{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-661.11","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-661.11","heading":"Immunities, liabilities, and exceptions.","body":"(a)\nExcept as provided in § 7-661.10, no person shall be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for:\n(1)\nParticipating in good faith compliance with this chapter;\n(2)\nRefusing to participate in providing a covered medication under this chapter; or\n(3)\nBeing present when a qualified patient takes a covered medication.\n\n(b)\nNothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to lower the applicable standard of care for the attending physician, consulting physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health care provider participating in this chapter.\n\n(c)\nNo request by a patient for a covered medication made in good-faith compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall provide the basis for the appointment of a guardian or conservator.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 6B. Physician Assisted Death."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-661.11","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2c0375c44baea678cb938549b446c09f9ea0e8ec03bde7d6ff335b4684770b9e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-661.10","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-661.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}