Title 44, Charitable and Curative Institutions.

(a) Whenever the grounds for a resident’s discharge, transfer, or relocation are being challenged, the remedies created by this subchapter shall not be available in lieu of those established by subchapter III of this chapter. In all other cases, a person authorized to bring an ac…

The Mayor may issue rules, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

This chapter may be cited as the “Nurse Staffing Agency Act of 2003”.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the Board of Nursing established by § 3-1202.04. (2) “Change of ownership” means: (A) In the case of an unincorporated sole proprietorship, transfer of title and property to another party; (B) In the case of a partners…

A nurse staffing agency shall be licensed by the Department before providing or referring any nursing personnel, Home Health Aides, or Personal Care Aides to a health care facility or agency, or to an individual, for the purpose of rendering temporary nursing services or related …

A nurse staffing agency shall submit to the Department, as part of the agency’s initial application for licensure: (1) The business name of the agency; (2) The addresses of the agency’s registered business office, operations headquarters, and District of Columbia operations headq…

A license issued by the Department pursuant to this chapter shall expire one year from the date of initial issuance or most recent renewal, unless it is sooner terminated or renewed.

(a) A nurse staffing agency may obtain renewal of its license from the Department if the nurse staffing agency: (1) Meets all licensing requirements as established by this chapter and by regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter; and (2) Submits to the Department the renew…

The Department may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license for violation of any provision of this chapter or of the regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

(a) As an alternative to denial, suspension, revocation, or non-renewal of a license, the Department may: (1) Issue a provisional license if the nurse staffing agency is taking appropriate ameliorative action in accordance with a mutually-agreed-upon timetable; or (2) Issue a res…

The Department may make available to the public a roster of all nurse staffing agencies that are or have been licensed by it. The information published may include the name, address, and telephone number of the agency, as well as the agency’s current licensure status.

A nurse staffing agency shall notify the Department of any change in ownership, or in business name, address, telephone number, or responsible party, as required by § 44-1051.04, no later than 30 days after the change.

(a) Before initially providing or referring any nursing personnel to a health care facility or agency, or to an individual, for the purpose of rendering temporary nursing services within the District of Columbia, a nurse staffing agency shall: (1) If the nursing personnel is a Li…

Before initially providing or referring a Home Health Aide or a Personal Care Aide to a health care facility or agency, or to an individual, for the purpose of rendering temporary home health or personal care services within the District of Columbia, a nurse staffing agency shall…

A nurse staffing agency shall not knowingly provide or refer nursing personnel to a health care facility or agency, or to an individual, for the purpose of rendering temporary nursing services within the District of Columbia, if the nursing personnel being provided or referred is…

(a) If a nurse staffing agency knows of an action taken by, or of a condition affecting the fitness to practice of, a Licensed Practical Nurse or a Registered Nurse provided or referred by that agency that might be grounds for enforcement or disciplinary action under Chapter 12 o…

A nurse staffing agency shall develop, document, and implement procedures for: (1) Selecting nursing personnel to be provided or referred by the agency; (2) Verifying and documenting the credentials of nursing personnel to be provided or referred by the agency; (3) Verifying empl…

(a) To verify compliance with this chapter or with regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the Department is authorized to conduct inspections of a nurse staffing agency’s offices and operations, and to obtain records and other documentation from a nurse staffing agency…

The Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter, including the establishment of: (1) Fees; (2) Procedures for license application, issuance, and renewal; (3) Procedures for regulation of nurse staffing agencies located outside the District of Columbia; (4)…

Civil fines, penalties, and related costs may be imposed against a nurse staffing agency for the violation of any provision of this chapter, of any regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or of any other applicable District of Columbia or federal law. Procedures for adju…

This chapter shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register.

