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

D.C. Code § 7-623: Declaration — Restrictions.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.
Chapter 6. Death.
Subchapter II. Natural Death.

A declaration shall have no effect if the declarant is a patient in an intermediate care or skilled care facility as defined in the Health Care Facilities Regulation, enacted June 14, 1974 (Reg. 74-15; 20 DCR 1423 ) at the time the declaration is executed unless 1 of the 2 witnesses to the directive is a patient advocate or ombudsman. The patient advocate or ombudsman shall have the same qualifications as a witness under § 7-622.

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