the declaration of the qualified patient. Transfer under these circumstances shall not constitute abandonment. Failure of an attending physician to effect the transfer of the qualified patient according to this section, in the event he or she cannot comply with the directive, shall constitute unprofessional conduct as defined in § 3-2926 [repealed].
(c) Any person who willfully conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates, or damages the declaration of another without the declarant’s consent or who falsifies or forges a revocation of the declaration of another shall commit an offense, and upon conviction shall be fined an amount not to exceed $5,000 or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed 3 years, or both.
(d) Any person who falsifies or forges the declaration of another, or willfully conceals or withholds personal knowledge of the revocation of a declaration, with the intent to cause a withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures, contrary to the wishes of the declarant, and thereby, because of such act, directly causes life-sustaining procedures to be withheld or withdrawn and death to be hastened, shall be subject to prosecution for unlawful homicide pursuant to § 22-2101 .
D.C. Code § 7-2855 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 28A / § 7-2855
§ 7-2855. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Director, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 7-741.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-741.01
§ 7-741.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
  (1) "Electronic smoking device" means any product, including one composed of a heating element, battery, or electronic circuit, that contains or delivers nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption that can be used by a person to simulate smoking through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product. The term "electronic smoking device" includes any such product, regardless of whether it is manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, vape pen, or by any other product name or descriptor.
  (1A) “Enclosed area” means all the space between a floor and ceiling that is enclosed on all sides by solid walls or windows or doors, exclusive of doorways, that extend from the floor to the ceiling.
  (2) “Place of employment” means an enclosed area under the control of a public or private employer that employees normally frequent during the course of employment, including work areas, employee lounges, restrooms, conference rooms, classrooms, employee cafeterias, hallways, and vehicles owned by a private employer, if the vehicle is used by more than one person, and excludes a private residence, unless it is used as a child care, adult day care, or health care facility.
  (3) “Public place” means an enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including banks, educational facilities, health care facilities, Laundromats, public transportation facilities, reception areas, restaurants, retail food production and marketing establishments, nightclubs, retail service establishments, retail stores, shopping malls, sports arenas, taverns, theaters, and waiting rooms, and excludes a private residence, unless it is used as a child care, adult day care, or health care facility.
  (4) "Smoking" means the inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying of a lightedor heated cigar, cigarette, pipe, electronic smoking device, or any other tobacco or plant product intended for human consumption through inhalation, in any manner or in any form.
  (5) “Tobacco bar” means a restaurant, tavern, brew pub, club, or nightclub that generates 10% or more of its total annual revenue from the on-site sale of tobacco products, excluding sales from vending machines, or the rental of on-site humidors.
D.C. Code § 7-2510.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2510.05
§ 7-2510.05. Service of extreme risk protection orders.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to § 7-2510.03 or § 7-2510.04 , or renewed pursuant to § 7-2510.06 , shall be personally served upon the respondent by any sworn law enforcement officer, or in open court. Upon a finding of good cause, a judge may authorize personal service by a person over the age of 18 who is not a sworn law enforcement officer.
  (2) The court shall submit a copy of extreme risk protection order to the Metropolitan Police Department on or before the next day after the issuance of the order for service upon the respondent. Service of an extreme risk protection order shall take precedence over the service of other documents, unless the other documents are of a similar emergency nature.
  (3) If the Metropolitan Police Department cannot complete personal service upon the respondent within 7 days after receiving an order from the court under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Metropolitan Police Department shall notify the petitioner.
  (4) Within 24 hours after service, the Metropolitan Police Department shall submit proof of service to the court.
(b) If the respondent was personally served in court when the extreme risk protection order was issued, the requirements of subsection (a) of this section shall be waived.
D.C. Code § 7-756.02 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7B-ii / § 7-756.02
§ 7-756.02. Commission duties and functions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall advise the Department of Health's Office of Violence Prevention and Health Equity on:
  (1) The development of a baseline assessment of health equity across the District, and differing opportunities for health by demographic subpopulations and geographic areas, including in each election ward of the District;
  (2) The application of innovative data collection and dissemination strategies to augment the use of evidence-based methods and tools and practices within a community-based participatory research framework; and
  (3) Strengthening collaborative partnerships with communities impacted by health inequities to identify and promote health equity strategies.
(b) The Commission shall:
  (1) Gather information from public hearings, inquiries, and studies to understand how the District government may work to eliminate health disparities;
  (2) Seek federal grants, if available; and
  (3) Submit a formal city action plan by March 1 of each year to the Department of Health, the Mayor, and the Council.
(c) The formal city action plan required by subsection (b)(3) of this section shall be a public document and shall include, at a minimum:
  (1) A report of the Commission's findings regarding:
    (A) Health equity across the District and differing opportunities for healthcare by demographic subpopulations and geographic areas, including in each election ward of the District;
    (B) The identification of health indicators studied that highlight the election ward and populations or neighborhoods most affected, possible steps that can be taken by the District government to remedy these issues, and expected outcomes that will result from taking the recommended steps; and
  (2) Draft legislation, regulations, amendments to statutes or regulations, or any other specific steps for implementing the recommendations described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
D.C. Code § 7-661.13 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6B / § 7-661.13
§ 7-661.13. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who, without authorization of the patient, willfully alters or forges a request for a covered medication or conceals or destroys a rescission of a request for a covered medication with the intent or effect of causing the patient's death is punishable as a Class A felony.
(b) A person who, without authorization of the patient, willfully coerces or exerts undue influence on a patient to request or ingest a covered medication with the intent or effect of causing the patient's death is punishable as a Class A felony.
D.C. Code § 7-2502.11a — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2502.11a
§ 7-2502.11a. Freedom of information exception.
Status: in_force

Any record regarding a person who has applied for, received, or had revoked any registration issued pursuant to this subchapter shall not be made available as a public record under § 2-532 .
D.C. Code § 7-2502.13a — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2502.13a
§ 7-2502.13a. Sale of self-defense sprays.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter , a person may transfer, offer for sale, sell, give, or deliver a self-defense spray to another person in the District for the purposes set forth in § 7-2502.13 ; provided, that the self-defense spray is propelled from an aerosol container, labeled with or accompanied by clearly written instructions as to its use, and dated to indicate its anticipated useful life.
