{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-23-1904a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 23-1904a","heading":"Right to member of a hospital-based violence intervention program.","body":"(a)\nFor the purposes of [this section], [and §§] 23-1904b[] and 23-1904c, the term:\n(1)\n\"Hospital\" means a facility that provides 24-hour inpatient care, including diagnostic, therapeutic, and other health-related services, for a variety of physical or mental conditions, and may, in addition, provide outpatient services, particularly emergency care, from which a hospital-based violence intervention program operates.\n(2)\n\"Hospital-based violence intervention program\" means a non-governmental program that:\n(A)\nProvides counseling, case management, and social services to victims at, or in conjunction with, a hospital to prevent retaliatory violence; and\n(B)\nParticipates in, or is a member of, a coordinating body for similar programs, such as Project CHANGE or the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention.\n(3)\n\"HVIP member\" means an employee, contractor, or volunteer of a hospital-based violence intervention program.\n(4)\n\"Victim\" means a person who has suffered an intentionally inflicted gunshot or stabbing wound.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nA HVIP member shall, if the victim consents, have the right to remain physically present with a victim at any:\n(A)\nForensic medical, evidentiary, or physical examination at the hospital; or\n(B)\nInterview with law enforcement at the hospital.\n(2)\nA victim may at any time revoke their consent to have a HVIP member present at the setting described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.","path":["Title 23. Criminal Procedure. [Enacted title]","Chapter 19. Crime Victims’ Rights.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/23-1904a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6995c1c3f8d6623bb47a3c949d9ff9cec3c0f10fbc60b5766161590a309f5f17","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-23-1904","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-23-1904b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}