Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, no child who in good faith is under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof shall, for that reason alone, be considered to have been neglected within the purview of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 4-1321.06
Exceptions for treatment solely by spiritual means
Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1355, Pub
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