{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1141.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-1141.02","heading":"Establishment of the Department of Behavioral Health.","body":"(a)\nThere is established as a separate, cabinet-level Department, subordinate to the Mayor, the Department of Behavioral Health.\n\n(b)\nThe Department shall be the successor-in-interest to the Department of Mental Health, established by Chapter 11A of this title [§ 7-1131.01 et seq.], and the Department of Health Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration, established in the Department of Health by the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1996, effective July 17, 1996 [§ 1-1514.01].","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 11C. Department of Behavioral Health.","Subchapter I. Establishment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1141.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3600d05347c87e8c6b3f8f0544c94d5a8b446301e3dbd964f3e0cbfdfb42525a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1141.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1141.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}