District of ColumbiaCovered D.C. providers may follow publicly designated groups’ vaccine schedules
Covered D.C. health care providers may order and give vaccines under schedules from the CDC vaccine panel or a health group publicly named by the health director.
What it does
Covered D.C. providers may order and give vaccines under the CDC vaccine panel’s guidance and schedule, or those of a medical or public health group the health director names publicly.
For minors under D.C.’s vaccine consent rules, a vaccine needs a recommendation from the CDC panel or a health group the director names publicly. The shot must follow either source’s schedule.
Argument forCovered providers could offer a vaccine recommended by a publicly named health group when the CDC vaccine panel does not recommend it.
Argument againstFamilies might hear different vaccine advice if covered providers follow the CDC panel’s schedule and a health director-designated group’s schedule.
More detail
Covered D.C. health care providers may order and give vaccines using either source’s guidance and schedule. This applies to D.C. providers covered by the two amended health occupation rules. The sources are the CDC vaccine advisory panel or a medical or public health group named by D.C.’s health director in a public notice. These provisions took effect after mayoral approval and a 30-day congressional review period.
D.C.’s rules on minors’ vaccinations accept vaccine recommendations and schedules from either source. This applies to vaccines under D.C.’s law on minors’ consent to vaccination. A covered vaccine must be recommended by the CDC vaccine advisory panel or a medical or public health group named by D.C.’s health director in a public notice. The shot must follow a recommended schedule from one of those sources. These provisions took effect after mayoral approval and a 30-day congressional review period.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 3Law L26-0105, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005739Latest
- Feb 9Transmitted to CongressMinor
- Feb 6Act A26-0251 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001074
- Feb 2Returned from Mayor
- Jan 27Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0251Became Law
- Jan 20Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026To Governor
- Jan 6Final ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- 2025
- Dec 16First ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded First Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Dec 8Committee Mark-up of B26-0414 by the Health Committee
- Oct 30Public Hearing on B26-0414
- Oct 10Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Oct 10Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0414 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Oct 8Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by HealthMinor
- Oct 7Referred to Committee on HealthMinor
- Oct 6B26-0414 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
- Dec 16First ReadingMinor
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