District of Columbia Administrative Code

3407 RESIDENTS’ PERSONAL PROPERTY 3407.1 A community residence facility shall take appropriate measures to safeguard and account for personal articles of residents that are brought to the community residence facility, including providing each resident with a cabinet, designated d…

3408 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7-131, and 47-2842.

3409 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7-131, and 47-2842.

3410 ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS AND REPORTS 3410.1 The Residence Director shall maintain current and accurate records and reports which shall be on file and available at all times for inspection and review by the Mayor. 3410.2 All administrative records and reports required to be kep…

3411 RESIDENTS’ RECORDS 3411.1 A community residence facility shall keep a permanent record concerning each resident to be retained by the community residence facility for at least two (2) years after the resident’s discharge or death. 3411.2 All information contained in the perm…

3412 CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS 3412.1 Reports and records of a community residence facility specifically identifying residents of a community residence facility and permanent records of each resident shall be confidential and shall not be made available for public inspection to …

3413 PROGRAM STATEMENTS 3413.1 Each community residence facility shall develop in writing or supply on forms to be provided by the Mayor a statement of the following: (a) Program and facilities; (b) Staffing patterns; (c) Consultant services; (d) Activities offered; (e) Fees and …

3414 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7-131, and 47-2842.

3415 PHYSICAL RESTRAINT AND BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION 3415.1 A community residence facility shall not use physical restraint or confinement except in an emergency to protect a resident from harming himself or herself or others. 3415.2 When action is required, the Residence Director…

3416 MEDICATION STORAGE AND DISPOSAL 3416.1 The community residence facility shall provide each resident with a means for keeping his or her medications secure and separate from those of other persons. 3416.2 Pharmaceuticals requiring refrigeration shall be stored in a locked ref…

3417 DIETARY SERVICES 3417.1 Community residence facilities shall recognize and provide for the reasonable nutritional, emotional, religious, cultural, and therapeutic dietary requirements of its residents. 3417.2 All food and drink shall be clean, wholesome, and free from spoila…

3418 THERAPEUTIC DIETS 3418.1 All community residence facilities that accept or retain residents in need of special or therapeutic diets shall provide for those diets to be planned, prepared, and served as prescribed by the attending physician. Those community residence facilitie…

3419 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7-131, and 47-2842.

3420 REHABILITATION 3420.1 A major goal of each community residence facility shall be to assist its residents in achieving an optimum level of function and self-care through education and retraining in the activities of daily living. 3420.2 Toward the goal specified in § 3420.1, …

3421 HOUSEKEEPING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES 3421.1 The interior and exterior of each community residence facility shall be maintained in a safe, clean, orderly, attractive, and sanitary manner free from accumulations of dirt, rubbish, and objectionable odors. 3421.2 Each community res…

3422 SOCIAL SERVICES 3422.1 Each community residence facility with fewer than thirty (30) residents shall assist residents in obtaining needed social services, as provided in this section. 3422.2 Prior to admission, if possible, or as soon as possible after admission, the Residen…

3423 RESIDENT ACTIVITIES 3423.1 Each community residence facility with fifty (50) or more residents shall employ a full-time resident activities specialist who shall hold current registration in the National Therapeutic Recreation Society as a therapeutic recreation specialist, o…

3424 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS 3424.1 Each community residence facility shall be within easy walking distance of public transportation to stores, restaurants, movies, parks, recreational facilities, libraries, post offices, churches, and similar facilities. 3424.2 Location in a …

3425 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS 3425.1 Before the physical facilities of any community residence facility are constructed, added to, remodeled, or otherwise altered to the extent a building permit is required, the owner of the community residence facility shall notify the Mayor of a…

3426 LIGHTING 3426.1 All habitable rooms shall have window areas and ventilation levels in accordance with the D.C. Building Code (12 DCMR). 3426.2 Obscure glass, glass blocks, or similar non-transparent or distortion-producing material for openings shall not satisfy window area …

3427 WATER SUPPLY 3427.1 The water supply and distribution systems for each community residence facility shall conform to all applicable District codes, rules, and regulations. 3427.2 An adequate supply of hot water for the use of residents shall be available at all times. 3427.3…

3428 HEAT, VENTILATION, AND INSULATION 3428.1 Each community residence facility shall have a heating system that conforms to all applicable District codes, rules, and regulations, and that is of sufficient size and capacity to maintain a temperature of at least sixty-five degrees…

3429 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7-131, and 47-2842.

3430 ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS 3430.1 The provision of space in a community residence facility and the way in which the community residence facility is equipped, furnished, and maintained shall provide a comfortable, congenial, home-like setting for residents and staff. 3430.2 R…

3431 BEDROOMS 3431.1 Bedrooms shall be occupied in conformance with the minimum square foot requirements for bedrooms as specified in § 402 of the D.C. Housing Code (14 DCMR), except that, regardless of the bedroom size, no bedroom shall have more than four (4) occupants. 3431.2 …

3432 BATHING AND TOILET FACILITIES 3432.1 Bathing and toilet facilities shall be provided in accordance with the fixtures ratios established for each or both of them in Chapter 6 of the D.C. Housing Code (14 DCMR). 3432.2 In each community residence facility employing more than t…

3433 FIRE SAFETY 3433.1 There shall be a written manual of instructions and plans, approved by appropriate officials of the District Fire Department, which shall be followed in case of fire, explosion, or other emergency. 3433.2 The manual shall specify persons to be notified, lo…

3434 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS 3434.1 Fire extinguishers, properly maintained, meeting the requirements of § 1202 of the D.C. Building Code (12 DCMR), and approved for their specific use by an official of the District Fire Department, shall be located as required in the Building Code. 3…

3435 EGRESS REQUIREMENTS AND FIRE DOORS 3435.1 Notwithstanding any conflicting provisions contained in any District rules and regulations, as defined by the D.C. Administrative Procedure Act, the provisions of this section shall apply to community residence facilities. 3435.2 Eac…

3436 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7-131, and 47-2842.