D.C. Code § 7-138 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-138
§ 7-138. Access to building for inspection.
Status: in_force

The Mayor may, without fee or hindrance, enter, examine, and inspect all vessels, premises, grounds, structures, buildings, and every part thereof in the District of Columbia for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and regulations issued hereunder. The owner or his agent or representative and the lessee or occupant of any such vessel, premises, grounds, structure, or building, or part thereof, and every person having the care and management thereof shall at all times when required by any such officer or employee give them free access thereto and refusal so to do shall be punishable as a violation of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 7-2509.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2509.05
§ 7-2509.05. Revocation and suspension of licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Chief may limit or revoke a license upon a finding that the licensee no longer meets the requirements of § 22-4506 and this subchapter, or as a penalty as specified in this unit.
  (2) The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or any person may apply to the MPD at any time for limitation or revocation of a license.
  (3) Any person having knowledge that a licensee no longer meets the requirements of this unit or the requirements of § 22-4506 may so notify the Chief or any other law enforcement officer who may take such action as may be appropriate.
  (4) Before a limitation or revocation taking effect, the Chief shall serve a notice of intent to limit or revoke the license. The limitation or revocation shall take effect unless the licensee requests an appeal to the Office of Administrative Hearings pursuant to § 7-2509.08 no later than 15 days after the date of the notice of intent.
(b) (1) The Chief may summarily suspend or limit, without a hearing, a license, when the Chief has determined that the conduct of a licensee presents an imminent danger to the health and safety of a person or the public.
  (2) At the time of the summary suspension or limitation of a license, the Chief shall provide the licensee with written notice stating the action that is being taken, the basis for the action, and the right of the licensee to request a hearing.
  (3) A licensee shall have the right to request a hearing within 72 hours after service of notice of the summary suspension or limitation of the license. The Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a hearing within 72 hours after receipt of a timely request, and shall issue a written decision within 72 hours after the hearing.
D.C. Code § 7-771.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7D / § 7-771.01
§ 7-771.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Attorney General” means the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
(2) “CMPA” means Chapter 6 of Title 1 , [ § 1-601.01 et seq.].
(3) “Department” means the Department of Health Care Finance established by § 7-771.02 .
(4) “Department CFO” means the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Health Care Finance.
(4A) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Health Care Finance.
(5) “District CFO” means the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
(6) “DOH” means the Department of Health.
(7) “MAA” means the Medical Assistance Administration.
(8) “PPA” means Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 , [ § 2-301.01 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 7-1008 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 10 / § 7-1008
§ 7-1008. White Cane Safety Day.
Status: in_force

Each year, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall take suitable public notice of October 15th as White Cane Safety Day. He shall issue a proclamation commenting upon the significance of the white cane, and calling upon the citizens of the District of Columbia to observe the provisions of this chapter, to be aware of the presence of persons with disabilities in the community, to keep safe and functional for persons with disabilities the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement, and resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offer assistance to persons with disabilities upon appropriate occasions.
D.C. Code § 7-863.02 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 8C / § 7-863.02
§ 7-863.02. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is:
(1) To enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities and to minimize their potential for developmental delay;
(2) To reduce the educational costs to our society, including our schools, by minimizing the need for special education and related services after infants and toddlers with disabilities reach school age;
(3) To minimize the likelihood for institutionalization of individuals with disabilities and maximize the potential for their independent living in society;
(4) To enhance the capacity of families to meet the special needs of their infants and toddlers with disabilities;
(5) To establish collaborative activities among agencies of the District of Columbia that administer programs relating to young children to maximize the quality of early intervention services; and
(6) To enhance the capacity of city agencies and service providers to identify, evaluate, and meet the special needs of historically under-represented populations, particularly minorities and low-income and inner-city populations.
D.C. Code § 7-1406 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 14 / § 7-1406
§ 7-1406. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by act within the 30-day period, the proposed rules shall be deemed disapproved.
D.C. Code § 7-2502.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2502.05
§ 7-2502.05. Application signed under oath; fees.
Status: in_force

(a) Each applicant (the president or chief executive in the case of an organization) shall sign an oath or affirmation attesting to the truth of all the information required by § 7-2502.03 or § 7-2502.07a .
(b) Each application required by this subchapter shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee to be established by the Mayor; provided, that such fee shall, in the judgment of the Mayor, reimburse the District for the cost of services provided under this subchapter.
(c) Any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement made for purposes of firearm registration under this title shall be made under penalty of perjury pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 22-2402 . Except as required in § 7-2502.03(a)(1) , no document shall be required to be notarized.
D.C. Code § 7-2425 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 24B / § 7-2425
§ 7-2425. Implementation report.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 7-661.11 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6B / § 7-661.11
§ 7-661.11. Immunities, liabilities, and exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 7-661.10 , no person shall be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for:
  (1) Participating in good faith compliance with this chapter ;
  (2) Refusing to participate in providing a covered medication under this chapter ; or
  (3) Being present when a qualified patient takes a covered medication.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to lower the applicable standard of care for the attending physician, consulting physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health care provider participating in this chapter .
(c) No request by a patient for a covered medication made in good-faith compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall provide the basis for the appointment of a guardian or conservator.
D.C. Code § 7-761.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7C / § 7-761.03
§ 7-761.03. Establishment and purpose of the Department on Disability Services.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b) , the Department on Disability Services is established as a separate Cabinet-level agency, subordinate to the Mayor, within the executive branch of the District of Columbia, for the purpose of:
(1) Leading the reform of the District’s intellectual or developmental disabilities system by coordinating the collaborative efforts of government agencies, contractor providers, Medicaid waiver providers, labor, and community leaders to improve the care and habilitation services provided to individuals;
(2) Ensuring that District laws, regulations, programs, policies, and budgets are developed and implemented to promote inclusion and integration, independence, self-determination, choice, and participation in all aspects of community life for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families; and
(3) Promoting the well-being of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities throughout their life spans, through the delivery of individualized, high-quality, safe services and supports.
