DC Health has standard operating procedures (SOPs) which ensure consistency and uniformity in work to improve the city's health.
Administrative Management
Policy Number 200-299 | Policy or Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 200.100 | Standard Operating Procedure Development | 02/27/2020 |
| 200.200 | Escalation Policy | 03/24/2026 |
| 200.101 | Institutional Review Board for Public Health | 05/09/19 |
| 240.100 | Customer Service - Minimum Standards for Telephone-Based Customer Service | Rescinded |
| 240.200 | Customer Service - Out of Office Voice Mail and Email Script | Rescinded |
| 240.500 | Customer Service | 05/31/2023 |
| 250.100 | Language Access | 04/25/2023 |
| 260.000 | Gender Identity and Expression Protections | 04/28/2017 |
| 270.100 | Government Affairs Management Policy | Rescinded |
| 270.500 | Government Relations Requests and Testimonies | 07/27/2026 |
| 271.000 | Rulemaking (Rescission Letter Pending) | 12/17/2021 |
| 272.100 | Legislation Development (Rescission Letter Pending) | 12/17/2021 |
| 273.000 | Legislation Implementation | 07/27/2026 |
| 274.000 | Legislative and Regulatory Development | 07/27/2026 |
| 280.000 | Work Uniforms | 08/23/2022 |
| 290.000 | Infant at Work Signed Official | 05/10/2023 |
| 291.000 | Lactation Rooms | 08/23/2022 |
Legal Affairs and Risk Management
Policy Number 300-399 | Policy or Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 310.000 | Emergency Response | 05/09/19 |
| 320.000 | Supporting Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence Sexual Assault and Stalking | 05/09/19 |
| 350.100 | Incident Reporting and Investigation | 12/20/2017 |
| 350.200 | Workers' Compensation | 09/25/2018 |
| 350.300 | Risk Management - Risk Assessment and Control Committee | 05/16/2018 |
Financial and Grants Management
Policy Number 400-499 | Policy or Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 401.000 | Funding Opportunity Selection: Federal & Private Grant Funding | 06/05/2019 |
| 418.000 | Fiscal Monitoring of Grants | 04/28/2022 |
| 419.000 | Programmatic Monitoring of Grants | 11/18/2022 |
| 430.000 | Time and Effort Certification | 10/03/2022 |
| 470.000 | Memoranda Of Understanding | 10/28/2019 |
| 480.000 | Return of Collected Service Fees | 08/08/2021 |
Personnel (Human Resources) Management
Policy Number 500-599 | Policy or Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 500.100 | Appointment and Management of Student Interns | 06/09/2018 |
| 501.100 | Agency Employee Recognition Program Policy | 12/01/2024 |
| 510.000 | Tour of Duty | 03/04/2019 |
| 519.000 | Employee Onboarding | 01/17/2017 |
| 520.000 | Employee Separations
| 01/17/2017 |
| 525.000 | Term Employee Conversion | 09/22/2017 |
| 530.000 | Tuition Assistance Program
| 10/22/2025 |
| 540.000 | Family and Medical Leave | 08/10/2026 |
Communication Management
Policy Number 600-699 | Policy or Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 620.100 | Media and Public Appearance Requests | 05/19/2025 |
| 620.200 | Health Promotion Activities | 11/01/2022 |
| 620.300 | Social Media | 01/14/2020 |
Information Technology Management
Policy Number 700-799 | Policy or Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 700.000 | Information Technology Procurements | 08/23/2021 |
| 701.000 | Access Control | 12/06/2021 |
| 702.000 | Master Portfolio Listing | 02/08/2022 |
| 720.200 | Internet Access and Use | 01/13/2014 |
| 720.300 | Electronic Mail Use | 04/26/2022 |
| 720.500 | Password Management Policy | Rescinded- 09/10/2019 |
| 720.600 | Backup Infrastructure Policy | 01/13/2014 |
| 720.700 | Revoking Privileges After Termination Policy | Rescinded |
| 720.800 | Web Information and Uploading | 01/03/2018 |
| 730.100 | Information Technology Enhancement and Migration | 11/04/2016 Rescinded |
| 735.000 | Agile Software Development and DevOps | 07/27/2022 |
| 740.000 | Landline Telephones and Mobile devices | 04/26/2022 |
| 750.000 | Management of Network Printers and Desktop Printers | 05/13/2025 |
| 760.000 | Electronic Signature | 02/25/2021 |
Contracts and Procurement
Policy Number 800-899 | Policy or Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 810.000 | Conflict Attestations for Contracts and Grant Agreements | 02/06/2021 |
| 820.000 | Contractor Onboarding | Rescinded |
Facilities, Vehicle and Property
Policy Number 900-999 | Policy or Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 900.100 | Use and Management of Vehicles | 11/23/2015 |
| 902.000 | Mailroom Operations | 10/01/2025 |
Center For Policy Planning and Evaluation (CPPE)
Policy Number 1100-1199 | Policy and Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1100.000 | Certification and Issuance | 06/13/2022 |
| 1102,000 | Adoption Registration | 06/13/2022 |
| 1103.000 | Parentage Determination and Amendment Processing | 06/15/2022 |
| 1106.000 | Ill-Defined Cause of Death | 06/13/2022 |
| 1108.000 | Vital Records Modification Processing | 06/13/2022 |
| 1110.000 | Delayed Registration of Live Birth | 06/13/2022 |
| 1120.000 | Vital Records Division Search and Return of Fees | 06/15/2022 |
| 1121.000 | Handling of Security Paper | 05/10/2021 |
| 1122.000 | Vital Records Physical Security | 06/15/2022 |
| 1126.000 | Vital Event Audits, Site Visits, and Enforcement Actions | 06/15/2022 |
| 1127.000 | Vital Records Entitlement and Identity Verification | 06/15/2022 |
| 1128.000 | Customer Satisfaction | 06/15/2022 |
| 1129.000 | Vital Records Confidentiality | 06/15/2022 |
| 1131.000 | Vital Records Data Collection | 06/15/2022 |
| 1140.000 | Secured Space | 09/17/2026 |
| 1170.000 | Generating, Editing and Archiving Statistical Vital Record Data Files | 01/08/2019 |
| 1175.000 | Review of Potential Pregnancy-Associated Deaths | 05/13/2019 |
Health Systems Preparedness Administration (HSPA)
Policy Number 1300-1399 | Policy and Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1340.000 | After Action Reports & Improvement Plans | 09/03/2019 |
| 1380.000 | DOH Management Integration Into Incident Command System
| 10/26/2022 |
Environmental Health Administration (EHA)
Policy Number 1400-1499 | Policy and Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1410.000 | Return of Erroneously Collected License Application Fees | Rescinded |
| 1411.000 | Quality Assurance Audits for Health Professional Licensure | 11/05/2018 |
| 1420.000 | Cottage Food Registration and Inspection | 10/10/2021 |
| 1421.000 | Inspector Safety | 10/10/2021 |
| 1422.000 | DITRAC Tracking Powder Cross-Contamination Prevention Policy | 08/20/2026 |
| 1423.000 | Smoking Exemptions | 08/20/2026 |
HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration (HAHSTA)
Policy Number 1550-1599 | Policy and Procedure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1520.000 | Match and Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part A and Part B Grants
| 01/21/2026 |
| 1550.000 | Naloxone Distribution | Rescinded |
