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D.C. Code § 4-601 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Beneficiary” means any individual who has received health-care assistance from the District and, if applicable, that individual’s guardian, conservator, personal representative, estate, dependents, and survivors. (2) “District” mea…
D.C. Code § 4-602 Right to reimbursement established; subrogation and assignment
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(a) Whenever the District provides health-care assistance to a beneficiary who has suffered an injury or illness under circumstances creating liability in a third party or under circumstances that would have created such a liability had the beneficiary instead of the District inc…
D.C. Code § 4-603 Set-off
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, whenever the District is a defendant in a proceeding brought by a beneficiary, it shall have a right to set off from a judgment against it any damages that represent compensation for the care and treatment it has undertake…
D.C. Code § 4-604 Enforcement of right; waiver
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(a) In enforcing its right to reimbursement, the District may: (1) Permit the beneficiary to proceed on behalf of the District in prosecuting, in conjunction with his or her own claims, the District’s claim for the unreimbursed value or cost of the health-care assistance provided…