D.C. Code § 7-2809 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 28 / § 7-2809
§ 7-2809. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall not apply to the use of alarm systems by law-enforcement personnel for law-enforcement purposes.
(b) This chapter shall not apply to alarm systems installed in motor vehicles, boats, or aircraft.
(c) This chapter shall not apply to alarm systems which do not communicate directly or indirectly with the Metropolitan Police Department or District of Columbia Fire Department to request a police or fire department response, but which are designed solely to alert personnel or others directly connected with or employed by the owner or operator of the protected premises or an agency who are required to respond to the scene of the activation prior to initiating a call for police or fire department services.
(d) This chapter shall not apply to persons engaged solely in the manufacture or sale of alarm systems or components thereof from a fixed location.
(e) This chapter shall not apply to telephone answering services which receive alarm activation signals and relay information to the Metropolitan Police Department or District of Columbia Fire Department, but do not function in any other manner as an agency or alarm dealer.
(f) This chapter shall not apply to electricians who may have occasion to deal with electrical components of alarm systems, but who are not alarm dealers or alarm agents, or acting in any such capacity.
(g) This chapter shall not apply to any alarm system used, operated, or installed in any premises or place owned, leased, occupied, or under the control of the governments of the United States or the District of Columbia, nor to any officer, agent, or employee of either government while acting or employed in his official capacity.
D.C. Code § 7-1671.06g — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16B / § 7-1671.06g
§ 7-1671.06g. Standing to file protest against a retailer license.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 7-1671.05a regarding protests against unlicensed establishments that applied for licenses prior to January 30, 2024, the following persons may protest the issuance of a license, the renewal of a license, or the transfer of a medical cannabis retailer license to a new location:
  (1) A property owner or commercial tenant whose property abuts where the establishment is or will be located;
  (2) A property owner or commercial tenant whose property is located directly across the street from where the establishment is or will be located; or
  (3) A daycare center located within 400 feet of where the establishment is or will be located, or
  (4) Any affected ANC.
(b) Any person objecting under subsection (a) of this section to the approval of an application shall notify the ABC Board in writing of his or her intention to object and the specific grounds for the objection within the protest period.
D.C. Code § 7-671.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6C / § 7-671.05
§ 7-671.05. Subpoena power.
Status: in_force

(a) When necessary for the discharge of its duties, the Committee may issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to appear, testify, or produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, documents, medical records, or other relevant records.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, subpoenas shall be served personally upon the witness or the witness's designated agent, not less than 5 business days before the date the witness must appear or the documents must be produced, by a special process server, at least 18 years of age, engaged by the Committee.
(c) If, after a reasonable attempt, personal service on a witness or a witness's agent cannot be effected, a special process server identified in subsection (b) of this section may serve a subpoena by registered or certified mail not fewer than 8 business days before the date the witness must appear, testify, or produce documents.
(d) If a witness who has been personally summoned neglects or refuses to obey the subpoena issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Committee may report that fact to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and the court may compel obedience to the subpoena to the same extent as witnesses may be compelled to obey the subpoenas of the court.
D.C. Code § 7-2502.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2502.01
§ 7-2502.01. Registration requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this unit, no person or organization in the District of Columbia (“District”) shall receive, possess, control, transfer, offer for sale, sell, give, or deliver any destructive device, and no person or organization in the District shall possess or control any firearm, unless the person or organization holds a valid registration certificate for the firearm. A registration certificate may be issued:
  (1) To an organization if:
    (A) The organization employs at least 1 commissioned special police officer or employee licensed to carry a firearm whom the organization arms during the employee’s duty hours; and
    (B) The registration is issued in the name of the organization and in the name of the president or chief executive officer of the organization;
  (2) In the discretion of the Chief of Police, to a police officer who has retired from the Metropolitan Police Department;
  (3) In the discretion of the Chief of Police, to the Fire Marshal and any member of the Fire and Arson Investigation Unit of the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, who is designated in writing by the Fire Chief, for the purpose of enforcing the arson and fire safety laws of the District of Columbia;
  (4) To a firearms instructor, or to an organization that employs a firearms instructor, for the purpose of conducting firearms training; or
  (5) To a person who complies with, and meets the requirements of, this unit.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
  (1) (A) Qualified law enforcement officers, as that phrase is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 926B(c) and (f), who are carrying the identification required by 18 U.S.C. § 926B(d);
    (B) Qualified retired law enforcement officers, as that phrase is defined in 18 U.S.C. §926C(c) and (e)(2), who are carrying the identification required by 18 U.S.C. § 926C(d);
    (C) Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps of the United States, or of the National Guard or Organized Reserves, when on duty and duly authorized to carry a firearm;
    (D) Officers or employees of the United States, when duly authorized to carry a firearm; or
    (E) State law enforcement officers who lawfully enter the District of Columbia in hot pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a crime;
  (2) Any person holding a dealer’s license; provided, that the firearm or destructive device is:
    (A) Acquired by such person in the normal conduct of business;
    (B) Kept at the place described in the dealer’s license; and
    (C) Not kept for such person’s private use or protection, or for the protection of his business;
  (3) With respect to firearms, any nonresident of the District participating in any lawful recreational firearm-related activity in the District, or on his way to or from such activity in another jurisdiction; provided, that such person, whenever in possession of a firearm, shall upon demand of any member of the Metropolitan Police Department, or other bona fide law enforcement officer, exhibit proof that he is on his way to or from such activity, and that his possession or control of such firearm is lawful in the jurisdiction in which he resides; provided further, that such weapon shall be transported in accordance with § 22-4504.02 ;
  (4) Any person who temporarily possesses a firearm registered to another person while in the home or place of business of the registrant; provided, that the person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms and the person reasonably believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself; or
  (5) Any person who temporarily possesses a firearm while participating in a firearms training and safety class conducted by a firearms instructor.
(c) For the purposes of subsection (b)(3) of this section, the term “recreational firearm-related activity” includes a firearms training and safety class.
