Title 7, Human Health Care and Safety.

(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) T…

Any physician in the District of Columbia, including persons licensed under Chapter 12 of Title 3, having reasonable cause to believe that a person brought to him or coming before him for examination, care, or treatment has suffered injury caused by a firearm, whether self-inflic…

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 …

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 participa…

(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 sh…

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 Colu…

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Alarm agent” means any employee of an alarm dealer whose duties include the installation, inspection, maintenance, service, or repair of alarm systems. (2) “Central alarm station” means a facility operated by an alarm dealer for the purpose…

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,…

(a) No person shall engage in the business of an alarm dealer within the boundaries of the District of Columbia without first obtaining from the Mayor a license to be known as an alarm dealer’s license. Such license shall be required in addition to any other license or registrati…

(a) No person shall act as an alarm agent within the boundaries of the District of Columbia without first obtaining a license to be known as an alarm agent’s license. A person to whom an alarm dealer’s license has been issued may obtain an alarm agent’s license without payment of…

(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 al…

(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 im…

(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 c…

(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 no…

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 s…

(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 …

(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 …

(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 Distr…

(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) 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 enfor…

(a)(1) There is established a Private Security Camera System Incentive Program ("Program"), to be administered by the Mayor, to encourage the purchase and installation of the following: (A) A security camera system on the exterior of a building owned or leased by an individual, b…

(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 ap…

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 mecha…

(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 t…

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…

(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 …

The Director, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.

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.

This chapter shall apply 12 months after April 4, 2001.

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…

(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 athl…

(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 no…

(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…

(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 athleti…

There is established a Health Care System Development Commission (“Commission”) to develop recommendations and an implementation plan for developing the health care system.

(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’…

Members of the Commission shall not receive compensation or reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official 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) C…

(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 recommenda…

(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 …

(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 Reco…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration” (“APRA”) means the agency or the successor agency within the Department of Health responsible for administering substance abuse prevention and treatment services. (2) “Aftercare pla…

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 a…

(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 …

(a)(1) There is established, as a nonlapsing, revolving fund, the Addiction Recovery Fund (“Fund”). Except as provided in subsection (a-1) of this section, the Fund shall be comprised of general revenue funds appropriated by a line item in the budget submitted pursuant to § 1-204…

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 substan…