District of Columbia Administrative Code

1313 HEARING PROCEDURES 1313.1 All hearings shall be conducted before the D.C. Board of Appeals and Review in accordance with its Rules of Practice and Procedure, Title 1 DCMR. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 31 DCR 3870 (August 3, 1984). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise…

1314 REINSTATEMENT TIMING AND METHOD OF REQUEST FOR REINSTATEMENT 1314.1 This section governs requests for reinstatement in the District's Medicaid Program that are submitted by any one (1) of the following: (a) A party who has been excluded from the program for fraud and/or abus…

1315 ACTION ON REQUEST FOR REINSTATEMENT 1315.1 The Director may grant reinstatement to a provider that has been excluded only if he or she is reasonably certain that the violation that led to the exclusion will not be repeated. 1315.2 In making this determination, the Director s…

1316 APPEAL 1316.1 A provider may request a hearing on action taken by the Director on the provider's request for reinstatement by filing a notice of appeal with the D.C. Board of Appeals and Review pursuant to the rules of the Board. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 31 DCR …

1399 DEFINITIONS 1399.1 For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed: Abuse - the provider practices that are inconsistent with sound fiscal, business, or medical practices, and result in unnecessary costs to the program or in reimbursements …

13000 SCOPE 13000.1 The purpose of the Career Mobility Action Plan Program (“Career MAP” or “Program”) is to stabilize District households transitioning from receiving public assistance to supporting themselves with earned income. Career MAP provides support services, housing sub…

13001 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE CAREER MAP LOTTERY 13001.1 A household shall be eligible to enter in the lottery for a slot in the Program if it: Submits a complete application for Career MAP described in § 13004; Resides in the District of Columbia, as determined under Sectio…

13002 CAREER MAP ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 13002.1 A household may enroll in Career MAP if: It is selected in the Career MAP lottery and offered a slot in the Program; It timely provides all documents and information the Department requests to verify that the household meet…

13003 CAREER MAP POST-ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 13003.1 A household will continue to be eligible for Program assistance after enrollment only if: No member of the household is simultaneously enrolled in any other District or federal government-funded rental assistance progr…

13004 CAREER MAP LOTTERY APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS 13004.1 Each household participating in a qualifying housing assistance program, or Department-designated subset thereof, that is interested in enrolling in Career MAP shall complete the Department’s application for the C…

13005 ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION AND PROGRAM ENROLLMENT 13005.1 The Department shall verify the following eligibility information for each household offered conditional Program enrollment: District residency; Household composition, including age of each household member; and Partic…

13006 CAREER MOBILITY ACTION PLAN SUPPORT SERVICES 13006.1 The Department shall provide Program participants with time-limited support services for up to five (5) years from the date of program enrollment and contingent on funding availability including: Rental assistance; Escrow…

13007 RENTAL ASSISTANCE 13007.1 Each Program participant whose monthly rent is more than thirty percent (30%) of the household's monthly net income is eligible to receive time-limited rental assistance that consists of a monthly rental subsidy that shall be paid by the Department…

13008 SECURITY DEPOSIT 13008.1 If a Program participant relocates to another authorized rental unit during the Program, Career MAP shall cover the costs of a security deposit up to a maximum of two (2) times during the time the Program participant is enrolled in the Program. 1300…

13009 ESCROW ACCOUNT 13009.1 The Department or its designee shall establish an escrow account, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, for each Program participant. 13009.2 If a Program participant pays the full amount of its rental obligation, factoring in any elig…

13010 INCOME SUPPORT 13010.1 The Department or its designee shall pay income support to a qualifying Program participant to help offset unavailability of other benefits up to a total of $10,000 per year. The total may be increased to the extent of funding availability at the sole…

13011 EMERGENCY PAYMENTS 13011.1 The Department may give a Program participant emergency payments up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per year, upon request from the Program participant, to support the Program participant’s career advancement by covering a broad range of short-te…

13012 OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES 13012.1 Program participants are eligible to receive other support services including career navigation and advancement services, coaching, case management, housing identification assistance, and other support services and resources offered through th…

13013 ANNUAL AND CHANGE REPORTING 13013.1 A Program participant shall report to the Department or its designee within six (6) months any change in total household income that would average to one hundred dollars ($100) or more per month over the six (6)-month period. 13013.2 If t…

13014 RENTAL UNIT SELECTION AND CHANGES 13014.1 A Program participant shall remain housed in or secure a rental unit authorized by the Department in order to receive any rental assistance benefits. 13014.2 The Department shall authorize a rental unit if: It passes a housing inspe…

13015 MONTHLY MEETINGS 13015.1 The Department shall assign each Program participant to a navigator who is either a Department employee or works for a designated external service provider. 13015.2 The head of household shall meet with the household’s assigned navigator at least on…

13016 SANCTIONS AND PROGRAM TERMINATION 13016.1 The Department shall impose sanctions on a Program participant that fails to comply with the obligations imposed by this chapter, subject to the requirements in Sections 204 and 205 of the Emergency Rental Assistance Reform and Care…

