District of Columbia Code Division IV. Criminal Law and Procedure and Prisoners. § 23-1904a. Right to member of a hospital-based violence intervention program.

(1) “Hospital” means a facility that provides 24-hour inpatient care, including diagnostic, therapeutic, and other health-related services, for a variety of physical or mental conditions, and may, in addition, provide outpatient services, particularly emergency care, from which a hospital-based violence intervention program operates.

(2) “Hospital-based violence intervention program” means a non-governmental program that:

(3) “HVIP member” means an employee, contractor, or volunteer of a hospital-based violence intervention program.

(4) “Victim” means a person who has suffered an intentionally inflicted gunshot or stabbing wound.

(b)(1) A HVIP member shall, if the victim consents, have the right to remain physically present with a victim at any:

(2) A victim may at any time revoke their consent to have a HVIP member present at the setting described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.