Chapter 13. Rights of Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities.
| Subchapter I. Statement of Purpose; Definitions. | Back to Top |
| § 7-1301.01. [Reserved] |
| § 7-1301.02. Statement of purpose. |
| § 7-1301.03. Definitions. |
| Subchapter II. Determination of Need for Intellectual Disability Facilities and Services in the District.[Repealed] | Back to Top |
| § 7-1302.01. Determination of need for mental retardation facilities and services in the District.[Repealed] |
| Subchapter III. Admission, Commitment, Discharge, Transfer, Respite Care. | Back to Top |
| § 7-1303.01. Competence of individual to refuse commitment. |
| § 7-1303.02. Voluntary admission. |
| § 7-1303.03. Application by individual for out-patient nonresidential habilitation. |
| § 7-1303.04. Petition for commitment of individual 14 years of age or older filed by parent or guardian or by the District. |
| § 7-1303.05. Application by parent or guardian for nonresidential habilitation. |
| § 7-1303.06. Petition for commitment of individual under 14 years of age filed by parent or guardian. |
| § 7-1303.07. Immediate discharge from facility upon request by individual. |
| § 7-1303.08. Discharge from commitment upon request by parent or guardian. |
| § 7-1303.09. Transfer of individual from one facility to another. |
| § 7-1303.10. Discharge from residential care. |
| § 7-1303.11. Payment for habilitation and care. |
| § 7-1303.12. Court hearing required prior to commitment. |
| § 7-1303.12a. Placement pending petition and commitment proceedings. |
| § 7-1303.13. Effect of determination of incompetency to refuse commitment. |
| § 7-1303.14. Rules and regulations governing respite care. |
| Subchapter IV. Hearing and Review Procedures. | Back to Top |
| § 7-1304.01. Commencement of commitment proceedings; filing of written petition. |
| § 7-1304.02. Representation by counsel. |
| § 7-1304.03. Comprehensive evaluation report and individual habilitation plan required; contents; copies. |
| § 7-1304.04. Payment for independent comprehensive evaluation and habilitation plan. |
| § 7-1304.05. Hearing conducted promptly. |
| § 7-1304.06. Hearings conducted in informal manner; procedural rights at hearing. |
| § 7-1304.06a. Hearing and determination by Court or jury. |
| § 7-1304.07. Standard of proof. |
| § 7-1304.08. Hearings closed to public; request for open hearing. |
| § 7-1304.09. Disposition orders by Court. |
| § 7-1304.10. Appeal of commitment order. |
| § 7-1304.11. Periodic review of commitment order. |
| § 7-1304.12. Payment of costs and expenses. |
| § 7-1304.13. Advocate for a person with an intellectual disability. |
| Subchapter V. Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. | Back to Top |
| § 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. |
| Subchapter VI. Miscellaneous Provisions; Effective Date. | Back to Top |
| § 7-1306.01. Increased financial responsibility.[Repealed] |
| § 7-1306.02. Severability. |
| § 7-1306.03. Appropriations. |
| § 7-1306.03a. Rules for implementation. |
| § 7-1306.04. Authority of Board of Education unchanged. |
| § 7-1306.05. Effective date. |
