District of Columbia Code
Title 4 - Public Care Systems

Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision

§ 4–101. Board of Charities, Board of Children’s Guardians, and National Training School for Girls abolished. [Omitted] - Omitted. This section is referenced in § 4-220.01. Grants to...

§ 4–102. Board of Public Welfare — Created; successor to abolished Boards; employees transferred. [Omitted] - Omitted. This section is referenced in § 4-124. The provisions...

§ 4–103. Board of Public Welfare — Composition; appointment; term of office; vacancies; residency requirement; removal; compensation. [Omitted] - Omitted. The provisions of former § 4-103 have been omitted...

§ 4–104. Board of Public Welfare — Officers; meetings; authority to make rules, regulations, and orders. [Omitted] - Omitted. The provisions of former § 4-104 have been omitted...

§ 4–105. Director of Public Welfare - The Mayor of the District of Columbia, upon the nomination...

§ 4–106. Institutions placed under control of Board - The Board shall have complete and exclusive control and management...

§ 4–107. Institutional personnel under supervision of Board; duties of superintendent; appointment and discharge of personnel - The superintendents and all other employees engaged in the operation...

§ 4–108. Rules and regulations relating to admissions of persons and administration of institutions - It shall be the duty of the Council of the...

§ 4–109. Registration records; system of accounts - Under the authority herein granted, the Board may prescribe forms...

§ 4–110. Powers of Board of Charities transferred - The following powers and duties prior to March 16, 1926,...

§ 4–111. Supervision over institutions supported by congressional appropriations - The said Board of Public Welfare shall visit, inspect, and...

§ 4–112. Submission of plans for new institutions; investigation of institutions - All plans for new institutions shall, before adoption of the...

§ 4–113. Members and employees to have no interest in contracts - No member or employee of said Board shall be either...

§ 4–114. Powers of Mayor over dependent children - (a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred...

§ 4–115. Limitation in number of dependent children - (a) The number of children who have been in care...

§ 4–116. Children over whom Board shall have supervision - Said Board of Public Welfare shall have the care and...

§ 4–117. Investigation of children; confidentiality of records; study of physical and mental conditions - The antecedents, character, and condition of life of each child...

§ 4–118. Commitments by Family Division of Superior Court; placement by Board - The judges of the Family Division of the Superior Court...

§ 4–119. Commitment of children under 17 years of age - No court shall commit a child under 17 years of...

§ 4–120. Duties of Trustees of National Training School for Girls transferred - The duties prior to March 16, 1926, imposed by law...

§ 4–121. Annual budget; report of activities; recommendations; study of social and environmental conditions - It shall be the duty of the Board to prepare...

§ 4–122. Visitation of wards - A ward placed outside the District of Columbia and the...

§ 4–123. Discharge from guardianship - The Board of Public Welfare shall have power, upon proper...

§ 4–124. Duties and responsibilities of Board - The Board of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia...

§ 4–125. Assisting child to leave institution without authority; concealing such child; duty of police - Any person who shall entice or attempt to entice, away...

§ 4–126. Assistance application form standardization - (a) All District government assistance application forms (“AAF”) for assistance...

Chapter 2 - Public Assistance

Subchapter I - Definitions

§ 4–201.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) Repealed....

Subchapter II - Establishment of Programs; Administration of Chapter

§ 4–202.01. Public assistance categories established - The following categories of public assistance are established: (1) Repealed....

§ 4–202.01a. Termination of General Public Assistance - Effective May 1, 1997, the General Public Assistance (“GPA”) program...

§ 4–202.02. Administrative duties of Mayor - (a) In accordance with rules issued by the Mayor and...

§ 4–202.03. Mayor authorized to delegate functions - The Mayor may delegate and subdelegate any function vested in...

§ 4–202.04. Council to adopt rules. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 204, 29...

§ 4–202.05. Mayor to issue rules - (a) The Mayor shall, no later than January 1, 1986,...

Subchapter III - Crisis Management of Children

§ 4–203.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Child”...

§ 4–203.02. Assignment to public institution by Department - No child 6 years of age or younger shall be...

§ 4–203.03. Maintenance in public institution by Mayor - No child 6 years of age or younger shall be...

§ 4–203.04. Assignment to public institution by Mayor - The Mayor shall not assign any child regardless of age...

Subchapter IV - Medicaid Program Administration

Part A - General

§ 4–204.01. Monthly amount of income disregarded. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 401, 29...

§ 4–204.02. Amount of federal payment disregarded. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 402, 29...

§ 4–204.03. Ability of responsible relatives to contribute. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 403, 29...

§ 4–204.04. Amount of training incentive payment disregarded. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 404, 29...

§ 4–204.05. Medicaid benefits - The District state plan required under title XIX of the...

§ 4–204.05a. Extension of transitional Medicaid program - (a) The Mayor shall extend the transitional Medicaid program to...

§ 4–204.06. District supplement for Supplemental Security Income recipients - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 406; as...

§ 4–204.07. Interim Disability Assistance - (a) The purpose of the Interim Disability Assistance (“IDA”) program...

§ 4–204.08. Pilot program for Interim Disability Assistance - (a) The Mayor shall establish a pilot program for providing...

§ 4–204.09. Interim Disability Assistance Fund - (a) There is established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund the...

Part B - Office of Medicaid Operations Reform

§ 4–204.11. Short title - This part may be cited as the “Office of Medicaid...

§ 4–204.12. Definitions - For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Director”...

§ 4–204.13. Establishment of the Office of Medicaid Operations Reform - (a) There is established an Office of Medicaid Operations Reform....

§ 4–204.14. Purposes, powers, and duties of the Office - The primary purpose of the Office is to redesign the...

