District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 21-2231.04: Construction.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 22. Health-Care Decisions.
Subchapter III. Hospital Discharge Planning.

(a)

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to delay the discharge of a patient or the transfer of a patient from a hospital to another facility, including the inability of the hospital to contact a designated lay caregiver;

(b)

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to create a private right of action not otherwise existing in the law for compliance or non-compliance with this subchapter.

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