Health Occupations Revision Exemption Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Plain English Breakdown

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Health Occupations Revision Exemption for Foreign Sports Teams

This resolution allows health professionals from foreign countries to provide medical care in the District of Columbia without a local license during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

What This Bill Does

• Declares an emergency situation that requires changes to the Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985.
• Allows health professionals licensed in other countries to work in DC without getting a DC license if they are accompanying foreign sports teams during competitions.
• Ensures these health professionals can continue providing medical care and treatment to their team members and staff while in DC.

Who It Names or Affects

• Health professionals from foreign countries who come to DC with their sports teams for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
• Sports organizations that bring health professionals from other countries to DC for competitions.

Terms To Know

Emergency Declaration

A decision made by a government body to deal with urgent situations quickly and without usual delays.

Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985

The law that sets rules for health professionals in the District of Columbia, including licensing requirements.

Limits and Unknowns

• This resolution only applies to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and does not cover other events or future competitions.
• It is unclear how long this exemption will last beyond the specific event mentioned.

Official Summary Text

Health Occupations Revision Exemption Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-136

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

June 3, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the District of
Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 to authorize an exemption from
licensure for health professionals licensed in foreign countries who accompany foreign
sports teams participating in athletic competitions in the District of Columbia.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Health Occupations Revision Exemption Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) The District of Columbia is a world-class sports venue, exemplified by the Fé
dération Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) Club World Cup 2025, for which 3
games played by 5 clubs from foreign countries will occur in the District in June 2025.
(b) These clubs, and other sports organizations that come to the District from foreign
countries, often travel with their own health professionals who treat team members and staff
during training and for their competitions. It is beneficial for these health professionals to be able
to continue to provide healthcare to their teams while in the District.
(c) Emergency legislation will ensure that the health professionals accompanying the
teams participating in FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the District in June 2025 will be able to
continue providing necessary medical care and treatment to their team members and staff.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Health
Occupations Revision Exemption Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single
reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.