{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1208.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-1208.07","heading":"Effective date.","body":"The provisions of this chapter shall take effect pursuant to § 1-206.02(c)(1) and shall govern all mental health information regardless of when such information came into existence. However, the provisions of this chapter which create liabilities shall only apply to acts or failures to act which occur on or after the effective date.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 12. Mental Health Information.","Subchapter VIII. Miscellaneous Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1208.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a1e09de55a545d158584ac5b50fafd0c8e68e3368358877e1b084d12e1ac9496","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1208.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1231.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}