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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 26 - Reporting of Injuries Caused by Firearms or Other Dangerous Weapons › § 7–2602. Nature and contents of reports

§ 7–2602. Nature and contents of reports.
An oral report shall be made immediately by telephone or otherwise, and followed as soon thereafter as possible by a report in writing, to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Such reports shall contain, if readily available, the name, address, and age of the injured person, and shall also contain the nature and extent of the person’s injuries, and any other information which the physician or other person required to make the report believes might be helpful in establishing the cause of the injuries and the identity of the person who caused the injuries.
(Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1355, Pub. L. 89-776, § 2.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-1362.
1973 Ed., § 2-182.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 26 - Reporting of Injuries Caused by Firearms or Other Dangerous Weapons › § 7–2603. Immunity from liability

§ 7–2603. Immunity from liability.
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.
(Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1355, Pub. L. 89-776, § 3.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-1363.
1973 Ed., § 2-183.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 27 - Health Regulations for Federal Government Restaurants › § 7–2701. Health regulations applicable to federal government restaurants; exceptions

§ 7–2701. Health regulations applicable to federal government restaurants; exceptions.
(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.
(Dec. 20, 1944, 58 Stat. 826, ch. 613.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-1301.
1973 Ed., § 6-1101.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 48-102.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Sections 401 and 402 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2801. Purpose

§ 7–2801. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the sale, lease, rental, installation, service, repair, maintenance, and use of security or fire alarm systems and components thereof, and to license security or fire alarm dealers and agents within the boundaries of the District of Columbia.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 2, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(c), 35 DCR 1051.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3101.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2803. Prohibition of prerecorded transmittals

§ 7–2803. Prohibition of prerecorded transmittals.
Except for signaling devices jointly approved by the District of Columbia Fire Department and the Department of Aging and Community Living under the Life Safety System, no person shall transmit or cause to be transmitted a prerecorded message to report any fire, burglary, holdup, or other emergency directly to the Metropolitan Police Department or the District of Columbia Fire Department by means of any telephone device, telephone attachment, alarm system, or other device. Any person violating this section shall be subject to a fine of up to $100 for each offense.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 4, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(e), 35 DCR 1051; Mar. 29, 2019, D.C. Law 22-276, § 3(h), 66 DCR 1721.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3103.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2806. Duties of alarm dealers

§ 7–2806. Duties of alarm dealers.
(a) Alarm dealers shall maintain in a secure and confidential manner records of all sales, leases, rentals, or installations of alarm systems and of service calls for alarm systems. Such records shall include the name of the alarm user, the address of the premises at which the alarm system is located, the date of installation or service call, and such other information as the Mayor may require. Such records shall be maintained for a period of no less than 1 year, unless specific records are required to be maintained for a longer period by the Mayor.
(b)(1) Alarm dealers shall provide to users complete oral and written instructions and demonstrations in the proper care and use of any alarm or alarm system sold to or installed for a user.
(2) Warranties provided by alarm dealers to users shall be in writing. Alarm dealers shall also provide users with copies of written warranties by the manufacturer which are enforceable by the user.
(3) Alarm dealers shall inform alarm users that the use of alarms within the boundaries of the District of Columbia is governed by law.
(4) Upon the sale or installation of an alarm system, alarm dealers shall obtain from the alarm user a written acknowledgment that the requirements set forth in this subsection have been met. Such acknowledgment shall be signed by the user and maintained as part of the records required to be kept by subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Alarm dealers who contract with a user to respond to the scene of an alarm activation shall post on the premises, in a conspicuous place visible from outside the premises, a sticker or other sign indicating the name and telephone number of the alarm dealer. When an alarm system has been activated the alarm dealer shall have an alarm agent present at the premises within 1 hour after being requested to do so by the Metropolitan Police Department or District of Columbia Fire Department, unless good cause is shown.
(d) Alarm dealers have an affirmative duty to adequately train and supervise alarm agents in their employ. Any alarm dealer which installs, inspects, maintains, repairs or services any alarm system must employ or otherwise engage the services of at least 1 person who possesses, at a minimum, a current master electrician limited license which is valid in the District.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 7, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(h), 35 DCR 1051.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3106.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-2804.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2807. Duties of security alarm users

