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PR 26-0110

Board of Integrative Healthcare Dr. Keita Vanderpool Confirmation Resolution of 2025

26th Council Period (2025-2026) Introduced by Phil Mendelson

Confirms the appointment of Dr. Keita Vanderpool to the District of Columbia Board of Integrative Healthcare, making the position effective April 1, 2025.

Resolution R26-0073, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004557
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Bill Summary · PR 26-0110

Summary — PR 26-0110

Title: Board of Integrative Healthcare Dr. Keita Vanderpool Confirmation Resolution of 2025
Type: Confirmation Resolution (PR 26-0110 → Resolution R26-0073)
Introduced: March 3, 2025 (Chairman Mendelson)
Effective Date: April 1, 2025
Publication: District of Columbia Register, Vol. 72, p. 004557 (published Apr 18, 2025)

Purpose

This resolution confirms the appointment of Dr. Keita Vanderpool to the District of Columbia Board of Integrative Healthcare. Its purpose is to authorize and record the Council’s approval of the named appointee so that she may serve on the Board in the capacity for which she was nominated.

Key provisions

  • Officially confirms the appointment of Dr. Keita Vanderpool to the Board of Integrative Healthcare.
  • Converts the nomination (PR 26-0110) into an approved Council resolution (R26-0073), making the appointment effective as of April 1, 2025.
  • Publishes the resolution in the DC Register (Vol. 72, p. 004557), providing public notice of the confirmation.

(Note: The publicly provided documents do not state Dr. Vanderpool’s term length, start/end dates beyond the effective date, or any conditions/limitations on the appointment. No fiscal provisions or amendments to substantive law are included in the record available.)

Who is affected

  • Dr. Keita Vanderpool — assumes the confirmed seat on the Board of Integrative Healthcare.
  • The Board of Integrative Healthcare — gains a confirmed member, affecting quorum, voting, and oversight capacity.
  • Stakeholders regulated or served by the Board (patients, integrative health practitioners, licensing applicants, and the Department/agency that supports the Board) — may be affected indirectly by the Board’s composition and decisions going forward.
  • The public — receives official notice of the appointment through the DC Register.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Mar 3, 2025: PR26-0110 introduced by Chairman Mendelson.
  • Mar 12–19, 2025: Notices regarding roundtable and mark-up filed; roundtable ultimately canceled.
  • Mar 25, 2025: Committee mark-up by the Council’s Health Committee.
  • Mar 26, 2025: Health Committee filed its Committee Report.
  • Apr 1, 2025: Final Council reading and approval; resolution assigned R26-0073 and made effective April 1, 2025.
  • Apr 18, 2025: Resolution published in the District of Columbia Register (cites effective date Apr 1, 2025).

Additional context

This is a confirmation resolution (procedural) rather than legislation that creates or changes policy. Its primary legal effect is to validate the named appointment so the appointee may carry out duties on the Board. For details about the Board’s duties or the appointee’s biography, consult the nomination materials, the Health Committee report, or the DC Register publication cited above.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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