Title 7 — Human Health Care and Safety.
61 chapters · 896 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 7-2101 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Child” means any individual who is: (A) Under 18 years of age; (B) 18 to 20 years of age and subject to a consent decree or dispositional order entered pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 16; or (C) 18 to 21 years of age and has an ind…
D.C. Code § 7-2102 License requirements
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(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, it shall be unlawful to operate a facility in the District, whether public or private, for profit or not for profit, without being licensed by the Mayor. Each facility shall be licensed by both its type and the le…
D.C. Code § 7-2103 Rules
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(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 lice…
D.C. Code § 7-2104 Governing boards and advisory committees
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(a) Each facility except a foster home shall have a governing board or local advisory committee that includes 1 or more representatives of the neighborhood where the facility is located. If a licensee operates more than 1 facility in the District, a single governing board or advi…
D.C. Code § 7-2105 Inspections
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(a)(1) To ensure that each new facility will be in compliance with this chapter, the rules issued pursuant to this chapter, and all other applicable laws, the Mayor shall conduct an on-site inspection before a facility’s initial licensure. Instead of issuing a full-year license t…
D.C. Code § 7-2106 Monitoring of residents placed outside District or in therapeutic care
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(a)(1) The Mayor and the Board of Education shall ensure that every resident receiving therapeutic care has an up-to-date, individualized treatment plan (“ITP”) composed of coordinated therapeutic, educational, and residential components. Each ITP shall be jointly formulated and …
D.C. Code § 7-2107 Provisional and restricted licensure
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(a) As an alternative to denial, nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation of a license, whenever a facility has numerous deficiencies or a serious single deficiency with respect to the standards established under § 7-2103(a)(2) through (4), the Mayor may: (1) Issue a provisional lic…
D.C. Code § 7-2108 Enforcement and penalties
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(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 we…