Chapter 1. Public Health.


Subchapter I. Commissioner of Public Health. Back to Top
§ 7-101. Appointment; duties generally.
§ 7-102. Enforcement of vital statistics regulations.[Repealed]
§ 7-103. Sanitary Inspectors--Appointment; qualifications; subordinates.
§ 7-104. Sanitary Inspectors--Reports.
§ 7-105. Report by Director.
§ 7-106. Clerks to Director.
Subchapter I-A. Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Nutrition. Back to Top
§ 7-121. Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Nutrition.
§ 7-122. Powers and duties.
§ 7-123. Administrative support.
§ 7-124. Fitness report.
§ 7-125. Fitness Fund.
§ 7-126. Executive committee.
Subchapter II. Prevention of Spread of Communicable Diseases. Back to Top
§ 7-131. Regulations to prevent spread of communicable diseases.
§ 7-132. Definitions.
§ 7-133. Persons believed to be carriers of communicable diseases--Order for removal.
§ 7-134. Persons believed to be carriers of communicable diseases-- Detention; expiration of order; continuation; hearing on detention; minors.
§ 7-135. Persons believed to be carriers of communicable diseases-- Examination; diagnosis; detention for quarantine; discharge; public hearing.
§ 7-136. Persons believed to be carriers of communicable diseases--Leaving detention without discharge.
§ 7-137. Persons believed to be carriers of communicable diseases--Arrest.
§ 7-138. Access to building for inspection.
§ 7-139. Interference unlawful.
§ 7-140. Violation of § 7-136, 7-138, or 7-139, or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
§ 7-141. Exemption for persons relying on spiritual means to cure disease.
§ 7-142. 'Director of the Department of Human Services" defined.[Repealed]
§ 7-143. Immediate treatment of minor with venereal disease.[Repealed]
§ 7-144. Construction.
Subchapter III. Department of Public Health. Back to Top
§ 7-151. Establishment of the Department of Public Health.
§ 7-152. Organization of the Department of Public Health.
§ 7-153. Appointment of Director.
§ 7-154. Establishment of Public Health Coordination Advisory Committee.
Subchapter III-A. Adverse Event Reporting. Back to Top
§ 7-161. Mandatory adverse event reporting.
Subchapter IV. General Provisions. Back to Top
§ 7-171. Chief Clerk and Chief Inspector not to act as deputy.
§ 7-172. Assistant Director of Public Health to be physician and discharge duties of health officer during his absence or disability.
§ 7-173. Inspector of Fish and Other Marine Products.
§ 7-174. Certain ordinances of Board of Health legalized--Generally; exceptions.
§ 7-175. Certain ordinances of Board of Health legalized--Titles.
§ 7-176. Certain ordinances of Board of Health legalized--Force and effect; exemptions from enforcement; alternative sanctions; adjudication of infractions.
§ 7-177. Certain ordinances of Board of Health legalized--Alteration, amendment, or repeal.
§ 7-178. Reception, burial, and identification of ashes of certain cremated indigent persons.
§ 7-179. Dairy Inspector may act as Inspector of Livestock.
§ 7-180. Tuberculosis Sanatoria and District of Columbia General Hospital.