(a)(1) DOH shall award a competitive grant in an amount not to exceed $150,000 to a home visiting provider to support the development of a pilot program that provides evidence-based home visiting services exclusively to eligible first-time mothers in the District.
(2) The grant issued in accordance with this subsection shall be limited to a home visiting provider that receives at least $500,000 of its funding from private sources.
(3) In Fiscal Year 2022, DOH shall provide an amount not to exceed $150,000 to the home visiting provider who was awarded the competitive grant pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(4) In Fiscal Year 2023, DOH shall provide an amount not to exceed $150,000 to the home visiting provider who was awarded the competitive grant pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, to be expended for the purposes set forth in that paragraph.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "eligible first-time mother" means a pregnant woman preparing to give birth to her first child who has enrolled in the pilot program prior to their 28th week of pregnancy and:
(1) Has an individual income that is less than 60% of the area median income for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area according to the statistics of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or
(2) Is eligible for Medicaid.
(October 20, 2018, D.C. Law 22-179, § 105a; as added Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 5122(a), 66 DCR 8621; Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 5082, 68 DCR 010163; Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-167, § 5032, 69 DCR 009223.)
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5032 of Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-470, July 13, 2022, 69 DCR 008707).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5082 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 5122 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 5122 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 6B - Healthy Early Childhood Development Programs
§ 4–651.02. Healthy Steps Pediatric Primary Care Demonstration Program
§ 4–651.03. External evaluation contractor
§ 4–651.04. Help Me Grow. [Not Funded]
§ 4–651.05. Home Visiting Program
§ 4–651.05a. First-Time Mothers Home Visiting Pilot Program
§ 4–651.06. Home visiting reports
§ 4–651.08. Lactation Certification Preparatory Program