§ 4–204.15. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2, may...

§ 4–204.16. Applicability - This part shall apply as of October 1, 2002. (Oct....

Part C - Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund

§ 4–204.51. Short title - This part may be cited as the “Medicaid and Special...

§ 4–204.52. Definitions - For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “District”...

§ 4–204.53. Establishment of the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund - (a) There is established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund the...

§ 4–204.54. Purposes of the Fund - The Fund shall be used for the following purposes: (1)...

§ 4–204.55. Distribution of funds - (a) The Chief Financial Officer shall distribute funds from the...

§ 4–204.56. Annual report - The Mayor shall report annually to the Council on the...

Part D - Nursing Facilities Medicaid Reimbursement

§ 4–204.61. Definitions - For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Case...

§ 4–204.62. Medicaid reimbursement system for nursing facilities - (a) The Department of Health shall develop and implement a...

Subchapter V - Public Assistance Programs

§ 4–205.01. Eligibility for public assistance - (a) Public assistance may be awarded to, or on behalf...

§ 4–205.02. Residency requirement - The Mayor in determining eligibility for a person to receive...

§ 4–205.03. Determination of residency - (a) A resident of the District of Columbia is one...

§ 4–205.04. Relocation of recipients to another jurisdiction - Recipients of assistance from the District who move to another...

§ 4–205.05. Definitions - For the purpose of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Earned...

§ 4–205.05a. General Assistance for Children program - (a) A General Assistance for Children program is established to...

§ 4–205.06. Old Age Assistance and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled need determination. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 506, 29...

§ 4–205.07. Aid to the Blind need determination. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 507, 29...

§ 4–205.08. GPA need determination. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 508, 29...

§ 4–205.09. AB and ATD self-supporting plans. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 509, 29...

§ 4–205.10. TANF income eligibility standards - (a) When the gross income of family applying for, or...

§ 4–205.11. TANF need determination - (a) In determining the need of families who are applying...

§ 4–205.11a. Time limit for receipt of TANF benefits - (a) Federally-funded TANF benefits shall not be provided to any...

§ 4–205.11b. Reduction of benefits for long-term TANF recipients. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 511b; as...

§ 4–205.11c. Human impact statement - Within 120 days of October 1, 2013, the Auditor shall...

§ 4–205.12. Food stamp coupon allotment disregarded. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 512, 29...

§ 4–205.13. Enumerated income disregarded. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 20, 1998, D.C. Law 12-60, § 701(g), 44...

§ 4–205.13a. Treatment of payment for costs of work participation - A stipend, allowance, or any other payment to a public...

§ 4–205.14. Determination of GPA need standard. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 514, 29...

§ 4–205.15. Standards for inclusion in TANF assistance unit - (a) An application on behalf of a dependent child shall...

§ 4–205.16. Contribution guidelines for nonassistance unit children. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 516, 29...

§ 4–205.17. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 517, 29...

§ 4–205.18. Child’s eligibility - (a) A needy child is eligible for TANF. (b) Repealed....

§ 4–205.19. Application; assignment of rights for child support - (a) Application for public assistance shall be accepted from, or...

§ 4–205.19a. Redetermination of eligibility - (a) For purposes of §§ 4-205.19b, 4-205.19c, 4-205.19f and 4-205.19g,...

§ 4–205.19b. Job search and job readiness requirements for TANF applicants - (a)(1) Using a standard process and mechanism, the Mayor shall...

§ 4–205.19c. Failure to comply with job search and job readiness requirements for TANF applicants - (a) If a TANF applicant who is not exempt pursuant...

§ 4–205.19d. Work participation requirements for TANF recipients - (a) If the Mayor has assessed a TANF recipient pursuant...

§ 4–205.19e. Failure to comply with work requirements for TANF recipients - (a) If a nonexempt TANF recipient fails, without good cause,...

§ 4–205.19f. Sanctions - (a) Repealed. (b) The Mayor shall not consider an applicant...

§ 4–205.19g. Exemptions - (a) The Mayor shall promulgate rules describing those categories of...

§ 4–205.19h. Administration of job search, job readiness, work, and self-sufficiency activities - (a) Subject to other applicable provisions of District law, the...

§ 4–205.19i. Nondiscrimination against TANF and POWER applicants and recipients - A person’s application for, or receipt of, TANF or POWER...

§ 4–205.19j. Health and safety standards for TANF and POWER recipients - TANF and POWER applicants and recipients participating in job search,...

§ 4–205.19k. Workers’ compensation for TANF recipients - TANF recipients who are considered employees for purposes of the...

§ 4–205.19l. Nondisplacement by TANF recipients - (a) The Mayor shall not require a TANF recipient to...

§ 4–205.19m. Reporting requirements - The Mayor shall report and make public the following performance...

§ 4–205.19n. Family assessment plan - Within 180 days of April 8, 2011, the Mayor shall...

§ 4–205.20. Parental absence by reason of imprisonment - When continued absence from the home is by reason of...

§ 4–205.21. Eligibility standards for children of unemployed parents - (a) Repealed. (a-1) Repealed. (b) Repealed. (c) The parent who...

§ 4–205.22. Availability of stepparent - (a) A stepparent is not required by the law of...

§ 4–205.23. Obligations of custodial relatives other than parents - (a) When a relative applies for TANF in behalf of...

§ 4–205.24. Eligibility requirements for alien children - (a) Any person who is not a citizen of the...

§ 4–205.25. Eligibility determined prospectively - All factors of TANF eligibility shall be determined prospectively. The...

§ 4–205.26. Procedure for public and medical assistance application - Applications for public and medical assistance shall be approved or...

§ 4–205.27. Failure to determine eligibility within time requirement - The Mayor shall not terminate his consideration of an application...

