Title 7 — Human Health Care and Safety.

(a) “Child” means “child” as defined in § 4-401(1). (b) “Child development center” means “child development center” as defined in § 4-401(2). (c) “Child development home” means “child development home” as defined in § 4-401(3). (d) “Fund” means the Child Care Services Assistance …

(a) There is established a revolving Child Care Services Assistance Fund, to be administered by the Mayor, for the purpose of providing loans and grants of up to $500,000 to open new child care facilities or to expand, repair, or improve existing child care facilities in the Dist…

The fund shall consist of, but not be limited to, money from the following sources: (1) Appropriations; (2) Grants or gifts from public or private sources to the fund or to the District for the purposes of the fund; (3) Repayments of principal and interest on loans provided from …

(a) In order to be eligible for a loan or grant from the fund, the applicant shall: (1) Be a District resident who is current in the payment of all taxes and other obligations owed to the District, except that a corporation, association, or partnership must be organized and doing…

(a) For each loan issued under this subchapter, the Mayor shall arrange a repayment schedule. (b) Each loan granted from the fund shall be recorded as a lien against the real and personal property of the applicant.

A person who receives a loan or grant from the fund shall not be considered an agent or instrumentality of the District as a result of the receipt of the loan.

Within 120 days of March 16, 1989, the Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue proposed rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sund…

The mayor shall submit to the Council, no later than 6 months after the end of each fiscal year, a report on the financial condition of the fund and the results of the operation of the fund for the fiscal year.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(1) “Care giver” means an individual whose duties include direct care, supervision, and guidance of infants or children in a child development facility. (2) “Child” or “children” means an individual or individuals from 2 years to …

(a) This subchapter shall apply to every child development facility and care giver in the District of Columbia. (b) Unless exempted by this subchapter or the laws of other jurisdictions, the provisions and requirements in this subchapter shall also apply to all child development …

The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to the following: (a)(1) Occasional babysitting in a babysitter’s home for the children of one family; (2) Informal parent-supervised neighborhood play groups; (3) Care furnished in places of worship during religious services; (4)…

(a) All positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Department of Health that support the functions related to the licensure of child-care programs in the Early Care and …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, no person shall, either directly or indirectly, operate a child development facility in the District without first having obtained a license to do so. (b) An applicant for a license to operate a child development facility shall…

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, any child development facility licensed pursuant to the Child Development Facilities Regulation, enacted December 14, 1974 (Reg. 74-34; 29 DCMR § 300 et seq.) (“Child Development Facilities Regulation”), as amended, shall be consid…

(a) The Mayor shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subchapter, including the following: (1) Minimum standards of operation of a child development facility concerning staff qualification, requirements and training, facility size, staff-child rat…

An applicant operating a child development facility prior to July 1, 1975, may be granted a variance from the physical or structural requirements of any rule adopted pursuant to this subchapter upon a determination by the Mayor that full compliance would result in exceptional and…

(a) A license shall be renewed in accordance with rules established pursuant to this subchapter, unless there is a pending disciplinary action by the Mayor. (b) An application for renewal of a license shall be submitted to the Mayor no later than 90 days before expiration of the …

The Mayor may, subject to the right to a hearing, deny an initial or renewal license to an applicant who fails to establish that the applicant meets the requirements for licensure established by this subchapter and rules issued pursuant to this subchapter.

The Mayor may, subject to the right to a hearing, refuse to issue, revoke, suspend, or deny renewal of a license to operate a child development facility to a person who is found to have: (1) Failed to comply with the provisions of this subchapter and any rules or regulations prom…

(a) If, after an investigation, the Mayor determines that a licensee has failed to comply with the provisions of this subchapter or any rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter in such a manner as to present an imminent danger to the health, safety, and welfare of children, …

(a) If, after investigation, the Mayor determines that a person has violated any provision of this subchapter or any rule issued pursuant to this subchapter, and the violation presents an imminent danger to the public, the Mayor may issue a written order directing the person to c…

To ensure compliance with the provisions of this subchapter and rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter, the Mayor, or any duly authorized designee, shall be permitted at reasonable times to conduct an inspection of any child development facility licensed pursuant to this subch…

(a) Exception as provided in § 7-2041, before the Mayor denies an application, suspends, revokes, or restricts a license, or imposes a civil fine, the Mayor shall give the person notice of the contemplated action and an opportunity for a hearing. The Mayor shall send all notices …

A person aggrieved by a final decision of the Mayor may appeal the decision to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals pursuant to § 2-510.

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment not to exceed 6 months or a fine not to exceed $300, or both. Each unlawful act shall constitute a separate violation of this subchapter. (b) Any person who has been pr…

(a) Prosecutions of violations of this subchapter shall be brought by the Corporation Counsel in the name of the District of Columbia. (b) In prosecutions initiated pursuant to this subchapter, a child development facility claiming an exemption from a licensing requirement of thi…

(a) The Corporation Counsel may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in the name of the District of Columbia to enjoin any violation of this subchapter. (b) Remedies established by this section shall be in addition to criminal sanctions, civil sanctio…

The Child Development Facilities Regulation shall remain in effect until superseded by rules issued by the Mayor. Upon the effective date of rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter, the Child Development Facilities Regulation shall be deemed repealed.

(a) No judicial or administrative proceeding commenced by or against any child development facility, or officer or employee of a child development facility in his or her official capacity, shall abate by reason of the taking effect of this subchapter; but the action or proceeding…