{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-608","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-608","heading":"Injuries or diseases received or contracted prior to enactment of chapter.","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to apply to any hospital, medical, surgical, or dental care or treatment or wage payments based upon an authorized leave of absence which a policeman or fireman is receiving or is entitled to receive from the District of Columbia for an injury received or disease contracted prior to enactment of this chapter.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 6. Police and Firefighters Medical Care Recovery."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-608","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"815c9943439c6932eb38cc62d1cc25c12083ee5f219145c1c30c65de594fd662","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-607","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-609"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}