§ 4–205.28. Income application in determining need for family receiving more than 1 assistance payment - When a family is receiving more than 1 assistance payment...

§ 4–205.29. Income status of loans and grants - The Mayor, in determining the amount of assistance payment to...

§ 4–205.30. Definitions - As used in §§ 4-205.31 through 4-205.35, the term: (1)...

§ 4–205.31. Application for benefits required - (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this...

§ 4–205.32. Establishment of net payment received - The Mayor shall deduct from the gross amount of any...

§ 4–205.33. Treatment of lump-sum payments and settlements - (a) Repealed. (b) For applicants for and recipients of TANF:...

§ 4–205.34. Treatment of accrued statutory benefits. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 534, 29...

§ 4–205.35. Failure of recipients to report promptly. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 535, 29...

§ 4–205.36. Work incentive allowances disregarded - The Mayor, in determining the extent of need of persons...

§ 4–205.37. Standard for income and resource determination - (a) The Mayor shall, in establishing the need of an...

§ 4–205.38. Availability of income and resources - All income and other resources shall be identifiable as to...

§ 4–205.39. Earned income. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 539, 29...

§ 4–205.40. Resources in kind - (a) Resources in kind are basic necessities, such as food,...

§ 4–205.41. Emergency applicant may retain automobile - An applicant for public assistance who requests assistance by reason...

§ 4–205.42. Definitions relating to incapacity and disability - For the purpose of determining coverage and conditions of eligibility...

§ 4–205.42a. Eligibility for General Public Assistance. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 542a; as...

§ 4–205.43. Participation in labor dispute; pregnancy - (a) Repealed. (b) A pregnant woman may be eligible for...

§ 4–205.44. Amount. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 544, 29...

§ 4–205.45. Standard for requirements exceptions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 545, 29...

§ 4–205.46. Meal standard. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 546, 29...

§ 4–205.47. Nursing care standard - (a) When a recipient is receiving nursing care in the...

§ 4–205.48. Standards of assistance adopted and applied - Standards of assistance are adopted superseding the existing standards for...

§ 4–205.49. Special living arrangements - (a) Recipients of public assistance who are in nursing homes...

§ 4–205.50. Costs of training and employment - (a)—(d)Repealed. (e) At the discretion of the Mayor and subject...

§ 4–205.51. Denial of monthly benefits - No assistance unit will receive TANF monthly benefits if the...

§ 4–205.51a. TANF Universal Service Delivery Model - (a) By no later than September 30, 2011, the Mayor...

§ 4–205.51b. Annual comparative review - (a) In general. — The Council of the District of...

§ 4–205.52. Determination of amount of public assistance payments for assistance unit; standards of assistance enumerated - (a) To determine the TANF, POWER or GAC payment for...

§ 4–205.53. Reconsideration of grants; modification of amount; duty of recipient to notify Mayor of change of circumstances; grants under General Public Assistance Program for Unemployables - (a) All public assistance grants made under this chapter shall...

§ 4–205.54. TANF assistance unit monthly report - (a) Each TANF assistance unit whose members have earned income...

§ 4–205.55. Timely and adequate notice of action to discontinue, etc., assistance - (a) The Mayor shall give timely and adequate notice in...

§ 4–205.56. Information from source other than recipient - (a) When the information that is the basis for reduction...

§ 4–205.57. Consequences of failure to request hearing or submit additional information to clarify eligibility - If, after 15 days from the date of postmark of...

§ 4–205.58. Consideration of additional information - If the recipient submits additional information, the representative of the...

§ 4–205.59. Effect of pending hearing - (a) If the recipient requests a hearing before the date...

§ 4–205.60. Benefits pending hearing. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 10, 1985, D.C. Law 6-35, § 2(m), 32...

§ 4–205.61. Definitions - For the purposes of §§ 4-205.62 through 4-205.68, the term:...

§ 4–205.62. Establishment of a Demonstration Project. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 562; as...

§ 4–205.63. Eligibility for public assistance; home living requirement - (a) This section shall apply to all applicants for, and...

§ 4–205.64. Failure to meet home living requirement; notice - (a) In accordance with regulations issued by the Mayor, a...

§ 4–205.65. Eligibility for public assistance; learnfare - (a)(1) As a condition of eligibility for federally-funded TANF benefits,...

§ 4–205.66. Failure to meet school attendance requirements; notice - (a) Upon determination that a pregnant or parenting teen has...

§ 4–205.67. Expansion of Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills and Alternative Work Experience Programs - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 567; as...

§ 4–205.68. Duties of the Mayor - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 568; as...

§ 4–205.69. Denial of assistance for fraudulent misrepresentation of residency - (a) A person who has been convicted in a federal,...

§ 4–205.70. Denial of assistance for fugitive felons and probation and parole violators - (a) A person shall be ineligible for TANF benefits if...

§ 4–205.71. Granting cash and food assistance benefits to drug felons - An adult who is a drug felon shall not be...

§ 4–205.72. POWER — Establishment; eligibility - (a) There is established a Program on Work, Employment, and...

§ 4–205.72a. POWER — Additional eligibility - (a) In addition to the circumstances set forth in §...

§ 4–205.73. POWER — Application - (a) The Mayor may only consider TANF applicants or TANF...

§ 4–205.74. POWER — Medical review - (a) After the Mayor determines that a TANF applicant or...

§ 4–205.75. POWER — Redetermination of eligibility - (a) A POWER recipient’s eligibility for POWER shall be redetermined...

§ 4–205.76. POWER — Participation in activities to assist in achieving self-sufficiency - (a) Following a preliminary assessment by the Mayor under TANF...

§ 4–205.77. POWER — Failure to participate in self-sufficiency activities - (a) If a POWER recipient who is an adult or...