§ 7–2807. Duties of security alarm users.
(a) An alarm system user shall not cause or permit any false alarm.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of alarm users to instruct any employees or others who may have occasion to activate an alarm that alarm systems are to be activated only in emergency situations to summon an immediate police or fire department response. Alarm users shall also instruct appropriate employees as to the operation of the alarm system, to include setting, activation, and resetting of the alarm.
(c) Alarm users shall be responsible for seeing that alarm systems are maintained in good working order and that defects which could cause false alarms are promptly repaired.
(d) Users of alarm systems who have not contracted with an alarm dealer for an alarm agent to respond to the scene of alarm activations shall indicate the telephone numbers of at least 2 responsible persons who are capable of deactivating and resetting the alarm system and of assisting the police or fire department to secure the premises, if necessary, and who may be notified by the Metropolitan Police Department or District of Columbia Fire Department to respond to the scene by either: (1) posting the names of such persons on a sticker or other sign on the premises in a conspicuous place visible from outside the premises; or (2) filing the names with the Mayor as defined by regulation. Such person or persons shall respond to the scene within one-half hour after being requested to do so by the Metropolitan Police Department or District of Columbia Fire Department, unless good cause is shown.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 8, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(i), 35 DCR 1051.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3107.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2808. Standards for security and fire alarm systems

§ 7–2808. Standards for security and fire alarm systems.
(a) No person shall install or maintain an audible alarm system which creates a sound capable of being mistakenly identified as that of an emergency vehicle siren or a civil defense warning siren.
(b) The Mayor is authorized to deactivate any exterior audible alarm system which continues to emit a sound for more than one-half hour.
(c) No person shall install or maintain an alarm system which does not have some safeguard which allows reasonable delay to halt or recall an accidental alarm activation before the alarm is communicated to the Metropolitan Police Department or District of Columbia Fire Department for response to the scene.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 9, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(j), 35 DCR 1051.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3108.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2809. Exceptions

§ 7–2809. Exceptions.
(a) This chapter shall not apply to the use of alarm systems by law-enforcement personnel for law-enforcement purposes.
(b) This chapter shall not apply to alarm systems installed in motor vehicles, boats, or aircraft.
(c) This chapter shall not apply to alarm systems which do not communicate directly or indirectly with the Metropolitan Police Department or District of Columbia Fire Department to request a police or fire department response, but which are designed solely to alert personnel or others directly connected with or employed by the owner or operator of the protected premises or an agency who are required to respond to the scene of the activation prior to initiating a call for police or fire department services.
(d) This chapter shall not apply to persons engaged solely in the manufacture or sale of alarm systems or components thereof from a fixed location.
(e) This chapter shall not apply to telephone answering services which receive alarm activation signals and relay information to the Metropolitan Police Department or District of Columbia Fire Department, but do not function in any other manner as an agency or alarm dealer.
(f) This chapter shall not apply to electricians who may have occasion to deal with electrical components of alarm systems, but who are not alarm dealers or alarm agents, or acting in any such capacity.
(g) This chapter shall not apply to any alarm system used, operated, or installed in any premises or place owned, leased, occupied, or under the control of the governments of the United States or the District of Columbia, nor to any officer, agent, or employee of either government while acting or employed in his official capacity.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 10, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(k), 35 DCR 1051.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3109.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2810. Inspections

§ 7–2810. Inspections.
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.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 11, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(l), 35 DCR 1051.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3110.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2811. Penalties generally

§ 7–2811. Penalties generally.
(a) Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates a provision of this chapter shall be fined no less than $40 nor more than $100.
(b) All fines levied pursuant to this chapter are civil in nature.
(c) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this chapter, or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of this chapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2. Adjudication of any infraction of this chapter shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 12, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(m), 35 DCR 1051; Mar. 8, 1991, D.C. Law 8-237, § 18, 38 DCR 314.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3111.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2812. Notice of violation

§ 7–2812. Notice of violation.
(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.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 13, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(n), 35 DCR 1051; May 10, 1989, D.C. Law 7-231, § 22, 36 DCR 492.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3112.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-2813, § 7-2814, and § 7-2815.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2813. Trial

