{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-154","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-154","heading":"Establishment of Public Health Coordination Advisory Committee.","body":"(a)\nThere is established a Public Health Coordination Advisory Committee (“Committee”) which shall be responsible for advising the Director of the Department of Public Health, the Mayor and the Council on policy matters related to the effective and efficient coordination of the delivery of public health care services in the District of Columbia.\n\n(b)\nThe Committee shall include:\n(1)\nThe Director of the Department of Public Health who shall serve as the chairperson;\n(2)\nThe Director of the Department of Mental Health or a designee;\n(3)\nThe Commissioner of Social Services or a designee;\n(4)\nThe Executive Director of the District of Columbia General Hospital or a designee;\n(5)\nThe Executive Director of the Department of Aging and Community Living or a designee;\n(6)\nThe Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs or a designee;\n(7)\nThe President of the Doctors Council of the District of Columbia, representing employees in Compensation Unit 19, or a designee; and\n(8)\nThe following persons who shall be appointed by the Mayor:\n(A)\n1 licensed physician and 1 licensed dentist employed by a District health care facility;\n(B)\n2 licensed nurses employed by a District health care facility; and\n(C)\n2 consumers of health care services in the District.\n\n(c)\nThe duties of the Committee shall include advising the Director of the Department of Public Health on the development, implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive plan to coordinate the delivery of District health care services provided by the public health clinics of the Department of Public Health and the District of Columbia General Hospital to provide a comprehensive continuum of efficient and quality health care services to District residents.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 1. Public Health.","Subchapter III. Department of Public Health."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-154","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3e4568fefb868d6f8d72fddf9e919c3640a19fb0ffd103824bbd4723b16c688f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-153","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}