{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2231.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2231.04","heading":"Construction.","body":"(a)\nNothing 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;\n\n(b)\nNothing 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.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 22. Health-Care Decisions.","Subchapter III. Hospital Discharge Planning."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2231.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ca51ce8b0b478588a2eaf648e5d897c337fb27bd8c43fdd6d5b6a85a08bace11","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2231.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2231.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}