District of Columbia enacts presumption of competency
District of Columbia law now provides that an individual is presumed competent to make legal, health-care, and all other decisions unless certified otherwise or deemed incapacitated or incompetent by a court. Incapacity is not inferred from the fact that an individual is voluntarily or involuntarily hospitalized for mental illness or has mental retardation
The legislation took effect on December 21, 2006.