District of Columbia § 7-1141.01 Definitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 7-1141.01 — Definitions.

District of Columbia § 7-1141.01

Title 7Human Health Care and Safety.

Ch. 11CDepartment of Behavioral Health.

Subch. IEstablishment.

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D.C. Code § 7-1141.01 (2026).

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For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(1)“Behavioral health” means a person’s overall social, emotional, and psychological well-being and development.

(2)“Behavioral health services” means stand-alone and co-occurring, integrated treatment services for substance abuse and mental health disorders that are designed to promote a person’s behavioral health.

(3)“Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program” or “CPEP” means a 24-hour/7-days a week program providing emergency psychiatric evaluation and stabilization.

(4)“Department” means the Department of Behavioral Health.

(5)“Director” means the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health.

(6)“Recovery” means a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and str

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For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(1) “Behavioral health” means a person’s overall social, emotional, and psychological well-being and development.

(2) “Behavioral health services” means stand-alone and co-occurring, integrated treatment services for substance abuse and mental health disorders that are designed to promote a person’s behavioral health.

(3) “Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program” or “CPEP” means a 24-hour/7-days a week program providing emergency psychiatric evaluation and stabilization.

(4) “Department” means the Department of Behavioral Health.

(5) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health.

(6) “Recovery” means a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

(7) “Recovery support services” means substance abuse treatment, care coordination, and community-based support that promote recovery.

(8) “Substance abuse” means a pattern of pathological use of a drug or alcohol that causes impairment in social or occupational functioning or produces physiological dependency evidenced by physical tolerance or physical symptoms when the drug or alcohol is not used.