D.C. Code § 7-1671.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16B / § 7-1671.01
§ 7-1671.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) "ABC Board" means the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board established by § 25-201 .
(1A) "ABCA" means the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration established by § 25-202 .
(1B) "Adjacent" means located within the same physical structure as, and is abutting, adjoining, bordering, touching, contiguous to, or otherwise physically meeting.
(1C) “Administer” or “administration” means the direct introduction of medical cannabis, whether by inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, into the body of a person.
(1D) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means an individual licensed and in good standing to practice advanced practice registered nursing under District law.
(1E) "Affected ANC" means any Advisory Neighborhood Commission within 600 feet of where a medical cannabis cultivator, manufacturer, retailer, or internet retailer facility is or will be located.
(1F) "Another jurisdiction" means any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States.
(1G) "Authorized practitioner" means a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, dentist, or naturopathic physician who is licensed and in good standing to practice under District law.
(2) “Bona fide relationship with a qualifying patient” means a relationship between an authorized practitioner and qualifying patient for which the authorized practitioner:
  (A) Has completed a full assessment of the patient's medical or dental history and current medical or dental condition, including a personal physical or dental examination; and
  (B) Has responsibility for the ongoing care and treatment of the patient.
(2A) "Cannabis" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 48-901.02(3) .
(3) "Caregiver" means a person at least 18 years of age who is designated by a qualifying patient as the person authorized, on the qualifying patient's behalf, to possess, obtain from a licensed retailer, internet retailer or courier, dispense, administer, and assist in the administration of medical cannabis.
(4) “Controlled Substances Act” means Unit A of Chapter 9 of Title 48 [ § 48-901.02 et seq.].
(4A) "Courier" means a platform or business that:
  (A) Is licensed to conduct business in the District;
  (B) Has a contractual relationship with a holder of a medical cannabis retailer license or internet retailer license to provide delivery services or facilitate the sale of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products for deliveries in the District to qualifying patients or caregivers through the use of the internet, a mobile application, or a similar technology platform; and
  (C) Uses its own employees or independent contractors.
(5) “Cultivation center” means a facility operated by an organization or business registered with ABCA pursuant to § 7-1671.05 from or at which medical cannabis is cultivated, possessed, manufactured, and distributed in the form of medical cannabis, and paraphernalia is possessed and distributed to dispensaries.
(5A) "Daycare center" means a child development center, as that term is defined in § 4-401(2) , that is licensed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
(5B) "Dentist" means an individual who is licensed and in good standing to practice dentistry under District law, but does not include an individual who only holds a dental teaching license.
(6) Repealed.
(7) Repealed.
(8) “Dispense” means to distribute medical cannabis to a qualifying patient or caregiver pursuant to this chapter and the rules issued pursuant to § 7-1671.13 .
(9) “Distribute” means the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer from one person to another.
(9A) "DSLBD" means the Department of Small and Local Business Development.
(9B) "Economically disadvantaged individual" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-218.02(7) .
(9C) "Internet retailer" means a platform or business that is licensed to conduct business in the District, provides delivery services, and facilitates the sale of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products for deliveries to qualifying patients or caregivers through the use of the internet, a mobile application, or similar technology platform, and that does not have a physical location that is open to the public.
(10) “Manufacture” means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of cannabis, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis, and includes any packaging or repackaging of the substance or labeling or re-labeling of its container.
(11) Repealed.
(11A) "Manufacturer" means a facility operated by an organization or business licensed with ABCA pursuant to § 7-1671.05 to:
  (A) Process medical cannabis from cultivation centers into medical cannabis concentrates and medical cannabis-infused products;
  (B) Package and label medical cannabis concentrates and medical cannabis-infused products for dispensing at licensed retailers and internet retailers; and
  (C) Sell medical cannabis concentrates and medical cannabis-infused products at wholesale to licensed retailers and internet retailers.
(12) "Medical cannabis" means cannabis cultivated, manufactured, possessed, distributed, dispensed, obtained, or administered in accordance with this chapter and the rules issued pursuant to § 7-1671.13 .
(12A) "Medical cannabis certified business enterprise" means a business enterprise that operates a cultivation center, retailer, internet retailer, courier, manufacturer, or testing laboratory that:
  (A) Is certified by DSLBD as an equity impact enterprise, as that term is defined in § 2-218.02(8A) , and rules issued pursuant to subchapter IX-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2 ;
  (B) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of DSLBD that more than 50% of the employees of the business enterprise are residents of the District; and
  (C) Submits a form to ABCA attesting under the penalty of perjury that the annual personal net income of each owner of the enterprise applying for a cultivation center, retailer, internet retailer, cultivator, courier, manufacturer, or testing laboratory license does not exceed $349,999.
(12B) "Medical cannabis product" means a product derived from or composed of medical cannabis, in part or in whole.
(13) “Minor” means any person under 18 years of age, but does not include an emancipated minor.
(13A) "Naturopathic physician" means an individual who is licensed and in good standing to practice naturopathic medicine under District law.
(13B) "Non-resident cardholder" means a non-District resident who is a person who resides or is domiciled in another state, territory, foreign country, or foreign territory and who:
  (A) Is not enrolled in another jurisdiction's medical cannabis program; and
  (B) Has submitted documentation required by ABCA for a temporary registration identification card valid for periods established by the ABC Board by rulemaking, which are between 3 days and no longer than one year in length and received confirmation from ABCA of their registration.
(14) “Paraphernalia” means:
  (A) Objects used, intended for use, or designed for use in preparing, storing, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing medical cannabis into the human body; and
  (B) Kits, objects, devices, or equipment used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating, manufacturing, cultivating, growing, harvesting, processing, or preparing medical cannabis.
(14A) "Pesticide" includes:
  (A) Any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, control, repel, or mitigate any insect, rodent, snail, slug, fungus, weed, or any other form of plant or animal life or virus, except a virus on or in a living person or other animal, that is normally considered to be a pest;
  (B) Any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant; and
  (C) Any spray adjuvant.
(15) “Physician” means an individual who is licensed and in good standing to practice medicine or osteopathy under District law.
(15A) "Physician assistant" means an individual who is licensed and in good standing to practice as a physician assistant under District law.
(16) “Program” means the medical cannabis program established by § 7-1671.05 .
(17) "Qualifying medical or dental condition" means any condition for which treatment with medical cannabis would be beneficial, as determined by an authorized practitioner.
(18) “Qualifying medical or dental treatment” means:
  (A) Chemotherapy;
  (B) The use of azidothymidine or protease inhibitors;
  (C) Radiotherapy; or
  (D) Any other treatment, as determined by rulemaking, whose side effects require treatment through the administration of medical cannabis in the same manner as a qualifying medical or dental condition.
(19) “Qualifying patient” means a resident of the District who has a qualifying medical or dental condition or is undergoing a qualifying medical or dental treatment, a patient who is a non-resident cardholder, or a patient enrolled in another jurisdiction's medical cannabis program; provided, that a patient who is a non-resident cardholder or a patient from another jurisdiction shall not be a qualifying patient if ABCA determines that there is a shortage of medical cannabis or the real-time electronic records system referenced in § 7-1671.05 (4)(A) [rewritten] is inactive.
(19A) "Real-time electronic records" means a records system that is able to track the amount of medical cannabis that District residents and patients from another jurisdiction purchase in real-time.
(19B) "Recreation center" means a Department of Parks and Recreation public facility.
(20) “Residence” means a dwelling or dwelling unit in which a person lives in a particular locality with the intent to make it a fixed and permanent home.
(20A) "Retailer" means a facility operated by an organization or business licensed with ABCA pursuant to § 7-1671.05 from or at which medical cannabis is possessed and dispensed, and paraphernalia is possessed and distributed to a qualifying patient or a caregiver.
(20B) "Returning citizen" means a District resident who was arrested, convicted, or incarcerated for a cannabis or drug-related offense.
(20C) "Social equity applicant" means an applicant for licensure with ABCA pursuant to § 7-1671.06 who satisfies 2 or more of the following criteria:
  (A) The applicant has at least one owner who is a District resident, individually or collectively owns at least 50% of the business, and is a returning citizen;
  (B) The applicant has at least one owner who is a District resident, individually or collectively owns at least 50% of the business, and is married to or in a civil union, has a child, or is the child of a person or has a non-parent legal guardian, a grandparent, or a sibling who is or has been arrested, convicted, or incarcerated in the District or in any other jurisdiction for a cannabis or drug-related offense; or
  (C) The applicant has at least one owner who is a District resident, individually or collectively owns at least 50% of the business and has an income that does not exceed 150% of the median family income as set forth by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, adjusted for household size, at the time the applicant submits the application.
(20D) "Straw ownership" means nominal ownership without the attendant benefits and risks of genuine ownership, where a person, often for a fee, allows themselves to be named on documents or purports in writing to be an owner, in whole or in part, for the purpose of satisfying a government regulatory requirement.
(21) "Testing laboratory" means an entity that is not owned or operated by a director, officer, member, incorporator, agent, or employee of a cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, internet retailer, courier, or other license category established by rulemaking and is licensed by ABCA to test medical cannabis and medical cannabis products that are to be sold pursuant to this chapter .
(22) "Unlicensed establishment" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, or other business entity that:
  (A) Sells, exchanges as part of a commercial transaction, or delivers cannabis and cannabis products;
  (B) Operates at or delivers from a specific location in the District; and
  (C) Is not licensed by ABCA as a cultivation center, retailer, internet retailer, manufacturer, courier, or testing laboratory.
D.C. Code § 7-802 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 8 / § 7-802
§ 7-802. Report of eye inflammation; treatment.
Status: in_force

Whenever a physician or nurse-midwife discovers that a newborn in his or her care has inflammation of the eye(s) with suppuration, he or she shall report these symptoms to the Commissioner of Public Health within 6 hours of their discovery. Upon receipt of such communication the Commissioner of Public Health, unless he finds such report to be incorrect, shall issue an order directing the parents of such child (or other person charged with its care) either to: (1) place such child in the care of a registered physician; or (2) submit immediately satisfactory proof of inability to pay for such medical service. If the Director of the Department of Human Services finds that the parents or such other person are unable to pay for such medical treatment, he shall order the parents (or such other person) to place the child in a hospital to be designated by the Department of Human Services and at the expense of said Department.
D.C. Code § 7-661.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6B / § 7-661.01
§ 7-661.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
(1) "Attending physician" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 7-621(1) ; provided, that the attending physician's practice shall not be primarily or solely composed of patients requesting a covered medication.
(2) "Capable" means that, in the opinion of a court or the patient's attending physician, consulting physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, a patient has the ability to make and communicate health care decisions to health care providers.
(3) "Consulting physician" means a physician who is qualified by specialty or experience to make a professional diagnosis and prognosis regarding the patient's disease and who is willing to participate in the provision of a covered medication to a qualified patient in accordance with this chapter .
(4) "Counseling" means one or more consultations as necessary between a District licensed psychiatrist or psychologist and a patient for the purpose of determining that the patient is capable and not suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder or depression causing impaired judgment.
(5) "Covered medication" means a medication prescribed pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of ending a person's life in a humane and peaceful manner.
(6) "Department" means the Department of Health.
(7) "Health care facility" means a hospital or long-term care facility.
(8) "Health care provider" means a person, partnership, corporation, facility, or institution that is licensed, certified, or authorized under District  law to administer health care or dispense medication in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.
(9) "Hospital" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 44-501(a)(1) .
(10) "Informed decision" means a decision by a qualified patient to request and obtain a prescription for a covered medication that is based on an appreciation of the relevant facts and is made after being fully informed by the attending physician of:
  (A) His or her medical diagnosis;
  (B) His or her prognosis;
  (C) The potential risks associated with taking the covered medication;
  (D) The probable results of taking the covered medication; and
  (E) Feasible alternatives to taking the covered medication, including comfort care, hospice care, and pain control.
(11) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home or community residence facility, as defined by § 44-501(a)(3) and (4), or an assisted living residence, as defined by § 44-102.01(4) .
(12) "Medically confirmed" means the medical opinion of the attending physician has been confirmed by a consulting physician who has examined the patient and the patient's relevant medical records.
(13) "Patient" means a person who has attained 18 years of age, resides in the District of Columbia, and is under the care of a physician.
(14) "Physician" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 7-621(4) .
(15) "Qualified patient" means a patient who:
  (A) Has been determined to be capable; and
  (B) Satisfies the requirements of this chapter in order to obtain a prescription for a covered medication.
(16) "Terminal disease" means an incurable and irreversible disease that has been medically confirmed and will, within reasonable medical judgment, result in death within 6 months.
D.C. Code § 7-2551.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2551.03
§ 7-2551.03. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) No assault weapon originally distributed to a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer shall provide the basis for liability under this unit.
(b) No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person injured by an assault weapon while committing a crime.
(c) This section shall not operate to limit in scope any cause of action, other than that provided by this unit, available to a person injured by an assault weapon.
(d) Any defense that is available in a strict liability action shall be available as a defense under this unit.
(e) Recovery shall not be allowed under this unit for a self-inflicted injury that results from a reckless, wanton, or willful discharge of an assault weapon.
D.C. Code § 7-2341.16 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23B / § 7-2341.16
§ 7-2341.16. Summary suspension.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after an investigation, the Mayor determines that an agency, vehicle, person, or facility licensed or certified pursuant to this chapter has failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or with rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, in such a manner as to present an imminent danger to the health, safety, or welfare of any person or of the general public, the Mayor may summarily suspend the license or certification prior to a hearing.
(b) The Mayor shall provide as soon as possible the person, or the owner or operator of the agency, vehicle, or facility, licensed or certified with written notice of the summary suspension. The notice shall inform the affected person or entity of the reason for the suspension and of the right to request a hearing.
(c) The person, or owner or operator of the agency, vehicle, or facility, shall have 5 business days after service of the notice of summary suspension in which to request a hearing to challenge the summary suspension. If requested, the hearing shall be conducted by the Office of Administrative Hearings. A hearing shall be held within 5 business days of a timely request, and a decision shall be issued within 5 business days after the record is closed.
D.C. Code § 7-1703 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 17 / § 7-1703
§ 7-1703. Smoking restrictions.
Status: in_force

(a) Smoking shall be prohibited in the following:
  (1) Any elevator, except in a single-family dwelling;
  (2) Any public selling area of a retail store, except in a tobacco shop or store primarily concerned with selling tobacco and smoking equipment;
  (3) Any public assembly or hearing room which is owned or leased by any branch, agency, or instrumentality of the District of Columbia government; this subsection shall not apply to the District of Columbia National Guard Armory ;
  (4) Any educational facility except as provided in § 7-1702(1A) ;
  (5) While transporting passengers within the corporate limits of the District of Columbia, any passenger vehicle owned or operated by the District of Columbia government, or any passenger vehicle for hire regulated under § 47-2829 ;
  (6) Any area of a health care facility frequented by the general public, including hallways, waiting rooms and lobbies. The operator of a health care facility may designate separate areas as smoking areas.
    (A) When a health care facility permits patients to smoke in bed space areas, such facility shall make a reasonable effort to determine a patient’s individual nonsmoking or smoking preference and assign patients who are to be placed in bed space areas utilized by 2 or more patients to a bed space area with patients who have a similar smoking preference.
    (B) Hospital staff, visitors and the general public shall not smoke in bed space areas utilized by nonsmoking patients. “No Smoking” signs shall be conspicuously posted in such bed space areas.
  (7) Any restaurant except as permitted in § 7-1703.01 .
  (8) Any public or private workplace, except as provided in § 7-1703.02 .
  (9) In a playground or public recreational facility or while sitting or standing within 25 feet of the property line of a playground or public recreational facility when another person is present; provided, that the following shall be exempt from this prohibition:
    (A) Smoking or using tobacco on residential property that is located within 25 feet of a playground or public recreational facility; and
    (B) Smoking or using tobacco in places enumerated in section 2015.1 of Title 20 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (20 DCMR § 2105.1) that are located within 25 feet of a playground or public recreational facility.
  (10) In a bus stop or while sitting or standing within 25 feet of a posted bus stop sign located at any bus stop controlled or maintained by the District when another person is present; provided, that the following shall be exempt from this prohibition:
    (A) Smoking or using tobacco on residential property that is located within 25 feet of a bus stop sign posted at a bus stop controlled or maintained by the District; and
    (B) Smoking or using tobacco in places enumerated in section 2015.1 of Title 20 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (20 DCMR § 2105.1) that are located within 25 feet of a bus stop sign posted at a bus stop controlled or maintained by the District.
(b) The use of tobacco products shall be prohibited at event sites for organized sporting events at all times, regardless of their present use.
D.C. Code § 7-1541.05a — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1541.05a
§ 7-1541.05a. Authority of organ procurement organization acting on behalf of eye bank or tissue bank.
Status: in_force

