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Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Brooke Pinto 6
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Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 10
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A BILL 14
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 18
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To amend the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 to require 23
continuing education requirements for the practice of medicine, registered nursing, 24
practical nursing, nursing assistive personnel, and physician assistants to include firearm 25
injury prevention and intervention education. 26
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 28
act may be cited as the “Firearm Injury Prevention Amendment Act of 2024”. 29
Sec. 2. Section 510(b) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 30
1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)), is amended 31
by adding a new paragraph (6) to read as follows: 32
“(6)(A) Except as provided in subsection (b-1) of this section, require that any 33
continuing education requirements for the practice of medicine, the practice of registered 34
nursing, the practice of practical nursing, the practice by nursing assistive personnel, and the 35
practice of physician assistants licensed or registered under this section include: 36
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“(i) The relationship between depression, suicidal ideation, and 37
gun suicide; 38
“(ii) The relationship between domestic violence and gun violence; 39
“(iii) Appropriate interventions and resources for depression, 40
domestic violence, and suicide prevention; 41
“(iv) Firearm injury risk factors; 42
“(v) Safe storage of firearms and ammunition; 43
“(vi) Extreme risk protection orders pursuant to section 1003 of the 44
Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, effective May 10, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-314; D.C. 45
Official Code § 7–2510.03); and 46
“(vii) Best practices for discussing firearm access and safety 47
during patient visits. 48
“(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term: 49
“(i) “Ammunition” shall have the same meaning as provided in 50
section 101(2) of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, effective September 24, 1976 51
(D.C. Law 1-85; D.C. Official Code § 7-2501.01(2)). 52
“(ii) “Domestic violence” shall have the same meaning as provided 53
in section 3032(1) of the Domestic Violence Hotline Establishment Act of 2013, effective 54
December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 4-551(1)). 55
“(iii) “Firearm injury risk factors” means characteristics or 56
conditions that increase the likelihood of engaging in firearm violence.”. 57
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 58
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The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 59
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 60
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 61
Sec. 4. Effective date. 62
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 63
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 64
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 65
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 66
Columbia Register. 67