D.C. Code § 7-2381.08 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23D / § 7-2381.08
§ 7-2381.08. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 7-761.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7C / § 7-761.01
§ 7-761.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Department on Disability Services Establishment Act of 2006”.
D.C. Code § 7-231.15 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2A / § 7-231.15
§ 7-231.15. Reports of induced termination of pregnancy.
Status: in_force

(a) Each induced termination of pregnancy that occurs in the District, regardless of the length of gestation, shall be electronically reported to the Registrar within 5 days by the individual in charge of the institution in which the induced termination of pregnancy was performed. This individual shall electronically sign the report.
(b) Reports of induced termination of pregnancy are statistical reports that shall be used only for public health purposes. The Registrar may establish and retain for such time as the Registrar deems necessary a data file containing such reports to preserve their availability for future research.
D.C. Code § 7-736.06 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-736.06
§ 7-736.06. Licensure pathways program.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning on October 1, 2025, the Department of Health shall establish and administer a licensure pathways program ("program") for the purpose of assisting internationally trained health professionals in obtaining the licensure and credentials necessary to practice in the District.
(b) The program shall provide:
  (1) Guidance on the licensure application process;
  (2) Information on examinations, educational requirements, and training requirements;
  (3) Assistance with accessing resources for language support and exam preparation; and
  (4) Any other services the Department of Health deems necessary.
D.C. Code § 7-1531.19a — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.19a
§ 7-1531.19a. Access to Registry information.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise authorized by District of Columbia or federal law, information in the Registry shall be accessible only to:
(1) The organ procurement organization serving the District of Columbia; and
(2) An agency licensed in or authorized by the laws of another state, when a District resident is a donor of an anatomical gift and is not located in the District of Columbia at the time of donor’s death or immediately before the time of death.
D.C. Code § 7-1303.13 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1303.13
§ 7-1303.13. Effect of determination of incompetency to refuse commitment.
Status: in_force

A determination by the Court under this subchapter that a person 14 years of age or older is incompetent to refuse commitment shall not be relevant to a determination of the person's competency with respect to other matters not considered by the Court.
D.C. Code § 7-1753 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 17 / § 7-1753
§ 7-1753. Test method and performance standard.
Status: in_force

(a) The test method and performance standard for cigarettes sold or offered for sale in the District of Columbia shall include the following:
  (1) A laboratory that conducts a test in accordance with this subsection shall implement a quality control and quality assurance program.
  (2) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the testing of cigarettes by manufacturers and the District of Columbia to determine compliance with this subchapter shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) “Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes” (“ASTM Standard E2187-04”).
  (3) The testing of cigarettes shall be conducted on 10 layers of filter paper.
  (4) No more than 25% of the cigarettes tested in a test trial shall exhibit full-length burns.
  (5) The performance standard required by this section shall only be applied to a complete test trial.
  (6) Forty replicate tests shall comprise a complete test trial for each cigarette tested.
(b) (1) If the Mayor determines that cigarettes of a manufacturer cannot be tested in accordance with the test method described in subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor may approve a test method and performance standard proposed by the manufacturer, or other entity, that the Mayor determines are equivalent to and as effective as the test method and performance standard described in subsection (a) of this section.
  (2) Following approval by the Mayor of an alternate test method and a determination by the Mayor that the performance standard proposed by the manufacturer, or other entity, is equivalent to the performance standard described in subsection (a) of this section, the manufacturer may use that test method to meet the performance standard required by this subchapter for certification pursuant to § 7-1754 .
(c) Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted pursuant to § 7-1754 that uses lowered permeability bands in the cigarette paper to achieve compliance with the performance standard set forth in this section shall have at least 2 nominally identical bands on the paper surrounding the tobacco column. At least one complete band shall be located at least 15 millimeters from the lighting end of the cigarette. For cigarettes on which the bands are positioned by design, there shall be at least 2 bands fully located at least 15 millimeters from the lighting end and 10 millimeters from the filter end of the tobacco column, or 10 millimeters from the labeled end of the tobacco column for non-filtered cigarettes.
D.C. Code § 7-2371.02a — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23D / § 7-2371.02a
§ 7-2371.02a. AED program for Department of Parks and Recreation facilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall develop and implement an AED program for each recreation facility. The program shall meet the requirements of § 7-2371.02 , and, in addition, ensure that:
  (1) At least one AED is provided on-site at each recreation facility;
  (2) An individual trained in the operation and use of an AED, pursuant to a training program approved under subsection (c) of this section, is present during the recreation facility’s hours of operation; and
  (3) Each AED is maintained, operated, and tested according to the manufacturers’ guidelines by conducting periodic inspections and annual maintenance of each AED.
(b) The Mayor shall develop guidelines for the program, including requirements that written records be maintained documenting:
  (1) The maintenance and testing of each AED; and
  (2) That each Department of Parks and Recreation employee assigned to the recreation facility has successfully completed a training program approved under subsection (c) of this section.
(c) (1) The Mayor shall approve training programs required under this section in accordance with the requirements of § 7-2371.02 . The training programs may be conducted by a private or public entity.
  (2) The training programs shall be in conjunction with health training provided to Department of Parks and Recreation employees, as well as refresher training, as required.
(d) The Mayor shall comply with this section within 45 days of March 25, 2009. The Mayor shall expand the AED program to a new recreation facility within 45 days of its opening.
D.C. Code § 7-231.30 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2A / § 7-231.30
§ 7-231.30. Repealer; savings clause.
Status: in_force

Chapter 2 of this title , is repealed. The existing rules implementing Chapter 2 of this title shall remain in effect until superseded by rules promulgated under this chapter .
D.C. Code § 7-2032 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 20 / § 7-2032
§ 7-2032. Applicability and scope.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter shall apply to every child development facility and care giver in the District of Columbia.