An organ procurement organization may screen, test, or recover eyes or tissues on behalf of an eye bank or tissue bank.
D.C. Code § 7-1932 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 19A / § 7-1932
§ 7-1932. Authorization of grants.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to make grants from the Fund and to enter into agreements with the recipients of the grants containing any terms and conditions that the Mayor determines necessary or appropriate to effect a purpose of the Fund, as described in § 7-1931(b) .
(b) Of the funds available, the Mayor shall:
  (1) Reserve up to $116 million for construction of health care facilities, subject to subsection (c) of this section. Any grant awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be awarded through competitive bidding in accordance with Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 [ § 2-301.01 et seq.]. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this paragraph, the Mayor may invest, subject to approval by the Council, up to $79 million to capitalize a public-private partnership by non-competitive negotiations with Specialty Hospitals of America, LLC, or certain of its subsidiary entities, to acquire, improve, and operate Greater Southeast Community Hospital; provided, that notwithstanding any agreement regarding the repayment of funds associated with this public-private partnership, beginning in calendar year 2009, repayment by Specialty Hospitals of America, LLC, or certain of its subsidiaries, of the $20 million working capital loan shall be deferred until December 31, 2015, at which time the originally agreed to repayment schedule shall resume.
  (2) Reserve up to $80 million for urgent and emergent care upgrades, subject to subsection (c) of this section. Any grant awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be awarded through competitive bidding in accordance with Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 [ § 2-301.01 et seq.];
  (3) Reserve $4.6 million to fund a comprehensive chronic disease management and prevention program related to the 10 leading causes of death in the District of Columbia to be administered by nonprofit organizations in partnership with the Department of Health. Any grant awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be awarded through competitive bidding in accordance with Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 [ § 2-301.01 et seq.];
  (4) Grant $16.5 million to the D.C. Cancer Consortium to implement a comprehensive cancer prevention program, subject to subsection (d) of this section; provided, that $750,000 shall be utilized during fiscal year 2010 to support tobacco cessation programs including the DC Quitline and free nicotine replacement programs for District residents.
  (5) Grant $10 million to the American Lung Association of the District of Columbia to implement a tobacco cessation program in partnership with the American Cancer Society, subject to subsection (d) of this section;
  (6) Grant $6 million to the District of Columbia Primary Care Association (“DCPCA”), subject to subsection (d) of this section, for the purpose of establishing a regional health information exchange program, which shall be modeled on other regional health information organizations that have been established in other regions around the United States, among community health centers, hospitals, physician practices, and other health care providers to improve patient coordination of care and health outcomes and to build a secure database of patient health information that can be used for disease surveillance, quality-monitoring, policy-making, and clinical research; the DCPCA shall partner with the National Institute of Medical Informatics to develop a regional health information organization, with DCPCA initially acting as fiscal agent and subsequently sub-granting the funds to the regional health information organization once it is staffed;
  (7) Grant up to $1.5 million to the Rand Corporation, subject to subsection (d) of this section, for the following purposes:
    (A) Conducting a comprehensive assessment of the District’s health care delivery system for individuals with urgent or emergent medical needs and recommending improvements and expansions of that system;
    (B) Conducting a comprehensive assessment of the health care needs in Wards 7 and 8 and making recommendations to address the identified health care needs in those Wards; and
    (C) Providing an analysis of the ongoing operating and capital costs associated with the development of ambulatory health care centers and of other health care facilities, including the Healthplex model;
  (8) Grant $1.5 million for the purpose of procuring emergency transport vehicles; subject to the completion of a deployment plan that indicates annual operating costs, staffing requirements, and maintenance costs;
  (9) For fiscal year 2010, grant $750,000 to support operational expenses associated with the Medical Homes DC Initiative, subject to subsection (d) of this section; and
  (10) For fiscal year 2011:
    (A) Allocate $4.4 million to support health services at the D.C. Jail; and
    (B) Allocate $1 million to support the District’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
(c) (1) Use of the reserved funds as authorized by subsection (b)(1) and (2) of this section shall be contingent upon the findings of the comprehensive assessment described in subsection (b)(7) of this section.
  (2) The Mayor is authorized to issue a request for proposals based upon the findings of the comprehensive assessment described in subsection (b)(7) of this section to promote health care and for the delivery of health care related services in the District, including the construction of health care facilities and the operation of health care related programs.
  (3) Any reserved funds authorized by subsection (b)(1) and (2) of this section made available to Greater Southeast Community Hospital shall be contingent upon the condition that Greater Southeast Community Hospital changes ownership.
  (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Mayor is authorized to enter into a public/private partnership with a new owner of Greater Southeast Community Hospital to assure the continued operation of the District’s existing programs (the psychiatric unit, clinics-primary care, specialty unit, and corrections unit) and the operation of planned programs (the comprehensive psychiatric emergency program, the expansion of the psychiatric unit, and a Detox unit) that are at, or planned for, the hospital, as well as other future programs, and the delivery of quality health care for the District’s residents living in the far northeast and southeast areas of the District; provided, that any public/private partnership requires that any new hospital constructed on the Greater Southeast Community Hospital campus integrate all of the mentioned existing and planned programs into the new facility; provided further, that the operating costs associated with the services described herein shall not come from the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund established by § 7-1811.01 .
(d) (1) A grant awarded pursuant to subsection (b)(4),(5), (6), (7), or (9) of this section shall be awarded through noncompetitive negotiations; provided, that the grant be submitted to the Council for a 10-day period of review, excluding days of Council recess.
  (2) If the Council does not approve or disapprove the grant by resolution within the 10-day review period, the grant shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 7-904 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 9 / § 7-904
§ 7-904. Limited liability of persons making reports.
Status: in_force

Any person who in good faith makes a report pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to any regulation promulgated under the authority of this chapter, shall not, by reason thereof, be personally liable in damages.
D.C. Code § 7-858.08 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 8B-ii / § 7-858.08
§ 7-858.08. 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 chapter .
D.C. Code § 7-1231.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12A / § 7-1231.01
§ 7-1231.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Mental Health Consumers’ Rights Protection Act of 2001”.
D.C. Code § 7-1531.08 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.08
§ 7-1531.08. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section and unless barred by § 7-1531.06 or § 7-1531.07 , an anatomical gift of a decedent’s body or part for purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education may be made by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed:
  (1) An agent of the decedent at the time of death who could have made an anatomical gift under § 7-1531.03(2) immediately before the decedent’s death;
  (2) The spouse or domestic partner of the decedent;
  (3) Adult children of the decedent;
  (4) (A) Parents of the decedent; or
    (B) If, at the time of death, there was a guardian of the decedent under a guardianship order under § 16-2389 , the guardian, unless the order specifies otherwise;
  (5) Adult siblings of the decedent;
  (6) Adult grandchildren of the decedent;
  (7) Grandparents of the decedent;
  (8) An adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent;
  (9) The persons who were acting as the guardians of the person of the decedent at the time of death; and
  (10) Any other person having the authority to dispose of the decedent’s body.
(b) If there is more than one member of a class listed in subsection (a)(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (9) of this section entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift may be made by a member of the class unless that member or a person to which the gift may pass under § 7-1531.10 knows of an objection by another member of the class. If an objection is known, the gift may be made only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.
(c) A person may not make an anatomical gift if, at the time of the decedent’s death, a person in a prior class under subsection (a) of this section is reasonably available to make or to object to the making of an anatomical gift.
D.C. Code § 7-2006 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 20 / § 7-2006
§ 7-2006. Disclaimer of liability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1231.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12A / § 7-1231.04
§ 7-1231.04. Conditions of mental health service delivery.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department and other providers shall, at all times, treat consumers with consideration and respect for the consumer’s dignity, autonomy, and privacy. Respectful treatment shall also be extended to the consumer’s family members, personal representative, attorney-in-fact, and guardian.
(b) Consumers shall have access to mental health services and mental health supports free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, language, culture, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, disability, source of income, and place of residence.
(c) Consumers shall be free from physical, emotional, sexual, or financial abuse, neglect, harassment, coercion, and exploitation when seeking or receiving mental health services and mental health supports.
(d) Consumers shall receive their individual mental health services and mental health supports in the least restrictive, most integrated setting appropriate to their individual needs.
(e) Consumers in residential, day, or inpatient treatment programs shall have the following additional rights, consistent with the health and safety of the consumer and others:
  (1) Free communication with, and reasonable visitation by, their attorneys, attorneys-in-fact, clergy, family members, significant others, personal representatives, and guardians;
  (2) Access to telephones to make and receive confidential calls, including free local calls and reasonable access to free long distance calls for indigent consumers, and assistance in calling if requested and needed;
  (3) (A) Opportunities to communicate by sealed, uncensored mail or otherwise with officials in the Department, their attorneys, the court, and their personal physicians or qualified psychologists;
    (B) All mail or communications other than those referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph may be read only if there is reason to believe, documented in the consumer’s clinical record, that such mail or communications contains items, information, or substances which may be harmful to the consumer or others. In such cases, the provider shall notify the consumer of the action taken with regard to the correspondence and the reason therefor. Incoming mail not delivered to the consumer in accordance with this subsection shall be returned to the sender; and
    (C) Writing materials and postage stamps shall be made available for use by consumers, and upon request, the provider shall assist the consumer in writing, addressing, and posting letters and other documents;
  (4) Freedom to wear their own clothes and to keep and use personal possessions, including toilet articles, unless a physician determines and documents in the consumer’s clinical record that specific limitations on these rights are necessary for a clinical purpose;
  (5) Freedom to maintain their personal appearance, including head and body hair, in a reasonable manner according to personal taste, unless it adversely affects the health or safety of the consumer or others;
  (6) Access to reasonable individual storage space for private use;
  (7) Freedom to engage in or abstain from the practice of religion, and freedom from harassment aimed at encouraging the consumer to engage in the religious practices of the provider or other consumers;
  (8) Reasonable opportunities for social interaction with members of either sex, unless such interaction is specifically limited or withheld under a consumer’s service plan because, in the written opinion of the consumer’s physician or qualified psychologist, permitting the consumer to interact freely with others presents a substantial risk of serious harm to the consumer or others or will substantially preclude effective treatment of the consumer; and
  (9) Reasonable opportunities for regular physical exercise and freedom to go outdoors at regular and frequent intervals.
D.C. Code § 7-404 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 4 / § 7-404
§ 7-404. Prescribing authority of opioid antagonist for overdose victim and 3rd parties.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Community-based organization" means an organization that provides services, including medical care, counseling, homeless services, or drug treatment, to individuals and communities impacted by drug use.  The term "community-based organization" includes all organizations currently participating in the Needle Exchange Program with the Department of Human Services under § 48-1103.01 .
  (2) "Health care professional" means a physician or pharmacist licensed under Chapter 12 of Title 3 practicing within the scope of practice for his or her profession.
  (3) "Opioid antagonist" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 7-403(i)(2) .
(4) "Overdose" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 7-403(i)(3) .
  (5) "Standing order" means a prescriptive order written by a health care professional that is not specific to and does not identify a particular patient.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a health care professional acting in good faith may directly or by standing order prescribe, dispense, and distribute an opioid antagonist to the following persons:
  (1) A person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose;
  (2) A family member, friend, or other person in a position to assist a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose; or
  (3) An employee or volunteer of a community-based organization.
(b-1) An opioid antagonist issued in accordance with subsection (b) of this section shall be regarded as being issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, an employee or volunteer of a community-based organization acting in good faith and in accordance with a standing order or under a health care professional's prescriptive authority may dispense and distribute an opioid antagonist to the following persons:
  (1) A person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose; or
  (2) A family member, friend, or other person in a position to assist a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose.
(d) (1) (A) A pharmacist may dispense or distribute, but not prescribe, an opioid antagonist pursuant to a written protocol and standing order.
    (B) An employee or volunteer of a community-based organization shall not dispense or distribute an opioid antagonist under this section unless he or she completes training conducted by the Department of Health.
  (2) The frequency of the training required by this subsection shall be determined by the Department of Health through rulemaking.
  (3) The training required by this subsection shall include:
    (A) How to screen a patient for being at risk of an opioid-related overdose;
    (B) How opioid antagonists operate to stop an opioid-related overdose;
    (C) When the administration of an opioid antagonist is medically indicated;
    (D) How to properly administer an opioid antagonist and circumstances under which administration of an opioid antagonist is contraindicated; and
    (E) Precautions, warnings, and potential adverse reactions related to the administration of an opioid antagonist.
(e) Upon prescribing, dispensing, or distributing an opioid antagonist, the health care professional or employee or volunteer of a community-based organization shall provide education and training to the recipient of an opioid antagonist. The education and training shall include:
  (1) How to identify an opioid-related overdose;
  (2) How to properly administer the prescribed opioid antagonist and circumstances under which administration is contraindicated;
  (3) Precautions, warnings, and potential adverse reactions related to administration of the prescribed opioid antagonist;
  (4) How opioid antagonists operate to stop an opioid-related overdose;
  (5) The importance of seeking medical care for the person experiencing the opioid-related overdose immediately after the opioid antagonist is administered; and
  (6) Information on how to access substance abuse treatment services.
(f) (1) A health care professional or an employee or volunteer of a community-based organization who prescribes, dispenses, or distributes an opioid antagonist in accordance with this section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for the subsequent use of the opioid antagonist, unless the health care professional's actions or the actions of the employee or volunteer of a community-based organization with regard to prescribing, dispensing, or distributing the opioid antagonist constitute recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct.
  (2) The immunity granted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply whether or not the opioid antagonist is administered by or to the person for whom it was prescribed, dispensed, or distributed.
(f-1) (A) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a health care professional to prescribe, dispense, or distribute an opioid antagonist to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid related overdose or a family member, or friend, or other person in a position to assist a person at risk of experiencing an opioid related overdose, or an employee or volunteer of a community based organization.
    (B) A health care professional that does not prescribe, dispense, or distribute an opioid antagonist based upon his or her professional judgment shall be immune from civil or criminal liability, unless the health care professional's decision not to prescribe, dispense, or distribute an opioid antagonist constitutes recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct.
(f-2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of a health care professional.
(g) Within 180 days after April 11, 2019, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 7-2411 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 24A / § 7-2411
§ 7-2411. Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement establishment.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established an Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement ("ONSE"). The ONSE shall include the following programs:
  (1) The Family and Survivor Support Services Program, which shall be transferred to the ONSE from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, along with all functions assigned, authorities delegated, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for the purposes of the program;
  (2) The Safer, Stronger DC Community Partnerships Program, which shall be transferred to the ONSE from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, along with all functions assigned, authorities delegated, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for the purposes of the program;
  (3) A portion of the Roving Leaders Program, as determined by the Mayor, which shall be transferred to the ONSE from the Department of Parks and Recreation, along with all functions assigned, authorities delegated, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for the purposes of the portion of the program transferred; and
  (4) The Restorative Justice Collaborative, which shall serve as a centralized hub to coordinate and foster restorative justice programming and practices within the District government and by and in partnership with District community-based organizations.
(b) The ONSE shall be responsible for:
  (1) Coordinating the District's overall violence prevention strategy and programs, with a focus on utilizing public health approaches to respond to and prevent violence;
  (2) Identifying, recruiting, and engaging individuals determined to be at high risk of participating in, or being a victim of, violent crime;
  (3) Collaborating with other District agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide immediate wrap-around services to victims and families affected by violent crime;
  (4) Identifying priority neighborhoods and Metropolitan Police Department Police Service Areas ("PSAs") with high trends of violent crime and connecting residents in those neighborhoods and PSAs to services through a streamlined approach;
  (5) Developing positive relationships with youth and young adults using recreational and other positive behavior reinforcement activities;
  (6) Coordinating with District agencies and community-based organizations to develop programs that focus on employment and job-training opportunities for individuals residing in priority neighborhoods or PSAs or who are most at risk of participating in, or being a victim of, violent crime, including through the use of financial incentives for participation; and
  (7) Coordinating and fostering restorative justice programming and practices within the District government and by and in partnership with District community-based organizations, with a focus on the 18-to-35-year old population.
(c) (1) The ONSE shall be headed by an Executive Director who shall report to the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice.
  (2) The Executive Director shall:
    (A) Have at least 3 years of relevant experience in criminal justice and public health-based approaches to violence, including matters affecting the deterrence of violent criminal behavior;
    (B) Be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, pursuant to § 1-523.01(a) ; and
    (C) Serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
(d) Beginning on January 31, 2018, and by January 31 of each year thereafter, the ONSE shall provide a report to the Mayor and Council that excludes personally identifiable information and includes the following information, by cohort, from the reporting period and in the aggregate:
  (1) The number of individuals successfully recruited and engaged;
  (2) The duration of individuals' participation, and for those individuals who did not remain in the program for the entirety of its duration, the reasons for their separation;
  (3) The status of participants' progress, including whether they are employed in subsidized or unsubsidized employment and any certifications or diplomas they have obtained while participating in the program;
  (4) The participants' age, race or ethnicity, gender, and ward of residence; and
  (5) Whether any participant has been arrested or convicted during or following their participation, and for what offense or offenses.
(e) The ONSE may apply for and receive grants and accept private donations to fund its program activities.
(f) The ONSE shall have grant-making authority for the purpose of providing funds that seek to reduce and prevent violent crime. Grants made pursuant to this subsection shall be administered pursuant to the requirements set forth in part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 .
(g) Agency funds may be used to purchase food and non-alcoholic beverages for participants in ONSE's programs and activities, including violence prevention programs, short-term assistance programs, retreats, community outreach activities and events, individual outreach activities such as program recruitment, and training and education activities for community members, where the purchase is reasonably necessary to assist ONSE in the effective achievement of a statutory goal, objective, or responsibility.
D.C. Code § 7-1703.02 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 17 / § 7-1703.02
§ 7-1703.02. Regulation of smoking in any District of Columbia workplace.
Status: in_force

