{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1101","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1101","heading":"Definition.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the term “terminal condition” means an incurable condition caused by injury, disease, or illness, which, regardless of the application of life-sustaining procedures, would, within reasonable medical judgment, produce death within 6 months or less.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 11. D.C. General Hospital Hospice Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1101","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"74b3cff002d35cdd03bbc220b811b0cb2e1ede1efd190b2156e9b896b9b80791","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1051","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}