§ 7–2813. Trial.
(a) Unless otherwise provided, the conduct of any civil trial commenced pursuant to § 7-2812 shall be governed by the Rules of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(b) In such trial, the complaint of a violation of this chapter shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel. The burden of proof shall be upon the District of Columbia and no violation of this chapter may be established except upon proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 14, 27 DCR 3760.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3113.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-2812.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2814. Collection of fines and fees

§ 7–2814. Collection of fines and fees.
(a) All fines, collateral and fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
(b) A fine or collateral is due and payable under this chapter upon default or a finding at trial in favor of the District or upon the failure of a person to answer a notice of violation within 15 days as provided in § 7-2812(e).
(c) Failure of a person to pay a fine or collateral when due shall cause such fine or collateral to be due and payable in twice the original amount not to exceed $300.
(d) The District of Columbia shall have a lien upon any amount due and payable as a fine or collateral pursuant to this chapter. However, no such lien shall be effective unless: (1) the District shall have filed in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia, in a docket provided for such liens, a written statement containing the name and address of the violator and the date and approximate place of the violation; and (2) the District shall have given notice of the filing of such lien to the violator. Thereafter, the District is authorized to file suit in the amount of its lien.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 15, 27 DCR 3760.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3114.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter I - General › § 7–2815. Miscellaneous provisions

§ 7–2815. Miscellaneous provisions.
(a) In accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 2, the Mayor shall issue such rules and procedures as are necessary to implement this chapter. Except as provided by the Mayor, the Metropolitan Police Department and District of Columbia Fire Department shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter and the issuance of any notice of violation pursuant to § 7-2812.
(b) If any portion of this chapter is for any reason held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-107, § 16, 27 DCR 3760; Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-99, § 2(o), 35 DCR 1051.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3115.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28 - Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulations › Subchapter II - Private Security Camera System Incentive Program › § 7–2832. Private Security Camera Incentive Fund

§ 7–2832. Private Security Camera Incentive Fund.
(a) There is established as a special fund the Private Security Camera Incentive Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund:
(1) Funds appropriated by the District;
(2) Grants;
(3) Donations from the public; and
(4) Donations from private entities.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to implement the Private Security Camera Incentive Program ("Program"), including:
(1) Providing rebates to eligible participants;
(2) Providing vouchers to eligible participants; and
(3) Appropriate overhead or administrative expenses related to the Program and the Fund.
(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, 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.
(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.
(June 30, 2016, D.C. Law 21-125, § 215, 63 DCR 4659.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 3 of Private Security Camera Incentive Program Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-361, Apr. 27, 2016, 63 DCR 6826).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution › § 7–2851. Definitions

§ 7–2851. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Department of Health” means the District of Columbia Department of Health.
(2) “Engineered sharps injury protection” means a physical attribute built into a sharp that effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident by a mechanism such as a barrier creation, blunting, encapsulation, withdrawal, retraction, destruction, or other effective mechanisms.
(3) “Exposure incident” means contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from a sharp injury.
(4) “Person” means any individual, corporation, or other such entity that sells, distributes, uses, or possesses sharps.
(5) “Sharp” means any medical device that is or contains a needle.
(6) “Sharps injury” means any injury caused by a sharp, including cuts, abrasions, or needlesticks.
(Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 2, 48 DCR 1633.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution › § 7–2852. Prohibition

§ 7–2852. Prohibition.
(a) No sharp shall be sold, distributed, used, or possessed within the District of Columbia (“District”) unless its premarket notification for medical devises with engineered sharps injury protections has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, approved October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 794; 21 U.S.C. § 360(k)).
(b) The Director of the Department of Health (“Director”) may provide a waiver of the prohibition in subsection (a) of this section to any person that can establish through objective data that:
(1) The use of sharps without engineered sharps injury protections is essential to the performance of a specific medical procedure;
(2) Sharps with engineered sharps injury protections are not presently available for use in that medical procedure; and
(3) In the case of a manufacturer, the manufacturer is currently developing, and will continue to develop:
(A) Sharps with engineered injury protections; or
(B) Medical devices that do not incorporate a needle into their design that are suitable for the specific medical procedure.
(c) For a period of one year following the implementation of the prohibition pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and § 7-2858, a waiver of the prohibition shall be granted to all persons for use of syringes that are pre-filled with medications by a pharmaceutical company.
(d) This chapter shall not apply to the sale, distribution, use, or possession of sharps used in the practice of dentistry or in the self-administration of drugs, medicines, or other treatments.
(Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 3, 48 DCR 1633.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution › § 7–2853. Reporting