§ 4–205.78. POWER — Amount of assistance - POWER payments shall be made in accordance with § 4-205.52....

§ 4–205.79. POWER — No creation of an entitlement - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create any...

§ 4–205.80. POWER — Medicaid eligibility - A POWER recipient shall be treated as a TANF recipient...

§ 4–205.81. Diversion payments - (a) For purposes of this section, “diversion payment” means a...

§ 4–205.82. Provision of information concerning the Earned Income Credit - (a) At least once per year, the Mayor may provide...

Subchapter VI - Emergency Public Assistance

§ 4–206.01. Authorized; limitation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 601, 29...

§ 4–206.02. Crisis Assistance and Service Program - The Mayor, in administering the Crisis Assistance and Service Program,...

§ 4–206.03. Emergency Shelter Family Services Program. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 603, 29...

§ 4–206.04. Family Emergency Services Program - The Mayor, in administering the Family Emergency Services Program, may...

§ 4–206.05. Emergency shelter allowances - The Mayor, in providing emergency shelter allowances to families who...

Subchapter VII - Complementary Program Relationships with Public Assistance Programs

§ 4–207.01. Policy. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 701, 29...

§ 4–207.02. Authority to establish. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 702, 29...

§ 4–207.03. Rules. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 703, 29...

§ 4–207.04. Appropriations. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 704, 29...

Subchapter VIII - Award; Method of Payment

§ 4–208.01. Determination by Mayor; method of payment - (a) Upon completion of the investigation pursuant to subchapter IX...

§ 4–208.02. Supplemental payments - The Mayor may authorize a supplemental payment when necessary to...

§ 4–208.03. Underpayment corrections - (a) When a recipient of public assistance receives a payment...

§ 4–208.04. Amount of assistance payable - The amount of assistance that the Mayor may pay to...

§ 4–208.05. Repayment by GPA recipient - (a) For any month in which a person who received...

Subchapter IX - Investigation of Applicants; Issuance of Identification Card; Check Distribution

§ 4–209.01. Investigation of applicants; issuance of identification cards; distribution of checks - (a) Whenever the Mayor shall receive an application for public...

§ 4–209.02. Adverse action not permitted for refusal to allow entry into home or permit inspection thereof. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 902, 29...

§ 4–209.03. Notification of adverse action not permitted. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 903, 29...

§ 4–209.04. Confidentiality of information - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

Subchapter X - Hearing Procedures

§ 4–210.01. Right to hearing; notification of right - An applicant for, or recipient of, public assistance aggrieved by...

§ 4–210.02. Grounds; objectives of hearing process - (a) The Mayor, upon receipt of an application made pursuant...

§ 4–210.03. Hearing officers - (a) All hearings relating to individual appeals shall be conducted...

§ 4–210.04. Notification of right to request hearing and method of making request - (a) Written information regarding the right to request a hearing...

§ 4–210.05. Request for hearing - Any applicant or recipient, or his or her representative may...

§ 4–210.06. Hearing involving medical issues - When the hearing involves medical issues, the medical assessment of...

§ 4–210.07. Procedures for administrative review of request - The Mayor shall establish procedures for administrative review of every...

§ 4–210.08. Time, date, and place of hearing - The hearing shall be held at a time, date, and...

§ 4–210.09. Time limit on requests - (a) A request for a hearing to review adverse action...

§ 4–210.10. Hearing procedure enumerated - The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing in such a...

§ 4–210.11. Findings, conclusions, and recommendations by hearing officer - (a) The hearing officer shall prepare a written summary of...

§ 4–210.12. Final decision by Mayor’s agent - (a) The Mayor’s agent shall render a final decision on...

§ 4–210.13. Notification of decision and right to judicial review - The Mayor’s agent shall transmit his or her written decision...

§ 4–210.14. Right to request hearing while absent from District - A recipient shall have the same right to a hearing...

§ 4–210.15. File of hearing decisions - The Mayor will maintain a file of all hearing decisions,...

§ 4–210.16. Class action permitted; correction or change in policy, construction, or interpretation - (a) Where a request for hearing has been made on...

§ 4–210.17. Confidentiality - If the claimant waives in writing his or her privilege...

§ 4–210.18. Notice provisions of § 4-205.54 applicable - When the reduction or termination is the result of information...

§ 4–210.19. Assistance received during pendency of decision - (a) Repealed. (b) Assistance under the TANF, POWER, or GAC...

Subchapter XI - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Specific Payments

§ 4–211.01. Home repairs — Run-down premises - The Mayor may authorize an expenditure for repairs to a...

§ 4–211.02. Home repairs — Protection of District interest. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 1102, 29...

§ 4–211.03. Home repairs — Federal financial participation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 1103, 29...

§ 4–211.04. Moving costs permitted - The Mayor may pay moving costs when necessary to enable...

§ 4–211.05. Authorization of payment for moving costs - The payment may be authorized: (1) As a money payment...

§ 4–211.06. Prompt payment of disregarded sum. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 1106; as...

Subchapter XII - Payments to Incapacitated Individuals

§ 4–212.01. Payment to incapacitated recipient - Whenever a recipient has been found by the Mayor to...

§ 4–212.02. Protective or vendor payments on behalf of dependent children - (a) The Mayor may authorize protective or vendor payments on...

§ 4–212.03. Protective payments on behalf of adult recipients - (a) The Mayor may authorize protective payments on behalf of...

Subchapter XIII - Actions for Support from Responsible Relatives

§ 4–213.01. Action for support - (a) Responsible relatives for any applicant or recipient of public...

§ 4–213.02. Income scale exemptions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 1302, 29...