(a) Any private or public employer in the District of Columbia (“District”) shall, within 3 months of May 2, 1991, adopt, implement, and maintain a written smoking policy that contains the following provisions:
  (1) Designation of an area in the workplace where smoking may be permitted. In an area where smoking is permitted, a physical barrier or a separate room shall be used to minimize smoke in any nonsmoking area. Ventilation shall be in compliance with the District laws and rules that govern indoor ventilation.
  (2) Notification to employees orally and in writing by conspicuously posting the employer’s smoking policy within 3 weeks after the smoking policy is adopted. Any person in the workplace shall be subject to the posted smoking policy of the employer.
(b) The designation of a smoking area in the workplace affects employment relations and shall be a subject of collective bargaining in accordance with § 1-617.08(b) .
(c) Nothing in the Smoking Regulation Amendment Act of 1990 shall be construed to prevent the owner or person in charge of a building or any part of a building from prohibiting smoking throughout the building or in any part of the building over which she or he has control.
D.C. Code § 7-141 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-141
§ 7-141. Exemption for persons relying on spiritual means to cure disease.
Status: in_force

With respect to all persons who, either on behalf of themselves or their minor children or wards, rely in good faith upon spiritual means or prayer in the free exercise of religion to prevent or cure disease, nothing in this subchapter or any rule or regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter shall have the effect of requiring or giving any health officer or other person the right to compel any such person, minor child or ward, to go to or be confined in a hospital or other medical institution unless no other place for quarantine of such person, minor child or ward can be secured, nor to compel any such person, child or ward to submit to any medical treatment.
D.C. Code § 7-736.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-736.05
§ 7-736.05. Tobacco Use Cessation Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Tobacco Use Cessation Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department of Health in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) There shall be deposited into the Fund:
  (1) Such funds as may be appropriated for that purpose; and
  (2) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2025, 50% of the amounts, less attorneys' fees, received by the District in the settlement of District of Columbia v. JUUL Labs Inc. , Superior Court of the District of Columbia Case No. 2019 CA 007795 B ("Settlement Funds").
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
  (1) Investigators, including youth associates, to attempt vaping purchases;
  (2) Social media countermarketing campaign featuring District youth;
  (3) Developing and conducting a bi-annual survey on District youth use of vaping products;
  (4) Educating District youth on health risks associated with vaping and tobacco use, skills to prevent use and support cessation, and shifting social norms around vaping and tobacco use; and
  (5) (A) Developing a bi-annual report detailing how the Settlement Funds allocated to the Department have been spent and providing updated data from the survey required in paragraph (3) of this subsection and other relevant sources on District youth use of vaping products.
    (B) The report required by this paragraph shall be published each year that the Department is not conducting the survey required in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 7-142 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-142
§ 7-142. “Director of the Department of Human Services” defined.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1671.12d — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16B / § 7-1671.12d
§ 7-1671.12d. Notifications from Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, Office of Tax and Revenue, Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, and Metropolitan Police Department.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, the Office of Tax and Revenue, and the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department shall notify the ABC Board if a licensed establishment is the subject of a citation, revocation, or other enforcement action for a violation of laws or regulations enforced by those agencies or offices within 30 days after the citation, revocation, or other enforcement action.
(b) If a licensed establishment is the subject of an incident report by the Metropolitan Police Department, the Metropolitan Police Department shall file a copy of the incident report with the ABC Board within 30 days after the incident. The ABC Board shall make the report available for public inspection upon request.
D.C. Code § 7-1531.21 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.21
§ 7-1531.21. Cooperation between the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organizations.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Medical Examiner and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organizations shall in good faith develop and agree upon protocols in a memorandum of understanding to achieve this objective and shall evaluate the effectiveness of the memorandum of understanding at regular intervals, but no less frequently than every 2 years.
(b) If the Chief Medical Examiner receives notice from a procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner and a post-mortem examination is going to be performed, unless the Chief Medical Examiner denies recovery of a specific part or parts in accordance with § 7-1531.22 , the Chief Medical Examiner, or designee, shall conduct a post-mortem examination of the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its preservation for the purposes of the gift.
(c) (1) A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner for transplantation, therapy, research, or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift and the Chief Medical Examiner has been notified before the part is removed from the decedent and has approved the removal.
  (2) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift.
  (3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as precluding the Chief Medical Examiner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner.
(d) The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner may be delivered for use in an exhibition in connection with a governmental museum or institution of learning permanently located in the District of Columbia in accordance with § 43-120 ; provided, that the Chief Medical Examiner must be notified before the body is delivered for such purposes.
D.C. Code § 7-504.10 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-504.10
§ 7-504.10. Duties.
Status: in_force

The Commission on Aging shall:
(a) (1) Serve as an advocate for older persons in the District of Columbia;
  (2) Review and submit to the Mayor, the Council of the District of Columbia, and the Department of Aging and Community Living, an annual report including comments on the analysis of the needs of the aged in the District of Columbia made in the report of the Director;
  (3) Advise the Director on cooperation with federal, state, and private agencies concerned with activities pertaining to the aged;
  (4) Review and comment on the annual state plan required under the Older Americans Act. The statement of the Commission shall be transmitted to the Department of Health and Human Services with the plan;
  (5) Develop a list of not more than 3 persons the Commission recommends for the position of Director of the Department of Aging and Community Living, whenever that position is vacant, and submit that list to the Mayor;
  (6) Conduct or participate in public hearings and other forums to determine views of older persons and other members of the public on matters affecting the health, safety and welfare of the aged in the District of Columbia;
  (7) Bring to the attention of the Mayor and the Department of Aging and Community Living cases of neglect and abuse of the aged and incidents of bias against the aged in the administration of the laws of the District of Columbia;
  (8) Review and comment on the Director’s review of proposed District and federal legislation, regulations, policies and programs, and comment on the Director’s policy recommendations on issues affecting the health, safety, and welfare of the aged;
  (9) Provide a continuing review of the activities of the Department of Aging and Community Living and issue reports thereon at least annually.
D.C. Code § 7-743.09 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-743.09
§ 7-743.09. Advisory Committee on Maternal Care Professionals.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is established an Advisory Committee on Maternal Care Professionals ("Advisory Committee") to consist of 7 members as follows:
    (A) The Director of the Department of Health, or designee;
    (B) Two certified professional midwives, as that term is defined in § 3-1201.01(1D) ;
    (C) One doula, as that term is defined in § 3-1201.01(6C) ;
    (D) One licensed physician who is an obstetrician certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and who has professional experience working with certified professional midwives or other community-based midwives;
    (E) One certified nurse-midwife or certified midwife, as those terms are defined in § 3-1201.01(1C) and (1B-i) , who has worked in a non-hospital setting or who has professional experience working with certified professional midwives; and
    (F) One consumer member who has experience with either midwifery or doula services.
  (2) Individuals appointed in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection who are required to be licensed or certified shall be licensed or certified to practice their respective professions in the District.
(b) Of the appointees to the Advisory Committee, other than the Director of the Department of Health, 3 shall serve an initial term of 2 years and 3 shall serve an initial term of 3 years. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of 3 years.
(c) The Advisory Committee shall advise the Board of Medicine on:
  (1) Certifying doulas and regulating the practice of doulas in the District;
  (2) Regulating the practice of certified professional midwifery in the District and developing guidelines for licensing certified professional midwives that shall:
    (A) Be consistent with the standards of practice and ethical conduct established by the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives and the North American Registry of Midwives ("NARM"); provided, that these practice guidelines shall not be interpreted to set, establish, define, enumerate, or otherwise lower the applicable standard of care for a certified professional midwife or certified nurse-midwife;
    (B) Define expected standards of practice and conduct;
    (C) Specify a process for a certified professional midwife to obtain appropriate screening and testing for clients, including laboratory tests, urinalysis, and ultrasounds;
    (D) Specify a process for a certified professional midwife to obtain and administer antihemorrhagic agents, including:
      (i) Pitocin, oxytocin, misoprostol, and methergine;
      (ii) Intravenous fluids, neonatal injectable vitamin K, newborn antibiotic eye prophylaxis, oxygen, intravenous antibiotics for Group B Streptococcal antibiotic prophylaxis, Rho (D) immune globulin, local anesthetic, epinephrine, and terbutaline for non-reassuring fetal heart tones and cord prolapse pending transport;
      (iii) Globulin, local anesthetic, and epinephrine; and
      (iv) Other pharmaceutical agents, consistent with either the scope of the practice of midwifery, or a prescription issued by a health professional for a patient-client of a midwife, that are approved by the Board of Medicine;
    (E) Authorize medical device distributors and manufacturers to issue breast pumps, compression stockings and belts, and maternity belts to certified professional midwives;
    (F) Require a certified professional midwife to provide each client with a signed informed consent form that describes the certified professional midwife's qualifications, education, a copy of the certified professional midwife's emergency plan, whether the certified professional midwife carries professional liability insurance, and the benefits and risks of birth in the setting of choice of the patient-client, and maintain a record of each patient-client's signed informed consent form;
    (G) Require a certified professional midwife, subject to the consent of the patient-client, to report the patient-client's data to a national data registry, such as the Midwives Alliance of North America Statistical Registry or the AABC Perinatal Registry;
    (H) Adopt professional continuing education requirements for certified professional midwives consistent with those required by NARM for recertification;
    (I) Establish requirements for peer review consistent with those required by NARM for recertification under which information disclosed for peer review shall be protected in accordance with § 44-805 ; and
    (J) Require the certified professional midwife to file a birth certificate for each live birth attended by a certified professional midwife, in accordance with § 7-231.08 .
(d) Guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of this section shall not be interpreted to set, establish, define, enumerate, or otherwise lower the applicable standard of care for a licensed physician, licensed naturopathic physician, certified professional midwife, certified nurse-midwife, certified midwife, doula, or licensed basic or advanced emergency medical technician.
(e) Guidelines currently 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.
D.C. Code § 7-2271.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 22 / § 7-2271.03
§ 7-2271.03. Responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall:
  (1) Gather and evaluate information on the status of homeland security in the District of Columbia;
  (2) Measure progress and gaps in homeland security preparedness;
  (3) Recommend security improvement priorities in consultation with major public and private entities; and
  (4) Advise the District of Columbia government on the Homeland Security Program.
(b) The Director may submit to the Commission and the Commission may request from the Director for periodic review, after-action reports on District of Columbia and other governmental homeland security exercises, assessments of regional homeland security efforts, and other documents relevant to the Commission’s responsibilities.
(c) The Commission, in consultation with the Director, shall use any information collected under this subchapter to make recommendations for improvements in security and preparedness.
D.C. Code § 7-771.07d — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7D / § 7-771.07d
§ 7-771.07d. Home and Community-Based Services Enhancement Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Enhancement Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
(b) (1) On or before October 1, 2022, the Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the Fund an amount of local funds equal to the amount of federal funds received by the District attributable to the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage authorized by section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, approved March 11, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2; 135 Stat. 216) ("Section 9817 Enhancement Amount"), minus the amount of the Section 9817 Enhancement Amount expended by the District before the date the Chief Financial Officer makes the deposit required by this paragraph.
  (2) There shall be deposited into the Fund after the date the Chief Financial Officer makes the deposit required by paragraph (1) of this subsection an amount of local funds equal to the amount of any additional federal funds received by the District attributable to the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage authorized by section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, approved March 11, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2; 135 Stat. 216) ("Section 9817").
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used only to fund the implementation of activities that enhance, expand, or strengthen Medicaid home and community-based services, as described in the Initial Spending Plan and Narrative for Enhanced Funding for Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services under Section 9817, as such plan may be updated from time to time, or as otherwise authorized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 7-731.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-731.01
§ 7-731.01. Health data collection and reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Department of Health ("Department") shall participate in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ("BRFSS").
  (2) The Department shall annually publish a detailed report on the results of the BRFSS on its website.
  (3) The Department shall include questions related to the sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression of respondents in its BRFSS questionnaire.
    (A) The Department shall give preference to any modules or questions approved by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    (B) The Department may develop its own questions related to the sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression of respondents to add to the BRFSS.
  (4) Not Funded.
(b) (1) The Department shall annually publish a comprehensive report on the health of the District's LGBTQ community in coordination with the Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs, pursuant to § 2-1383(b)(10) .
  (2) At least every 3 years, the comprehensive report shall include data collected from the BRFSS.
  (3) Each report shall compare the prevalence of health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services among the LGBTQ population with the general population, and where possible, LGBTQ sub-populations.
  (4) The Department shall post the report on its website.
(c) For the purposes of this section:
  (1) "Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System" means the national telephone survey conducted by state health departments and coordinated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect state data about residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services, or a similar successor survey.
  (2) "LGBTQ" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-1381 .
D.C. Code § 7-2701 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 27 / § 7-2701
§ 7-2701. Health regulations applicable to federal government restaurants; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) The regulations now or hereafter adopted or promulgated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia or the Council of the District of Columbia for the protection of health, including the penalty provisions of such regulations, shall extend and apply to all restaurants, coffee shops, cafeterias, short-order cafes, luncheonettes, soda fountains, and all other eating and drinking establishments, operated within the District of Columbia on premises owned or held under lease by the government of the United States or any federal department or agency, irrespective of whether such establishments are operated by the United States or any federal department or agency or by any other person, firm, association, or corporation, and also irrespective of whether such establishments are operated for profit or otherwise.
(b) This section shall not apply to the United States Senate and House of Representatives restaurants.
D.C. Code § 7-1131.11 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11B / § 7-1131.11
§ 7-1131.11. System of Mental Health Care Sub-Council.
Status: in_force

(a) In conformity with Mayor’s Order 99-60, effective March 16, 1999, the Director shall convene a System of Mental Health Care Sub-Council of the District’s Intragovernmental Youth Investment Collaborative, for the purpose of developing a system of care for children, youth, and their families. This Sub-Council shall continue to exist in the event that Mayor’s Order 99-60 is repealed.
(b) The Sub-Council shall consist of the following individuals:
  (1) Director of the Child and Family Services Agency;
  (2) Director of the Department of Human Services;
  (3) Director of the Department of Health;
  (4) Administrator of the Youth Services Administration;
  (5) Administrator of the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration;
  (6) Administrator of the Medical Assistance Administration;
  (7) Administrator of the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Administration;
  (8) Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools;
  (9) Presiding Judge of the Family Division of Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
  (10) Chair of the District of Columbia Mental Health Planning Council;
  (11) A representative of the designated state protection and advocacy agency established pursuant to the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, approved May 23, 1986 (100 Stat. 478; 42 U.S.C. § 10801 et seq.), and section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved October 29, 1992 (106 Stat. 4430; 29 U.S.C. § 794e); and
  (12) At a minimum, 4 former child or youth consumers of mental health services or family members of child or youth consumers of mental health services.
D.C. Code § 7-3011 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 30 / § 7-3011
§ 7-3011. Aftercare plan.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to discharge from the rehabilitation plan, an aftercare plan shall be developed by the treatment provider in consultation with the client. The aftercare plan shall include periodic interviews by the treatment provider with the client within one month, three months, and six months after discharge and include procedures for collecting information about outcomes of care from the client.
(b) APRA shall, at the end of each fiscal year, compile success rates for treatment providers and submit them to the Council by November 1 of each year.
D.C. Code § 7-855 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 8B / § 7-855
§ 7-855. Applicability of §§ 7-852 and 7-853.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-743.10 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-743.10
§ 7-743.10. Advisory Committee on Medical Radiation Technologists.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established an Advisory Committee on Medical Radiation Technologists ("Committee"), which shall consist of the following 5 members:
  (1) A physician licensed in the District whose practice consists mostly of the type of medicine that requires significant interaction with medical radiation technologists;
  (2) Three individuals who work as medical radiation technologists; and
  (3) A consumer member with no direct affiliation with medical radiation technology or a member of another health profession.
(b) To remain qualified to serve as a member of the Committee, the medical radiation technologist members who serve as initial appointees shall become licensed or registered in their profession within 180 days of the Department of Health's implementation of the licensure or registration requirements.
(c) The Committee shall develop and submit to the Board of Medicine guidelines and proposed regulations for the licensure and regulation of cardiovascular-interventional technologists, computed tomography technologists, magnetic resonance technologists, mammographers, nuclear medicine technologists, radiation therapists, radiographers, ultrasound technologists, and radiologist assistants.
D.C. Code § 7-2371.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23D / § 7-2371.05
§ 7-2371.05. 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 subchapter.
D.C. Code § 7-1304.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1304.04
§ 7-1304.04. Payment for independent comprehensive evaluation and habilitation plan.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1531.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.05
§ 7-1531.05. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor’s death.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to § 7-1531.07 , a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 7-1531.03 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:
  (1) A record signed by:
    (A) The donor;
    (B) The other person; or
    (C) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is physically unable to sign; or
  (2) A later-executed document of gift, including a driver’s license or identification card, that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.
(b) A record signed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C) of this section shall:
  (1) Be witnessed by at least 2 adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and
  (2) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(c) Subject to § 7-1531.07 , a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 7-1531.03 may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.
(d) A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least 2 adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.
(e) A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
D.C. Code § 7-533.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-533.04
§ 7-533.04. Rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-503.08 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-503.08
§ 7-503.08. Transfer of functions and duties from the Department of Human Services.
Status: in_force

