{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2201","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2201","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this subchapter is to affirm the right of all competent adults to control decisions relating to their own health care and to have their rights and intentions in health care matters respected and implemented by others if they become incapable of making or communicating decisions for themselves.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 22. Health-Care Decisions.","Subchapter I. Durable Power of Attorney"],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2201","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"eaa9eb7421133463298ca6ed61e816b18c6f4e949eb0f7e23c84d7e64abec57a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2118","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}