District of ColumbiaD.C. temporarily let providers follow named groups' vaccine guidance
For a temporary period ending March 19, 2026, D.C. let providers use vaccine guidance from federal advisers or qualified groups its health director publicly named.
What it does
During the temporary act, D.C. providers could order and give vaccines using published guidance from federal vaccine advisers or qualified health groups the health director named publicly.
During the temporary act, D.C.'s rules for minors' vaccine consent covered vaccines recommended by federal advisers or a qualified health group named publicly by the health director, if a recommended schedule was followed.
Argument forGuidance from a publicly named health group could have given D.C. providers another published schedule to follow when offering vaccines.
Argument againstIf the listed groups recommended different schedules, families might have trouble knowing which vaccines qualified under D.C.'s rules for minors.
More detail
D.C. healthcare providers could order and give vaccines using guidance from federal vaccine advisers or publicly named health groups. These provisions concerned D.C. healthcare providers who order or give vaccines. The guidance had to follow published recommendations and schedules from federal vaccine advisers or a qualified medical or public health group the D.C. health director named in a public notice. The mayor approved the act on December 19, 2025. It expired March 19, 2026.
D.C.'s rules for consent to vaccinate minors covered vaccines recommended by either of the listed guidance sources. These provisions concerned consent to vaccinate minors in D.C. Vaccination had to follow a recommended schedule from federal vaccine advisers or a qualified medical or public health group the D.C. health director named in a public notice. These temporary provisions expired March 19, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 2Act A26-0219 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000028, Expires on Mar 19, 2026Latest
- 2025
- Dec 22Returned from Mayor
- Dec 19Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0219, Expires on Mar 19, 2026Became Law
- Dec 12Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 29, 2025To Governor
- Dec 2Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Dec 2Retained by the Council
- Nov 24B26-0496 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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