(a) A fee, based on rates to be established by the Mayor, shall be charged to each person who is not indigent for all clinical services provided at District of Columbia health clinics. The Mayor's authority to set such fees at D.C. General Hospital and for those services provided at the Ambulatory Health Care Administration community health clinics shall terminate on the date that the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation has its first meeting in accordance with § 44- 1102.04(h).
(b) The following clinical health services shall be provided by the Mayor at District of Columbia health clinics, including the outpatient clinic at the D.C. General Hospital, through contractual arrangements with private agencies or providers, or through other alternative arrangements:
(1) Screening services:
(A) Hypertension;
(B) Sickle cell anemia; and
(C) Asbestosis, cancer of the stomach, cancer of the colon, rectal cancer, and other diseases resulting from prolonged exposure to asbestos. Free screening services for these diseases shall be provided only to those persons who have been identified as having a high risk of asbestos related disease and who do not have any form of health insurance in accordance with recommendations of the Task Force on Asbestos Abatement and rules and regulations issued by the Mayor.
(2) Screening and treatment services:
(A) Drug addiction;
(B) Lead poisoning;
(C) Venereal disease;
(D) Tuberculosis outpatient care; and
(E) Forensic psychiatry.
(3) Immunization services:
(A) Communicable disease in adults and children; and
(B) Rabies in animals.
(c)(1) The Mayor may determine that certain services will be provided without charge to all patients, because such a policy is determined to be in the public interest on the basis of any of the following health factors:
(A) Threat of communicable disease;
(B) Danger to the public health; or
(C) Mortality and morbidity related to a specific disease.
(2) All clinical health services shall be provided, without charge, at District of Columbia health clinics, including the outpatient clinic at the D.C. General Hospital, to persons who are receiving assistance under subchapter VII of Chapter 2 of Title 4, and who do not receive assistance under Medicaid.
(d) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Mayor shall cause to be published in the District of Columbia Register a list of those services, if any, rendered free of charge by city clinics and by the D.C. General Hospital in the public interest.
(e) For purposes of this subchapter, the term "clinical services" shall include all health services rendered by the District in an ambulatory setting, including mental health, alcoholism, and drug treatment services.
(Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-173, § 2, 32 DCR 736; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-212, § 401, 43 DCR 4962.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-119.1.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary amendment of section, see § 401 of the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-388, August 28, 1996, 43 DCR 4937), § 401 of the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-421, October 28, 1996, 43 DCR 6093), § 401 of the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-487, January 2, 1997, 44 DCR 634), and see § 401 of the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-39, March 31, 1997, 44 DCR 2044).
Legislative History of Laws
Law 5-173, "Fees for Clinical Services and Asbestos Abatement Act of 1984," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 5-493, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 4, 1984, and December 18, 1984, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 11, 1985, it was assigned Act No. 5-238 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
Law 11-212, the "Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Act of 1996," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 11-604, which was referred to the Committee on Human Services. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 4, 1996, and July 17, 1996, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on August 7, 1996, it was assigned Act No. 11-389 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 11-212 became effective on April 9, 1997.
(a) There is established a Task Force on Asbestos Abatement ("Task Force").
(b) The Task Force shall consist of 9 members appointed as follows:
(1) Two members shall be appointed by the Mayor to represent the interests of the District of Columbia government;
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the Board of Education to represent the interests of the District of Columbia Public Schools; and
(3) Five members shall be appointed by the Council, 3 of whom shall have experience in the field of occupational health and safety and who shall have demonstrated a knowledge of and interest in asbestos-related diseases.
(c) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed within 15 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) of March 15, 1985, or within 15 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) of November 29,1984, whichever occurs first.
(d) Vacancies occurring upon the Task Force shall be filled in the same manner as original appointees as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(e) Five members of the Task Force shall constitute a quorum.
(f) The Task Force shall study all matters relating to the presence and condition of asbestos in public buildings owned or leased by the District of Columbia and shall make recommendations to the Mayor and the Council within 120 days of November 29, 1984. The report shall outline an asbestos abatement program for the District and shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) A list of all public buildings owned or leased by the District of Columbia which have been constructed with asbestos materials and which pose a threat to public health and safety, or a plan for identifying these buildings;
(2) A plan for identifying those individuals within the District of Columbia who have a high risk of asbestos-related diseases because of prolonged exposure to public buildings containing friable asbestos material;
(3) Draft legislation to regulate individuals who are in the business of removing or containing asbestos material;
(4) Projections on the cost of removal or containment of asbestos in public buildings and on the cost of providing screening services to persons who have been identified as having a high risk of asbestos-related disease; and
(5) Specific recommendations on action that may be taken by the Mayor and the Council to implement a prompt and thorough abatement program.
(g) The Task Force shall cease to exist 30 days after submission of the report required by subsection (f) of this section.
(Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-173, § 3, 32 DCR 736; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-264, § 31, 46 DCR 2118.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-119.2.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 5-173, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 44-731.
Law 12-264, the "Technical Amendments Act of 1998," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 12-804, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 10, 1998, and December 1, 1998, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 7, 1999, it was assigned Act No. 12-626 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 12-264 became effective on April 20, 1999.
The Mayor is authorized to issue rules and regulations, in accordance with recommendations of the Task Force, to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-173, § 4, 32 DCR 736.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-119.3.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 5-173, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 44-731.
There may be appropriated out of revenues available to the District sums necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-173, § 5, 32 DCR 736.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-119.4.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 5-173, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 44-731.