All positions, personnel, property, records, equipment, and unexpended balances available or to be made available of appropriations, allocations, and other funds of the Department of Human Services dedicated to the implementation of Chapter 19 of this title are hereby transferred to the Department of Aging and Community Living.
D.C. Code § 7-227 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2 / § 7-227
§ 7-227. Severability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1521.09 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1521.09
§ 7-1521.09. Duties of hospitals and hospices.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-403 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 4 / § 7-403
§ 7-403. Seeking health care for an overdose victim.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the offenses listed in subsection (b) of this section shall not be considered crimes and shall not serve as the sole basis for revoking or modifying a person’s supervision status:
  (1) For a person who:
    (A) Reasonably believes that he or she is experiencing a drug or alcohol-related overdose and in good faith seeks health care for or administers an opioid antagonist to himself or herself;
    (B) Reasonably believes that another person is experiencing a drug or alcohol-related overdose and in good faith seeks healthcare for or administers an opioid antagonist to that person;
    (C) Is reasonably believed to be experiencing a drug or alcohol- related overdose and for whom health care is sought or to whom an opioid antagonist is administered; or
    (D) Is a bystander to a situation described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph; and
  (2) The offense listed in subsection (b) of this section arises from the same circumstances as the seeking of health care under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b) The following offenses apply to subsection (a) of this section:
  (1) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance prohibited by § 48-904.01(d) ;
  (2) Unlawful use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia as prohibited by § 48-1103(a) ;
  (3) Repealed.
  (4) Possession of alcohol by persons under 21 years of age as prohibited by § 25-1002 ; and
  (5) Provided that the minor is at least 16 years of age and the provider is 25 years of age or younger:
    (A) Purchasing an alcoholic beverage for the purpose of delivering it to a person under 21 years of age as prohibited by § 25-785(a) ;
    (B) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor with regard to possessing or consuming alcohol or, without a prescription, a controlled substance as prohibited by § 22-811(a)(2) and subject to the penalties provided in § 22-811(b)(1) ; and
    (C) The sale or delivery of an alcoholic beverage to a person under 21 years of age as prohibited by § 25-781(a)(1) .
(c) The seeking of health care or administration of an opioid antagonist under subsection (a) of this section, whether or not presented by the parties, may be considered by the court as a mitigating factor in any criminal prosecution or sentencing for an offense that is not listed in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) This section does not prohibit a person from being arrested, charged, or prosecuted, or from having his or her supervision status modified or revoked, based on an offense other than an offense listed in subsection (b) of this section, whether or not the offense arises from the same circumstances as the seeking of health care.
(e) A law enforcement officer who arrests an individual for an offense listed in subsection (b) of this section shall not be subject to criminal prosecution, or civil liability for false arrest or false imprisonment, if the officer made the arrest based on probable cause.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law, it shall not be considered a crime for a person to possess or administer an opioid antagonist, nor shall such person be subject to civil liability in the absence of gross negligence, if he or she administers the opioid antagonist:
  (1) In good faith to treat a person who he or she reasonably believes is experiencing an overdose;
  (2) Outside of a hospital or medical office; and
  (3) Without the expectation of receiving or intending to seek compensation for such service and acts.
(g) The Mayor shall compile and review overdose data to identify changes in the causes and rates of fatal and non-fatal overdoses in the District of Columbia and report the findings to the Council annually. The report may be part of existing mortality reports issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and shall include enhanced data collection to measure the effect of this section. The report may include data on the following:
  (1) Overdose deaths, including data separated by age, gender, ethnicity, and geographic location;
  (2) Utilization of emergency rooms for the treatment of overdose;
  (3) Utilization of pre-hospital services for the treatment of overdose;
  (4) Utilization of opioid antagonists for preventing opioid overdose deaths;
  (5) Utilization of 911 and other emergency service hotlines to seek and obtain health care for an individual experiencing an overdose; and
  (6) Police arrests made in response to seeking health care for a person experiencing an overdose.
(h) The Department of Health shall educate the public on:
  (1) The risk and frequency of overdose deaths;
  (2) The prevention of overdoses and overdose deaths;
  (3) The importance of seeking health care for individuals who are experiencing an overdose; and
  (4) The provisions of this section, with a special emphasis on the education of subpopulations that may be at greater risk of experiencing or witnessing an overdose.
(i) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Good faith” under subsection (a) of this section does not include the seeking of health care as a result of using drugs or alcohol in connection with the execution of an arrest warrant or search warrant or a lawful arrest or search.
  (2) “Opioid antagonist” means a drug, such as Naloxone, that binds to the opioid receptors with higher affinity than agonists but does not activate the receptors, effectively blocking the receptor, preventing the human body from making use of opiates and endorphins.
  (3) “Overdose” means an acute condition of physical illness, coma, mania, hysteria, seizure, cardiac arrest, cessation of breathing, or death, which is or reasonably appears to be the result of consumption or use of drugs or alcohol and relates to an adverse reaction to or the quantity ingested of the drugs or alcohol, or to a substance with which the drugs or alcohol was combined.
  (4) “Supervision status” means probation or release pending trial, sentencing, appeal, or completion of sentence, for a violation of District law.
D.C. Code § 7-3015 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 30 / § 7-3015
§ 7-3015. Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Within 180 days of July 18, 2000, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issues rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. 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 this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
  (2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, all rules promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply to the provisions of §§ 7-3003.01 and 7-3004(a-1) .
    (B) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to apply specifically to the provisions of §§ 7-3003.01 and 7-3004(a-1) . Any such 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 this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
(b) Nothing in this section shall affect any requirements imposed upon the Mayor by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 7-2502.12 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2502.12
§ 7-2502.12. Definition of self-defense sprays.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of §§ 7-2502.12 through 7-2502.14 , the term:
“Self-defense spray” means a mixture of a lacrimator including chloroacetophenone, alphacloracetophenone, phenylchloromethylketone, orthochlorobenazalm-alononitrile or oleoresin capsicum.
D.C. Code § 7-504.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-504.01
§ 7-504.01. Establishment.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a Commission on Aging to advise the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Aging and Community Living, the Council of the District of Columbia, and the public concerning the views and needs of the aged in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 7-2231.08 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 22 / § 7-2231.08
§ 7-2231.08. Public notification of emergencies.
Status: in_force

The Agency shall establish and implement an effective homeland security public warning and information capability that can be used during emergencies to warn residents timely and to disseminate emergency information to residents, both indoors and outdoors, at any time and regardless of residents’ special needs. The Agency shall also pay particular attention to the needs of senior citizens and low-income residents in establishing an effective homeland security public warning and information capability.
D.C. Code § 7-1531.10 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.10
§ 7-1531.10. Persons that may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift.
Status: in_force

(a) An anatomical gift may be made to the following persons named in the document of gift:
  (1) A hospital; accredited medical school, dental school, college, or university; organ procurement organization; or other appropriate person authorized by the Mayor, for research or education;
  (2) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an individual designated by the person making the anatomical gift if the individual is the recipient of the part; or
  (3) An eye bank or tissue bank.
(b) If an anatomical gift to an individual under subsection (a)(2) of this section cannot be transplanted into the individual, the part passes in accordance with subsection (g) of this section in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the person making the anatomical gift.
(c) If an anatomical gift of one or more specific parts or of all parts is made in a document of gift that does not name a person described in subsection (a) of this section but identifies the purpose for which an anatomical gift may be used, the following rules apply:
  (1) If the part is an eye and the gift is for the purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift passes to the appropriate eye bank.
  (2) If the part is tissue and the gift is for the purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift passes to the appropriate tissue bank.
  (3) If the part is an organ and the gift is for the purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift passes to the appropriate organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ.
  (4) If the part is an organ, an eye, or tissue and the gift is for the purpose of research or education, the gift passes to the appropriate procurement organization.
(d) For the purposes of subsection (c) of this section, if there is more than one purpose of an anatomical gift set forth in the document of gift but the purposes are not set forth in any priority, the gift shall be used for transplantation or therapy, if suitable. If the gift cannot be used for transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research or education.
(e) If an anatomical gift of one or more specific parts is made in a document of gift that does not name a person described in subsection (a) of this section and does not identify the purpose of the gift, the gift may be used only for transplantation or therapy, and the gift passes in accordance with subsection (g) of this section.
(f) If a document of gift specifies only a general intent to make an anatomical gift by words such as “donor”, “organ donor”, or “body donor”, or by a symbol or statement of similar import, the gift may be used only for transplantation or therapy, and the gift passes in accordance with subsection (g) of this section.
(g) For purposes of subsections (b), (e), and (f) of this section, the following rules apply:
  (1) If the part is an eye, the gift passes to the appropriate eye bank.
  (2) If the part is tissue, the gift passes to the appropriate tissue bank.
  (3) If the part is an organ, the gift passes to the appropriate organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ.
(h) An anatomical gift of an organ for transplantation or therapy, other than an anatomical gift under subsection (a)(2) of this section, passes to the organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ.
(i) If an anatomical gift does not pass pursuant to subsections (a) through (h) of this section or the decedent’s body or part is not used for transplantation, therapy, research, or education, custody of the body or part passes to the person under obligation to dispose of the body or part.
(j) A person may not accept an anatomical gift if the person knows that the gift was not effectively made under § 7-1531.04 or § 7-1531.09 or if the person knows that the decedent made a refusal under § 7-1531.06 that was not revoked. For the purposes of the subsection, if a person knows that an anatomical gift was made on a document of gift, the person is deemed to know of any amendment or revocation of the gift or any refusal to make an anatomical gift on the same document of gift.
(k) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a)(2) of this section, nothing in this subchapter affects the allocation of organs for transplantation or therapy.
D.C. Code § 7-1303.07 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1303.07
§ 7-1303.07. Immediate discharge from facility upon request by individual.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2205 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 22 / § 7-2205
§ 7-2205. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency is authorized and directed, subject to the direction and control of the Mayor of the District:
(1) To prepare a comprehensive plan and program for civil defense, such plan and program to be integrated into and coordinated with the civil defense plans of the federal government, and of nearby states and appropriate political subdivisions thereof;
(2) To institute training programs and public information programs; to organize, equip, and train civil defense units, and to utilize regularly employed personnel of the government of the District of Columbia for service in and within such civil defense units and to train such personnel for such service; to expand existing agencies of the District government concerned with civil defense; and to take all other preparatory steps including the partial or full mobilization of civil defense organizations in advance of actual disaster;
(3) To make such studies and surveys of the resources and capabilities of the District for civil defense, and to plan for the most efficient emergency use thereof;
(4) To develop and enter into mutual aid agreements with states or political subdivisions thereof for reciprocal civil defense aid and mutual assistance in case of disaster too great to be dealt with unassisted. Such agreements may include the exchange of food, clothing, medicines, and other supplies; emergency housing; engineering services; police services; medical and nursing services; firefighting, rescue, transportation, and construction services and equipment; personnel necessary to provide or conduct these services; and such other supplies, equipment, facilities, personnel, and services as may be needed. Such agreements shall be consistent with the national civil defense plan and program. In time of emergency it shall be the duty of each agency and organization to render assistance in accordance with the provisions of such mutual aid agreements;
(5) To employ such technical, clerical, stenographic, and other personnel and make such expenditures within appropriations thereof or from other funds made available for purposes of civil defense, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(6) To cooperate with governmental and nongovernmental agencies, organizations, associations, and other entities, and coordinate the activities of all organizations for civil defense within the District;
(7) To accept from the United States or from any officer or agency thereof all facilities, supplies, and funds that may from time to time be offered to the District of Columbia, and to agree to such terms, conditions, rules, and regulations as may be imposed in connection with such offer;
(8) To utilize the services, equipment, supplies, and facilities of existing departments, offices, and agencies of the District to the maximum extent practicable, and the officers and personnel of all such departments, offices, and agencies are directed to cooperate with and extend such services and supply such equipment, supplies, and facilities to the said Director upon request, and, when authorized by the Mayor, appropriations available to the District of Columbia may be used to match financial contributions made by any department or agency of the United States to the government of the District for the purchase of civil defense equipment and supplies;
(9) To perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 7-1304.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1304.03
§ 7-1304.03. Comprehensive evaluation report and individual habilitation plan required; contents; copies.
Status: in_force

(a) If a petition filed in accordance with § 7-1304.01 is not accompanied by a comprehensive evaluation report based on an evaluation which has been performed within 6 months prior to the hearing and an individual habilitation plan which has been prepared within 30 days of the filing of the petition, the Court shall immediately order that a comprehensive evaluation be conducted and an individual habilitation plan be written.
(b) A written report setting forth the results of the comprehensive evaluation and a copy of the habilitation plan shall be submitted to the Court. The report shall indicate:
  (1) Whether or to what degree the person has an intellectual disability;
  (2) What habilitation is needed; and
  (3) The record of habilitation and care, if any.
(c) The individual habilitation plan shall contain the following:
  (1) A statement of the nature of the specific strengths, limitations and specific needs of the person who is the subject of the plan;
  (2) A description of intermediate and long-range habilitation goals with a projected timetable for their attainment;
  (3) A statement of, and an explanation for, the plan of habilitation designed to achieve these intermediate and long-range goals;
  (4) A statement of the objective criteria, and an evaluation procedure and schedule for determining whether the goals are being achieved;
  (5) A statement of the least restrictive setting for habilitation necessary to achieve the habilitation goals; and
  (6) Criteria for release to less restrictive settings for habilitation and living.
(d) A copy of the report and the plan shall be provided to the person and his or her counsel, at least 10 days prior to the hearing. If the petition was accompanied by a comprehensive evaluation and plan, copies of the report and plan shall be provided to the person and his or her counsel within 3 days of the filing of the petition.
D.C. Code § 7-1906 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 19 / § 7-1906
§ 7-1906. Provisional protection order.
Status: in_force

