{"id":"DUT-DC-002","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Council of the District of Columbia","authority":"District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980, D.C. Law 3-149, sec. 5a, as added by D.C. Law 14-194 sec. 903(c)","instrument":"D.C. Official Code sec. 7-2304.01","title":"Issuance of public health emergency executive order","dateIssued":"2002-10-17","effective":"2002-10-17; in force throughout 2020-2021","end":"standing","startDate":"2002-10-17","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","QUAR","HC","DUTY"],"addressees":["persons generally; licensed health care providers (subsection (d)(3)); volunteer health practitioners"],"clause":"When the Mayor declares a public emergency pursuant to sec. 7-2304, the Mayor may issue an additional executive order to proclaim a public health emergency if the Mayor has reasonable cause to believe that there is an imminent hazard of or actual occurrence of any of the following harms:... (3) Widespread exposure to an infectious or toxic agent","enforcement":"Orders issued under it are emergency executive orders enforceable under sec. 7-2307 (Ex. DUT-DC-003)","functions":[],"notes":"Authorizes the public health emergency executive order under which every COVID-19 Mayor\u0027s Order was issued (Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-046 and its extensions to July 25, 2021), and lists the terms such an order may include, among them subsection (d)(3): exemption of licensed health care providers \u0027from civil liability for damages for any actions taken within the scope of the provider\u0027s employment or voluntary service to implement the provisions of the District of Columbia response plan and of subchapter II of Chapter 1 of this title, except in instances of gross negligence, and solely for the duration of the public health emergency.\u0027 Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2304.01","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":164770,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-DC","url":"/library/DUT-DC-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-DC-002","citation":"Council of the District of Columbia, D.C. Official Code sec. 7-2304.01 (standing) (Ex. DUT-DC-002)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["DUT-DC-015","DUT-DC-003"]}