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B26-0351 • 2025

Community Health Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Community Health Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Henderson
Last action
2025-12-19
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact effective date depends on mayoral approval and a 30-day congressional review period, which is not yet finalized in the text provided beyond the expiration calculation.

Community Health Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This temporary law allows healthcare providers in Washington, D.C., to follow vaccination guidelines from the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices or another medical organization chosen by the local health director.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends existing laws about health occupations and minor vaccinations.
  • Allows doctors to use vaccine schedules recommended by ACIP or a competent medical or public health organization designated by the Health Director through a public notice.
  • Sets an expiration date for this law 225 days after it takes effect.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Healthcare providers in Washington, D.C. who give vaccines
  • The Director of the Department of Health

Terms To Know

ACIP
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Public notice
An official announcement used by the Health Director to name approved medical organizations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law expires automatically after 225 days from its effective date.
  • It does not specify which competent medical or public health organizations might be chosen in the future.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0060, Effective from Dec 11, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 014001, Expires on Jul 24, 2026

  2. 2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0162

  4. 2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2025-10-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025

  6. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-09-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0351 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  8. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  9. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  10. 2025-09-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0351 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Community Health Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
OCTOBER 23, 2025
Toamend,onatemporarybasis,theDistrictofColumbiaHealthOccupationsRevisionActof1985andtheConsentforVaccinationofMinorsAmendmentActof2022toauthorizehealthcareprovidersintheDistricttoorderandadministerimmunizationsrecommendedbycompetentmedicalandpublichealthorganizationsdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealth.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmay be citedasthe“Community HealthTemporary Amendment Act of 2025”.
Sec.2.TheDistrictofColumbiaHealthOccupationsRevisionActof1985,effectiveMarch25,1986(D.C.Law6-99;D.C.OfficialCode§3-1201.01efseq.),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Section102(11)(A)(D.C.OfficialCode§3-1201.02(11)(A))isamendedbystrikingthephrase“inaccordancewiththeCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention’spublishedguidelinesandrecommendedimmunizationschedules”andinsertingthephrase“inaccordancewiththepublishedguidelinesandrecommendedimmunizationschedulesoftheAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPracticesoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionoracompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealththroughapublicnotice”initsplace
(b)Section755(a-1)(D.C.OfficialCode§3-1207.55(a-1))isamendedbystrikingthephrase“inaccordancewiththeCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention’spublishedguidelinesandrecommendedimmunizationschedules”andinsertingthephrase“inaccordancewiththepublishedguidelinesandrecommendedimmunizationschedulesoftheAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPracticesoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionoracompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealththroughapublicnotice”initsplace.
Sec.3.Section2 oftheConsentforVaccinationsof Minors Amendment Actof 2022,
effectiveMarch10,2023(D.C.Law24-312;D.C.OfficialCode§7-1653.01),isamendedas
follows:
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(a)Subsection(a)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“recommendedbytheUnitedStatesAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPractices(“ACIP”),andwherereceiptofthevaccineisinaccordancewithACIP’srecommendedimmunizationschedule.”andinsertingthephrase“recommendedbytheAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPracticesoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(“ACIP”)oracompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealth(“Director”)throughapublicnotice,andwherereceiptofthevaccineisinaccordancewiththerecommendedimmunizationscheduleofACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector.”initsplace.
(b)Subsection(b)(1)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“recommendedbyACIPinaccordancewithACIP’srecommendedimmunizationschedule”andinsertingthephrase“recommendedbyACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector,inaccordancewiththerecommendedimmunizationscheduleofACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector”initsplace.

Sec.4,Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Bffectivedate.
(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressional
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
reviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(c)(1)).(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia

APPROVEDOCTOBER 23, 2025

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA.
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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[XTACTION FirstReading
[X]VOTEDATE ‘September17,2025
[X)VoIcevoTe ‘Approved
RECORDEDVOTEON REQUEST
‘ABSENT
[TROLLCALLVOTE-Result
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ChairmanMendelson)x Henderson x Pinto x
Allen x LewisGeorge__|x White x
Bonds x MeDutfie x T.White
Felder x Nadeau x
Frumin x Parker x
X-IndicateVote AB -Absent NV--Present,NotVoting Rec -Recused
CERTIFICATIONRECORD poder
Date
DocketNo,826-0351
[X]ITEMONCONSENTCALENDAR
[XIACTION FinalReading,CC
[X]VOTEDATE October7,2025
[X]VOICEVoTE ‘Approved
RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
ABSENT
[JROLLCALLVOTE-Resutt
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ChairmanMendelson]X Henderson x Pinto x
Allen x LewisGeorge| X R.White x
Bonds x McDuffie x T.White x
Felder x Nadeau x
Frumin x Parker x
X-IndicateVote AB ~Absent NV- Present,NotVoting Rec-Recused
CERTIFICATIONRECORD =Jo FTW
‘SecretarytotheCouncil