(b) Unless exempted by this subchapter or the laws of other jurisdictions, the provisions and requirements in this subchapter shall also apply to all child development facilities operated by the District government outside the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 7-1903 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 19 / § 7-1903
§ 7-1903. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, whenever a conservator, court-appointed mental retardation advocate, guardian, health-care administrator, licensed health professional, police officer, humane officer of any agency charged with the enforcement of animal cruelty laws, bank manager, financial manager, or social worker has as a result of his or her appointment, employment, or practice substantial cause to believe that an adult is in need of protective services because of abuse, neglect, or exploitation by another, he or she shall immediately report this belief in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
  (2) Any person may voluntarily report an alleged case of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation when he or she has reason to believe that an adult is in need of protective services. Voluntary reporting shall also be effected in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The duty to report established by subsection (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to a social worker or licensed health professional who has as a client or patient, or is employed by a lawyer representing, a third person who is allegedly responsible for the abuse or neglect.
(c) A report made pursuant to this section may be either oral or written and shall be transmitted to the division within the Department designated by the Mayor to receive these reports. Each report shall include, if known: The name, age, physical description, and location of the adult alleged to be in need of protective services; the name and location of the person(s) allegedly responsible for the abuse, neglect, or exploitation; the nature and extent of the abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation; the basis of the reporter’s knowledge; and any other information the reporter believes might be helpful to an investigation. A reporter may be required to identify himself or herself only when obliged to report under subsection (a)(1) of this section.
(d) (1) The Department shall maintain a record of all reports received and be capable of receiving reports 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (including holidays). Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Department may release reports and investigative information acquired pursuant to this chapter only:
    (A) To another public or private agency, only to the minimal extent required to conduct an investigation, provide services under this chapter, or petition the court for appointment of a guardian of the person or conservatorship of the estate of the person (or a limited guardianship or conservatorship) under Chapter 20 of Title 21 ;
    (B) To the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or United States Attorney if requested for an investigation, prosecution, or civil or administrative enforcement action;
    (B-i) To the Metropolitan Police Department;
    (C) If directed by court order;
    (D) For the purposes of and in accordance with Chapter 2B of this title [ § 7-241 et seq.]; or
    (E) To a court-appointed representative of an adult in need of protective services or an adult in need of protective services or his or her legal representative, upon receipt of a verbal or written request for access to reports and investigative information, including health information; provided, that:
      (i) The Department shall release reports and investigative information under this subparagraph only to the extent permitted by District or federal law or regulation; and
      (ii) The Department shall not release under this subparagraph:
        (I) The identity and other personal information of reporters, witnesses, and interviewees, other than interviewees who are District government employees;
        (II) Other information which could reasonably be used to identify a reporter, witness, or interviewee, other than an interviewee who is a District government employee;
        (III) Psychotherapy and personal notes; and
        (IV) Information compiled in reasonable anticipation of, or for use in, a civil, criminal, or administrative action or proceeding.
  (2) A recipient of a report or investigative information released pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be subject to the same restrictions on disclosure applicable to the Department under that paragraph.
  (3) Any person possessing a report or investigative information acquired pursuant to this chapter shall take reasonable steps to prevent the disclosure of information that might reveal the reporter’s identity to the person(s) allegedly responsible for the abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
  (4) The Department may release statistics and other data acquired pursuant to this chapter for research, reporting, or educational purposes provided all identifying references to individuals are deleted.
(d-1) The Department may provide outreach and training on the requirements of this section to members of the public and to appropriate governmental personnel, including law enforcement officers, social services personnel, judicial officers, guardians and conservators for incapacitated adults, and others as may be determined by the Mayor.
(e) The Mayor shall widely publicize the phone number and mailing address of the division within the Department designated to receive reports under this section, and may conduct educational programs for those persons required to report under subsection (a)(1) of this section.
D.C. Code § 7-434 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 4A / § 7-434
§ 7-434. Operations.
Status: in_force

A cooperative, condominium, or apartment building operating a Class C, semi-public swimming pool shall not be required to:
(a) (1) Provide a swimming pool operator, pursuant to section 300.1 of Title 25-C of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (25-C DCMR § 300.1);
  (2) Provide the information required pursuant to section 412 of Title 25-C of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (25-C DCMR § 412 et seq .);
  (3) Provide new construction of, or alterations to, a swimming pool beyond those required by section 303 of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 327; 42 U.S.C. § 12183), and 28 C.F.R Part 36, Subpart D;
  (4) Provide a fence around a rooftop swimming pool;
  (5) Provide a safety line, pursuant to section 505.4 of Title 25-C of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (25-C DCMR § 505.4); or
  (6) Obtain a facility license, pursuant to section 700.1 of Title 25-C of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (25-C DCMR § 700.1).
D.C. Code § 7-1531.20 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.20
§ 7-1531.20. Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Advance health-care directive” means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor’s direction concerning a health-care decision for the prospective donor.
  (2) “Declaration” means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life-support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.
  (3) “Health-care decision” means any decision regarding the health care of the prospective donor.
(b) (1) If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance health-care directive and the terms of the declaration or directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy, the prospective donor’s attending physician and prospective donor shall confer to resolve the conflict.
  (2) If the prospective donor is incapable of resolving the conflict, an agent acting under the prospective donor’s declaration or directive, or, if none or the agent is not reasonably available, another person authorized by law other than this subchapter to make health-care decisions on behalf of the prospective donor, shall act for the donor to resolve the conflict.
  (3) The conflict shall be resolved as expeditiously as possible.
  (4) Information relevant to the resolution of the conflict may be obtained from the appropriate procurement organization and any other person authorized to make an anatomical gift for the prospective donor under § 7-1531.08 .
  (5) Before resolution of the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part may not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor if withholding or withdrawing the measures is not contraindicated by appropriate end-of-life care.
