An adult who is a drug felon shall not be denied cash or food assistance benefits, including TANF, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, POWER, GAC, or Interim Disability Assistant benefits, solely because he or she is a drug felon.
(Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 571; as added Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-241, § 4(g), 46 DCR 905; Nov. 26, 2019, D.C. Law 23-31, § 2, 66 DCR 13144.)
1981 Ed., § 3-205.71.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Access to Public Benefits Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-151, Oct. 29, 2019, 66 DCR 14358).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Access to Public Benefits Emergency Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-493, Oct. 23, 2018, 65 DCR12072).
See notes to § 4-205.69.
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Access to Public Benefits Temporary Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 22-199, Feb. 22, 2019, 65 DCR 12329).
For temporary (225 day) addition of section, see § 4(h) of Self-Sufficiency Promotion Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-230, April 20, 1999, law notification 46 DCR 4143).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Subchapter V - Public Assistance Programs
§ 4–205.01. Eligibility for public assistance
§ 4–205.02. Residency requirement
§ 4–205.03. Determination of residency
§ 4–205.04. Relocation of recipients to another jurisdiction
§ 4–205.05a. General Assistance for Children program
§ 4–205.07. Aid to the Blind need determination. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.08. GPA need determination. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.09. AB and ATD self-supporting plans. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.10. TANF income eligibility standards
§ 4–205.11. TANF need determination
§ 4–205.11a. Time limit for receipt of TANF benefits
§ 4–205.11b. Reduction of benefits for long-term TANF recipients. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.11c. Human impact statement
§ 4–205.12. Food stamp coupon allotment disregarded. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.13. Enumerated income disregarded. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.13a. Treatment of payment for costs of work participation
§ 4–205.14. Determination of GPA need standard. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.15. Standards for inclusion in TANF assistance unit
§ 4–205.16. Contribution guidelines for nonassistance unit children. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.17. Definitions. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.18. Child’s eligibility
§ 4–205.19. Application; assignment of rights for child support
§ 4–205.19a. Redetermination of eligibility
§ 4–205.19b. Job search and job readiness requirements for TANF applicants
§ 4–205.19c. Failure to comply with job search and job readiness requirements for TANF applicants
§ 4–205.19d. Work participation requirements for TANF recipients
§ 4–205.19e. Failure to comply with work requirements for TANF recipients
§ 4–205.19h. Administration of job search, job readiness, work, and self-sufficiency activities
§ 4–205.19i. Nondiscrimination against TANF and POWER applicants and recipients
§ 4–205.19j. Health and safety standards for TANF and POWER recipients
§ 4–205.19k. Workers’ compensation for TANF recipients
§ 4–205.19l. Nondisplacement by TANF recipients
§ 4–205.19m. Reporting requirements
§ 4–205.19n. Family assessment plan
§ 4–205.20. Parental absence by reason of imprisonment
§ 4–205.21. Eligibility standards for children of unemployed parents
§ 4–205.22. Availability of stepparent
§ 4–205.23. Obligations of custodial relatives other than parents
§ 4–205.24. Eligibility requirements for alien children
§ 4–205.25. Eligibility determined prospectively
§ 4–205.26. Procedure for public and medical assistance application
§ 4–205.27. Failure to determine eligibility within time requirement
§ 4–205.29. Income status of loans and grants
§ 4–205.31. Application for benefits required
§ 4–205.32. Establishment of net payment received
§ 4–205.33. Treatment of lump-sum payments and settlements
§ 4–205.34. Treatment of accrued statutory benefits. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.35. Failure of recipients to report promptly. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.36. Work incentive allowances disregarded
§ 4–205.37. Standard for income and resource determination
§ 4–205.38. Availability of income and resources
§ 4–205.39. Earned income. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.41. Emergency applicant may retain automobile
§ 4–205.42. Definitions relating to incapacity and disability
§ 4–205.42a. Eligibility for General Public Assistance. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.43. Participation in labor dispute; pregnancy
§ 4–205.44. Amount. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.45. Standard for requirements exceptions. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.46. Meal standard. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.47. Nursing care standard
§ 4–205.48. Standards of assistance adopted and applied
§ 4–205.49. Special living arrangements
§ 4–205.50. Costs of training and employment
§ 4–205.51. Denial of monthly benefits
§ 4–205.51a. TANF Universal Service Delivery Model
§ 4–205.51b. Annual comparative review
§ 4–205.54. TANF assistance unit monthly report
§ 4–205.55. Timely and adequate notice of action to discontinue, etc., assistance
§ 4–205.56. Information from source other than recipient
§ 4–205.58. Consideration of additional information
§ 4–205.59. Effect of pending hearing
§ 4–205.60. Benefits pending hearing. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.62. Establishment of a Demonstration Project. [Repealed]
§ 4–205.63. Eligibility for public assistance; home living requirement
§ 4–205.64. Failure to meet home living requirement; notice
§ 4–205.65. Eligibility for public assistance; learnfare
§ 4–205.66. Failure to meet school attendance requirements; notice
§ 4–205.68. Duties of the Mayor
§ 4–205.69. Denial of assistance for fraudulent misrepresentation of residency
§ 4–205.70. Denial of assistance for fugitive felons and probation and parole violators
§ 4–205.71. Granting cash and food assistance benefits to drug felons
§ 4–205.72. POWER — Establishment; eligibility
§ 4–205.72a. POWER — Additional eligibility
§ 4–205.73. POWER — Application
§ 4–205.74. POWER — Medical review
§ 4–205.75. POWER — Redetermination of eligibility
§ 4–205.76. POWER — Participation in activities to assist in achieving self-sufficiency
§ 4–205.77. POWER — Failure to participate in self-sufficiency activities
§ 4–205.78. POWER — Amount of assistance
§ 4–205.79. POWER — No creation of an entitlement
§ 4–205.80. POWER — Medicaid eligibility
§ 4–205.81. Diversion payments
§ 4–205.82. Provision of information concerning the Earned Income Credit