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District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 7-1142.01. Definitions.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:

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

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

(3) “Pediatric primary care provider” means a person licensed in the District to practice medicine or a person who practices medicine and conducts general well visits in the employment of the government of the United States.

(4) “Project” means the Behavioral Health Access Project established under § 7-1142.02.

(5) “Youth” means an individual under 22 years of age receiving pediatric care in the District from a pediatric primary care provider.

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