Section 22-B200. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

200.1The purpose of this chapter is to prevent and control the spread of communicable diseases.

 

200.2This chapter shall be applicable to all cases or suspected cases, contacts, or carriers of the communicable diseases denominated in this chapter insofar as reporting, restriction of movement, isolation, or quarantine are concerned.

 

200.3This chapter may be supplemented by other regulations applicable to special situations involving the employment of persons in certain institutions, industries, and establishments, or the management of certain patients in institutions or establishments.

 

200.4Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this chapter pursuant to titles I-III of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985. Adjudication of any infraction of this chapter shall be pursuant to titles I-III of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985.

 

200.5[REPEALED].

 

authority

Section 1 of An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make regulations to prevent and control the spread of communicable and preventable diseases ("Act"), approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1408, ch. 601, § 1; D.C. Official Code § 7-131 (2012 Repl.)), and § 2 of Mayor's Order 98-141, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Commissioners’ Order 61-1117 (June 20, 1961), published as Health Regulations at §§ 8-5:101-205; as amended by § 488 of the Department of Consumer of Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; 32 DCR 4450, 4482 (August 2, 1985)); as amended by § 7 of the Preventive Health Services Amendments Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-83; 32 DCR 7276, 7285 (December 13, 1985)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 15116 (December 9, 2016).