District of Columbia § 21-501.01 Qualified psychologists.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 21-501.01 — Qualified psychologists.

District of Columbia § 21-501.01

Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]

Ch. 5Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.

Subch. IDefinitions; Commission on Mental Health.

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D.C. Code § 21-501.01 (2026).

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(a)Qualified psychologists are subject to the restrictions and qualifications for practice contained in § 3-1201.01 et seq. .

(b)Whenever a qualified psychologist has the responsibility for the voluntary, nonprotesting, emergency, or court-ordered admission or hospitalization of a person who is mentally ill, that qualified psychologist or the provider shall, prior to or at the time of admission or commitment, identify a psychiatrist or other appropriate physician who shall be responsible for the medical evaluation and medical management of the person who is mentally ill during the period in which the person is receiving treatment from that provider. The qualified psychologist may be responsible for all other evaluation and management of the mental health services or mental health servic

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(a) Qualified psychologists are subject to the restrictions and qualifications for practice contained in § 3-1201.01 et seq. .

(b) Whenever a qualified psychologist has the responsibility for the voluntary, nonprotesting, emergency, or court-ordered admission or hospitalization of a person who is mentally ill, that qualified psychologist or the provider shall, prior to or at the time of admission or commitment, identify a psychiatrist or other appropriate physician who shall be responsible for the medical evaluation and medical management of the person who is mentally ill during the period in which the person is receiving treatment from that provider. The qualified psychologist may be responsible for all other evaluation and management of the mental health services or mental health services or supports for the person who is mentally ill.

Legislative History

Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 11(c), 30 DCR 5778; Apr. 30, 1988, D.C. Law 7-104, § 6(d), 35 DCR 147; Apr. 4, 2003, D.C. Law 14-283, § 2(c), 50 DCR 917