(a) If requested by the Department, either on its own behalf or on behalf of another public or private agency designated by the Mayor, the Attorney General shall promptly conduct a factual inquiry and, if legally supportable, file a petition in court for a provisional protection order. That petition shall state, insofar as the facts can be ascertained with reasonable diligence:
  (1) The name, age, physical description, and location of the adult determined by the Department to be in need of protective services;
  (2) Whether the adult and any other person(s) expected to be a party to the proceeding are indigent and therefore entitled to the appointment of counsel under subsection (b) of this section;
  (3) Facts to substantiate that the adult is in need of protective services;
  (4) The particular protective services or other relief sought to remedy or substantially reduce the likelihood of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation by another; and
  (5) Depending on the circumstances, facts to substantiate that:
    (A) Failure of the adult in need of protective services to either object or affirmatively consent to those services does not constitute a knowing and voluntary decision to refuse services, but rather is the result of the adult’s inability to consent due to extreme physical or mental impairment or incapacity;
    (B) The adult in need of protective services has objected to the provision of those services out of fear or intimidation instilled by another; or
    (C) Reasonable access to the adult in need of protective services has been denied by a 3rd person.
(b) Unless continued by the court, a nonjury hearing shall be held on a petition for a provisional protection order within 15 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after it is filed with the court. The Attorney General shall ensure that, at least 10 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) before the hearing, notice of the hearing date and a copy of the petition are served on the adult in need of protective services and, if applicable and ascertainable with reasonable diligence, the person(s) allegedly responsible for the abuse, neglect, or exploitation, for using fear or intimidation to coerce the adult’s objection to the provision of services, or for denying an APS worker reasonable access to the adult. Notice shall be effected by personal service, substitute service on a person of suitable age and discretion at the usual place of abode or employment of the person to be notified, or registered or certified mail. Pursuant to rules to be established by the court, subpoenas shall issue directing the appearance of persons whose presence at the hearing is essential to the relief sought in the petition. The adult in need of protective services and any other person on whom notice is served under this subsection shall have the right to retain counsel, and if indigent, to have counsel promptly appointed by the court upon the Attorney General’s filing of a petition under subsection (a) of this section. Every effort shall be made to secure the presence of the adult in need of protective services at the hearing; failure of the adult to appear shall be explained by his or her counsel to the satisfaction of the court. All parties to the proceeding may present evidence and cross-examine witnesses. Testimony of the person(s) allegedly responsible for the abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and the fruits of that testimony, shall be inadmissible as evidence in a subsequent criminal trial except in a prosecution for perjury or false statement.
(c) The court shall maintain a register of lawyers who have expressed an interest in representing indigent persons entitled to the appointment of counsel under subsection (b) of this section, and shall attempt insofar as possible to make appointments from this register. Publicly funded or pro bono legal services shall be considered and given priority by the court. If such services are unavailable, compensation for appointed counsel shall be at the hourly rate established pursuant to § 11-2604(a) , and, unless expressly waived by the court, shall be subject to a maximum amount of $750 per proceeding. Counsel shall also be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred. Compensation for investigative, expert, and other services shall be in accordance with § 11-2605 . This subsection shall be implemented pursuant to procedures established by the court.
(d) If the court finds that the Attorney General has proven the averments in the petition by a preponderance of the evidence, it may:
  (1) Direct any person to refrain from abusing, neglecting, exploiting, directly or indirectly interfering with the provision of services to, residing with, or otherwise contacting the adult in need of protective services;
  (2) Direct a caregiver to fulfill his, her, or its legal or contractual responsibilities, or to refrain from inadequately carrying out voluntarily assumed responsibilities;
  (3) Direct the Mayor to petition for the appointment of a conservator or guardian;
  (4) Direct the Mayor to provide specified or unspecified protective services, including at night and on weekends if necessary; provided, that the court shall not direct the Mayor to provide a type of service not otherwise made available by the District government;
  (5) Direct the Mayor, a caregiver, or, when appropriate, another party to the proceeding to remove the adult in need of protective services to a hospital, nursing home, community residence facility, hospice, or other appropriate facility (except a facility or part of a facility that has as its principal purpose the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses and disorders), so long as the placement is the least restrictive setting available in which the adult’s needs can be adequately met;
  (6) Direct any person to pay or reimburse the District, in accordance with § 7-1910 , for relief granted under paragraph (4) or (5) of this subsection; or
  (7) Direct any combination of the above.
(e) When granting relief under subsection (d)(3) through (5) of this section, the court shall first consider those remedies that encourage maximum self-determination and are least restrictive of personal liberty. In so doing, the court shall adopt a strong, rebuttable presumption in favor of home care over institutionalization. Secondarily, the court shall inquire about and take into consideration potential expense to the District.
(f) The court may modify or rescind a provisional protection order upon the motion of any party to the original proceeding and for good cause shown. Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, a provisional protection order granting the relief in subsection (d)(4) or (5) of this section shall remain effective as to that relief for such period up to 45 calendar days as the court may specify, except that on the motion of any party to the original proceeding and for good cause shown, the court may grant a single extension for a period not to exceed an additional 45 calendar days. This 90-day time limitation may not be circumvented by the attempted issuance of a new order or reissuance of the original order before or after the extension period has expired. Relief granted under subsection (d)(1) through (3) and (6) of this section shall remain effective for such period as the court may specify.
(g) When determining the duration of a provisional protection order that directs the Mayor to provide protective services, the court shall take into account the number of days, if any, that the District has already provided services pursuant to § 7-1905(a) or § 7-1907 , and in no event shall the issuance of a protection order result in the District’s being required to provide more than 90 days of services in any particular case.
D.C. Code § 7-1541.08 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1541.08
§ 7-1541.08. Authority of licensed blood banks to transfer blood components within District.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 7-1551.01 .
D.C. Code § 7-2361.10 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23C / § 7-2361.10
§ 7-2361.10. Civil liability for volunteer health practitioners; vicarious liability.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a volunteer health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter is not liable for damages for an act or omission of the practitioner in providing those services.
(b) No person is vicariously liable for damages for an act or omission of a volunteer health practitioner if the practitioner is not liable for the damages under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) This section does not limit the liability of a volunteer health practitioner for:
  (1) Willful misconduct or wanton, grossly negligent, reckless, or criminal conduct;
  (2) An intentional tort;
  (3) Breach of contract;
  (4) A claim asserted by a host entity or by an entity located in this or another state which employs or uses the services of the practitioner; or
  (5) An act or omission relating to the operation of:
    (A) A motor vehicle;
    (B) A vessel;
    (C) An aircraft; or
    (D) Other vehicle.
(d) A person that, pursuant to this chapter, operates, uses, or relies upon information provided by a registration system is not liable for damages for an act or omission relating to that operation, use, or reliance unless the act or omission is an intentional tort or is willful misconduct or wanton, grossly negligent, reckless, or criminal conduct.
(e) In authorizing health services under this chapter, the District of Columbia has no liability for the act or omission of the volunteer health practitioner.
D.C. Code § 7-2108 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 21 / § 7-2108
§ 7-2108. Enforcement and penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor may, before holding a hearing, suspend the license of a facility or convert its license to a provisional or restricted license if he or she determines that existing deficiencies constitute an immediate or serious and continuing danger to the health, safety, or welfare of its residents. The Mayor shall immediately give the facility written notice of the suspension or conversion, including a statement of the grounds for the action and notification that the facility has 7 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) from the day notice is received to request an expedited, preliminary review hearing. If the facility fails to communicate, either orally or in writing, a timely request for a preliminary review hearing, the order of suspension or conversion shall remain in effect until terminated by the Mayor or an unexpedited hearing is held pursuant to procedures adopted under § 7-2103(a)(1) .
  (2) Within 3 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after receiving a timely request for a preliminary review hearing, the Mayor shall hold a hearing to review the reasonableness of the suspension or conversion order. At this hearing, the Mayor shall have the burden of establishing a prima facie case of immediate or serious and continuing endangerment. The suspension or conversion order shall be either affirmed or vacated at the hearing.
  (3) In the event an order is affirmed, it shall, unless extended, remain in effect for no longer than 30 days, during which time a final hearing shall be scheduled to consider the appropriateness of revocation or continuing restrictions on licensure. Before expiration of a suspension or conversion order, an extension may be granted for a period not to exceed an additional 30 days upon agreement of all the parties or for good cause shown.
(b) (1) Civil fines, penalties, and related costs may be imposed against a public or private facility for the violation of any provision of this chapter or rule issued pursuant to this chapter. Whether or not criminally prosecutable, a violation shall be considered an “infraction” under the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985. Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the procedures for adjudication and enforcement and the applicable fines, penalties, and costs shall be those established by or pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Governmental immunity shall not be a defense to any civil fine, penalty, or cost imposed.
  (2) Civil fines, penalties, and related costs imposed against a facility shall not come out of funds needed to provide quality care and services to residents. To monitor compliance with this paragraph, the Mayor shall conduct an audit at least annually of every facility against which civil fines, penalties, or costs have been imposed. Civil fines, penalties, and costs imposed against any facility owned or operated by the District government shall be paid into a special account to be used for the personal needs of residents.
  (3) Notwithstanding the availability of other means of enforcement, the Mayor may directly deduct the amount of civil fines, penalties, and related costs imposed against a facility from amounts otherwise payable by the District to the licensee or administrator of that facility.
(c) Notwithstanding the availability of any other remedy, the Corporation Counsel, a resident, or any person acting on or in behalf of a resident may maintain an action in court to enjoin a facility from violating the terms of its license, any provision of this chapter, or any rule issued pursuant to this chapter.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding the availability of any other remedy, a resident, any person acting on or in behalf of a resident, or the licensee or administrator of a facility may bring an action in court for mandamus to order the Mayor, a District government agency, or the youth residential monitoring committee to comply with this chapter, a rule issued pursuant to this chapter, or any other District law relevant to the operation of the facility or the care of its residents.
  (2) Any person bringing an action under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall give the named defendant(s) at least 5 days advance notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) before the action is filed in court.
(e) Any District government employee required to make a report under § 7-2105(c) who willfully fails to do so shall be subject to disciplinary and other remedial action in accordance with District law.
(f) Any person who willfully discloses, receives, uses, or permits the use of confidential information about a resident in violation of the standards established pursuant to § 7-2103(a)(4)(D) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
(g) Any person who willfully operates an unlicensed facility in violation of this chapter, and any licensee who willfully operates a facility in violation of the terms of its license or who willfully impedes a District government employee in the performance of his or her authorized duties under this chapter or a rule issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 per day of violation, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(h) Criminal prosecutions brought under subsection (f) or (g) of this section shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by information signed by the Corporation Counsel.
D.C. Code § 7-1651.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16A / § 7-1651.04
§ 7-1651.04. Human papillomavirus vaccination program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall:
  (1) By January 1, 2009, consistent with the standards set forth by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), establish and implement a HPV vaccination program that includes a requirement that the Department of Health disseminate to all parents or legal guardians information about HPV, including the benefits and risks of the HPV vaccine;
  (2) Require all communications from the Department of Health on the HPV vaccination program to prominently feature information pertaining to the ability of parents or guardians to opt out of the program;
  (3) Extend, by rulemaking, the HPV vaccination program requirements to males, consistent with standards set forth by the CDC; and
  (4) Require the Department of Health to develop reporting requirements for the collection and analyzation of HPV vaccination data.
(b) (1) By the beginning of the 2009 school year, and of every school year thereafter, the parent or legal guardian of a female child enrolling in grade 6 for the first time at a school in the District of Columbia shall be required to submit certification:
    (A) That the child has received the HPV vaccine; or
    (B) That the child has not received the HPV vaccine because:
      (i) The parent or legal guardian has objected in good faith and in writing to the chief official of the school that the vaccination would violate his or her religious beliefs;
      (ii) The child’s private physician, his or her representative, or the public health authority has provided the school written certification that the vaccination is medically inadvisable; or
      (iii) The parent or legal guardian, in his or her discretion, has elected to opt out of the HPV vaccination program, for any reason, by signing a form prepared by the Department of Health that states the parent or legal guardian has been informed of the HPV vaccination requirement and has elected not to participate.
  (2) The form, provided pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(iii) of this subsection, shall include the parent or legal guardian’s name, address, and telephone number and the name of the child. The form shall be available in English, Spanish, and any other language that the Mayor considers culturally appropriate.
D.C. Code § 7-1141.06b — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11C / § 7-1141.06b
§ 7-1141.06b. Problem-gambling report and program.
Status: in_force

(a) By October 31, 2024, the Department shall award a contract of $300,000 to a non-governmental organization for the purpose of conducting a needs assessment aimed at better understanding how problem gambling is impacting the District's residents and developing strategies for establishing an evidence-based or evidence-informed problem-gambling prevention, harm reduction, and treatment program.
(b) The non-governmental organization awarded the contract pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall submit a report of its fundings by November 1, 2025, to the Department, which the Department shall submit to the Council by December 31, 2025.
(c) The report shall, at a minimum, include:
  (1) Surveys and interviews with community members to gather information about their experiences with gambling, including issues related to problem gambling;
  (2) Analysis of existing data sources, including hospital admissions, emergency room visits, treatment records, and Medicaid billing reports, to identify trends and patterns related to problem gambling;
  (3) Community meetings and focus groups to facilitate discussions about problem gambling and its effects on individuals, families, and communities;
  (4) Collaborations with stakeholders such as advocacy groups and treatment providers that specialize in gambling addiction;
  (5) Mapping of local gambling resources to create an inventory or map of gambling-related services, including gambling addiction helplines, support groups, and treatment centers; and
  (6) Evaluations of existing policies and programs aimed at addressing problem gambling, including public awareness campaigns, responsible gambling initiatives, and treatment services, to identify areas for improvement and opportunities for innovation.
(d) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, the Department shall establish:
  (1) A pilot problem-gambling program for up to 200 individuals, based on the findings from the report outlined in subsection (a) of this section; and
  (2) A pilot training program for up to 50 certified mental health and substance use disorder providers on best practices for screening, assessing, and providing treatment to individuals with problem-gambling disorder.
(e) For purposes of this section, "problem gambling" means a condition characterized by persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior that adversely affects individuals or their families, often disrupting their daily lives and careers, resulting in significant distress or impairment.
D.C. Code § 7-210 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2 / § 7-210
§ 7-210. New certificates of birth for adoption and determination of parentage.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2231.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 22 / § 7-2231.03
§ 7-2231.03. Homeland Security Program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director shall develop a Homeland Security Program to identify and mitigate threats, risks, and vulnerabilities within the District of Columbia. The program shall include, but not be limited to:
  (1) Identifying public infrastructure and other public assets in the District that need protection, assessing vulnerability, and addressing priority needs;
  (2) Establishing measurable readiness priorities and targets that balance the potential threat and magnitude of terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies with the resources required to prevent, respond to, and recover from them;
  (3) Establishing readiness metrics and performance measures for preparedness in the areas of prevention, protection, response, and recovery;
  (4) Assisting residents and public and private entities in emergency preparedness;
  (5) Coordinating with federal, state, and regional authorities, and with private entities; and
  (6) Developing a budget to implement the Program.
(b) Within one year of March 14, 2007, the Director shall contract for a baseline threat and vulnerability assessment of the District of Columbia to include risks associated with, but not limited to, terrorism (including bioterrorism), radiological weapons and their potential transport into the District of Columbia, food and water supply, cybersecurity, fire and rescue capability; an assessment of actions already taken to address security issues and recommendations on whether additional safety and security enforcement actions are needed; and recommendations for additional legislation needed to enhance the security of District residents.
(c) Beginning one year after the establishment of the Program, the Mayor shall submit an annual report to the Council describing the current level of the preparedness of the District of Columbia, including reports on the District’s homeland security capabilities, priority unmet needs and the cost of meeting those needs, relevant training and readiness exercises, resident education, and the utilization of mutual aid.
D.C. Code § 7-741.02 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-741.02
§ 7-741.02. Smoking prohibitions; inspections.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health is authorized to conduct inspections of all places of employment and public places to ensure that the activity of smoking in such places, which is hereby prohibited, is not taking place, except that:
(1) Between April 4, 2006, and January 1, 2007, the smoking prohibition set forth in this section shall not apply to a brew pub, club, nightclub, or tavern as those entities are defined in § 25-101 or the bar and bar area of a restaurant. This exception shall not apply to an indoor restaurant table of a restaurant, as defined in § 25-101 .
(2) After January 1, 2007, the exception described in paragraph (1) of this section shall expire and smoking shall be prohibited in all places of employment and public places at all times.
(3) The places described in this chapter shall be required to post signs pursuant to § 7-1704 and in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 17 of this title or any other District law.
D.C. Code § 7-755.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7B-i / § 7-755.03
§ 7-755.03. Commission procedure and powers.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2504.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2504.03
§ 7-2504.03. Issuance of dealer’s license; time period; corrections.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of a properly executed application for a dealer’s license, or renewal thereof, the Chief, upon determining through further inquiry, investigation, or otherwise, that the applicant is entitled and qualified under the provisions of this unit thereto, shall issue a dealer’s license. Each dealer’s license shall be in duplicate and bear a unique dealer’s license number, and such other information as the Chief determines is necessary to identify the applicant and premises. The duplicate of the dealer’s license shall be delivered to the applicant and the Chief shall retain the original.
(b) The Chief shall approve or deny an application for a registration certificate within a 60-day period beginning on the date the Chief receives the application, unless good cause is shown, including nonreceipt of information from sources outside the District government. The Chief may hold in abeyance an application where there is any firearms revocation proceeding pending against such person.
(c) Upon receipt of a dealer’s license, each applicant shall examine the same to ensure that the information thereon is correct. If the dealer’s license is incorrect in any respect, the person named thereon shall return the same to the Chief with a signed statement showing the nature of the error. The Chief shall correct the error, if it occurred through administrative error. In the event the error resulted from information contained in the application, the applicant shall be required to file an amended application explaining the error in the original application. Each amended application shall be accompanied by a fee equal to that required for the original application.
(d) In the event the Chief learns of an error in a dealer’s license, other than as provided in subsection (c) of this section, he may require the holder to return the dealer’s license for correction. If the error resulted from information contained in the application, the person named therein shall be required to file an amended application as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(e) Each dealer’s license issued by the Chief shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth a dealer’s duties under this unit.
D.C. Code § 7-2810 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 28 / § 7-2810
§ 7-2810. Inspections.
Status: in_force

The Mayor is authorized to inspect the facilities of any alarm dealer, central alarm station, or commercial user or subscriber during reasonable business hours to determine whether the requirements of this chapter are being met. Information obtained pursuant to such inspections shall be kept confidential and used only in conjunction with the enforcement of this chapter or for other authorized purposes.
D.C. Code § 7-2402 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 24 / § 7-2402
§ 7-2402. Establishment of Advisory Board.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1208.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1208.04
§ 7-1208.04. Prohibition against waiver.
Status: in_force

Any consent or agreement purporting to waive the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be against public policy and void.
D.C. Code § 7-741.07 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7A / § 7-741.07
§ 7-741.07. Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The Mayor is authorized to promulgate rules necessary to implement this chapter. Any proposed regulations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be submitted to the Council for a 60-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed regulations, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 60-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 7-791.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7F / § 7-791.04
§ 7-791.04. Rulemaking authority.
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 .
D.C. Code § 7-2502.07a — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2502.07a
§ 7-2502.07a. Expiration and renewal of registration certificate.
Status: in_force

(a) Registration certificates shall expire 3 years after the date of issuance unless renewed in accordance with this section for subsequent 3-year periods.
(b) A registrant shall be eligible for renewal of registration of a firearm if the registrant continues to meet all of the initial registration requirements set forth in § 7-2502.03(a) and follows any procedures the Chief may establish by rule.
(c) (1) For each renewal, a registrant shall submit a statement to the Metropolitan Police Department attesting to:
    (A) Possession of the registered firearm;
    (B) The registrant’s address; and
    (C) The registrant’s continued compliance with all registration requirements set forth in § 7-2502.03(a) .
  (2) The statement submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be on a form provided by the Chief that can be submitted online via the Metropolitan Police Department website, by mail, or in person.
(d) Repealed.
(e) (1) The Metropolitan Police Department shall mail a renewal notice to each registrant at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the registration certificate.
  (2) A renewal application shall be received by the Metropolitan Police Department at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the current registration certificate to ensure timely renewal.
  (3) It is the duty of the registrant to timely renew a registration before its expiration date and a failure of the Metropolitan Police Department to mail or the registrant to receive the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not prevent a registration from expiring as of that date.
(f) Repealed.
(g) The Chief shall establish, by rule, a method for conducting the renewal of registration certificates for all firearms registered before January 1, 2011. This method shall be established before January 1, 2014.
(h) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, no registration certificate shall expire and no renewal of a registration certificate shall be required earlier than provided in the rule established pursuant to subsection (g) of this section.
D.C. Code § 7-126 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-126
§ 7-126. Executive committee.
Status: in_force

There is established an executive committee, which shall:
(1) Be part of the Mayor’s Council;
(2) Advise the Mayor’s Council;
(3) Be led by the chairperson designated pursuant to § 7-121(b)(2) ;
(4) Be comprised of not more than 10 members of the Mayor’s Council; provided, that at least 3 members are members appointed by the Council, pursuant to § 7-121(b)(3)(A)(i) , and 3 members are members appointed by the Mayor, pursuant to § 7-121(b)(3)(A)(ii) ; and
(5) Meet no fewer than 4 times per year, and at least one time each quarter of the year.
D.C. Code § 7-2381.07 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23D / § 7-2381.07
§ 7-2381.07. Incident reports.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized entity that acquires and provides or administers epinephrine auto-injectors shall submit to the Department, on a form developed by the Department, a report of each incident on the authorized entity's premises that involves the provision or administration of an epinephrine auto-injector pursuant to § 7-2381.03 .
(b) By January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Department shall publish a report summarizing and analyzing the reports submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section during the previous fiscal year.
D.C. Code § 7-1231.03 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12A / § 7-1231.03
§ 7-1231.03. Forensic consumers.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is intended to abridge the rights of persons committed to the care of the Department by order of the court in a criminal proceeding.
D.C. Code § 7-531.07 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-531.07
§ 7-531.07. Demonstration projects.
Status: in_force

In addition to the volunteer service credit program, the Mayor may establish service credit demonstration projects, such as an intergenerational service program involving recipients who would not otherwise qualify as “eligible persons” under § 7-531.01(2) . Services provided through these demonstration projects shall earn service credits but shall not be covered by the provisions of § 7-531.05 .
D.C. Code § 7-1206.02 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1206.02
§ 7-1206.02. Notice requirement — Employees and agents with access to information.
Status: in_force

Mental health professionals, mental health facilities and data collectors shall provide employees and agents who have lawful access to mental health information in the course of their employment with a written statement of the requirement of maintaining the security of records of mental health information and of the penalties provided in this chapter for unauthorized disclosure.
D.C. Code § 7-2508.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2508.01
§ 7-2508.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Correctional facility” means any building or group of buildings and concomitant services operated as a single management unit by the Department of Corrections, or a similar federal, state, county, or local government agency, or a contractor to such an agency, for the purpose of housing and providing services to persons ordered confined pending trial or sentencing, or incarcerated following sentencing for a violation of law.
(2) “Gun offender” means a person:
  (A) Convicted at any time of a gun offense in the District;
  (B) Convicted at any time of a gun offense who resides in the District within the registration period established pursuant to § 7-2508.02 ;
  (C) Who has as a mandatory condition of release a registration requirement in the District pursuant to § 7-2508.04(f) .
(3) “Gun offense” means:
  (A) A conviction for the sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, acquisition, possession, use, manufacture, carrying, transportation, registration, or licensing of a firearm under Chapter 45 of Title 22 [ § 22-4501 et seq.], or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses;
  (B) A conviction for violating § 7-2502.01 , § 7-2504.01 , § 7-2505.01 , § 7-2506.01 , or § 7-2509.06 , or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of those offenses;
  (B-i) A conviction for a firearms-related violation of the provisions § 22-402 (assault with a dangerous weapon), § 22-2603.02 (unlawful possession of contraband), or § 22-2803(b) (carjacking); or
  (C) Violations in other jurisdictions of any offense with an element that involves the violations listed in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (B-i) of this paragraph.
(4) “Resides” means to stay overnight in the District of Columbia for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30 days in any calendar year.
D.C. Code § 7-1531.19 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.19
§ 7-1531.19. Establishment of the donor registry.
Status: in_force

There is established a donor registry for residents of the District of Columbia, which shall be maintained by the federally designated organ procurement organization serving the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 7-1612 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16 / § 7-1612
§ 7-1612. Designation of the Effi Slaughter Barry HIV/AIDS Initiative.
Status: in_force

The East of the River HIV/AIDS Capacity Building Initiative administered by the Department of Health shall be known as the Effi Slaughter Barry HIV/AIDS Initiative (“initiative”).
D.C. Code § 7-125 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-125
§ 7-125. Fitness Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Fitness Fund, which shall be separate from the General Fund of the District of Columbia and shall be used solely for the purposes of this subchapter; provided, that not more than 5% of the total funds in the Fitness Fund in any given fiscal year shall be used to pay administrative costs.
(b) The Mayor shall deposit into the Fitness Fund:
  (1) All general revenue funds appropriated for the Mayor’s Council;
  (2) Any contributions received:
    (A) Through solicitation;
    (B) As gifts, by devise or bequest;
    (C) As donations or grants; and
    (D) Through any other revenue source.
(c) All funds deposited into the Fitness Fund, and any interest earned on those funds, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in this subchapter without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.
D.C. Code § 7-2071.09 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 20A / § 7-2071.09
§ 7-2071.09. Non-retaliation.
Status: in_force

A health benefits plan or the HealthCare Alliance shall not take retaliatory action of any sort against a member who seeks assistance from the Ombudsman Program or against a provider who furnishes information to the Ombudsman Program pursuant to a consumer’s request.
D.C. Code § 7-1704 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 17 / § 7-1704
§ 7-1704. “No Smoking” signs.
Status: in_force

(a) In any place, elevator, or vehicle in which smoking is prohibited, the owner, manager, or person in charge of the place, elevator, or vehicle shall post or cause to be posted signs that read, “No Smoking Under Penalty of Law”, “No Smoking Except in Smoking Areas”, or “Smoking in Accordance With Employer’s Smoking Policy Only”. In any place, elevator, or vehicle where smoking is restricted, the sign shall include the following warning: “Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may cause fetal injury, premature birth, and low birth weight in pregnant women.” Signs posted shall clearly state the maximum fine for a violation of this subchapter. Signs shall be visible to the public at the entrance to the area and on the interior of the area in sufficient number in a manner that gives notice to the public of the applicable law.
(a-1) In a public recreational facility, the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation shall post or cause to be posted signs that read “No Smoking. Need to quit? Contact the D.C. Quitline at 1-800-Quit-Now (784-8669).”
(a-2) In a private playground, the owner, manager, or individual or entity responsible for maintaining the private playground shall post or cause to be posted signs that read “No Smoking. Need to quit? Contact the D.C. Quitline at 1-800-Quit-Now (784-8669).”
(a-3) In any event site for organized sporting events, the owner, lessee, manager, operator, or person in charge of the event site for organized sporting events shall post or cause to be posted signs that read, "No Use of Tobacco Products." Signs posted shall clearly state the maximum fine for a violation of this subchapter . Signs shall be visible to the public at every entrance to the event site for organized sporting events and in all dugouts, bullpens, training rooms, locker rooms, team bench areas, spectator seating areas, bathrooms, vendor areas, press boxes, and television and radio broadcast booths.
(b) Where smoking is prohibited pursuant to this subchapter all signs posted shall include the internationally recognized no smoking symbol. Where smoking is restricted pursuant to this subchapter all signs posted shall include the internationally recognized smoking symbol.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to obscure, remove, deface, mutilate, or destroy any sign posted in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 7-1141.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11C / § 7-1141.01
§ 7-1141.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Behavioral health” means a person’s overall social, emotional, and psychological well-being and development.
(2) “Behavioral health services” means stand-alone and co-occurring, integrated treatment services for substance abuse and mental health disorders that are designed to promote a person’s behavioral health.
(3) “Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program” or “CPEP” means a 24-hour/7-days a week program providing emergency psychiatric evaluation and stabilization.
(4) “Department” means the Department of Behavioral Health.
(5) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health.
(6) “Recovery” means a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.
(7) “Recovery support services” means substance abuse treatment, care coordination, and community-based support that promote recovery.
(8) “Substance abuse” means a pattern of pathological use of a drug or alcohol that causes impairment in social or occupational functioning or produces physiological dependency evidenced by physical tolerance or physical symptoms when the drug or alcohol is not used.
D.C. Code § 7-751.13 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7B / § 7-751.13
§ 7-751.13. Breach of contract.
Status: in_force

(a) The following shall constitute a breach of contract:
  (1) The failure to begin or complete the required period of service obligation as set forth in the Program contract;
  (2) The falsification or misrepresentation of information on the Program application, service verification forms, or other required documents;
  (3) The termination of employment at a service obligation site for good cause, as determined by the employer and confirmed by the Director;
  (4) The failure to transfer within 6 months to another approved service obligation site upon termination for reasons beyond the participant’s control, as described in § 7-751.14(b) .
  (5) The failure to provide all reasonable, usual, and customary full-time health care service as set forth in the Program contract; or
  (6) The failure to comply with any other terms as set forth by this chapter or the Director.
(b) Within one year of the date of a breach of contract, the participant found in breach of contract shall repay the District the greater of $31,000 or an amount equal to the sum of the following:
  (1) The amount of the loan repayments paid to the participant for any period of obligated service not completed;
  (2) An amount equal to the product of the number of months of obligated service not completed by the participant multiplied by $7,500; and
  (3) Interest on the amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection at the maximum legal prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer of the United States, from the date of the breach.
(c) A participant found in breach of contract shall pay a monetary penalty to the District of Columbia of 50% of funds received as a participant in the Program.
(d) Damages are not dischargeable in bankruptcy. Any financial obligation of a participant for payment of damages may not be released by discharge in bankruptcy under Title 11 of the United States Code.
(e) The Department of Health may pursue any additional legal remedies against a participant found to be in breach of contract, including the garnishment of wages and civil penalties.
D.C. Code § 7-1305.12 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1305.12
§ 7-1305.12. Maintenance of records; information considered privileged and confidential; access; contents.
Status: in_force

(a) Complete records for each person shall be maintained and shall be readily available to professional persons and to the staff workers who are directly involved with the particular person and to the Department on Disability Services without divulging the identity of the person. All information contained in a person’s records shall be considered privileged and confidential. The person’s parent or guardian who petitioned for the commitment, the person’s counsel, the person’s advocate for a person with an intellectual disability and any person properly authorized in writing by the person, if such person is capable of giving such authorization, shall be permitted access to the person’s records. These records shall include:
  (1) Identification data, including the person’s legal status;
  (2) The person’s history, including but not limited to:
    (A) Family data, educational background and employment record;
    (B) Prior medical history, both physical and mental, including prior institutionalization;
  (3) The person’s grievances, if any;
  (4) An inventory of the person’s life skills;
  (5) A record of each physical examination which describes the results of the examination;
  (6) A copy of the individual habilitation plan; and any modifications thereto and an appropriate summary which will guide and assist the professional and staff employees in implementing the person’s program;
  (7) The findings made in periodic reviews of the habilitation plan which findings shall include an analysis of the successes and failures of the habilitation program and shall direct whatever modifications are necessary;
  (8) A medication history and status;
  (9) A summary of each significant contact by a professional person with a person;
  (10) A summary of the person’s response to his or her program, prepared and recorded at least monthly, by the professional person designated pursuant to § 7-1305.04(c) to supervise the person’s habilitation;
  (11) A monthly summary of the extent and nature of the person’s work activities and the effect of such activity upon the person’s progress along the habilitation plan;
  (12) A signed order by a professional person, as set forth in § 7-1305.10(b) , for any physical restraints;
  (13) A description of any extraordinary incident or accident in the facility involving the person, to be entered by a staff member noting personal knowledge of the incident or accident or other source of information, including any reports of investigations of person’s mistreatment;
  (14) A summary of family visits and contacts;
  (15) A summary of attendance and leaves from the facility; and
  (16) A record of any seizures, illnesses, treatments thereof, and immunizations.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, information contained in a person’s record may be used or disclosed for the purposes of and in accordance with Chapter 2B of this title [ § 7-241 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 7-2271.06 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 22 / § 7-2271.06
§ 7-2271.06. Records.
Status: in_force

All records and information obtained by the Commission pursuant to this subchapter shall be destroyed by the Commission one year after publication of the Commission’s annual report.
D.C. Code § 7-215 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2 / § 7-215
§ 7-215. Marriage registration.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1205.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1205.05
§ 7-1205.05. Right to correct information.
Status: in_force

(a) The mental health professional, mental health facility and data collector shall maintain the client’s mental health information in an accurate and complete manner.
(b) In the event that the client or client representative questions the accuracy or completeness of the client’s record of mental health information, he may, within 15 days of the date of access, submit a written amendment of reasonable length to the mental health professional, mental health facility or data collector, as the case may be. The mental health professional, mental health facility or data collector shall either:
  (1) Amend the client’s mental health information record in accordance with the proposed amendment; or
  (2) Include the proposed amendment as part of the client’s mental health information record; provided, that the client may, at his option, withdraw the proposed amendment or file a more concise statement of disagreement as a substitute for the proposed amendment.
(c) If the requested amendment was adopted, the mental health professional, mental health facility or data collector shall either promptly transmit the client’s amended record or the requested amendment to all persons to whom the client’s unamended mental health information had been disclosed or promptly inform the client of the names and addresses of such persons not receiving the amended record or the requested amendment. In any such disclosure made pursuant to this subsection, the mental health professional, mental health facility or data collector, as the case may be, may also include a statement of reasons for not adopting the requested amendment.
D.C. Code § 7-2231.10 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 22 / § 7-2231.10
§ 7-2231.10. Rules for use of surveillance cameras.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules for the use of surveillance cameras and technology in the operation of its Video Interoperability for Public Safety (“VIPS”) program; provided, that the Agency shall not use cameras maintained or monitored by either the Department of Corrections or the Metropolitan Police Department. 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, by resolution, within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed disapproved.
(b) Until rules are issued and approved pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the use of any video surveillance cameras that are part of the VIPS program shall be governed by the regulations promulgated pursuant to the Use of Closed Circuit Television to Combat Crime Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 ( D.C. Law 16-284 ; 54 DCR 938), and published in Chapter 25 of Title 24 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(c) The Metropolitan Police Department shall maintain a right of access to all surveillance cameras and technology in the VIPS program, without limitation, except as stated in applicable rules or regulations governing the VIPS program.
D.C. Code § 7-2901 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 29 / § 7-2901
§ 7-2901. Establishment; purpose.
Status: in_force

There is established a Health Care System Development Commission (“Commission”) to develop recommendations and an implementation plan for developing the health care system.
D.C. Code § 7-2103 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 21 / § 7-2103
§ 7-2103. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall, no later than 12 months after August 13, 1986, and pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue all rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. These rules may categorize and define the various types of facilities, may establish licensure fees, and shall at a minimum include:
  (1) Procedures governing the issuance, renewal, conversion, suspension, and revocation of licenses, the orderly transfer and discharge of residents, the receipt and investigation of complaints or allegations of abuse, the issuance of variances, and appeals from licensure-related decisions;
  (2) A statement of residents’ rights and responsibilities for each type of facility;
  (3) Standards for continuing care, emergency care, therapeutic care, and aftercare; and
  (4) Standards for each type of facility, including (when applicable), but not necessarily limited to:
    (A) Programmatic standards with respect to educational, rehabilitative, and mental health services, recreational activities, parental and family involvement, the use of discipline and restraint, and the prevention of abuse;
    (B) Personnel and staffing standards with respect to the ratio of staff to residents, caregiver qualifications, and ongoing staff and volunteer training;
    (C) Personal care standards with respect to resident nutrition, hygiene, and emergency and routine health care;
    (D) Confidentiality and privacy standards with respect to a resident’s person, property, living quarters, case records, and subjection to searches for contraband;
    (E) Safety and sanitation standards with respect to all parts of the facility and grounds, fire protection and prevention, first aid, and the facility’s electrical, heating, cooling, ventilation, and water systems;
    (F) Environmental, structural, and architectural standards; and
    (G) Administrative standards with respect to resident admissions and discharges, operating procedures, fiscal management, complaint investigation and review, quality assurance, recordkeeping, and reporting.
(b) The standards adopted under subsection (a)(4)(A) of this section shall reflect a strong presumption that parental and family contact is in a resident’s best interest and that active parental and family involvement is essential to a resident’s care.
(c) The Mayor shall ensure that, no later than 6 months after the issuance of rules under subsection (a) of this section, all facilities shall be licensed in accordance with those rules.
(d) No later than 30 days after August 13, 1986, the Mayor shall appoint an advisory task force composed of social service, mental health, and education professionals, child welfare advocates, facility providers, community representatives, and representatives from relevant District government agencies. Within a time frame established by the Mayor, this task force shall formulate and present to the Mayor detailed, proposed standards for the rules required by subsection (a)(2) through (4) of this section. The Mayor shall give substantial weight to the task force’s recommendations and shall, on a regular basis before publication of proposed rules, maintain a formal, structured dialogue with task force representatives while reviewing and acting on those recommendations.
(e) (1) The Mayor may, upon a showing of extreme hardship and manifest public need and if not inconsistent with other provisions of this chapter or deleterious to resident health, safety, or welfare, grant variances to private facilities with respect to the standards established under subsection (a)(3) and (4) of this section. The Mayor shall maintain a public record listing all variances granted under this subsection and containing a complete written explanation of the basis for each variance.
  (2) The Mayor shall not issue variances to facilities owned or operated by the District government.
D.C. Code § 7-242 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2B / § 7-242
§ 7-242. Use and disclosure of health and human services information.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with § 7-243 and without prior consent from the identified individual, an agency or service provider may use and shall disclose to another agency or service provider health and human services information referencing or relating to the identified individual for the following purposes; provided, that the use or disclosure is not specifically prohibited under District or federal law:
  (1) To establish the identified individual’s eligibility for, or determine his or her amount and type of:
    (A) Treatment;
    (B) Services;
    (C) Benefits;
    (D) Support; or
    (E) Assistance;
  (2) To coordinate for the identified individual, his or her:
    (A) Treatment;
    (B) Benefits;
    (C) Services;
    (D) Support; or
    (E) Assistance;
  (3) To conduct oversight activities, including:
    (A) Management;
    (B) Financial and other audits;
    (C) Program evaluations;
    (D) Planning;
    (E) Investigations;
    (F) Examinations;
    (G) Inspections;
    (H) Quality reviews;
    (I) Licensure;
    (J) Disciplinary actions; or
    (K) Civil, administrative, or criminal proceedings or actions;
  (4) To conduct research related to treatment, benefits, services, supports, and assistance; provided, that:
    (A) Health and human services information referencing or relating to an identified individual shall not be disclosed in a manner that would permit the identity of the individual to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means; and
    (B) The agency or service provider receiving the health and human services information shall affirm in writing that any individually identifiable health information shall be treated in accordance with HIPAA; and
  (5) To aid in the development of the reports required by § 22-4234(b-3) and (d) .
(b) A service provider shall disclose health and human services information to an agency upon request by the agency; provided, that the disclosure and use of such information is in accordance with this chapter.
(c) An agency or service provider shall use or disclose individually identifiable health information in accordance with HIPAA.
(d) When using or disclosing health and human services information, an agency or service provider shall make reasonable efforts to limit such information to the minimum amount necessary to accomplish the purpose of the use or disclosure.
(e) An agency or service provider that discloses health and human services information shall designate an individual responsible for:
  (1) Responding to requests for health and human services information from another agency or service provider, who shall:
    (A) Respond to a request within 48 hours;
    (B) Not unreasonably deny a request; and
    (C) Within 5 business days of the date of the request, supply the requested information to the extent such request was approved; and
  (2) Ensuring that any health and human services information disclosed pursuant to § 7-243 is limited to the minimum amount of information necessary to accomplish the purpose of the disclosure.
D.C. Code § 7-1521.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1521.04
§ 7-1521.04. Manner of executing gifts.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-1908 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 19 / § 7-1908
§ 7-1908. Qualified immunity for person reporting alleged abuse.
Status: in_force

