B 26-0343 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Contract No. DCRL-2024-C-0051 with The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

This emergency bill approves a $3.66 million payment for inpatient care services provided by The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center (HSC) to medically fragile youth under DC’s Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA). It formalizes existing contract modifications covering services from August 2024 through August 2025, specifically for respite care placements 24/7. The funds cover care for children in CFSA’s custody who require specialized medical support. The bill is procedural - authorizing payment for services already being delivered under an existing contract, not creating new policy.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics: Children's Health Hospitals

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

Sep 2025

Council Passage

Sep 2025

Signed into Law

Oct 2025

Introduced Sep 16, 2025 Signed Oct 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from a draft introduction to its enrolled, final version for signature. The substantive policy content regarding the contract approval, funding amount, and emergency provisions remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting, header information, and the addition of signature lines for the Chairman and Mayor.

TECHNICAL

The document was converted from a cover letter and draft bill format to an enrolled original bill format, adding signature lines for the Chairman and Mayor.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to spacing, punctuation, and capitalization throughout the text to match official enrolled standards.

The original cover letter from Mayor Muriel Bowser dated September 16, 2025, was removed as it is no longer needed in the final enrolled version.

Floor votes · Council Sep 17, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Sep 17, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Sep 17, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Sep 17, 2025

Committee

Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Youth Affairs

legislature

Sep 16, 2025

Introduced

B26-0343 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors