District of Columbia Code
Subchapter V - Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
§ 7–1305.15. Coordination of services for dually diagnosed individuals

If a person is committed by the Court to DDS pursuant to this chapter or committed by the Court to the Department of Mental Health pursuant to subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 21, or if a person is temporarily placed with DDS pursuant to § 7-1303.12a during the pendency of commitment proceedings, and DDS or the Department of Mental Health has reason to believe that the committed person or the person temporarily placed with DDS pursuant to § 7-1303.12a is dually diagnosed as having both mental illness and an intellectual disability, DDS and the Department of Mental Health shall collaborate in assessing the person and shall jointly provide appropriate supports and services for the person.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-137, § 515; as added Oct. 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-199, § 2(r), 49 DCR 7647; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-264, § 301(n), 54 DCR 818; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 17(tt), 59 DCR 5567; May 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-93, § 201(c)(43), 65 DCR 2823.)
D.C. Law 16-264 substituted “DDS” for “MRDDA”.
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “an intellectual disability” for “mental retardation.”
For temporary (90 day) addition of § 7-1305.15, see § 2(p) of Civil Commitment of Citizens with Mental Retardation Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-383, June 12, 2002, 49 DCR 5701).
For temporary (90 day) addition of § 7-1305.15, see § 2(r) of Civil Commitment of Citizens with Mental Retardation Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-454, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8096).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 301(n) of Developmental Disabilities Services Management Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-672, December 28, 2006, 54 DCR 1155).
Section 35 of D.C. Law 19-169 provided that no provision of the act shall impair any right or obligation existing under law.

Structure District of Columbia Code

District of Columbia Code

Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety

Chapter 13 - Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities

Subchapter V - Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

§ 7–1305.01. Habilitation and care; habilitation program

§ 7–1305.02. Living conditions; teaching of skills

§ 7–1305.03. Least restrictive conditions

§ 7–1305.04. Comprehensive evaluation and individual habilitation plan

§ 7–1305.05. Visitors; mail; access to telephones; religious practice; personal possessions; privacy; exercise; diet; medical attention; medication

§ 7–1305.06. Prohibited psychological therapies

§ 7–1305.06a. Informed consent

§ 7–1305.06b. Review panel for administration of psychotropic medications

§ 7–1305.06c. Psychotropic medication review

§ 7–1305.07. Essential surgery in medical emergency. [Repealed]

§ 7–1305.07a. Health-care decisions policy, annual plan, and quarterly reports

§ 7–1305.08. Sterilization

§ 7–1305.09. Experimental research

§ 7–1305.10. Mistreatment, neglect or abuse prohibited; use of restraints; seclusion; “time-out” procedures

§ 7–1305.11. Performance of labor

§ 7–1305.12. Maintenance of records; information considered privileged and confidential; access; contents

§ 7–1305.13. Initiation of action to compel rights; civil remedy; sovereign immunity barred; defense to action; payment of expenses

§ 7–1305.14. Deprivation of civil rights; public or private employment; retention of rights; liability; immunity; exceptions

§ 7–1305.15. Coordination of services for dually diagnosed individuals