{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-731.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-731.01","heading":"Health data collection and reporting.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nThe Department of Health (\"Department\") shall participate in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (\"BRFSS\").\n(2)\nThe Department shall annually publish a detailed report on the results of the BRFSS on its website.\n(3)\nThe Department shall include questions related to the sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression of respondents in its BRFSS questionnaire.\n(A)\nThe Department shall give preference to any modules or questions approved by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n(B)\nThe Department may develop its own questions related to the sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression of respondents to add to the BRFSS.\n(4)\nNot Funded.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nThe Department shall annually publish a comprehensive report on the health of the District's LGBTQ community in coordination with the Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs, pursuant to § 2-1383(b)(10).\n(2)\nAt least every 3 years, the comprehensive report shall include data collected from the BRFSS.\n(3)\nEach report shall compare the prevalence of health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services among the LGBTQ population with the general population, and where possible, LGBTQ sub-populations.\n(4)\nThe Department shall post the report on its website.\n\n(c)\nFor the purposes of this section:\n(1)\n\"Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System\" means the national telephone survey conducted by state health departments and coordinated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect state data about residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services, or a similar successor survey.\n(2)\n\"LGBTQ\" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-1381.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 7A. Functions of the Department of Health.","Subchapter I. General Powers, Fees, and Funds."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-731.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7f96e691f7edbf2a699f149f48d3a4feda6e6e5f1aee6f20e2988b31006c3ede","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-731","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-731.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}