Community Health Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
This bill expands the authority for healthcare providers in Washington, D.C., to follow immunization guidelines beyond just the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). It amends two laws to allow the Director of the Department of Health to designate other competent medical or public health organizations (via public notice) whose recommended schedules providers must follow. This directly affects healthcare providers ordering/administering vaccines and the consent process for minors' vaccinations under the 2022 law. The change replaces specific CDC references with broader flexibility while maintaining that vaccines must align with official schedules. It is an emergency measure effective for 90 days.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced Sep 16, 2025
Signed Sep 22, 2025
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Floor votes · Council Sep 17, 2025
How they voted
12–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 13
Sep 17, 2025
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Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
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Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0-1)
council
Sep 16, 2025
Introduced
B26-0350 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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District
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Christina Henderson
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