Any person who reports an alleged case of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation pursuant to § 7-1903 shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for so reporting if he, she, or it has acted in good faith.
D.C. Code § 7-1131.20 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11B / § 7-1131.20
§ 7-1131.20. Department of Mental Health Nurse Training Program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the Department, in partnership with UDC, a nurse training program, which shall offer tuition reimbursement for courses at UDC for a licensed practical nurse employed by Saint Elizabeths Hospital to become a registered nurse or for a registered nurse employed by Saint Elizabeths Hospital to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree; provided, that the nurse earns at least a grade B and agrees, in writing, to continue his or her employment at Saint Elizabeths Hospital for a minimum of 2 years.
(b) The Department shall:
  (1) In partnership with UDC, develop:
    (A) The Program; and
    (B) A course of study that accommodates the schedule of nurses employed full-time;
  (2) Administer the Program;
  (3) Subject to the availability of funds, establish the number, and amounts of, assistance that can be extended in any fiscal year;
  (4) Develop a competitive application process for nurses at Saint Elizabeths Hospital to participate in the Program; and
  (5) Provide remote access learning capacities at Saint Elizabeths Hospital, if feasible.
D.C. Code § 7-231.11 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 2A / § 7-231.11
§ 7-231.11. Delayed registration of live birth.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may submit a delayed report of live birth of an individual born in the District one year or more after the live birth in a manner to be prescribed by rules issued pursuant to § 7-231.29 . A delayed report of live birth shall not be registered until evidence to substantiate the facts of live birth in the District has been supplied to the Registrar.
(b) A live birth registered one year or more after the date of live birth shall be marked "delayed" and display the date of the delayed registration on the face of the certificate.
(c) The Registrar shall prepare a written summary of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration, which shall be included in the record. The applicant shall sign the report under oath and this signature shall be notarized.
(d) (1) If an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required to file a delayed report, or the Registrar has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn notarized statement or the documentary evidence, and the deficiencies are not corrected, the Registrar shall not register the live birth.
  (2) The Registrar shall state in writing to the applicant the reason for not registering the live birth and shall advise the applicant in writing of the right to bring an action in court to establish the date, place of live birth, and parentage of the person whose live birth is to be registered.
(e) The Registrar may reject a delayed report of live birth that is incomplete or insufficient pursuant to subsection (d) of this section if the applicant does not correct the deficiencies within 30 days of the initial filing of the report.
(f) No delayed report of live birth shall be registered for a deceased individual.
D.C. Code § 7-1404 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 14 / § 7-1404
§ 7-1404. Health Care Safety Net Fund and Appropriations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-503.10 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-503.10
§ 7-503.10. Wards 2 and 3 Senior Wellness Center Feasibility and Planning Task Force.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Senior Wellness Center Feasibility and Planning Task Force ("Task Force") that shall evaluate and comment on the feasibility study and planning of 2 senior wellness centers, one to be located within Ward 2 and the other to be located within Ward 3. The Task Force shall advise and guide the Mayor, the Council, and the Department on the development of new wellness centers to serve residents of Wards 2 and 3, and review programs and services to address senior needs in those communities.
(b) The Task Force shall be composed of:
  (1) One member representing the Department on Aging, appointed by the Mayor;
  (2) One member representing the Department of Health, appointed by the Mayor;
  (3) One member representing the Department of Parks and Recreation, appointed by the Mayor;
  (4) Two current ANC members representing Ward 2, appointed by the Ward 2 Councilmember;
  (5) Two current ANC members representing Ward 3, appointed by the Ward 3 Councilmember;
  (6) One member of the community residing in Ward 2, appointed by the Ward 2 Councilmember;
  (7) One member of the community residing in Ward 3, appointed by the Ward 3 Councilmember;
  (8) Two members of the community residing in Ward 2, appointed by the Council committee with oversight over matters concerned with services to the senior community ("Committee"); and
  (9) Two members of the community residing in Ward 3, appointed by the Committee.
(c) The Chairperson of the Committee shall appoint:
  (1) A Chairperson of the Task Force with design and planning experience, preferably an architect;
  (2) One member representing the University of the District of Columbia;
  (3) Two members representing Wards 2 and 3 Senior Villages;
  (4) One member who is a current participant of social services in Ward 2; and
  (5) One member who is a current participant of senior programming sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation;
(d) The members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation and shall either reside or work within the District.
(e) The members of the Task Force shall serve 2-year terms.
(f) The Task Force shall, at a minimum:
  (1) Conduct bi-monthly meetings to evaluate and be engaged in the planning  and stages of development of the 2 wellness centers described in subsection (a) of this section;
  (2) Provide quarterly reports to the Committee, Mayor, and Department on the progress, findings, and recommendations from the meetings; and
  (3) By December 31, 2024, prepare separate plans for Ward 2 and Ward 3 that:
    (A) Describe the state of the needs for the senior population within the ward, including a description of the food insecure, homebound, and isolated individuals by neighborhoods and demographics, root causes of the issues, and specific identifiable risks for the senior population, as well as descriptions of any subcategories and the unique needs of such subcategories;
    (B) Provide the Task Force's recommendations on at least 3 possible locations for each wellness center and the necessary space and facilities within each wellness center;
    (C) Identify the Task Force's findings and recommendations on programming to serve each ward community; and
    (D) Provide non-binding advisory approval of the design and planning of each project.
D.C. Code § 7-2603 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 26 / § 7-2603
§ 7-2603. Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

Any person, hospital, or institution participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making of such report. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from such report.
D.C. Code § 7-1541.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1541.04
§ 7-1541.04. Penalties; prosecutions.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person violating any provision of this subchapter and the amendments to §§ 43-119 and 43-125 , or any regulation made pursuant to this subchapter and the amendments to §§ 43-119 and 43-125 , shall be fined not more than $300, or be imprisoned for not more than 90 days. Prosecution for violations of this subchapter and the amendments to §§ 43-119 and 43-125 and regulations made pursuant thereto shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia.
(b) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this subchapter, or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of this subchapter pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Adjudication of any infraction of this subchapter shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 7-1531.19e — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 15 / § 7-1531.19e
§ 7-1531.19e. Donor status not dependent on being listed in Registry.
Status: in_force

A person shall not be required to be listed in the Registry to be a donor.
D.C. Code § 7-2812 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 28 / § 7-2812
§ 7-2812. Notice of violation.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may issue a notice of violation to any person who violates a provision of this chapter.
(b) A notice of violation shall:
  (1) State the nature of the violation; and
  (2) Describe the procedures provided in this section and § 7-2813 .
(c) A notice of violation shall be the summons and complaint for purposes of this chapter. A duplicate of the notice of violation shall be served personally on the person to whom it is issued as provided in subsection (d) of this section. The original or a facsimile thereof shall be filed with the Office of the Corporation Counsel and shall be deemed a record kept in the ordinary course of business and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.
(d) A notice of violation shall be served personally upon the alleged violator. If the alleged violator is not present the notice of violation shall be served by affixing such notice to the place of business (in the case of an alarm dealer or agent) or to the scene (in the case of an alarm user) in a conspicuous place.
(e) A person shall answer a notice of violation within 15 days by:
  (1) Depositing and forfeiting collateral in an amount established by rule or order of the Mayor; or
  (2) Depositing collateral in an amount established by rule or order of the Mayor and requesting the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to set a trial date.
(f) The Mayor shall prescribe the form for the notice of violation. A Mayor’s rule or order establishing the amount of collateral shall become effective at expiration of 30 days unless the Council of the District of Columbia shall, during such period, adopt a resolution disapproving such Mayor’s rule or order.
D.C. Code § 7-2162 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 21D / § 7-2162
§ 7-2162. Civil action.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Harm" includes physical harm, economic harm, and emotional distress whether or not accompanied by physical or economic harm.
  (2) "Private" means:
    (A) Created or obtained under circumstances in which a depicted individual had a reasonable expectation of privacy; or
    (B) Made accessible through theft, bribery, extortion, fraud, false pretenses, voyeurism, or exceeding authorized access to an account, message, file, device, resource, or property.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in § 7-2163 , a depicted individual who is identifiable and who suffers harm from a person's intentional disclosure or threatened disclosure of an intimate image that was private without the depicted individual's consent has a cause of action against the person if the person knew or acted with reckless disregard for whether:
  (1) The depicted individual did not consent to the disclosure;
  (2) The intimate image was private; and
  (3) The depicted individual was identifiable.
(c) The following conduct by a depicted individual does not establish by itself that the individual consented to the disclosure of the intimate image which is the subject of an action under this chapter or that the individual lacked a reasonable expectation of privacy:
  (1) Consent to creation of the image; or
  (2) Previous consensual disclosure of the image.
(d) A depicted individual who does not consent to the sexual conduct or uncovering of the part of the body depicted in an intimate image of the individual retains a reasonable expectation of privacy even if the image was created when the individual was in a public place.
D.C. Code § 7-2271.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 22 / § 7-2271.05
§ 7-2271.05. Confidentiality of information.
Status: in_force

(a) All information and records generated by the Commission, including statistical compilations and reports, and all information and records acquired by, and in the possession of, the Commission are confidential.
(b) Except as permitted by this section, information and records of the Commission shall not be disclosed voluntarily, pursuant to a subpoena, in response to a request for discovery in any adjudicative proceeding, or in response to a request made under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-531 et seq.], nor shall it be introduced into evidence in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding.
(c) Commission information and records may be disclosed only as necessary to carry out the Commission’s duties and purposes. The information and records may be disclosed by the Commission to another Homeland Security Commission if the other commission is governed by confidentiality provisions which afford the same or greater protections as those provided in this subchapter.
(d) Information and records presented to the Commission shall not be immune from subpoena or discovery, or prohibited from being introduced into evidence, solely because the information and records were made available to the Commission, if the information and records could have been obtained through other sources.
D.C. Code § 7-623 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 6 / § 7-623
§ 7-623. Declaration — Restrictions.
Status: in_force

A declaration shall have no effect if the declarant is a patient in an intermediate care or skilled care facility as defined in the Health Care Facilities Regulation, enacted June 14, 1974 (Reg. 74-15; 20 DCR 1423  ) at the time the declaration is executed unless 1 of the 2 witnesses to the directive is a patient advocate or ombudsman. The patient advocate or ombudsman shall have the same qualifications as a witness under § 7-622 .
D.C. Code § 7-1201.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 12 / § 7-1201.01
§ 7-1201.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Administrative information” means a client’s name, age, sex, address, identifying number or numbers, dates and character of sessions (individual or group), and fees.
(2) “Client” means any individual who receives or has received professional services from a mental health professional in a professional capacity.
(3) “Client representative” means an individual specifically authorized by the client in writing or by the court as the legal representative of that client.
(4) “Data collector” means a person other than the client, mental health professional and mental health facility who regularly engages, in whole or in part, in the practice of assembling or evaluating client mental health information.
(5) “Diagnostic information” means a therapeutic characterization which is of the type that is found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association or any comparable professionally recognized diagnostic manual.
(6) “Disclose” means to communicate any information in any form (written, oral or recorded).
(7) “Group session” means the provision of professional services jointly to more than 1 client in a mental health facility.
(8) “Insurance transaction” means whenever a decision (be it adverse or otherwise) is rendered regarding an individual’s eligibility for an insurance benefit or service.
(8A) “Joint consent” means a process established by the Department of Mental Health pursuant to § 7-1131.14(6) to enable all participating providers to rely on a single form in which a consumer of mental health services consents to the use of his or her protected mental health information by participating providers in the Department of Mental Health’s organized health care arrangement, for the purposes of delivering treatment, obtaining payment for services and supports rendered, and performing certain administrative operations, such as quality assurance, utilization review, accreditation, and oversight.
(9) “Mental health information” means any written, recorded or oral information acquired by a mental health professional in attending a client in a professional capacity which:
  (A) Indicates the identity of a client; and
  (B) Relates to the diagnosis or treatment of a client’s mental or emotional condition.
(10) “Mental health facility” means any hospital, clinic, office, nursing home, infirmary, provider as defined in § 7-1131.02(27) , or similar entity where professional services are provided.
(11) “Mental health professional” means any of the following persons engaged in the provision of professional services:
  (A) A person licensed to practice medicine;
  (B) A person licensed to practice psychology;
  (C) A licensed social worker;
  (D) A professional marriage, family, or child counselor;
  (E) A sexual assault counselor, as that term is defined in § 23-1907(10) , who is under the supervision of a licensed social worker, nurse, psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychotherapist;
  (F) A licensed nurse who is a professional psychiatric nurse; or
  (G) Any person reasonably believed by the client to be a mental health professional within the meaning of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of this paragraph.
(11A) “Organized health care arrangement” means an organized system of health care in which more than one provider participates, and in which the participating providers hold themselves out to the public as participating in a joint arrangement, and either:
  (A) Participate in joint activities that include utilization review under Chapter 8 of Title 44 , in which health care decisions by participating providers are reviewed by other participating providers or by a third party on their behalf; or
  (B) Participate in quality assessment and improvement activities under Chapter 8 of Title 44 , in which mental health services or mental health supports provided by participating providers are assessed by other participating providers or by a third party on their behalf.
(11B) “Participating provider” means a provider of mental health services or mental health supports who, through participation in the joint consent promulgated by the Department of Mental Health pursuant to § 7-1131.14(6) , joins the organized health care arrangement created by the Department of Mental Health.
(12) “Person” means any governmental organization or agency or part thereof, individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association or corporation.
(13) “Personal notes” means mental health information regarding a client which is limited to:
  (A) Mental health information disclosed to the mental health professional in confidence by other persons on condition that such information not be disclosed to the client or other persons; and
  (B) The mental health professional’s speculations.
(14) “Professional services” means any form of diagnosis or treatment relating to a mental or emotional condition that is provided by a mental health professional.
(15) “Third-party payor” means any person who provides accident and sickness benefits or medical, surgical or hospital benefits whether on an indemnity, reimbursement, service or prepaid basis, including, but not limited to, insurance carriers, governmental agencies and employers.
D.C. Code § 7-1941.07 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 19B / § 7-1941.07
§ 7-1941.07. Applicability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-801 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 8 / § 7-801
§ 7-801. Prophylactic solution to be administered.
Status: in_force

