Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

  1. Law
  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Human Health Care and Safety
  4. Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities
  5. Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

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Section
7–1305.01

Habilitation and care; habilitation program

Section
7–1305.02

Living conditions; teaching of skills

Section
7–1305.03

Least restrictive conditions

Section
7–1305.04

Comprehensive evaluation and individual habilitation plan

Section
7–1305.05

Visitors; mail; access to telephones; religious practice; personal possessions; privacy; exercise; diet; medical attention; medication

Section
7–1305.06

Prohibited psychological therapies

Section
7–1305.06a

Informed consent

Section
7–1305.06b

Review panel for administration of psychotropic medications

Section
7–1305.06c

Psychotropic medication review

Section
7–1305.07

Essential surgery in medical emergency. [Repealed]

Section
7–1305.07a

Health-care decisions policy, annual plan, and quarterly reports

Section
7–1305.08

Sterilization

Section
7–1305.09

Experimental research

Section
7–1305.10

Mistreatment, neglect or abuse prohibited; use of restraints; seclusion; “time-out” procedures

Section
7–1305.11

Performance of labor

Section
7–1305.12

Maintenance of records; information considered privileged and confidential; access; contents

Section
7–1305.13

Initiation of action to compel rights; civil remedy; sovereign immunity barred; defense to action; payment of expenses

Section
7–1305.14

Deprivation of civil rights; public or private employment; retention of rights; liability; immunity; exceptions

Section
7–1305.15

Coordination of services for dually diagnosed individuals