§ 4–213.03. Basis for computation of contribution. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 1303, 29...

§ 4–213.04. Dependents defined. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 1304, 29...

§ 4–213.05. Noncompliance by relative - Whenever a responsible relative fails to provide information necessary to...

§ 4–213.06. Verification of ability to contribute - The ability of responsible relatives to contribute shall be determined...

Subchapter XIV - District Claims of Support from Estates; Funeral Expenses

§ 4–214.01. Claim of District against estate of recipient; lien in favor of District; payment of share to United States - (a) At the death of any person who has received...

§ 4–214.02. Funeral expenses — Payment permitted. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 1402, 29...

§ 4–214.03. Funeral expenses — Indigent residents; wards of District - The Mayor, pursuant to § 4-214.04, may provide for the...

§ 4–214.04. Funeral allowance - The family of the deceased may choose a funeral director...

Subchapter XV - Assignment of Public Assistance Prohibited

§ 4–215.01. Prohibition; immunity from legal process - Public assistance awarded under this chapter shall not be transferable...

Subchapter XVI - Record Keeping Requirements

§ 4–216.01. Mayor to prescribe regulations - (a) Consistent with § 4-209.04, the Mayor is directed to...

Subchapter XVII - Foster Care

§ 4–217.01. Requirements for benefits - The Mayor shall, effective July 1, 1969, provide Aid to...

§ 4–217.02. Types of placement - Foster care shall be provided in a foster family home...

§ 4–217.03. Administration of benefits - The Mayor shall: (1) Review the plan for each child...

§ 4–217.04. Federal financial participation - The Mayor shall claim federal financial participation for foster care...

§ 4–217.05. Determination of need - (a) The Mayor, in determining the need for public assistance,...

§ 4–217.06. Monies applied to purchase of essential article - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 1706, 29...

§ 4–217.07. Condition of eligibility — Social Security number; assignment of support rights - As a condition of eligibility, each applicant for or recipient...

§ 4–217.08. Condition of eligibility — Cooperation in identifying and locating parents, establishing paternity, obtaining support payments, and other payments - (a) As a condition of eligibility for assistance under programs...

§ 4–217.09. Condition of eligibility — Exception to cooperation - (a) An applicant for or recipient of aid shall be...

§ 4–217.10. Condition of eligibility — Effect of failure to comply - (a) If an applicant or recipient claims good cause for...

§ 4–217.11. Condition of eligibility — Protective or vendor payments - If the relative with whom the child is living is...

Subchapter XVIII - Criminal Provisions

§ 4–218.01. Fraud in obtaining public assistance; repayment; liability of family members; penalties - (a) Any person who, with the intent to defraud, by...

§ 4–218.02. Penalty for violation of § 4-218.01(b); prosecutions - Any person violating § 4-218.01(b) shall be punished by a...

§ 4–218.03. Unauthorized use of identification card - Any person who sells any card or document issued by...

§ 4–218.04. Prosecutions; subpoenas; witness fees; perjury; compulsion of obedience to subpoena; oaths - (a) In addition to any power to bring criminal or...

§ 4–218.05. Penalties - (a) Any person who knowingly uses, transfers, acquires, alters, purchases,...

§ 4–218.06. Suspension, revocation, or denial of a business license or permit - (a) The Mayor is authorized to suspend, revoke, or deny...

Subchapter XIX - Appropriations

§ 4–219.01. Authorization - (a) The Mayor shall include in his or her annual...

§ 4–219.02. Disbursement of expenses. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 1902, 29...

Subchapter XX - Nonrevival of Previously Repealed or Superseded Public Enactments; Nonabatement of Causes of Action

§ 4–220.01. Nonrevival of previously repealed or superseded laws, acts, regulations, Commissioner’s orders, Commissioners’ orders, and administrative orders; effect of amendments - (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall not cause the...

§ 4–220.02. Nonabatement of causes of action - The enactment of this chapter shall not cause the abatement...

§ 4–220.03. No new rights or entitlements created; exception - No new rights or entitlements are created by this chapter....

Subchapter XXI - Severability

§ 4–221.01. Severability - Should a court of competent jurisdiction hold any provision of...

Chapter 2A - Grandparent and Close Relative Caregivers Pilot Programs

Subchapter I - Grandparent Caregivers Pilot Program

§ 4–251.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Criminal...

§ 4–251.02. Establishment of program to provide subsidies for grandparent caregivers - (a) No later than March 1, 2006, the Mayor shall...

§ 4–251.03. Eligibility - (a) A grandparent may be eligible to receive subsidy payments...

§ 4–251.03a. Transfer of subsidy - (a) The Mayor may transfer subsidy payments to a relative...

§ 4–251.04. Subsidies - (a) All subsidies established under this subchapter shall be subject...

§ 4–251.05. Reports - No later than February 28th of each year, beginning in...

§ 4–251.06. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...

§ 4–251.07. Construction - (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as relieving...

Subchapter II - Close Relative Caregivers Pilot Program

§ 4–251.21. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Agency"...

§ 4–251.22. Establishment of a pilot program to provide subsidies for close relative caregivers - (a) By December 31, 2019, the Mayor shall establish a...

§ 4–251.23. Eligibility - (a) A close relative may be eligible to receive subsidy...

§ 4–251.24. Subsidies - (a) All subsidies established under this subchapter shall be subject...

§ 4–251.25. Reports - Beginning February 28, 2021, and on an annual basis thereafter,...

§ 4–251.26. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...

§ 4–251.27. Construction - (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as relieving...

Chapter 2B - Food Stamp Expansion

Subchapter I - General

§ 4–261.01. Definitions - For the purpose of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Categorical...

§ 4–261.02. Categorical eligibility for food stamps - (a) The Mayor shall establish a TANF funded program or...

