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B26-0350 • 2025

Community Health Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Community Health Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Henderson
Last action
2025-09-26
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the act affects minors and their guardians who need vaccinations.

Community Health Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This act allows healthcare providers in the District of Columbia to order and administer immunizations recommended by designated medical or public health organizations, not just the CDC.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rules for healthcare providers to allow them to give vaccines based on recommendations from certain groups recognized by the Director of the Department of Health.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Healthcare providers in the District of Columbia

Terms To Know

Competent Medical Organization
A medical or public health group that is recognized by the Director of the Department of Health to provide vaccine recommendations.
Director of the Department of Health
The person in charge of the District of Columbia's Department of Health who can designate organizations to give vaccine advice.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act is only valid for up to 90 days after approval.
  • It does not specify which medical or public health organizations will be designated by the Director of the Department of Health.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0149 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010314, Expires on Dec 21, 2025

  2. 2025-09-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0149, Expires on Dec 21, 2025

  3. 2025-09-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-09-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Sep 22, 2025

  5. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-09-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0350 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Community Health Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-149
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,theDistrictofColumbiaHealthOccupationsRevisionActof1985andtheConsentforVaccinationofMinorsAmendmentActof2022toauthorizehealthcareprovidersintheDistricttoorderandadministerimmunizationsrecommendedbycompetentmedicalandpublichealthorganizationsdesignatedbytheDirectorofthe
DepartmentofHealth.
BEITENACTEDBY THE COUNCILOFTHE DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis
actmaybecitedasthe“CommunityHealthEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.The Districtof Columbia HealthOccupationsRevisionAct of 1985,effective
March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99;D.C. OfficialCode § 3-1201.01etseq.),isamended as follows:
(a)Section102(11)(A)(D.C.OfficialCode§3-1201.02(11)(A))isamendedbystriking
thephrase“inaccordancewith theCentersforDiseaseControland Prevention’spublished
guidelinesandrecommendedimmunizationschedules”andinsertingthephrase“inaccordance
withthepublishedguidelinesand recommended immunizationschedulesof theAdvisory
Committee on ImmunizationPracticesof theCentersforDiseaseControland Preventionora
competentmedicalor publichealthorganizationdesignatedby theDirectorof theDepartment of
Healththroughapublicnotice”initsplace.
(b)Section755(a-1)(D.C.OfficialCode§3-1207.55(a-1))isamendedbystrikingthe
phrase“inaccordancewith theCentersforDiseaseControland Prevention’spublished
guidelinesand recommended immunizationschedules”and insertingthephrase“inaccordance
withthepublishedguidelinesand recommended immunizationschedulesof theAdvisory
Committee on ImmunizationPracticesof theCentersforDiseaseControland Preventionor a
competentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentof
Healththroughapublicnotice”initsplace.
Sec.3.Section2of theConsent forVaccinationsof Minors Amendment Actof 2022,
effectiveMarch 10,2023 (D.C. Law 24-312;D.C. OfficialCode § 7-1653.01)isamended as
follows:

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(a)Subsection(a)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“recommendedbytheUnitedStates,AdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPractices(“ACIP”),andwherereceiptofthevaccineisin
accordancewithACIP'srecommendedimmunizationschedule.”andinsertingthephrase“recommendedbytheAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPracticesoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(“ACIP”)oracompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealth(“Director”)throughapublicnotice,andwherereceiptofthevaccineisinaccordancewiththerecommendedimmunizationscheduleofACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector.”inits
place.
(b)Subsection(b)(1)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“recommendedbyACIPinaccordancewithACIP’srecommendedimmunizationschedule”andinsertingthephrase“recommendedbyACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedby
theDirector,inaccordancewiththerecommendedimmunizationscheduleofACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector”initsplace.
See.4,Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
412(a)ofthe DistrictofColumbiaHome RuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;
D.C. OfficialCode § 1-204.12(a)).
airman
Councilofthe Districtof Columbia
APPROVED
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025

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‘September17,2025
‘Approved

‘SecretarytotheCouncil
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