§ 7–2853. Reporting.
Any person involved in an exposure incident within the District shall report the incident to the Director within 90 days of its occurrence. The report shall include the date and time of the exposure, the type and brand of sharp involved in the exposure incident, and a description of the exposure incident. The Director shall compile an annual report of all exposure incidents within the District and make the report available to the public upon request.
(Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 4, 48 DCR 1633.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution › § 7–2854. Penalties

§ 7–2854. Penalties.
(a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000. The Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia may bring an action to restrain violations of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Any person who willfully and intentionally violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the following:
(1) On a first offense, a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both; and
(2) On a second or subsequent offense, a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 5, 48 DCR 1633.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution › § 7–2855. Rules

§ 7–2855. Rules.
The Director, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 6, 48 DCR 1633.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution › § 7–2856. Appropriations. [Repealed]

§ 7–2856. Appropriations. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 7, 48 DCR 1633; Aug. 16, 2008, D.C. Law 17-219, § 7026, 55 DCR 7598.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution › § 7–2857. Nonseverability

§ 7–2857. Nonseverability.
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held to be unconstitutional, beyond the statutory authority of the Council of the District of Columbia, or otherwise invalid, then all provisions of this chapter shall be deemed invalid.
(Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 8, 48 DCR 1633.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution › § 7–2858. Applicability

§ 7–2858. Applicability.
This chapter shall apply 12 months after April 4, 2001.
(Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 9, 48 DCR 1633.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-2852.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28B - Youth Athletic Concussion Protection › § 7–2871.01. Definitions

§ 7–2871.01. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Athlete” means a person who engages in athletic activity who is 18 years old or younger.
(2) “Athletic activity” means a program or event, including practice and competition, organized as part of a school-sponsored, interscholastic-athletic program, an athletic program sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation, or an athletic program under the auspices of a nonprofit or for-profit organization. The term “athletic activity” includes participation in physical education classes that are part of a school curriculum.
(3) “Concussion” means a traumatic injury to the brain causing a change in a person’s mental status at the time of the injury, such as feeling dazed, disoriented, or confused, which may or may not involve a loss of consciousness, resulting from:
(A) A fall;
(B) A blow or jolt to the head or body;
(C) The shaking or spinning of the head or body; or
(D) The acceleration and deceleration of the head.
(4) “School” means a public school operated under the authority of the Mayor and any charter, parochial, or private school in the District.
(Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-22, § 2, 58 DCR 6506.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28B - Youth Athletic Concussion Protection › § 7–2871.02. Concussion protection

§ 7–2871.02. Concussion protection.
(a) An athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion in an athletic activity shall be immediately removed from physical participation in the athletic activity.
(b) An athlete who has been removed from an athletic activity may not return to physical participation in the athletic activity until he or she has been evaluated by a licensed or certified health-care provider and receives written clearance to return to physical participation in the athletic activity from the evaluating health-care provider.
(Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-22, § 3, 58 DCR 6506.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28B - Youth Athletic Concussion Protection › § 7–2871.03. Training program

§ 7–2871.03. Training program.
(a) The Mayor shall establish, through rulemaking, a training program on:
(1) The nature and risk of a concussion;
(2) The criteria for the removal of an athlete from physical participation in an athletic activity and his or her return to it; and
(3) The risks to an athlete of not reporting an injury and continuing to physically participate in the athletic activity.
(b) The Mayor shall determine, through rulemaking, which individuals shall be required to complete the training program.
(c) In addition to those individuals required to complete the training program, the Department of Health may make the program available to any interested individual, including school personnel, parents, students, and athletes.
(Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-22, § 4, 58 DCR 6506.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28B - Youth Athletic Concussion Protection › § 7–2871.04. Materials development and distribution

