District of Columbia § 44-761 Window blind and drape cord safety notification requirement.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 44-761 — Window blind and drape cord safety notification requirement.

District of Columbia § 44-761

Title 44Charitable and Curative Institutions.

Ch. 7Hospitals, Asylums, Charities Generally.

Subch. III-AWindow Blind and Drape Cord Safety Notification.

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D.C. Code § 44-761 (2026).

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(a)Every hospital, birth center, and pediatric primary care provider located in the District of Columbia shall distribute an informational notice provided to it by the Department of Health ("DC Health") regarding the danger that window blinds and drape cords pose to children and how to avoid those dangers directly to:

(1)The parent or guardian following the labor and delivery of the parent's or guardian's child as a component of the discharge discussion and instruction;

(2)The person accompanying a child to the child's 6-month primary care appointment; and

(3)Upon request, a member of the general public.

(b)The informational notice shall be designed by DC Health and provided to each hospital, birth center, and pediatric primary care provider to distribute in photocopied form

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(a) Every hospital, birth center, and pediatric primary care provider located in the District of Columbia shall distribute an informational notice provided to it by the Department of Health ("DC Health") regarding the danger that window blinds and drape cords pose to children and how to avoid those dangers directly to:

(1) The parent or guardian following the labor and delivery of the parent's or guardian's child as a component of the discharge discussion and instruction;

(2) The person accompanying a child to the child's 6-month primary care appointment; and

(3) Upon request, a member of the general public.

(b) The informational notice shall be designed by DC Health and provided to each hospital, birth center, and pediatric primary care provider to distribute in photocopied form to the persons listed in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) DC Health shall make the information contained in the notice available on DC Health's website and shall provide electronic text to hospitals, birth centers, and pediatric primary care providers.

(d) The informational notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall be either:

(1) The informational notice created by DC Health in subsection (b) of this section; or

(2) A similar informational notice approved by DC Health.