§ 4–261.03. LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative - (a) The Mayor shall establish a LIHEAP Heat and Eat...

§ 4–261.04. Locally funded minimum benefit - Beginning on or after January 1, 2015, but beginning no...

Subchapter II - Transitional SNAP

§ 4–261.21. Implementation of transitional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits - A qualified household that ceases to receive cash assistance under...

§ 4–261.22. Implementation of simplified self-employment deduction - No later than March 31, 2011, the Mayor shall submit...

§ 4–261.23. Reporting - Beginning on January 1, 2011, and every 6 months thereafter,...

Chapter 2C - SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery Pilot Program

§ 4–271.01. SOAR Pilot Program - (a) There is established within the Department of Human Services...

Chapter 2D - Career Mobility Action Plan Program

§ 4–281.01. Definitions - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

§ 4–281.02. Career Mobility Action Plan program authorization - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

§ 4–281.03. Eligibility, enrollment, and program requirements - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

§ 4–281.04. Notice of changes to services or supports - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

§ 4–281.05. Hearings - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

§ 4–281.06. Confidentiality - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

§ 4–281.07. Exclusion from income for certain purposes - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

§ 4–281.08. Rulemaking - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs

Subchapter I - General

§ 4–301. Adoption subsidy payments - (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section,...

§ 4–302. Powers of Mayor regarding custody, placement and adoption of dependent children - The Mayor may: (1) Accept for care, custody, and guardianship...

Subchapter II - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance

§ 4–321. Definitions - As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 4–322. Findings - The Council of the District of Columbia finds that: (1)...

§ 4–323. Purposes - The purposes of this subchapter are to: (1) Provide procedures...

§ 4–324. Medical assistance - (a) A child with special needs who is resident in...

§ 4–325. Compacts authorized - The Mayor is authorized to develop, participate in the development...

§ 4–326. Contents of compacts - A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by...

§ 4–327. Optional contents of compacts - A compact entered into pursuant to this subchapter may contain...

§ 4–328. Federal participation - Consistent with federal law, the Department, in connection with the...

Subchapter III - Incentive Program and Special Funds

§ 4–341. Legislative findings - (a) The long term needs of District of Columbia children...

§ 4–342. Definitions - For the purpose of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Attorneys’...

§ 4–343. Establishment of the Adoption Incentive Program; purpose - There is established the Adoption Incentive Program (“Program”). The purpose...

§ 4–344. Establishment of the Adoption Voucher Fund - (a) There is established the Adoption Voucher Fund (“Fund”). The...

§ 4–344.01. Establishment of the Adoption Support Fund - (a) There is established the Adoption Support Fund (“Support Fund”)....

§ 4–345. Benefits - (a) A foster parent may receive the following: (1) A...

§ 4–346. Administration of the Adoption Incentive Program and the Adoption Voucher Fund - (a) The Child and Family Services Agency (“CFSA”) shall administer...

Subchapter IV - Post-Adoption Contact Agreements

§ 4–361. Post-adoption contact agreement - (a)(1) A prospective adoptive parent or an adoptive parent (“adoptive...

Chapter 4 - Day Care

§ 4–401. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) The term "assistant teacher"...

§ 4–402. Day care program authorized; funding system for child development facilities - (a) The Department is hereby authorized to provide a broad...

§ 4–402.01. Funding for day care provided by D.C. Public Schools - (a) In Fiscal Year 2004, the Department may transfer no...

§ 4–403. Payment of full cost by Department. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 4, 26...

§ 4–404. Supplemental payments by Department. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 5, 26...

§ 4–404.01. Supplemental payments by the Mayor - (a) The Mayor is hereby authorized to supplement the cost...

§ 4–405. Schedule of payments by parents - (a) Parents who receive day care services pursuant to §...

§ 4–406. Responsibility of Department for payment - The Department shall be responsible for payment of day care...

§ 4–407. Collection of overpayments - An overpayment by the Department to a child development center,...

§ 4–408. Waiver of overpayments - The collection of an overpayment of not more than $25...

§ 4–409. Contracts with licensed child development centers; payment for services - (a) Except as provided in § 4-410.02, the Department shall,...

§ 4–410. Payments to child development homes and to in-home caregivers - (a) Except as provided in § 4-410.02, payments to child...

§ 4–410.01. Studies of child development facilities for infants and toddlers - (a) OSSE shall make public its payment rates for child...

§ 4–410.02. Payments to child development facilities - (a)(1) By October 1, 2024, and on a triennial basis...

§ 4–410.03. Subsidized child care services. [Not Funded] - Not Funded. (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 11c;...

§ 4–410.04. Early Childhood Development Fund - (a) There is established as a special fund the Early...

§ 4–411. Standards for in-home care - Guidelines and standards for in-home care shall be as follows:...

§ 4–412. Compliance with District regulation - (a) Any child development center or child development home that...

§ 4–413. Monitoring day care services; publication of procedures; compliance with federal regulations - (a) The Department shall be responsible for monitoring the provision...

§ 4–414. Authorization of grants to develop satellite child development home programs - The Department is hereby authorized to make grants to private...

§ 4–415. Comprehensive child development programs - (a) Notwithstanding §§ 4-402 through 4-410, the Office of the...

§ 4–416. Expansion of the Quality Improvement Network. [Not Funded] - Not Funded. (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 15b;...

Chapter 4A - Diaper Affordability and Access

§ 4–431. Diaper bank grant program - (a) The Department of Health Care Finance shall issue grant...

§ 4–432. Rulemaking Authority - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...

Chapter 5 - Victims of Crime

Subchapter I - Compensation for Crime Victims

§ 4–501. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter the term: (1) “Board”...