D.C. Code § 7-1131.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11B / § 7-1131.04
§ 7-1131.04. Powers and duties of the Department of Mental Health.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Mental Health shall:
(1) Plan, develop, coordinate, and monitor comprehensive and integrated mental health systems of care for adults and for children, youth, and their families in the District, so as to maximize utilization of mental health services and mental health supports and to assure that services for priority populations identified in the Department’s annual plan are funded within the Department’s appropriations or authorizations by Congress and are available;
(2) Arrange for all authorized, publicly funded mental health services and mental health supports for the residents of the District, whether operated directly by, or through contract with, the Department except that DYRS shall be responsible for the provision of mental health services for youth in custody in DYRS secure facilities;
(3) Make grants, pay subsidies, purchase services, and provide reimbursement for mental health services and mental health supports;
(4) Arrange for, or if necessary directly provide, inpatient mental health services for all persons identified to the Department who meet criteria for admission for such services;
(5) Directly operate a hospital to provide inpatient mental health services, and seek to achieve and maintain the hospital’s certification by the Health Care Financing Administration;
(6) Directly operate one core services agency, for 3 years from December 18, 2001, or longer, as needed, to address the community mental health needs of the residents of the District;
(7) Arrange for a 24-hour, District-wide telephone communication service to provide intervention services for adults, children, and youth in need of mental health services and mental health supports including, but not limited to, observation, evaluation, emergency treatment, and when necessary, referral for mental health services and mental health supports;
(8) Beginning no later than October 1, 2001, be the exclusive agency to regulate all mental health services and mental health supports, including but not limited to housing services and residential treatment centers for children, but excluding the licensure of professionals, notwithstanding the licensing powers and responsibilities given to other District agencies and officials under the following laws:
  (A) Subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 ;
  (B) Subchapter I-B of Chapter 28 of Title 47 ; and
  (C) Subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 44 ;
(9) Facilitate the delivery of acute inpatient mental health services and mental health supports through community or public hospitals in the District, including coordinating comprehensive mental health services and mental health supports for children, youth, and their families;
(10) Arrange for the care of persons committed to the Department by the court pursuant to § 21-545 , and arrange for their periodic evaluation and ongoing treatment;
(11) Serve as the “Compact Administrator” under Article X of the Interstate Compact on Mental Health as set forth in Chapter 11 of this title ;
(12) Consistent with the purposes of this chapter, provide consultation and technical assistance to providers of mental health services and mental health supports who receive financial support from the Department;
(13) Upon request or on its own initiative, investigate, or ask another agency to investigate, any complaint alleging abuse or neglect of any consumer of mental health services, and, if the investigation by the Department or an investigation by any other agency or entity substantiates the charge of abuse or neglect, take appropriate action to correct the situation, including notification of other appropriate authorities;
(14) Independent of the District of Columbia Office of Personnel but consistent with Chapter 6 of Title 1 , serve as the personnel authority for all employees of the Department, including exercising full authority to hire, retain, and terminate personnel, and to establish their compensation and reimbursement consistent with the District’s wage grade and non-wage grade schedules and the Congressionally-approved budget;
(15) Independent of the Office of Contracting and Procurement, exercise procurement authority to carry out the purposes of the Department, including contracting and contract oversight and exercise this authority consistent with Chapter 3A of Title 2 [ § 2-351.01 et seq.]; except that § 2-352.01(a) shall not apply;
(16) Take, hold, and administer in trust for the District any grant, devise, gift, or bequest made to the District or to the Department for the use of persons under its care or for the expenditure for any work which the Department is authorized to undertake; and
(17) Enter into memoranda of agreement with other agencies of the District to provide for the orderly transition of the licensure responsibilities set forth in this section.
D.C. Code § 7-431 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 4A / § 7-431
§ 7-431. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Bather" means any person using a swimming pool or spa pool and adjoining deck area for the purpose of water sports, recreation therapy, or related activities.
  (2) "Class C, semi-public swimming pool" or "swimming pool" means any swimming pool operated solely for and in conjunction with lodgings such as hotels, motels, cooperatives, apartments, and condominiums.
  (3) "Diving board" means a recreational mechanism for entering a swimming pool, consisting of a semi-rigid board that derives its elasticity through the use of a fulcrum mounted below the board.
  (4) "Lifeguard" means a person responsible for the safety of the users of a swimming pool or spa pool who possesses a current:
    (A) American Red Cross, Young Men's Christian Association, or other lifeguard certification;
    (B) First aid certificate; and
    (C) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificate, issued by a nationally recognized aquatic training organizations, such as the International Lifeguard Training Program, that is adopted and recognized by the Department of Health.
  (5) "Sauna" means an aquatic feature including the application of water vapor from hot water facilities such as Jacuzzis, hot tubs, and steam baths.
  (6) "Spa pool" means a structure intended for either warm or cold water where prolonged exposure is not intended. Spa structures are intended to be used for bathing or other recreational uses and are not usually drained and refilled after each use and may include hydrotherapy, air induction bubbles, and recirculation.
D.C. Code § 7-1305.10 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1305.10
§ 7-1305.10. Mistreatment, neglect or abuse prohibited; use of restraints; seclusion; “time-out” procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) Mistreatment, neglect or abuse in any form of any person shall be prohibited. The routine use of all forms of restraint shall be eliminated. Physical or chemical restraint shall be employed only when absolutely necessary to prevent a person from seriously injuring himself or herself, or others. Restraint shall not be employed as a punishment, for the convenience of staff or as a substitute for programs. In any event, restraints may only be applied if alternative techniques have been attempted and failed (such failure to be documented in the person’s record) and only if such restraints impose the least possible restriction consistent with their purposes. Each facility shall have a written policy defining:
  (1) The use of restraints;
  (2) The professionals who may authorize such use; and
  (3) The mechanism for monitoring and controlling such use.
(b) Only professionals designated by the Director may order the use of restraints. Such orders shall be in writing and shall not be in force for over 12 hours. A person placed in restraint shall be checked at least every 30 minutes by staff trained in the use of restraints and a written record of such checks shall be kept.
(c) Mechanical restraints shall be designed for minimum discomfort and used so as not to cause physical injury to the person.  Opportunity for motion and exercise shall be provided for a period of not less than 10 minutes during each 2 hours in which restraint is employed.
(d) Seclusion, defined as a placement of a person alone in a locked room, shall not be employed. Legitimate “time-out” procedures may be utilized under close and direct professional supervision as a technique in behavior-shaping programs. Each facility shall have a written policy regarding “time-out” procedures.
(e) Alleged instances of mistreatment, neglect or abuse of any person shall be reported immediately to the Director and the Director shall inform the person’s counsel, parent or guardian who petitioned for the commitment, and the person’s advocate for a person with an intellectual disability of any such instances. There shall be a written report that the allegation has been thoroughly and promptly investigated (with the findings stated therein). Employees of facilities who report such instances of mistreatment, neglect, or abuse shall not be subjected to adverse action by the facility because of the report.
