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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 official source material does not provide detailed information about specific changes to the law beyond allowing for guidelines from designated medical or public health organizations.

Community Health Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This act allows healthcare providers in the District of Columbia to order and administer immunizations recommended by competent medical or public health organizations designated by the Director of the Department of Health.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rules for healthcare providers to allow them to follow guidelines from designated medical or public health organizations, not just the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Healthcare providers in the District of Columbia
  • Minors getting vaccinated with consent from a parent or guardian

Terms To Know

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
A group that gives advice about vaccines and immunizations.
Competent medical or public health organization
An organization recognized by the Director of the Department of Health to provide guidance on vaccinations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act expires after 225 days from when it takes effect.
  • It only applies in the District of Columbia.

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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