The Mayor may, upon the advice of the Director of the Department of Health and pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue rules to prevent and monitor the occurrence of ophthalmia in newborns. Unless the Mayor provides otherwise, each physician, certified midwife, certified professional midwife, or certified nurse-midwife who delivers or otherwise assumes the initial care of a newborn shall, immediately upon that delivery or assumption of care, administer to each eye of the newborn a 1% solution of silver nitrate, an ophthalmic ointment containing either 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin, or another prophylactic approved by the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 7-1302.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1302.01
§ 7-1302.01. Determination of need for mental retardation facilities and services in the District.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-531.11 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-531.11
§ 7-531.11. Reporting to Council.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall prepare and submit to the Council annual reports on the volunteer service credit program and any demonstration projects established under § 7-531.07 . These reports shall at a minimum include:
(1) A description of the participating population, including the number or persons served and the services provided;
(2) The number of service credits outstanding at the conclusion of the reporting period;
(3) Program costs, including the cost to the District government of honoring service credits when volunteers have been unavailable;
(4) A description of any positive or negative effects on other volunteer activities;
(5) A program evaluation, including an assessment of the quality of services provided, participant satisfaction, and the need to increase or decrease the categories of targeted services or the hours of service availability; and
(6) Recommendations regarding continuation of the program or amendments to this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 7-2341.12 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23B / § 7-2341.12
§ 7-2341.12. Reciprocity for emergency medical services personnel certified in other jurisdictions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may grant provisional certification, at the equivalent classification level, to any individual possessing a current valid emergency medical services personnel credential issued by any state or United States territory.
(b) The provisional certification issued pursuant to this section shall be effective for a period not to exceed 90 days.
(c) The Mayor may fully certify the individual as emergency medical services personnel in the District of Columbia, at the appropriate classification level, upon verification from the state or territory originally granting certification that the individual has successfully completed training and competency evaluation equivalent to that required by the Mayor by this chapter and by rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or upon the successful completion by the individual of the District’s competency evaluation at the appropriate classification level.
D.C. Code § 7-1305.14 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / § 7-1305.14
§ 7-1305.14. Deprivation of civil rights; public or private employment; retention of rights; liability; immunity; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall be deprived of any civil right, or public or private employment, solely by reason of his or her having received services, voluntarily or involuntarily, for an intellectual or developmental disability.
(b) Any person who has been admitted or committed to a facility under the provisions of this chapter retains all rights not specifically denied him or her under this chapter, including rights of habeas corpus.
(c) Any person who violates or abuses any rights or privileges protected by this chapter shall be liable for damages as determined by law, for Court costs and for reasonable attorneys’ fees. Any person who acts in good faith compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for actions in connection with evaluation, admission, commitment, habilitative programming, education or discharge of a resident. However, this section shall not relieve any person from liability for acts of negligence, misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance.
D.C. Code § 7-402 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 4 / § 7-402
§ 7-402. Health care professional volunteer assistance protection.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed physician, registered nurse, certified midwife, or advanced practice registered nurse certified or practicing in the specialty of obstetrics or gynecology who in good faith provides health care or treatment at or on behalf of a free health clinic operating lawfully in the District of Columbia without the expectation of receiving or intending to receive compensation shall not be liable in civil damages for any act or omission in the course of rendering the health care or treatment, unless the act or omission is an intentional wrong or manifests a willful or wanton disregard for the health or safety of others.
(b) A licensed physician, registered nurse, certified midwife, or advanced practice registered nurse providing medical care or assistance in obstetrics or gynecology in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall provide and shall require his or her prospective client to sign a written statement witnessed by 2 persons in which the parties agree to the rendering of the health care or treatment.
(c) The immunity provided in subsection (a) of this section shall apply to any claim, arising out of health care or treatment given under subsection (a) of this section against:
  (1) District of Columbia public health clinic; and
  (2) a free clinic, and the District of Columbia as an indemnifier of such a free clinic, which meets the eligibility requirements of § 1-307.21(2) .
D.C. Code § 7-2304.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23 / § 7-2304.01
§ 7-2304.01. Issuance of public health emergency executive order.
Status: in_force

(a) When the Mayor declares a public emergency pursuant to § 7-2304 , the Mayor may issue an additional executive order to proclaim a public health emergency if the Mayor has reasonable cause to believe that there is an imminent hazard of or actual occurrence of any of the following harms:
  (1) A large number of deaths in the District of Columbia;
  (2) A large number of serious or long-term human health disabilities in the District of Columbia;
  (3) Widespread exposure to an infectious or toxic agent that poses a significant risk of substantial future harm to a large number of people in the District of Columbia;
  (4) Use, dissemination, or detonation of a weapon of mass destruction, as defined by Chapter 31A of Title 22 , in the District of Columbia; or
  (5) Other emergency events that create an acute and immediate need for volunteer health practitioners.
(b) An executive order issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to the publication requirements of § 7-2306(d) .
(c) A public health emergency executive order shall specify:
  (1) The existence, nature, extent, and severity of the public health emergency;
  (2) The geographic areas subject to the declaration;
  (3) The conditions that have brought about the public health emergency, if known;
  (4) The measures necessary to relieve the public health emergency;
  (5) The specific requirements of the order and the persons upon whom the order is binding; and
  (6) The duration of the order, which shall be consistent with the provisions of § 7-2306 .
(d) A public health emergency executive order may include terms that:
  (1) Require that the conduct and management of the affairs and property of licensed health care providers in the District of Columbia shall be such that they will reasonably assist and not unreasonably detract from the ability of the District of Columbia government to successfully respond to and control the public health emergency in accordance with the provisions of the District of Columbia response plan and of subchapter II of Chapter 1 of this title ;
  (2) Appoint licensed health care providers, either from the District of Columbia or from other jurisdictions, as temporary agents of the District of Columbia; provided, that such appointments are:
    (A) In effect solely for the duration of the public health emergency;
    (B) In effect solely for the purpose of assisting the District of Columbia in implementing the provisions of the District of Columbia response plan and of subchapter II of Chapter 1 of this title ; and
    (C) Without compensation;
  (3) Exempt licensed health care providers, either from the District of Columbia or from other jurisdictions, from civil liability for damages for any actions taken within the scope of the provider’s employment or voluntary service to implement the provisions of the District of Columbia response plan and of subchapter II of Chapter 1 of this title , except in instances of gross negligence, and solely for the duration of the public health emergency; and
  (4) Waive any licensing requirements, permits, or fees otherwise required by District of Columbia law to allow health care providers from other jurisdictions appointed as temporary agents to respond to the public health emergency pursuant to this subsection; provided, that the appointed temporary agents are licensed in their home jurisdictions in their fields of expertise.
(d-1) Except as otherwise provided in an executive order issued pursuant to this section, this section shall not otherwise restrict or limit the use and deployment of volunteer health practitioners or the rights, privileges, duties, and immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners pursuant to Chapter 23C of this title [ § 7-2361.01 et seq.].
(e) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 7-2401 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 24 / § 7-2401
§ 7-2401. Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

In the interest of preventing nuclear war, reversing the economic impact of weapons spending, and safeguarding District of Columbia residents, and recognizing that civil defense cannot provide protection from nuclear destruction, it is by the electors declared the public policy of the District of Columbia to support:
(1) A mutual United States-Soviet Union nuclear weapons freeze as a first step toward arms reduction;
(2) Redirection of resources to job creation and human needs; and
(3) Avoidance of nuclear war, not futile preparation to withstand nuclear attack.
D.C. Code § 7-863.04 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 8C / § 7-863.04
§ 7-863.04. 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 subchapter.
D.C. Code § 7-1671.06i — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16B / § 7-1671.06i
§ 7-1671.06i. Grounds for protest.
Status: in_force

(a) A protest against a medical cannabis retailer license by persons with standing under § 7-1671.06g shall be on the basis of:
  (1) A violation of this chapter by the applicant;
  (2) A violation of civil law by the applicant that is directly related to the operation of the business or establishment for which the license is sought; or
  (3) Vehicular and pedestrian safety.
(b) The ABC Board shall determine whether a violation of civil law is directly related to the operation of the business or establishment for which the license is sought by considering the totality of the following factors:
  (1) Whether specific elements of the violation are directly related to the specific duties and responsibilities of the license; and
  (2) Any evidence produced by the applicant concerning the applicant's fitness, including the length of time that has elapsed since the violation and mitigating circumstances.
(c) The ABC Board may issue a license, approve the renewal of a license, or approve the transfer of a medical cannabis retailer license to a new location without a hearing on the protest if the ABC Board finds that the basis of the protest lacks substance.
D.C. Code § 7-2169 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 21D / § 7-2169
§ 7-2169. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter , an amendment made by this chapter, or the application of such a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of and amendments made by this chapter, and the application of the provision or amendment held to be unconstitutional to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected thereby.
D.C. Code § 7-751.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7B / § 7-751.05
§ 7-751.05. Release of information.
Status: in_force

(a) Any applicant to the Program shall agree to execute a release to allow the Department access to loan records, credit information, and information from lenders necessary to verify eligibility and to determine loan repayments. The applicant is required to submit all requested loan documentation prior to approval by the Program.
(b) It is the responsibility of the participant to negotiate with each lending institution for the terms and conditions of the educational loan repayments. Any penalties associated with early repayment shall be the responsibility of the participant.
D.C. Code § 7-1104 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11 / § 7-1104
§ 7-1104. Discharge of financial obligations.
Status: in_force

The Compact Administrator, subject to the approval of the Mayor or his designated agent, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon the District of Columbia by the Compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder.
D.C. Code § 7-2508.05 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 25 / § 7-2508.05
§ 7-2508.05. Sharing of registration information; Freedom of Information Act exception.
Status: in_force

(a) Gun offender registration information shall not be made available except as authorized under subsection (b) of this section. No gun offender registration information shall be available as a public record under § 2-532 .
(b) The Chief is authorized to make gun offender registration information available to other local, state, or federal government agencies.
D.C. Code § 7-2341.18 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 23B / § 7-2341.18
§ 7-2341.18. Judicial review.
Status: in_force

A person or entity aggrieved by a decision of the Office of Administrative Hearings may appeal the decision to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.] and pursuant to Chapter 18A of Title 2 [ § 2-1831.01 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 7-1671.06e — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16B / § 7-1671.06e
§ 7-1671.06e. Retailer delivery endorsement and internet retailer deliveries.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a retailer license shall be eligible to apply to the ABC Board for a delivery endorsement. The holder of a delivery endorsement shall be permitted to offer curbside pickup and deliver medical cannabis directly to a qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's caregiver at residential and commercial building addresses located in the District that are not on District government or Federal property or public or private school grounds.
(b) (1) The holder of an internet retailer license shall not be required to obtain a delivery endorsement to be permitted to deliver medical cannabis directly to a qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's caregiver at residential and commercial building addresses located in the District that are not on District government or Federal property or public or private school grounds.
  (2) The holder of an internet retailer license shall not be permitted to offer curbside pickup at its ABC Board-approved location to qualifying patients and caregivers.
(c) A retailer with a retailer delivery endorsement or an internet retailer shall:
  (1) Only receive and accept an order by electronic or other means from a qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's caregiver;
  (2) Only deliver to the qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's caregiver at the District address provided by the patient or caregiver and not leave the product without verifying the identity of the recipient;
  (3) Only travel through the District and not any surrounding jurisdictions to make deliveries;
  (4) Abide by rules and standards as may be established by the ABC Board pursuant to § 7-1671.13 concerning:
    (A) The frequency of deliveries to a single qualifying patient or caregiver in a day, week, or month;
    (B) Overnight storage of any medical cannabis or medical cannabis products; and
    (C) The operation and number of delivery vehicles allowed;
  (5) Abide by the rules posted by any landlord or property owner with respect to prohibitions on cannabis deliveries on its property;
  (6) Use its employees or a licensed courier to deliver medical cannabis or medical cannabis products;
  (7) At the time of an order, require the qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's caregiver to provide information necessary to verify that the qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's caregiver is qualified to purchase and receive a delivery of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products in accordance with this chapter and regulations issued pursuant to § 7-1671.13 ;
  (8) (A) Prior to transferring possession of the order to a qualifying patient 21 years of age or older or the qualifying patient's caregiver, inspect the qualifying patient's or qualifying patient's caregiver's valid government-issued identification card and valid ABCA registration to verify their age and that the information provided at the time the order was placed matches information listed on the government-issued identification card and ABCA registration; and
    (B) Prior to transferring possession of the order to a qualifying patient under age 21 or to the qualifying patient's caregiver, inspect the qualifying patient or caregiver's government-issued identification card and ABCA registration to verify the possession of a valid registration and that the information provided at the time the order was placed matches the information listed on the government-issued identification and ABCA registration;
  (9) (A) Maintain, in each vehicle used for deliveries of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products, a secure, locked storage compartment for purposes of transporting and securing cash used as payment and the medical cannabis or medical cannabis products.
    (B) The retailer shall not store cash and medical cannabis or medical cannabis products in the same storage compartments;
  (10) Only use delivery vehicles that:
    (A) Contain a Global Positioning System ("GPS") device for identifying the geographic location of the delivery vehicle; which GPS device shall be either permanently or temporarily affixed to the delivery vehicle while the delivery vehicle is in operation and remain active and in the possession of the delivery employee at all times during the delivery; and
    (B) Do not bear any markings, images, words, or phrases that would indicate the delivery vehicle is used to deliver medical cannabis, including the name of the retailer or internet retailer, or any cannabis-related related images; and
  (11) Be permitted to dispense medical cannabis or medical cannabis products through curbside pickup or at-the-door pickup to a qualifying patient or caregiver if the retailer:
    (A) Implements a process to verify age and validate the ABCA registration of the patient or caregiver;
    (B) Implements procedures to ensure that curbside pickup or at-the-door pickup is completed quickly and efficiently; and
    (C) Implements a mechanism or recordkeeping process for qualifying patients or caregivers to document receipt of curbside pickup or at-the-door pickup.
(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the holder of the retailer delivery endorsement may offer curbside pickup or deliver medical cannabis during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., 7 days per week.
  (2) The ABC Board may alter the hours set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection through rulemaking.
(e) Applicants for the retailer delivery endorsement shall complete an application prescribed by the ABC Board by regulations issued pursuant to § 7-1671.13 .
[(f)] The minimum initial application fee for the endorsement shall be $300. The endorsement shall be valid for 3 years with a minimum annual license fee of $300.
(g) The retailer's or internet retailer's failure to check the required information in subsection(c)(8)(A) or (B) of this paragraph may result in the ABC Board issuing a fine against the retailer or internet retailer or suspending or revoking its license in accordance with this chapter or regulations issued pursuant to § 7-1671.13
(h) For purposes of this section, a public or private park shall not be considered to be either a residential or commercial building address.
D.C. Code § 7-2034 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 20 / § 7-2034
§ 7-2034. License required.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, no person shall, either directly or indirectly, operate a child development facility in the District without first having obtained a license to do so.
(b) An applicant for a license to operate a child development facility shall establish to the satisfaction of the Mayor, that the facility meets all requirements set forth in this subchapter and rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter.
(c) An applicant for a license shall:
  (1) Submit an application to the Mayor on a form required and provided by the Mayor;
  (2) Submit supporting documentation required by the Mayor; and
  (3) Pay the applicable fee established by the Mayor, except that no license fee shall be required of any child development facility operated by the District government.
(d) The license shall be valid for a period of time to be determined by the Mayor and only for the premises and persons named as applicants in the application. Any change in ownership of a licensee owned by a person or in the legal or beneficial ownership of a percentage of stock established by rule of a corporate licensee shall require relicensure.
(e) The Mayor may authorize the issuance of provisional and restricted licenses under specific circumstances and criteria to be established by rule.
D.C. Code § 7-2071.10 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 20A / § 7-2071.10
§ 7-2071.10. Requirements for health benefits plans, HealthCare Alliance, and the Department of Human Services.
Status: in_force

(a) Health benefits plans and the HealthCare Alliance shall:
  (1) Include in their marketing and membership materials information regarding the availability of the Ombudsman Program;
  (2) Send annually to their members notification of the availability of the Ombudsman Program; and
  (3) Provide members the telephone number of the Ombudsman Program upon request.
(b) A health benefits plan may use the one-page, easy-to-read flyer developed by the Ombudsman Program to describe its services to meet the notice requirements under subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section.
(d) DHS shall display prominently on its website, in all public benefits applications, in all official materials conveying information about public benefits, and in each of its service centers, a notice of information regarding the availability of, and services provided by, the Ombudsman Program, including the Ombudsman Program's telephone number, email address, and website.
D.C. Code § 7-144 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / § 7-144
§ 7-144. Construction.
Status: in_force

Each and every provision of this subchapter shall be constructed liberally in aid of the powers vested in the public authorities looking to the protection of the public health, comfort, and welfare and not by way of limitation.
D.C. Code § 7-503.16 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / § 7-503.16
§ 7-503.16. Establishment of Community-Led Task Group.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 7-2085.01 — DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 20C / § 7-2085.01
§ 7-2085.01. Wraparound services grant program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall, on an annual basis, issue a grant of $75,000 to a nonprofit organization that provides support and mentorship to female students who are District residents attending elementary through high school, focuses on preventing teen pregnancies, and encourages college attendance and workforce development.
(b) A grant issued by the Department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be for the purpose of hiring a full-time employee to provide wraparound services to participating students.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Department" means the Department of Health.
  (2) "Wraparound services" means health or mental health services provided by a health professional licensed, registered, or certified to practice in the District.