(f) A person’s counsel, parent or guardian who petitioned for commitment and a person’s intellectual disability advocate shall be notified in writing whenever restraints are used and whenever an instance of mistreatment, neglect or abuse occurs.
D.C. Code § 7-2133 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 21B / § 7-2133
§ 7-2133. Supported decision-making agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) An adult with a disability may voluntarily enter into one or more supported decision-making agreements under which the adult with a disability may authorize a supporter to do any of the following:
  (1) Provide supported decision-making;
  (2) Be present during the supported decision-making process, when requested by the supported person; or
  (3) In the presence of the supported person, assist the supported person in:
    (A) Obtaining information that is relevant to a given life decision from any person; provided, that the supporter shall keep any information obtained under this paragraph confidential; or
    (B) Communicating the supported person's decisions to others.
(b) A supporter acting pursuant to a supported decision-making agreement may exercise only the authority expressly granted to the supporter in the supported decision-making agreement.
(c) (1) If a law or regulation requires a person or a District agency to give notice to a supported person, and the person or District agency that is required to give the notice has received a supported decision-making agreement from the supported person, the person or District agency shall also provide the supporter with a copy of the notice required by law or regulation to be given to the supported person, unless the person or District agency has substantial cause to believe that the supported person is an adult in need of protective services.
  (2) If a law or regulation requires a person or District agency to give notice to a supported person that contains information protected by federal or District law, such as medical records or educational records, paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply unless the supported decision-making agreement contains a release authorizing the supporter to obtain the protected information.
(d) A person or a District agency who receives a supported decision-making agreement shall rely on the agreement, unless the person or District agency has substantial cause to believe that the supported person is an adult in need of protective services.
(e) Neither a person nor a District agency shall be subject to criminal or civil liability, nor shall a person be considered to have engaged in professional misconduct, for an act or omission done in good faith and in reasonable reliance on a supported decision-making agreement.
(f) If a District employee or a caregiver, who is aware of the existence of a supported decision-making agreement, has a reasonable belief that the supported person is an adult in need of protective services, the District employee or caregiver shall report the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the Citywide Call Center at 311, Metropolitan Police Department at 911, Adult Protective Services at (202) 541-3950, or a District agency where the supported person receives services.
D.C. Code § 7-851 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 8B / § 7-851
§ 7-851. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-224 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2 / § 7-224
§ 7-224. Matching birth and death certificates.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2906 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 29 / § 7-2906
§ 7-2906. Office space and staffing.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall provide sufficient office space, detail staff, and technical and administrative support to assist the Commission in the fulfillment of its duties.
(b) The Commission shall have the authority to request directly from each department, agency, or instrumentality of the District government, and each department, agency, or instrumentality is hereby authorized to furnish directly to the Commission upon its request, any information deemed necessary by the Commission to carry out its functions under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 7-2341.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23B / § 7-2341.03
§ 7-2341.03. Emergency medical services agencies: license required.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person or entity shall operate an emergency medical services agency in the District, whether public or private, for-profit or not-for-profit, without first having obtained a license from the Mayor to do so.
(b) Unless otherwise specified, all provisions of this chapter, including those contained within this section, shall apply to any entity of the District government engaging or seeking to engage in the operation of an emergency medical services agency in the District, except that such entity shall be required to obtain a certification from the Mayor in lieu of a license.
(c) An applicant for a license to operate an emergency medical services agency shall establish to the satisfaction of the Mayor that the agency meets all requirements set forth in this chapter and in rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
(d) An applicant for a license shall:
  (1) Submit an application to the Mayor on a form approved by the Mayor;
  (2) Submit supporting documentation as required by the Mayor, including all certificates of approval, authority, occupancy, or need that are required as a precondition to lawful operation in the District of Columbia; and
  (3) Pay the applicable fee established by the Mayor through rulemaking, except that no license fee shall be required of any emergency medical services agency operated by the District government.
(e) A license to operate an emergency medical services agency shall be issued for a period of time not to exceed 2 years.
(f) A license to operate an emergency medical services agency shall be valid only for the persons and premises named as applicants in the application. Any change in the ownership of an agency owned by an individual, partnership, or association, or in the legal or beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the stock of a corporation that owns or operates an agency, shall require re-licensure.
(g) An emergency medical services agency shall have a medical director. Except as provided in § 5-401 , 5-402, 5-404, 5-404.01, and 5-407, an emergency medical services agency shall have as its medical director a physician licensed to practice medicine in the District of Columbia. The medical director shall have responsibility for medical oversight of all operations of the agency.
(h) Each person performing the duties of emergency medical services personnel while employed by or otherwise affiliated with an emergency medical services agency shall practice under the licensure authority of the agency’s medical director as granted pursuant to Chapter 12 of Title 3 [ § 3-1201.01 et seq.] except when directed by another physician or other qualified health care professional as part of the District of Columbia’s established medical control system.
D.C. Code § 7-1752 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 17 / § 7-1752
§ 7-1752. Prohibition on sale of cigarettes that are not fire-standard-compliant.
Status: in_force

No cigarette may be sold or offered for sale in the District of Columbia unless:
(1) It has been tested in accordance with the test method specified in § 7-1753(a)(2) ;
(2) It meets the performance standard required by § 7-1753(a)(4) ;
(3) The manufacturer has filed a written certification with the Mayor, or the Mayor’s delegate, in accordance with § 7-1754 ; and
(4) It has been marked in accordance with § 7-1754(b) .
D.C. Code § 7-1202.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1202.04
§ 7-1202.04. Revocation of authorization.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in § 7-1202.02(a)(3) , the person or persons who authorize a disclosure may revoke an authorization by providing a written revocation to the recipient named in the authorization and to the mental health professional, mental health facility or data collector authorized to disclose mental health information. The revocation of authorization shall be effective upon receipt. After the effective revocation date, no mental health information may be disclosed pursuant to the authorization. However, mental health information previously disclosed may be used for the purposes stated in the written authorization.