§ 7–2871.04. Materials development and distribution.
(a) The Department of Health shall create educational materials on the nature and risk of concussions.
(b) Before an athlete may participate in an athletic activity, the organizing entity shall provide the educational materials developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the athlete and the parent or guardian of the athlete. The athlete and the parent or guardian of the athlete shall sign a statement acknowledging receipt of the materials and return it to the organizing entity before the athlete shall be allowed to participate in the athletic activity.
(Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-22, § 5, 58 DCR 6506.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 28B - Youth Athletic Concussion Protection › § 7–2871.05. Rules

§ 7–2871.05. Rules.
(a)(1) Within 120 days of October 20, 2011, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The Mayor, through rulemaking, may expand the authority of this chapter to include athletic activities that are non-interscholastic school-sponsored or organized by a non-governmental organization.
(Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-22, § 6, 58 DCR 6506.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 29 - Health Care System Development Commission › § 7–2901. Establishment; purpose

§ 7–2901. Establishment; purpose.
There is established a Health Care System Development Commission (“Commission”) to develop recommendations and an implementation plan for developing the health care system.
(Oct. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 13-38, § 1302, 46 DCR 6373.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) addition of §§ 7-2901 to 7-2906, see §§ 1302 to 1307 of the Service Improvement and Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Support Emergency Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-110, July 28, 1999, 46 DCR 6320).
Short Title
Section 1301 of D.C. Law 13-38 provided: “This title may be cited as the ‘Health Care System Development Commission Establishment Act of 1999’.”
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 29 - Health Care System Development Commission › § 7–2902. Qualifications; membership; terms of office

§ 7–2902. Qualifications; membership; terms of office.
(a) The Commission shall consist of 11 members as follows:
(1) There shall be 3 ex-officio voting members as follows:
(A) The Mayor of the District of Columbia (“Mayor”);
(B) The Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”); and
(C) The Chairman of the Council’s Committee on Human Services.
(2) There shall be 5 members appointed by the Mayor and 3 members appointed by the Council by resolution.
(A) Appointed members of the Commission shall be persons with proven expertise in health care delivery, finance, insurance, public health, integrated health care delivery systems, or strategic planning.
(B) Appointed members of the Commission shall be residents of the District.
(b) A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner that the original appointment was made.
(c) The Commission shall select a chair from among its ex-officio members.
(d) Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.
(e) The term of members shall end 180 days after October 20, 1999.
(Oct. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 13-38, § 1303, 46 DCR 6373.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 29 - Health Care System Development Commission › § 7–2903. Compensation

§ 7–2903. Compensation.
Members of the Commission shall not receive compensation or reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
(Oct. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 13-38, § 1304, 46 DCR 6373.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 29 - Health Care System Development Commission › § 7–2904. Duties

§ 7–2904. Duties.
(a) The Commission shall establish criteria to be used in the development of recommendations. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Efficiency and effectiveness of the District’s health care system;
(2) Access to quality health care services;
(3) Consistency with financial plan and budget of the District;
(4) Community impact; and
(5) Economic benefits.
(b) Within 120 days after its initial meeting, the Commission shall develop a set of recommendations for developing the health care system which addresses the following:
(1) Inpatient bed over-capacity;
(2) Distribution of health care services and providers;
(3) The role and the needs of the District of Columbia Public Benefit Corporation;
(4) Maintenance of safety net providers;
(5) Impediments to accessing care beyond the lack of health care insurance;
(6) Fiscal impact of expanding health insurance coverage, including a study of the utilization of available health maintenance organization coverage by the Medicaid eligible population for each year since the advent of Medicaid HMO coverage in the District of Columbia, and the number of medically indigent District residents who have been provided care at area hospitals as compared to the total number of medically indigent persons who have received care in each hospital in each of the past 3 years;
(7) Implementation schedule for developing the health care system; and
(8) Other issues.
(c) The recommendations shall be developed in accordance with the criteria established in this section.
(Oct. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 13-38, § 1305, 46 DCR 6373.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 29 - Health Care System Development Commission › § 7–2905. Approval of recommendations

§ 7–2905. Approval of recommendations.
(a) The Mayor shall transmit the recommendations of the Commission to the Council for approval.
(b) The recommendations shall be transmitted to the Council for a 45-day period, excluding days of Council recess. The Council shall take action to approve or disapprove the recommendations. If the Council does not take action within the 45-day period, the recommendations shall be deemed disapproved.
(Oct. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 13-38, § 1306, 46 DCR 6373.)
Resolutions
Resolution 13-594, the “Health Care System Development Commission Recommendations Emergency Approval Resolution of 2000”, was approved effective June 26, 2000.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 29 - Health Care System Development Commission › § 7–2906. Office space and staffing

