District of Columbia Code Division III. Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations. § 21-582. Petitions, applications, or certificates of physicians, qualified psychologists, and qualified nurse practitioners.

(a)(1) A petition, application, or certificate authorized under §§ 21-521, 21-541(a), 21-545.01, or 21-548 may not be considered if made by a psychiatrist, physician, qualified psychologist, or qualified nurse practitioner who is related by blood, marriage, or domestic partnership to the person about whom the petition, application, or certificate is made.

(2) A petition, application, or certificate authorized under §§ 21-521, 21-523, 21-541(a), 21-545.01, or 21-548 may be considered if made by a psychiatrist, physician, qualified psychologist, or qualified nurse practitioner employed or contracted by the hospital in which the person is to be detained and the psychiatrist, physician, qualified psychologist, or qualified nurse practitioner may admit the person to the hospital if they certify in writing that their financial arrangement with the hospital is not based on the volume of inpatient referrals or admissions.