{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-623","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-623","heading":"Declaration — Restrictions.","body":"A declaration shall have no effect if the declarant is a patient in an intermediate care or skilled care facility as defined in the Health Care Facilities Regulation, enacted June 14, 1974 (Reg. 74-15; 20 DCR 1423  ) at the time the declaration is executed unless 1 of the 2 witnesses to the directive is a patient advocate or ombudsman. The patient advocate or ombudsman shall have the same qualifications as a witness under § 7-622.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 6. Death.","Subchapter II. Natural Death."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-623","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5246aea62f7104a4a1260c34af632020caff7afb8191861ff2bcadc5c6c0dc0b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-622","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-624"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}