B 26-0251 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Health Occupations Revision Exemption Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This bill temporarily exempts foreign-licensed healthcare professionals from District of Columbia licensing requirements when accompanying international sports teams to the District for athletic competitions. It allows these professionals to provide medical care only to team members and staff at team locations (such as hotels, training sites, or competition venues) for up to 30 consecutive days. The exemption does not permit practice at general healthcare facilities and expires 225 days after the bill takes effect. This change supports hosting events like the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup by enabling foreign medical staff to treat teams during competitions.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Council Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Sep 2025

Introduced May 19, 2025 Signed Sep 12, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

Engrossment → Enrollment · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill transitioned from Engrossed to Enrolled status, meaning it has passed all legislative stages and is ready for final approval. The substantive policy content remained largely unchanged, with only minor formatting and wording adjustments throughout the document. The core purpose of allowing foreign health professionals to work temporarily with visiting sports teams in Washington D.C. was preserved.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The policy intent remains the same.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and layout changes occurred as the bill moved through the legislative process, including line number adjustments and header updates from 'ENGROSSED ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL'.

Added signature lines for the Council Chairman and Mayor at the end of the enrolled version, indicating final approval.

REQUIREMENT

Changed 'a an organized sporting event' to 'an organized sporting event' to correct a grammatical error in the original text.

Added 'or' between 'licensed, registered' in the eligibility criteria for foreign health professionals.

Changed 'provided that,: ' to 'provided, that: ' to correct punctuation formatting.

Added 'or' before 'practice at a healthcare clinic' in the final provision.

Floor votes · Council Jun 17, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

Jun 17, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 17, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

Jun 3, 2025

Committee

Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Health

legislature

May 19, 2025

Introduced

B26-0251 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors