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§ 7–1305.01. Habilitation and care; habilitation program - (a) To the extent that appropriated funds are available to...
§ 7–1305.02. Living conditions; teaching of skills - Persons shall be provided with the least restrictive and most...
§ 7–1305.03. Least restrictive conditions - (a) Persons shall have a right to the least restrictive...
§ 7–1305.04. Comprehensive evaluation and individual habilitation plan - (a)(1) Before each person's commitment under this chapter, the person...
§ 7–1305.05. Visitors; mail; access to telephones; religious practice; personal possessions; privacy; exercise; diet; medical attention; medication - (a) Subject to restrictions by a physician for good cause,...
§ 7–1305.06. Prohibited psychological therapies - No psychosurgery, convulsive therapy, experimental treatment or behavior modifications program...
§ 7–1305.06a. Informed consent - (a) Except in accordance with the procedures described in subsections...
§ 7–1305.06b. Review panel for administration of psychotropic medications - (a) The DDS Administrator shall establish an independent panel to...
§ 7–1305.06c. Psychotropic medication review - (a) By April 15, 2009, the DDS shall complete a...
§ 7–1305.07. Essential surgery in medical emergency. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-137, § 507, 25...
§ 7–1305.07a. Health-care decisions policy, annual plan, and quarterly reports - (a) It shall be the policy of the District government...
§ 7–1305.08. Sterilization - No person served at a facility shall be sterilized by...
§ 7–1305.09. Experimental research - Persons shall have a right not to be subjected to...
§ 7–1305.10. Mistreatment, neglect or abuse prohibited; use of restraints; seclusion; “time-out” procedures - (a) Mistreatment, neglect or abuse in any form of any...
§ 7–1305.11. Performance of labor - (a) No person shall be compelled to perform labor which...
§ 7–1305.12. Maintenance of records; information considered privileged and confidential; access; contents - (a) Complete records for each person shall be maintained and...
§ 7–1305.13. Initiation of action to compel rights; civil remedy; sovereign immunity barred; defense to action; payment of expenses - (a) Any interested party shall have the right to initiate...
§ 7–1305.14. Deprivation of civil rights; public or private employment; retention of rights; liability; immunity; exceptions - (a) No person shall be deprived of any civil right,...
§ 7–1305.15. Coordination of services for dually diagnosed individuals - If a person is committed by the Court to DDS...