§ 4–502. Establishment of a Crime Victims Compensation Program - There is established a Crime Victims Compensation Program (“Program”) that...

§ 4–503. Administration of Program - (a) The administration of the Program is hereby designated to...

§ 4–504. Crime Victims Compensation Advisory Commission; establishment; membership; duties - (a) A Crime Victims Compensation Advisory Commission (“Commission”) is established...

§ 4–505. Crime Victims Compensation Appeals Board; establishment; membership; duties - (a) A Crime Victims Compensation Appeals Board (“Board”) is established...

§ 4–506. Eligibility for compensation - (a) A victim or secondary victim is eligible to receive...

§ 4–507. Awards of compensation - (a) The Court shall award compensation in an amount equal...

§ 4–508. Disqualifications and reductions - (a) The Court shall not award compensation if the: (1)...

§ 4–509. Preservation of civil actions; subrogation - (a) A claimant or the claimant’s successors in interest retain...

§ 4–510. Emergency awards - (a) If it appears likely that a final award will...

§ 4–511. Confidentiality - (a) Information, records, and transcripts of hearings contained in the...

§ 4–512. Procedures for filing claims - (a) A claim shall be initiated when the claimant timely...

§ 4–513. False claims - (a) It shall be a misdemeanor to knowingly submit false...

§ 4–514. Annual report - The Chief Judge of the Court shall report annually to...

§ 4–515. Crime Victims Compensation Fund - (a) A fund is established to be administered by the...

§ 4–515.01. Crime Victims Assistance Fund - (a) There is established as a nonlapsing, interest-bearing, revolving fund...

§ 4–516. Assessments - (a) In addition to and separate from punishment imposed, an...

§ 4–517. Duty of law enforcement agencies - (a) All law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia...

§ 4–517.01. Crime victims assistance - (a) The victims assistance grants agency shall have the authority...

§ 4–518. Appropriations - Funds may be appropriated as necessary to carry out this...

Subchapter I-A - Shelter and Transitional Housing

§ 4–521. Shelter and Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence Fund - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

Subchapter II - Repealed Provisions

§ 4–531. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 2, 29...

§ 4–532. Eligibility. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 3, 29...

§ 4–533. Awards of compensation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 4, 29...

§ 4–534. Emergency awards. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 5, 29...

§ 4–535. Attorneys fees. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 6, 29...

§ 4–536. Preservation of civil actions; subrogation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 7, 29...

§ 4–537. Waiver of rights void; award exempt from execution or attachment. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 8, 29...

§ 4–538. False claims. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 9, 29...

§ 4–539. Administration; annual report to Council. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 10, 29...

§ 4–540. Duties and powers of Mayor. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 11, 29...

§ 4–541. Procedure. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 12, 29...

§ 4–542. Judicial review. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 13, 29...

§ 4–543. Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 14, 29...

§ 4–544. Costs. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 15, 29...

§ 4–545. Appropriations. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-100, § 16, 29...

Subchapter III - Domestic Violence Hotline

§ 4–551. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Domestic...

§ 4–552. Domestic Violence Hotline - (a) The Office shall establish the Domestic Violence Hotline to...

§ 4–553. Task force - (a) Beginning October 1, 2013, the Office shall establish a...

Subchapter III-A - Crime Victims' Address Confidentiality

§ 4–555.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Actual...

§ 4–555.02. Establishment of the Address Confidentiality Program - (a) There is established the Address Confidentiality Program to be...

§ 4–555.03. Program applications and certification of participants - (a) OVSJG shall: (1) Establish a training program for a...

§ 4–555.04. Certification cancellation - (a) OVSJG may cancel a participant's certification if: (1) The...

§ 4–555.05. Address use by District agencies - (a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in this...

§ 4–555.06. Requests by a District agency for disclosure of an actual address - (a) A District agency may request disclosure of a participant's...

§ 4–555.07. Program participation and procedures - (a) If, at any time, a participant is subject to...

§ 4–555.08. Penalties - (a) Except as provided by this subchapter, no person shall...

§ 4–555.09. Immunity from liability - Neither the District government nor its employees, nor an application...

§ 4–555.10. Appeals - Any person aggrieved by an action of OVSJG taken pursuant...

§ 4–555.11. Program review - By January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, OVSJG shall submit...

§ 4–555.12. Rules - OVSJG, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title...

Subchapter IV - Sexual Assault Response

§ 4–561.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Case...

§ 4–561.02. Processing of PERKs and specimens - (a) Within 7 days after a sexual assault victim makes...

§ 4–561.03. Payment for PERKs - The hospital shall not bill a sexual assault victim for...

§ 4–561.04. Independent expert consultant - (a) By December 1, 2014, the OVSJG shall retain an...

§ 4–561.05. Duties and obligations of the independent expert consultant - The independent expert consultant shall have the following duties and...

§ 4–561.06. Reviews and reporting requirements - (a)(1) The independent expert consultant shall: (A) Prepare, by June...

§ 4–561.07. The MPD’s duties - The MPD shall provide the independent expert consultant with timely,...

§ 4–561.08. Monitoring by Chief of Police - The Chief of Police shall monitor the MPD personnel’s compliance...

§ 4–561.09. MPD reporting requirements - (a) The Chief of Police shall prepare, on an annual...

§ 4–561.10. DFS reporting requirement - In the annual report filed pursuant to § 5-1501.04(a)(5), the...

§ 4–561.11. OCME reporting requirement - In the annual report filed pursuant to § 5-1412(d), the...

§ 4–561.12. Establishment of a Sexual Assault Response Team - (a) There is established the Sexual Assault Response Team ("SART")....

§ 4–561.13. Duties and responsibilities of the SART - (a) The SART shall: (1) Improve the coordination and functioning...

