District of Columbia § 7-132 Definitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 7-132 — Definitions.

District of Columbia § 7-132

Title 7Human Health Care and Safety.

Ch. 1Public Health.

Subch. IIPrevention of Spread of Communicable Diseases.

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Bluebook

D.C. Code § 7-132 (2026).

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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:

(1)“Affected with a communicable disease” means a person infected with a communicable disease or exposed to a chemical or radiological agent who is capable of infecting others with the same disease or chemical or radiological agent if permitted to move freely in the general public, or a person who, while not infected with a communicable disease or exposed to a chemical or radiological agent, is a carrier of, or contaminated with, an infectious disease or chemical or radiological agent and capable of infecting others with the disease or chemical or radiological agent.

(2)“Communicable disease” means any disease:

(A)Denominated a reportable disease pursuant to § 7-131 , including any illness due to an infectious agent or its toxic produc

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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:

(1) “Affected with a communicable disease” means a person infected with a communicable disease or exposed to a chemical or radiological agent who is capable of infecting others with the same disease or chemical or radiological agent if permitted to move freely in the general public, or a person who, while not infected with a communicable disease or exposed to a chemical or radiological agent, is a carrier of, or contaminated with, an infectious disease or chemical or radiological agent and capable of infecting others with the disease or chemical or radiological agent.

(2) “Communicable disease” means any disease:

(A) Denominated a reportable disease pursuant to § 7-131 , including any illness due to an infectious agent or its toxic product that is transmitted:

(i) Directly or indirectly to a well person from an infected person, animal, or ectoparasite; or

(ii) Through the agency of an intermediate host or vector, or by exposure to chemical or radiological agents within the immediate environment; or

(B) Occurring as an outbreak of illness or toxic conditions, regardless of etiology, in an institution or other identifiable group of people.

Legislative History

Aug. 11, 1939, 53 Stat. 1408, ch. 601, § 2; Aug. 8, 1946, 60 Stat. 919, ch. 871, § 2; Feb. 21, 1986, D.C. Law 6-83, § 3(b), 32 DCR 7276; Oct. 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-194, § 902(a), 49 DCR 5306