(1) “District” means the District of Columbia. (2) “Drug” means any of the controlled substances enumerated in § 48-902.04, 48-902.06, 48-902.08, 48-902.10, or 48-902.12. (3) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia. (4) “Qualified health professional” means a person l…

(a) Each District resident who meets the requirements of this section shall be eligible for treatment for substance abuse at the treatment facility, regardless of his or her ability to pay, subject to the restriction in § 44-1208, if the resident: (1) Applies for treatment or is …

(a) Within one year from March 15, 1990, the Mayor shall establish a comprehensive substance abuse treatment facility to provide residential and outpatient treatment for persons who suffer from substance abuse, regardless of a person’s ability to pay. (b) The treatment facility s…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of § 44-1203, the Mayor shall contract out the operation of the substance abuse Residential Short Stay and Detoxification Facilities programs that are currently operated by the Addiction, Prevention, and Recovery Administration (“APRA”) and, when…

(a) Any public or private person, partnership, corporation, association, charitable organization, or other legally-constituted entity, whether for profit or not for profit, that provides or offers to provide nonhospital residential or outpatient treatment for substance abuse shal…

(a) There is established within the District government a program to provide financial assistance to any person or organization that applies for financial assistance to conduct a program of substance abuse prevention in accordance with the applicable provisions of Unit A of Chapt…

(a) The Mayor shall establish and implement a public education campaign intended to prevent substance abuse. (b) The public education campaign shall incorporate, at a minimum, the following: (1) The dissemination of statistics and other information that illustrate the dangers of …

(a) The Mayor, by rule, shall establish a graduated, need-based, schedule of fees to charge individuals who receive treatment at the treatment facility established pursuant to § 44-1203. The Mayor, by rule, shall establish a schedule of fees for the certification required by § 44…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create an entitlement to substance abuse treatment during any fiscal year if no funds remain available to the District government under a District government or federal appropriation that has been enacted for the specific purpose of p…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve any insurer from providing the coverage required by Chapter 31 of Title 31.

Sufficient funds to carry out the requirements of this chapter are authorized to be appropriated out of the general revenues of the District of Columbia.

The Department of Human Services shall have complete and exclusive control and management of the Industrial Home School. All supplies for said School shall be obtained by requisition upon the Mayor of the District of Columbia and all moneys received at said School as income there…

Board of Children’s Guardians, successors of trustees of the Industrial Home School of the District of Columbia, is abolished, and the powers and duties of such Board as specified and restricted by law are transferred to the Department of Human Services.

The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and empowered to convey to the District of Columbia, free from all encumbrances and without costs to the District of Columbia, all right, title, and interest of the United States of America to that portion of the Naval Observatory gr…

All moneys received at the Industrial Home School as income from sale of products and from payment of board or of instruction or otherwise shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia.

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to acquire a site for a home and school for persons with intellectual disabilities, said site to be located in the District of Columbia or in the State of Maryland or in the State of Virginia, and to erect thereon s…

The institution for the custody, care, education, training, and treatment of persons with intellectual disabilities, established by § 44-1401, shall be under the control and supervision of the Department of Human Services of the District, and shall be known as Forest Haven.

The Superintendent of the said institution may sell such of the farm, greenhouse, and garden products, and the products of the industrial shops as may not be required in the maintenance and conduct of the home and school, and the funds so secured shall be paid into the Treasury o…

The invalidity of any part of this chapter shall not be construed to affect the validity of any other part capable of having practical operation and effect without the invalid part.

N. P. Chipman, J. P. Newman, B. Peyton Brown, John A. L. Morrell, Mathew G. Emery, Joseph H. Bradley, senior, William R. Woodward, E. Whittlesey, Warren Choate, Andrew B. Duvall, A. S. Solomons, W. G. Metzerott, Alexander R. Shepperd, S. J. Bowen, H. M. Sweeney, Benjamin E. Gitti…

The officers of said corporation shall consist of a president, 5 vice-presidents, 1 secretary, 1 treasurer, an executive committee of 11 members, and such other officers as shall from time to time seem necessary to this Society.

The foregoing officers shall be chosen from among the members of the Society.

The said Society, for fixing the terms of admission of its members, for the government of the same, for the election, changing, and altering the officers above named, and for the general regulation and management of its affairs, shall have power to form a code of bylaws, not inco…

Members of the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia, upon application of a member of the Washington Humane Society who has viewed a violation of a law or regulation of the District for the prevention of cruelty to animals, shall arrest the offending party without…

One half of all the fines collected through the instrumentality of the Society or its agents, for violations of such laws shall accrue to the benefit of said Society.