§ 7–2906. Office space and staffing.
(a) The Mayor shall provide sufficient office space, detail staff, and technical and administrative support to assist the Commission in the fulfillment of its duties.
(b) The Commission shall have the authority to request directly from each department, agency, or instrumentality of the District government, and each department, agency, or instrumentality is hereby authorized to furnish directly to the Commission upon its request, any information deemed necessary by the Commission to carry out its functions under this subchapter.
(Oct. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 13-38, § 1307, 46 DCR 6373.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 30 - Choice in Drug Treatment › § 7–3001. Legislative findings

§ 7–3001. Legislative findings.
(a) The current system of treating substance abusers in the District does not serve the needs of the community. There are between 65,000 and 100,000 persons in the District who need treatment for substance abuse. In the first 11 months of FY1999, the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (“APRA”) served only 5,700 clients. No statistics are available regarding whether these individuals were successfully treated. Among other things, too few detoxification services slots create a bottleneck in its treatment programs.
(b) The financial costs associated with substance abuse are enormous. According to some estimates, these costs probably exceed $1 billion in the District for health care expenditures, premature death, impaired productivity, motor vehicle crashes, crime, and social welfare cases due to alcohol and drug abuse. For every $1 spent on substance abuse treatment an average of $7 is saved in costs associated with criminal justice, health care and social services.
(c) Even more critical are the tragic human costs associated with substance abuse. Substance abuse is a major factor in crime, domestic violence, child abuse, joblessness, emergency room visits, AIDS cases, and public health in the District.
(d) In the District, the human costs are pervasive and devastating. Sixty-seven percent of recent offenders in the District tested positive in at least half of all drug tests. Similarly, 69% of APRA’s clients have an arrest record. Eighty-five percent of child protection cases, 75% of foster care cases, and 35% of AIDS cases are related to drug abuse. Moreover, one in 7 mothers delivering babies test positive for drug use as well; 38% of emergency room visit patients are under the influence of alcohol. Finally, up to 50% of perpetrators of domestic violence have substance abuse problems.
(e) Access to meaningful treatment is clearly a major hurdle to recovery. Seventy-nine percent of APRA’s clients were unemployed and had no insurance. Importantly, while 19.2% of APRA’s clients are eligible for Medicaid, APRA does not access Medicaid dollars for outpatient and residential treatment services. This oversight results is the loss of millions of dollars for such services.
(f) The existing programs offered by APRA are insufficient. Sixty percent of substance abusers have psychiatric disorders, but only a fraction of those receive treatment. The Latino community is underserved because of the lack of bilingual residential treatment programs. Additionally, existing services fail to meet the treatment needs of youth, the elderly, pregnant and parenting women, and persons with disabilities.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-146, § 2, 47 DCR 4350; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 29(a), 53 DCR 6198.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-305, in subsec. (f), substituted “persons with disabilities” for “the disabled”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 30 - Choice in Drug Treatment › § 7–3003. Establishment of the Drug Treatment Choice Program; purpose

§ 7–3003. Establishment of the Drug Treatment Choice Program; purpose.
There is established the Drug Treatment Choice Program (“Program”). The purpose of the Program is to provide District residents with access to substance abuse rehabilitation and aftercare plans at the treatment provider of their choice in consultation with a qualified substance abuse counselor, and subject to the availability of funds in the Addiction Recovery Fund.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-146, § 4, 47 DCR 4350.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-3003.01.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2(a) of Choice in Drug Treatment Emergency Amendment Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17-280, January 29, 2008, 55 DCR 1534).
Temporary Legislation
Section 2(a) of D.C. Law 17-142 added a section to read as follows:
“Sec. 4a. Establishment of the Access to Recovery Voucher Program.
“(a) There is established the Access to Recovery Voucher Program (’ATR’), which shall be administered by APRA. The purpose of ATR shall be to provide District residents with access to culturally sensitive, substance abuse treatment and recovery support services for the duration of the 3-year federal Access to Recovery grant awarded to APRA and to serve as an addition and complement to the Choice in Drug Treatment Program, established by section 4.
“(b) The duty of APRA to administer ATR shall include:
“(1) Community outreach and education;
“(2) Collaborating with federal and local agencies in regard to individuals returning to the community after being incarcerated who require substance abuse treatment or recovery support services; and
“(3) Ensuring that ATR achieves the projected target of serving over 11,000 individuals.”
Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 17-142 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 30 - Choice in Drug Treatment › § 7–3003.01. Establishment of the Access to Recovery Voucher program