D.C. Code § 7-1912 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 19 / § 7-1912
§ 7-1912. Penalties; enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Any person required to report under § 7-1903(a)(1) who willfully fails to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $300.
  (2) Any person who willfully makes a report under § 7-1903 containing information that he or she knows to be false shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
  (3) Any person who willfully discloses, receives, uses, or permits the use of a report, investigative information, or other data in violation of § 7-1903(d) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
  (4) Any person who, because of a report made under § 7-1903 or testimony given in support of the allegations contained in such a report, retaliates against any other person by taking action that adversely affects the latter’s rights, privileges, living arrangement, or terms of employment shall be civilly liable for any damages caused by that retaliation and, in addition, subject to punitive damages not exceeding $5,000.
  (5) Any health-care administrator or health professional licensed in the District who willfully fails to make a report required by § 7-1903(a)(1) , or willfully makes a report under § 7-1903 containing information that he or she knows to be false, shall be guilty of unprofessional conduct and subject to any sanction available to the governmental board, commission, or other authority responsible for his or her licensure.
(b) Criminal prosecutions brought under subsection (a) of this section shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by information signed by the Attorney General.
(c) (1) Any person who is aggrieved by a violation of this chapter, or who is acting on or in behalf of a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter, may maintain an action in court to enjoin the continuation of that violation or the commission of any future violation. In any such action that challenges the adequacy of protective services provided under § 7-1905(a) , the court may direct the Mayor to provide additional or different services only upon a finding of bad-faith noncompliance. Should such a finding be made, days on which, in the opinion of the court, the services provided were grossly inadequate shall not be counted against the 90-day limitation in § 7-1905(a)(2) . Actions brought under this paragraph shall, commensurate with the exigency of the circumstances alleged, be expedited pursuant to procedures to be established by the court.
  (2) No right to monetary relief shall lie against the District for a violation of this chapter. Denial of such a right, however, shall in no way be construed to limit or impede any other action for monetary relief that might be available pursuant to other federal or District law.
D.C. Code § 7-178 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-178
§ 7-178. Reception, burial, and identification of ashes of certain cremated indigent persons.
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Human Services is authorized to provide and furnish proper containers for the reception, burial, and identification of the ashes of all human bodies of indigent persons that are cremated at the public crematorium, which ashes remain unclaimed after 12 months from date of such cremation.
D.C. Code § 7-1305.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1305.01
§ 7-1305.01. Habilitation and care; habilitation program.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent that appropriated funds are available to carry out the purposes of this chapter, no District resident with an intellectual or developmental disability shall be denied habilitation, care, or both suited to the person’s needs regardless of the person’s age, degree of intellectual or developmental disability, or other disabling condition.
(b) To the extent that appropriated funds are available to carry out the purposes of this chapter, each person shall be provided a habilitation program that will maximize the person’s human abilities, enhance the person’s ability to cope with the person’s environment, and create a reasonable opportunity for progress toward the goal of independent living.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, no person subject to commitment pursuant to § 7-1304.06a shall be denied habilitation, care, or both suited to the person’s needs, regardless of the person’s age, degree of intellectual disability, or other disabling condition.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a person subject to commitment pursuant to § 7-1304.06a shall be provided a habilitation program that will maximize the person’s human abilities, enhance the person’s ability to cope with the person’s environment, and create a reasonable opportunity for progress toward the goal of independent living.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding the availability of an appropriation to carry out the purposes of this chapter in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, effective January 1, 2012, a District resident with an intellectual or developmental disability who is otherwise eligible to receive supports and services from the District pursuant to this chapter must either pay the full cost of such supports and services directly to the provider or become District Medicaid-eligible and maintain District Medicaid eligibility in order to receive supports and services under this chapter from a District Medicaid-eligible provider. This requirement shall not apply to a person:
    (A) Who is a former resident of Forest Haven;
    (B) Whose needs cannot reasonably be met by a District Medicaid provider;
    (C) Who is eligible for enrollment in the D.C. Healthcare Alliance; or
    (D) Whose representative payee for the purposes of Social Security benefits is the Department of Disability Services or a provider agency who is contracted with the District to provide supports and services for that person, if the reason the person lost Medicaid eligibility is due to a failure by the representative payee.
  (2) The Department of Disability Services shall work with and support the person to become District Medicaid-eligible and to maintain District Medicaid eligibility, and the person and his or her representatives, estate, or both shall fully cooperate in such efforts.
D.C. Code § 7-2306 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23 / § 7-2306
§ 7-2306. Duration of emergency executive order; extension; publication of order; regional programs and agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency executive order, or a public health emergency executive order, issued by the Mayor shall be effective for a period of no more than 15 calendar days from the day it is signed by the Mayor, but may be rescinded in whole or in part by the Mayor within that period should the Mayor determine that the public emergency no longer exists, or no longer warrants the part rescinded.
(b) An emergency executive order, or a public health emergency executive order, may be extended for up to an additional 15-day period, only upon request by the Mayor for, and the adoption of, an emergency act by the Council of the District of Columbia.
(c) Should extenuating circumstances, such as death, destruction or other perilous conditions prohibit the convening of at least two-thirds of the members of the Council of the District of Columbia for consideration of emergency legislation, the Mayor shall make a reasonable attempt to consult with those members of the Council of the District of Columbia not affected by death, destruction, or other perilous conditions, after which the Mayor may extend the emergency executive order for up to 15 days.
(d) Upon the issuance of any emergency executive order, or a public health emergency executive order, as soon as practicable given the condition of the emergency, the order shall be published in the District of Columbia Register, in 2 daily newspapers of general circulation in the District of Columbia, and shall be posted in such public places in the District of Columbia as the Mayor determines by regulation.
(e) The Mayor may adopt and implement such rules and regulations as the Mayor finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, pursuant to the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act ( § 2-501 et seq.).
(f) The Mayor may join or enter into, on behalf of the District of Columbia government, regional programs, and agreements with the federal government, neighboring states, and political subdivisions thereof, for the coordination of disaster preparedness programs.