3437 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7-131, and 47-2842.

3438 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7-131, and 47-2842.

3439 [RESERVED] SOURCE: As amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7-131, and 47-2842.

3440 HALFWAY HOUSES 3440.1 The provisions of § 3400.3 of this chapter shall not apply to halfway houses, but at all times the Residence Director of a halfway house or another responsible adult (other than a resident of the community residence facility) who is capable of taking ac…

3441 PAYMENT OF DISTRICT FUNDS 3441.1 No funds of the District shall be paid to any community residence facility or to any person residing in a community residence facility for his or her maintenance in that facility unless the community residence facility is licensed by the Dist…

3442 MINIMUM INSURANCE STANDARDS 3442.1 All Community Residence Facilities, licensed under D.C. Law 2-35 shall carry sufficient insurance to cover the following: (a) Hazards (fire and extended coverage) in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) per resident to protect belongin…

3499 DEFINITIONS 3499.1 The provisions § 3099 of Chapter 30 of this title and the definitions set forth in that section shall apply to this chapter. SOURCE: Regulation No. 74-15 (June 14, 1974); as amended by the Community Residence Facilities Act of 1977 § 101(e), D.C. Law 2-35,…

3500 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3500.1 For purposes of this chapter, a group home for persons with intellectual disabilities, as defined in §2 of the Act, shall be known as a Community Residence Facility for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (CRFPID). CRFPID shall serve as substitut…

3501 COMPLIANCE AND VARIANCES 3501.1 Each CRFPID that was licensed before the effective date of these regulations shall have one year to comply with the provisions herein. 3501.2 The Director may grant a variance from any of the requirements of these rules, if the applicant can s…

3502 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS 3502.1 No CRFPID shall use a name on the exterior of the facility or display a logo which distinguishes it as being different from any other residence in the neighborhood. 3502.2 Each CRFPID is a person’s home and shall be physically accessible to …

3503 HOUSEKEEPING 3503.1 Each CRFPID shall ensure that each person residing there has the freedom to furnish and decorate his or her personnel space. 3503.2 All CRFPID furnishings shall be comfortable, functional and in good repair, and in accordance with the preference of the pe…

3504 MEALS AND DINING 3504.1 Each CRFPID shall ensure that each person residing there has access to food at any time, unless there is a restriction based upon assessment, approved by a physician and justified in the person’s ISP. 3504.2 Each CRFPID shall offer each person a nouri…

3505 BEDROOMS 3505.1 Each person’s bed shall be located in a room that is designated solely as a bedroom. 3505.2 Each occupied bedroom shall accommodate no more than two (2) people, and measure at least sixty (60) square feet per person in multiple client bedrooms, and at least e…

3506 BATHROOMS 3506.1 One (1) bathroom consisting of a working toilet, lavatory (sink for hand washing) and bathing facility that is appropriate for the needs of the persons residing in the CRFPID shall be provided for the use of no more than three (3) persons. 3506.2 Each bathro…

3507 PROGRAM STATEMENT 3507.1 Each CRFPID shall have a written program statement that outlines its operating standards and that shall include, at a minimum, the following: (a) The philosophy, goals and mission of the CRFPID; (b) The maximum number of persons to be served; (c) The…

3508 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 3508.1 Each CRFPID shall have on site a written or electronic manual that contains its most current policies and procedures, which shall be as detailed as is necessary to meet the needs of each person served and provide guidance to each staff member. …

3509 ADMISSIONS 3509.1 An interdisciplinary team (IDT) shall make the determination of whether to admit a person to the CRFPID. The IDT for purposes of determining admission shall be comprised of at least the following: (a) The nursing staff; (b) The Qualified Intellectual Disabi…

3510 DISCHARGES AND TRANSFERS 3510.1 A person shall be discharged or transferred from a CRFPID as provided by D.C. Law 2-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-1303.07 to 7-1303.10. 3510.2 Each CRFPID shall have written policies which shall specify criteria and procedures for transfer to e…

3511 MANAGEMENT OF OPERATIONS 3511.1 Each CRFPID shall provide adequate administrative support to efficiently meet all the needs of each person and to meet all the requirements of District and federal law as applicable to CRFPIDs. 3511.2 The CRFPID shall have a person or persons …

3512 PERSONNEL 3512.1 Personnel policies which meet the requirements of this section shall be developed according to the CRFPID's particular needs and distributed to each employee. All employees and contractors shall be kept informed of any policy changes that affect the performa…