§ 7–3003.01. Establishment of the Access to Recovery Voucher program.
(a) There is established the Access to Recovery Voucher Program (“ATR”), which shall be administered by APRA. The purpose of ATR shall be to provide District residents with access to culturally sensitive substance-abuse treatment and recovery-support services for the duration of the 3-year federal Access to Recovery grant awarded to APRA and to serve as an addition and complement to the Choice in Drug Treatment Program, established by § 7-3003.
(b) The duty of APRA to administer ATR shall include:
(1) Community outreach and education;
(2) Collaborating with federal and local agencies in regard to individuals returning to the community after being incarcerated who require substance-abuse treatment or recovery-support services; and
(3) Ensuring that ATR achieves the projected target of serving over 11,000 individuals.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-146, § 4a; as added Aug. 16, 2008, D.C. Law 17-219, § 5002(a), 55 DCR 7598.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-3015.
Short Title
Short title: Section 5001 of D.C. Law 17-219 provided that subtitle A of title V of the act may be cited as the “Choice in Drug Treatment Amendment Act of 2008”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 30 - Choice in Drug Treatment › § 7–3005. Administration of the Drug Treatment Choice Program and Addiction Recovery Fund

§ 7–3005. Administration of the Drug Treatment Choice Program and Addiction Recovery Fund.
APRA shall administer the Program and Fund by:
(1) Performing certification of treatment providers;
(2) Creating standardized intake forms and procedures to be utilized by APRA and treatment providers;
(3) Monitoring intake screening and assessments performed by qualified substance abuse counselors located within the APRA or the treatment providers;
(4) Determining whether the applicant is eligible to participate in the Program following the intake screening and assessment;
(5) Requiring the persons performing the intake screening and assessment, after determining eligibility, to share with the client the entire spectrum of treatment providers and to inform the client of his or her right to select the treatment provider of his or her choice in consultation with a qualified substance abuse counselor;
(6) Reviewing rehabilitation and aftercare plans, including estimated costs, submitted by treatment providers;
(7) Providing payment directly to treatment providers for services rendered at such times as established between APRA and the treatment provider; and
(8) Monitoring the rehabilitation and aftercare plans and the quality of the services rendered by the treatment providers.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-146, § 6, 47 DCR 4350.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2 of Choice in Drug Treatment Grants Emergency Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-149, July 26, 2005, 52 DCR 7191).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 30 - Choice in Drug Treatment › § 7–3005.01. Certification and participation by treatment providers

§ 7–3005.01. Certification and participation by treatment providers.
To improve access to substance abuse rehabilitation and aftercare for persons needing addiction treatment services, the Director of the Department of Health (“Director”) is authorized to exercise procurement authority to carry out the purposes of this chapter independent of the Office of Contracting and Procurement. The Director may enter into provider agreements or other agreements only with providers certified under Chapter 23 of Title 29 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. It shall no longer be necessary for providers to be certified under Chapter 24 of Title 29 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations in order to be eligible to provide services under the Choice in Drug Treatment Program. The Director shall exercise this authority consistent with Chapter 3A of Title 2; except that § 2-352.01(a) shall not apply.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-146, § 6a; as added Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 5042, 52 DCR 7503; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 212, 59 DCR 6190.)
Effect of Amendments
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-171 substituted “consistent with Chapter 3A of Title 2; except that § 2-352.01(a) shall not apply” for “consistent with Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2, except with regard to the powers and duties outlined in § 2-301.05(a), (b), (c), and (e).”
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 5042 of Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-168, July 26, 2005, 52 DCR 7667).
Short Title
Short title of subtitle E of title V of Law 16-33: Section 5041 of D.C. Law 16-33 provided that subtitle E of title V of the act may be cited as the Choice in Drug Treatment Amendment Act of 2005.