Title 7 — Human Health Care and Safety.
61 chapters · 896 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 7-2301 Definitions
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As used in this chapter the term: (1) “Communicable disease” means that term as it is defined in § 7-132(2). (1A) “District of Columbia response plan” means the District of Columbia’s state plan for public emergency preparedness and prevention prepared pursuant to § 201 of the Di…
D.C. Code § 7-2302 Establishment of program of public emergency preparedness; publication
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(a) The Mayor may establish a program of public emergency preparedness that utilizes the services of all appropriate agencies (including the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency) and the program shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Development of a District of C…
D.C. Code § 7-2303 Transmittal of plan or program to Council
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(a) The Mayor shall transmit to the Council of the District of Columbia complete copies of any existing plan or program prepared pursuant to § 201 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5121) within 30 calendar days of March 5, 1981. The plan or program shall be valid on…
D.C. Code § 7-2304 Issuance of emergency executive order; contents; actions of Mayor after issuance
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(a) Upon reasonable apprehension of the existence of a public emergency and the determination by the Mayor that the issuance of an order is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, and as a prerequisite to requesting emergency or m…
D.C. Code § 7-2304.01 Issuance of public health emergency executive order
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(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 followi…
D.C. Code § 7-2305 Regulations; recommendation of legislation
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In addition to disaster prevention measures included in District of Columbia government and interjurisdictional public emergency plans, to prevent or manage the harmful consequences of a disaster, and consistent with the provisions of other law, the Mayor shall, when appropriate,…
D.C. Code § 7-2306 Duration of emergency executive order; extension; publication of order; regional programs and agreements
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(a) An emergency executive order, or a public health emergency executive order, issued by the Mayor shall be effective for a period of no more than 15 calendar days from the day it is signed by the Mayor, but may be rescinded in whole or in part by the Mayor within that period sh…
D.C. Code § 7-2307 Violation of emergency executive order
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An emergency executive order issued by the Mayor may provide for a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation. The Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia or any Assistant Corporation Counsel may bring an action in the name of the District of Columbia against anyone …
D.C. Code § 7-2308 Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act to emergency executive order
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No action taken pursuant to an emergency executive order issued by the Mayor pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to § 2-509, until after the expiration date of the emergency executive order.