§ 4–561.14. The SART Case Review Subcommittee - (a) There is established the Sexual Assault Response Team Case...

§ 4–561.15. Sexual Assault Victim Rights Task Force - (a) Beginning October 1, 2014, the OVSJG shall establish a...

§ 4–561.16. No private right of action - This subchapter shall not be construed to create a private...

Subchapter V - Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants Transparency

§ 4–571.01. Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants transparency - (a) Beginning on September 30, 2022, and every 6 months...

Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement

§ 4–601. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Beneficiary”...

§ 4–602. Right to reimbursement established; subrogation and assignment - (a) Whenever the District provides health-care assistance to a beneficiary...

§ 4–603. Set-off - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 4–604. Enforcement of right; waiver - (a) In enforcing its right to reimbursement, the District may:...

§ 4–605. Settlement probative of liability - Any settlement or compromise of a claim or cause of...

§ 4–606. Notice - (a) Any individual or institutional health-care provider that bills the...

§ 4–607. Lien - (a) Except as limited by subsections (b) and (c) of...

§ 4–608. Rules - The Mayor may, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5...

§ 4–609. Existing rights to reimbursement preserved - This chapter shall not be construed to limit or repeal...

Chapter 6A - Healthy DC Program

§ 4–631. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term “health insurer”...

§ 4–632. Establishment of Healthy DC Program; administration - (a) There is established the Healthy DC Program (“Program”), which...

§ 4–633. Program eligibility - (a) An individual shall be eligible for the Program if...

§ 4–634. Program benefits; affordability - (a) The Program shall provide, at a minimum, health and...

§ 4–635. Program implementation - (a) The Mayor shall make the Program available to eligible...

§ 4–636. Prohibitions - It shall be unlawful for a health insurer to eliminate...

§ 4–637. Disposition of fines and penalties - Fines and penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be...

§ 4–638. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...

Chapter 6B - Healthy Early Childhood Development Programs

§ 4–651.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Adverse...

§ 4–651.02. Healthy Steps Pediatric Primary Care Demonstration Program - (a) DOH shall establish and administer a Healthy Steps Pediatric...

§ 4–651.03. External evaluation contractor - (a) By December 1, 2018, DOH shall select an external...

§ 4–651.04. Help Me Grow. [Not Funded] - Not Funded. (Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-179, § 104,...

§ 4–651.05. Home Visiting Program - (a) There is established a Home Visiting Program ("Program"), which...

§ 4–651.05a. First-Time Mothers Home Visiting Pilot Program - (a)(1) DOH shall award a competitive grant in an amount...

§ 4–651.06. Home visiting reports - (a) By April 30, 2019, and every 5 years thereafter,...

§ 4–651.07. Early Head Start - (a) Not Funded. (b) Not Funded. (Oct. 30, 2018, D.C....

§ 4–651.08. Lactation Certification Preparatory Program - (a) Beginning October 1, 2019, there is established a Lactation...

§ 4–651.09. Community Resource Inventory Program - (a) Beginning October 1, 2018, there is established a Community...

§ 4–651.10. Healthy Futures - (a) Beginning October 1, 2019, and annually thereafter until Fiscal...

Chapter 6C - Office of the Ombudsperson for Children

§ 4–671.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Administrative...

§ 4–671.02. Office of the Ombudsperson for Children; establishment; term - (a) There is established for the District of Columbia the...

§ 4–671.03. Qualifications - (a) The Ombudsperson shall: (1) Be a person of recognized...

§ 4–671.04. Duties of the Office - The Office shall: (1) Facilitate interagency communication and coordination related...

§ 4–671.05. Duties of the Deputy CFSA Ombudsperson - In addition to any other duties that the Ombudsperson may...

§ 4–671.06. Powers - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ombudsperson shall...

§ 4–671.07. Enforcement of a subpoena - (a) In a case of contumacy or refusal to obey...

§ 4–671.08. Reporting - (a) The Ombudsperson may from time to time report the...

§ 4–671.09. Immunity - (a) A civil action may not be brought against the...

§ 4–671.10. Confidentiality and privilege - (a) The Office shall keep confidential: (1) All information received...

§ 4–671.11. Reprisals prohibited - (a) No person, including a CFSA constituent, an employee of...

§ 4–671.12. Budgeting - Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022, the Chief Financial Officer shall...

Chapter 6D - Building Child Wealth

§ 4–681.01. Definitions - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 4–681.02. Child Trust Fund - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 4–681.03. Child Trust Fund Program - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 4–681.04. Independent fiduciary - The Chief Financial Officer may enter into a contract with...

§ 4–681.05. Enrollment in the CTF Program; denial - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 4–681.06. Distribution of funds - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 4–681.07. Reporting requirement - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 4–681.08. Rules - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

Chapter 7 - Right to Overnight Shelter. [Repealed]

Subchapter I - General Provisions. [Repealed]

§ 4–701. Statement of policy. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 14, 1985, D.C. Law 5-146, § 2, 31...

§ 4–702. Declaration of policy. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 6, 1991, D.C. Law 8-197, § 2(b), 37...

§ 4–702.01. Emergency Shelter and Support Services Program established. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 14, 1985, D.C. Law 5-146, § 3a; as...

§ 4–703. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 14, 1985, D.C. Law 5-146, § 4, 31...

§ 4–704. Assessment of homelessness. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 14, 1985, D.C. Law 5-146, § 5, 31...

§ 4–705. Provision of overnight shelter. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 14, 1985, D.C. Law 5-146, § 6, 31...

§ 4–705.01. Participation in cost of emergency overnight shelter. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 14, 1985, D.C. Law 5-146, § 6a; as...

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