13017 PROGRAM EXITS 13017.1 The Department shall exit a Program participant from the Program five (5) years after the date it enrolled in the Program, at which point the household will no longer receive any of the support services and benefits offered through the Program. No exte…

13099 DEFINITIONS 13099.1 For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed: Area median income – the area median income of the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area as set forth in the periodic calculation provided by the U.S. Department o…

13100 APPLICATION AND RELEVANT FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION 13100.1 Persons applying for or receiving residential supports, as defined in Section 13199 of this chapter, in conjunction with services through the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (“HCBS”) Waiver for Persons with…

13101 AMOUNT TO BE COLLECTED AND METHOD AND TIME OF PAYMENTS 13101.1 DDA shall use the following formula in computing a person’s required monthly contribution to costs of residential supports: A person whose only income is SSI, SSDI, and/or any other statutory benefits, shall kee…

13102 DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS 13102.1 The amount of the monthly contribution to costs of residential supports will be determined during intake or, for persons already receiving DDA services, at the next ISP meeting following the effective date of these regulations. At that time, …

13199 DEFINITIONS 13199.1 When used in this section, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Contribution to Costs of Residential Supports – Full or partial payment by persons with intellectual disabilities or their estate for locally funded supports pro…

13201 PURPOSE AND APPLICATION HYPERLINK "http://dcrules.elaws.us/dcmr/22-a301" \o "Next: Section 22-A301. CONSUMER RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS PROCEDURE" 13201.1 The purpose of these rules is to establish a formal complaint system to resolve issues with Developmental Disabilities Admi…

13202 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION COMPLAINT SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS 13202.1 DDA Complaint System DDS shall establish a DDA Complaint System that complies with the applicable federal and District laws and regulations including the Disability Services Reform Amendme…

13203 CONSUMER RIGHTS 13203.1 A person using the DDA Complaint System may: Grant consent to a third party to file a complaint for the person, or on his or her behalf, with a DDA provider or with DDA; Be assisted throughout the issue resolution process by one or more informal supp…

13204 FILING A COMPLAINT WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION PROVIDER 13204.1 A DDA provider’s continuing obligation to safeguard the welfare of people who receive DDA supports and services, including the filing of incident reports and other reports of allegations of…

13205 FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON DISABILITY SERVICES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION 13205.1 Right To File A Complaint With DDA DDA shall have a Complaint System and a Complaint System policy specifying that a person, or a third party acting on the perso…

13206 NO LIMITATION ON OTHER RIGHTS 13206.1 Filing a formal complaint with DDS or a DDA provider shall not be construed to restrict or limit the rights, procedures, and remedies available under federal or District law protecting the rights of persons receiving services through DD…

13207 NOTICE 13207.1 DDS shall provide notice about the DDA Complaint System to each person who applies for or receives DDA supports and services at the time of application and at least annually for people who receive DDA supports and services. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published …

13208 PEER SUPPORT PILOT PROGRAM 13208.1 DDS shall establish a peer support pilot program comprised of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities that are familiar with the DDA service delivery system, to support people with intellectual disabilities filing complaints…

13299 DEFINITIONS 13299.1 “Abuse” – The wrongful treatment of a person who receives supports from DDA that endangers his or her physical or emotional well-being, through the action or inaction of anyone, including, but not limited to, an employee, intern, volunteer, consultant, c…

1400 RIGHT TO REIMBURSEMENT 1400.1 Whenever the District provides health-care assistance to a beneficiary who has suffered an injury or illness under circumstances that would have created a liability upon a third party had the beneficiary instead of the District incurred the expe…

1401 NOTICE OF KNOWN OR SUSPECTED THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY 1401.1 Any individual, authorized representative, institutional health-care provider, or managed care plan that bills the District for health-care assistance furnished to a beneficiary shall provide the Department with writt…

1402 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 1320 (March 7, 1986); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 006110 (April 17, 2026). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Public Welfare 29 DCMR § 1402 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 6(6) of the Departmen…

1403 BARRING RESPONSIBLE THIRD PARTIES FROM REFUSING TO PAY FOR ITEMS OR SERVICES BASED SOLELY ON THE ABSENCE OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION 1403.1 If a responsible third-party payer, other than a third-party payer described in the first parenthetical of Section 1902(a)(25)(I)(ii)(II) of…

1404 PERFECTION AND PAYMENT OF LIEN 1404.1 The District shall have a lien, perfected in accordance with §1404.3, upon any judgment or settlement awarded or executed in favor of a beneficiary against a third party for that amount of the judgment or settlement that represents the c…

1405 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO REIMBURSEMENT 1405.1 The Office of Attorney General (OAG), with the concurrence of the Director, may waive, in whole or in part, enforcement of the District’s claim against a third-party if enforcement in a particular case would not be cost effective or wo…