B26-0414 • 2025

Community Health Amendment Act of 2025

Children Healthcare

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Henderson
Last action: 2026-04-03
Official status: Official Law
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how healthcare providers will receive information about designated medical organizations or their responsibilities in following such recommendations.

Community Health Amendment Act of 2025

This act amends existing health laws to allow healthcare providers in Washington, D.C., to follow vaccine recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) or other designated medical organizations.

What This Bill Does

Amends the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 and the Consent for Vaccination of Minors Amendment Act of 2022 to allow healthcare providers to follow vaccine recommendations from ACIP or other competent medical organizations designated by the Director of the Department of Health.

Who It Names or Affects

Healthcare providers in Washington, D.C.
Minors who need vaccinations

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 as having expertise in medical or public health matters.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify which organizations will be designated by the Director.
It is unclear how healthcare providers will be informed about new designations from the Director.

Bill History

2026-04-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Law L26-0105, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005739
2026-02-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Congress
2026-02-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0251 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001074
2026-02-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2026-01-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0251
2026-01-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026
2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-12-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Committee Report Filed by the Health Committee, Includes Hearing Record
2025-12-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Committee Mark-up of B26-0414 by the Health Committee
2025-11-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary
2025-10-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Public Hearing on B26-0414
2025-10-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0414 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-10-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-10-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Health
2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Referred to Committee on Health
2025-10-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0414 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Community Health Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT.
D.C. ACT 26-251
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JANUARY 27, 2026
ToamendtheDistrictofColumbiaHealthOccupationsRevisionActof1985andtheConsentforVaccinationofMinorsAmendmentActof2022toauthorizehealthcareprovidersintheDistricttoorderandadministerimmunizationsrecommendedbycompetentmedicalandpublichealthorganizationsdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealth.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“Community HealthAmendment Actof 2026”.
See.2.TheDistrictofColumbiaHealthOccupationsRevisionActof1985,effectiveMarch25,1986(D.C.Law6-99;D.C.OfficialCode§3-1201,01etseq.),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))isamendedbystrikingthe
phrase“inaccordancewiththeCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention’spublishedguidelinesandrecommendedimmunizationschedules”andinsertingthephrase“inaccordancewiththepublishedguidelinesandrecommendedimmunizationschedulesoftheAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPracticesoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionoracompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealththroughapublicnotice”initsplace.
Sec.3.Section2of the Consent forVaccinationsof Minors Amendment Act of 2022,
effectiveMarch 10,2023 (D.C. Law 24-312;D.C. OfficialCode § 7-1653.01),isamended as
follows:
(a)Subsection(a)isamended by strikingthephrase“recommended by theUnited States
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices(“ACIP”),and where receiptof thevaccineisin
accordancewithACIP's recommended immunizationschedule.”and insertingthephrase
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL,
“recommendedbytheAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPracticesoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(“ACIP”)oracompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealth(“Director”)throughapublicnotice,andwherereceiptofthevaccineisinaccordancewiththerecommendedimmunizationscheduleofACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector.”initsplace.
(b)Subsection(b)(1)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“recommendedbyACIPin
accordancewithACIP’srecommendedimmunizationschedule”andinsertingthephrase“recommendedbyACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector,inaccordancewiththerecommendedimmunizationscheduleofACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector”initsplace
Sec.4. Fiscalimpact statement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impact statementrequiredby section4a ofthe GeneralLegislativeProceduresAct of 1975,
approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressional
reviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approved
December24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).
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APPROVED
January27,2026

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA.
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