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DC Health Standard Operating Procedures


 

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 ProcedureEffective Date
200.100Standard Operating Procedure Development02/27/2020
200.200Escalation Policy03/24/2026
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Rescinded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Rescinded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 Protections04/28/2017
270.100 

Government Affairs Management Policy

Rescinded
270.500

Government Relations Requests and Testimonies

  •  
07/27/2026
271.000Rulemaking (Rescission Letter Pending)12/17/2021
272.100Legislation Development (Rescission Letter Pending)12/17/2021
273.000

Legislation Implementation

07/27/2026
274.000

Legislative and Regulatory Development

07/27/2026
280.000Work Uniforms08/23/2022
290.000

Infant at Work Signed Official

05/10/2023
291.000Lactation Rooms08/23/2022

Legal Affairs and Risk Management

Policy Number

300-399

Policy or ProcedureEffective Date
310.000 Emergency Response05/09/19
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
350.300Risk Management - Risk Assessment and Control Committee05/16/2018

Financial and Grants Management

Policy Number 

400-499

Policy or ProcedureEffective Date
401.000Funding Opportunity Selection: Federal & Private Grant Funding06/05/2019
418.000Fiscal Monitoring of Grants04/28/2022
419.000Programmatic Monitoring of Grants11/18/2022
430.000Time and Effort Certification10/03/2022
470.000

Memoranda Of Understanding

10/28/2019
480.000Return of Collected Service Fees08/08/2021

Personnel (Human Resources) Management

Policy Number 

500-599

Policy or ProcedureEffective Date
500.100Appointment and Management of Student Interns06/09/2018
501.100Agency Employee Recognition Program Policy12/01/2024
510.000


 

Tour of Duty


03/04/2019


 
519.000 

 

Employee Onboarding

01/17/2017

 
520.000

Employee Separations

  • Employee Separations
  • Employee Exit Checklist 2016 Revision
  • Temporary Continuation of Coverage Notification Form 
01/17/2017
525.000 Term Employee Conversion09/22/2017
530.000 

Tuition Assistance Program

10/22/2025
540.000Family and Medical Leave08/10/2026

Communication Management

Policy Number 

600-699

Policy or ProcedureEffective Date
620.100Media and Public Appearance Requests05/19/2025
620.200Health Promotion Activities11/01/2022
620.300Social Media01/14/2020

Information Technology Management

Policy Number 

700-799

Policy or ProcedureEffective Date
700.000Information Technology Procurements08/23/2021
701.000Access Control12/06/2021
702.000Master Portfolio Listing02/08/2022
720.200 Internet Access and Use01/13/2014
720.300Electronic Mail Use04/26/2022
720.500 

Password Management Policy

Rescinded- 09/10/2019
720.600 Backup Infrastructure Policy01/13/2014
720.700 

 

Revoking Privileges After Termination Policy

Rescinded
720.800  Web Information and Uploading01/03/2018
730.100

Information Technology Enhancement and Migration 

11/04/2016
 
Rescinded
 
735.000Agile Software Development and DevOps07/27/2022
740.000Landline Telephones and Mobile devices04/26/2022
750.000 Management of Network Printers and Desktop Printers 05/13/2025
760.000Electronic Signature02/25/2021

Contracts and Procurement

Policy Number

800-899

Policy or ProcedureEffective Date
810.000 Conflict Attestations for Contracts and Grant Agreements02/06/2021
820.000

Contractor Onboarding 

Rescinded

Facilities, Vehicle and Property

Policy Number 

900-999

Policy or ProcedureEffective Date
900.100 








 

Use and Management of Vehicles

11/23/2015








 
902.000Mailroom Operations10/01/2025

Center For Policy Planning and Evaluation (CPPE)

 Policy Number

1100-1199

Policy and Procedure Effective Date   
1100.000Certification and Issuance06/13/2022
1102,000 Adoption Registration06/13/2022
1103.000Parentage Determination and Amendment Processing06/15/2022
1106.000Ill-Defined Cause of Death06/13/2022
1108.000Vital Records Modification Processing06/13/2022
1110.000Delayed Registration of Live Birth06/13/2022
1120.000Vital Records Division Search and Return of Fees06/15/2022
1121.000Handling of Security Paper05/10/2021
1122.000Vital Records Physical Security06/15/2022
1126.000Vital Event Audits, Site Visits, and Enforcement Actions06/15/2022
1127.000Vital Records Entitlement and Identity Verification06/15/2022
1128.000Customer Satisfaction06/15/2022
1129.000Vital Records Confidentiality06/15/2022
1131.000Vital Records Data Collection06/15/2022
1140.000Secured Space09/17/2026
1170.000 Generating, Editing and Archiving Statistical Vital Record Data Files 01/08/2019
1175.000 Review of Potential Pregnancy-Associated Deaths05/13/2019

Health Systems Preparedness Administration (HSPA)

Policy Number

1300-1399

Policy and ProcedureEffective 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 ProcedureEffective 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