District of Columbia Code
Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 22 - Health-Care Decisions

Subchapter I - Durable Power of Attorney

§ 21–2201. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to affirm the right...

§ 21–2202. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Attorney...

§ 21–2203. Presumption of capacity - An individual shall be presumed capable of making health-care decisions...

§ 21–2204. Certification of incapacity - (a) Mental incapacity to make a health-care decision shall be...

§ 21–2205. Durable power of attorney for health care - (a) A competent adult may designate, in writing, an individual...

§ 21–2206. Rights and duties of attorney in fact - (a) Subject to any express limitations in the durable power...

§ 21–2207. Forms for creating a durable power of attorney for health care - Any written form meeting the requirements of § 21-2205 may...

§ 21–2208. Revocation - (a) At any time that the principal has the capacity...

§ 21–2209. Health-care provider limitation - (a) No health-care provider may require an individual to execute...

§ 21–2210. Substituted consent - (a) In the absence of a durable power of attorney...

§ 21–2211. Limitations - No person authorized to act pursuant to § 21-2210 shall...

§ 21–2212. Effect of subchapter - (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to condone,...

§ 21–2213. Construction - This subchapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote...

Subchapter II - MOST Form

§ 21–2221.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Advanced...

§ 21–2221.02. Creation of a MOST Form - (a)(1) Within 9 months after February 27, 2016, DOH shall...

§ 21–2221.03. MOST Advisory Committee - (a)(1) DOH shall establish the MOST Advisory Committee. (2) DOH...

§ 21–2221.04. MOST Form - (a) The MOST Form shall be designed to provide the...

§ 21–2221.05. Completion and execution of the MOST Form - (a) A patient shall be given the option to complete...

§ 21–2221.06. Revocation of a MOST Form - (a) A patient or the patient's authorized representative may revoke...

§ 21–2221.07. Compliance with a MOST Form - (a)(1) If an EMS personnel or health care professional encounters...

§ 21–2221.08. Comfort care - Regardless of the treatment orders on the MOST Form, EMS...

§ 21–2221.09. Reciprocity - EMS personnel and other health care professionals shall recognize a...

§ 21–2221.10. Relationship with other legal documents - If a patient has a durable power of attorney for...

§ 21–2221.11. Liability - This subchapter shall not be construed to create a private...

§ 21–2221.12. Penalties - (a) A person who, without authorization by the patient or...

§ 21–2221.13. Insurance - (a) The execution of a MOST Form shall not alter...

§ 21–2221.14. Study of electronic registry. [Repealed] - [Repealed]. (Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-72, § 2(d), 63...

§ 21–2221.14a. Establishment of an electronic medical orders for scope of treatment registry - (a) To facilitate the use of cloud-based technology for electronic...

§ 21–2221.15. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to [subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...

Subchapter III - Hospital Discharge Planning

§ 21–2231.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "After-care"...

§ 21–2231.02. Lay caregiver designation - (a) A hospital shall provide each patient or authorized representative...

§ 21–2231.03. Hospital discharge plan - (a) As soon as practicable before the patient's discharge, the...

§ 21–2231.04. Construction - (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to delay...

§ 21–2231.05. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter 1 of Chapter 5 of...