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Subchapter I - Purpose and Philosophy of Care
§ 44–101.01. Purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to set uniform, minimum...
§ 44–101.02. Philosophy of care - (a) The philosophy of assisted living emphasizes personal dignity, autonomy,...
Subchapter II - Definitions
§ 44–102.01. Definitions - For purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Activities of...
Subchapter III - Licensure and Inspection
§ 44–103.01. Authority to operate an assisted living residence in the District of Columbia - It shall be unlawful to operate an assisted living residence...
§ 44–103.02. Initial ALR licensure - (a) Applications for licensure shall be made in writing on...
§ 44–103.03. Special ALR licensure for community residence facilities - Expired. (June 24, 2000, D.C. Law 13-127, § 303, 47...
§ 44–103.04. Renewal of ALR license - (a) An ALR license shall be renewed every 12 months....
§ 44–103.05. Changes in licensee - (a) The following changes occurring within an ALR shall require...
§ 44–103.06. Inspections - (a) In addition to the inspections required by § 44-103.02(e),...
§ 44–103.07. Restrictions - (a) An ALR licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not...
§ 44–103.08. Appeals - Appeals under this subchapter may be taken pursuant to subchapter...
Subchapter IV - Sanctions and Penalties
§ 44–104.01. Sanctions - (a) The sanctions set forth in § 44-509. (b) On...
§ 44–104.02. Civil Penalties - (a) The Mayor may impose one or more of the...
§ 44–104.03. Criminal penalties - The criminal penalties set forth in § 44-509 shall apply...
§ 44–104.04. Emergency suspension - (a) The Mayor may immediately suspend, as an emergency action,...
Subchapter V - Resident’s Rights and Quality of Life
§ 44–105.01. Standard of care - (a) An ALR must care for its residents in a...
§ 44–105.02. Self-determination, choice, independence, participation, and privacy - (a) A resident shall have the right to be treated...
§ 44–105.03. Dignity - A resident shall have the right to the following: (1)...
§ 44–105.04. Accommodation of needs - A resident shall have the right to the following: (1)...
§ 44–105.05. Representation and resolution of grievances and complaints - (a) A resident shall have the right to the following:...
§ 44–105.06. Privacy and confidentiality - (a) A resident shall have the right to the following:...
§ 44–105.07. Full disclosure - A resident shall have the right to full disclosure of...
§ 44–105.08. Notice of resident’s rights - An ALR shall place a copy of a document delineating...
§ 44–105.09. Abuse, neglect, and exploitation - (a) An ALR shall develop and implement policies and procedures...
Subchapter VI - Admissions; Residential Agreements; Quality of Care; Discharge; Transfer
§ 44–106.01. Admissions - (a) An ALR shall accept as residents only individuals for...
§ 44–106.02. Resident agreements - (a) A written contract must be provided to the resident...
§ 44–106.03. Financial agreements - (a) The written resident agreement required by § 44-106.02 shall...
§ 44–106.04. Individualized Service Plans - (a)(1) An ISP shall be developed for each resident prior...
§ 44–106.05. Shared responsibility agreements - (a) Whenever disagreements arise as to lifestyle, personal behavior, safety,...
§ 44–106.06. Resident records - A record shall be maintained for every resident and include...
§ 44–106.07. Services to be provided - (a) An ALR shall provide or ensure the provision of...
§ 44–106.08. Discharge and transfer - (a) When a resident wishes to be discharged from an...
Subchapter VII - Staffing and Training
§ 44–107.01. Staffing standards - (a) An ALR shall be supervised by an ALA who...
§ 44–107.02. Staff training - (a) All staff shall be properly trained and be able...
Subchapter VIII - Resident Assessment
§ 44–108.01. General - A resident assessment required by this subchapter shall form the...
§ 44–108.02. Medical, rehabilitation, and psychosocial assessment - (a) A medical, rehabilitation, and psychosocial assessment of the resident...
§ 44–108.03. Functional assessment - Within 30 days prior to admission, the facility shall collect,...
§ 44–108.04. Short-term residential care - For individuals who will stay in the ALR no longer...
§ 44–108.05. Emergency placement - A resident admitted as an emergency placement, not to exceed...
Subchapter IX - Medication Management
§ 44–109.01. Responsibilities of the ALR personnel in medication management - An ALA shall ensure that an initial assessment identifies whether...
§ 44–109.02. Pre-admission medication management assessment - Within 30 days prior to admission, the ALR shall consult...
§ 44–109.03. On-site medication review - The ALR shall arrange for an on-site review by a...
§ 44–109.04. Medication storage - (a) The ALA shall provide a secured space for medication...
§ 44–109.05. Medication administration - (a) Licensed nurses, physicians, physician assistants, and TMEs may administer...
§ 44–109.06. Medication management training program - (a) The Mayor shall develop medication management training courses which...
§ 44–109.07. Medication control - (a) Each resident shall be identified prior to drug administration....
Subchapter X - Facility Regulations
§ 44–110.01. General conditions - (a) An ALR shall meet applicable zoning, building, housing, sewer,...
§ 44–110.02. Fire safety - An ALR shall comply with the Life Safety Code of...
§ 44–110.03. General building exterior - (a) An ALR shall ensure that the exterior of its...
§ 44–110.04. General building interior - (a) An ALR shall ensure that the interior of its...
§ 44–110.05. Accessibility - An ALR that provides services for residents who use wheelchairs,...
§ 44–110.06. Bathrooms - (a) An ALR shall ensure that there is one full...
§ 44–110.07. Health, light, and ventilation - (a) An ALR shall ensure that each facility is lighted...
§ 44–110.08. Bedrooms - (a) An ALR located in an existing building shall ensure...
§ 44–110.09. Kitchen - An ALR shall provide a kitchen that has the following:...
§ 44–110.10. Laundry - An ALR shall provide an on-site laundry facility for use...
§ 44–110.11. Special requirements for ALRs with 17 beds or more - (a) An ALR that provides sleeping accommodations for more than...
§ 44–110.12. Certificate of Need - A Certificate of Need shall not be required for Assisted...
Subchapter XI - Insurance
§ 44–111.01. Insurance for Assisted Living Residences - (a) Each ALR shall carry insurance for at least the...
Subchapter XII - Appeals
§ 44–112.01. Appeals from actions of the Mayor - A person or licensee aggrieved by an action of the...
Subchapter XIII - Rulemaking
§ 44–113.01. Rulemaking by the Mayor - The Mayor shall promulgate proposed rules where necessary to supplement...
Subchapter XIV - Applicability
§ 44–114.01. Implementation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 24, 2000, D.C. Law 13-127, § 1501, 47...