{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-757.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-757.04","heading":"Duties of the Health Literacy Council.","body":"(a)\nThe Health Literacy Council shall:\n(1)\nMeet at least quarterly;\n(2)\nCreate and operate under its own rules of procedure;\n(3)\nDevelop a plan to be submitted to the Mayor and the Council within 6 months after March 6, 2018, for the coordination of the District's health literacy efforts; and\n(4)\nSubmit to the Mayor and the Council an annual report and recommendations on the health literacy status of the District, with the first health literacy report and recommendations, to be delivered within 12 months of March 6, 2018.\n\n(b)\nIn the first annual health literacy report required by subsection (a)(4) of this section, the Health Literacy Council shall endeavor to address, among other issues:\n(1)\nMatters related to District residents' health care consumer rights;\n(2)\nAccess to health care education and health literacy levels;\n(3)\nAn evaluation of current health literacy level in the District and defined metrics to measure health literacy improvement over time;\n(4)\nAn assessment of the funding and resources necessary to support health education, care coordination services, and the explanation of health literacy initiatives; and\n(5)\nAn assessment on how to reduce health disparities through health literacy, and plans to meet the health literacy needs of older adults, residents with disabilities, residents with English as a second language, residents with minimal Internet access, and residents applying for health care for the first time.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 7B-iii. Health Literacy Council."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-757.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c1deab474c6257cdf39165b8db66d65f304aa08fa0fdc340f16cae04e341b86f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-757.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-757.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}