Title 4 — Public Care Systems.

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D.C. Code § 4-561.14 The SART Case Review Subcommittee
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(a) There is established the Sexual Assault Response Team Case Review Subcommittee. (b) The Case Review Subcommittee shall be comprised of, at a minimum, the following SART representatives: (1) The SART coordinator, who shall also coordinate the Case Review Subcommittee; (2) The …
D.C. Code § 4-561.15 Sexual Assault Victim Rights Task Force
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(a) Beginning October 1, 2014, the OVS shall establish a Sexual Assault Victim Rights Task Force to study nationally recognized best practices and develop recommendations regarding: (1) The development and implementation of an effective mechanism for submitting, tracking, and inv…
D.C. Code § 4-561.16 No private right of action
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This subchapter shall not be construed to create a private right of action or serve as the basis for excluding otherwise admissible evidence in a criminal proceeding.
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…
D.C. Code § 4-605 Settlement probative of liability
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Any settlement or compromise of a claim or cause of action between a beneficiary and third party for more than what in the opinion of the court is a nominal amount in light of the claims asserted shall be admissible in evidence as probative of that third party’s liability to the …
D.C. Code § 4-606 Notice
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(a) Any individual or institutional health-care provider that bills the District for health-care assistance furnished to a beneficiary shall provide the Mayor with written notice of any known or suspected third-party liability as soon as the health-care provider acquires knowledg…
D.C. Code § 4-607 Lien
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(a) Except as limited by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the District shall have a lien, perfected in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, upon any judgment or settlement awarded or executed in favor of a beneficiary against a third party for that amount of th…
D.C. Code § 4-608 Rules
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The Mayor may, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue rules to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, rules for: (1) Determining the unreimbursed value of health or health-related care and treatment that the District undertakes to…
D.C. Code § 4-609 Existing rights to reimbursement preserved
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This chapter shall not be construed to limit or repeal any other provision of law that invests the District with a right to reimbursement for health-care assistance provided to a beneficiary or specified class of beneficiary.
D.C. Code § 4-631 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term “health insurer” means any person that provides one or more health benefit plans or insurance in the District of Columbia, including an insurer, a hospital and medical services corporation, a fraternal benefit society, a health maintenan…
D.C. Code § 4-632 Establishment of Healthy DC Program; administration
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(a) There is established the Healthy DC Program (“Program”), which shall provide affordable health benefits to eligible individuals. (b) The Program shall be administered by the Department of Health Care Finance, established by Chapter 7D of Title 7. (c) The Program shall be fund…
D.C. Code § 4-633 Program eligibility
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(a) An individual shall be eligible for the Program if the individual: (1) Has resided in the District for at least 6 months at the time of application to the Program; (2) Resides in a household having a gross household income not exceeding 400% of the federal poverty guidelines …
D.C. Code § 4-634 Program benefits; affordability
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(a) The Program shall provide, at a minimum, health and medical benefits that are equal to those provided to individuals enrolled in the DC HealthCare Alliance. (b) The Program shall limit annual premium costs for program participants as follows: (1) For a program participant wit…
D.C. Code § 4-635 Program implementation
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(a) The Mayor shall make the Program available to eligible individuals by January 1, 2010. (b) To meet the deadline set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor is authorized to enter into a contract with one or more health insurers to administer the Program. (c) Any co…
D.C. Code § 4-636 Prohibitions
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It shall be unlawful for a health insurer to eliminate or restrict the availability of a health insurance plan offered in the District with the intent of shifting beneficiaries to the Program. An entity found to be in violation of this section shall be subject to a fine of not le…
D.C. Code § 4-637 Disposition of fines and penalties
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Fines and penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Healthy DC and Health Care Expansion Fund, established by § 31-3514.02.
D.C. Code § 4-638 Rules
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The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 4-701 Statement of policy
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D.C. Code § 4-702 Declaration of policy
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D.C. Code § 4-702.01 Emergency Shelter and Support Services Program established
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D.C. Code § 4-703 Definitions
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D.C. Code § 4-704 Assessment of homelessness
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D.C. Code § 4-705 Provision of overnight shelter
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D.C. Code § 4-705.01 Participation in cost of emergency overnight shelter
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D.C. Code § 4-706 Appeals
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D.C. Code § 4-707 Severability
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D.C. Code § 4-708 Rules
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D.C. Code § 4-709 No creation of entitlement
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D.C. Code § 4-710 Length of stay in emergency overnight shelter
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D.C. Code § 4-711 Inspections
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D.C. Code § 4-712 Notification of establishment of emergency overnight shelter
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D.C. Code § 4-713 Toilet facilities
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D.C. Code § 4-714 Housing goals; priorities
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D.C. Code § 4-731 Shelter in District buildings
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D.C. Code § 4-732 Prohibition; use of public school buildings
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D.C. Code § 4-751.01 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Administrative Procedure Act” or “APA” means Chapter 5 of Title 2. (2) “Adult” means any individual who: (A) Has reached the age of majority under District law as defined in § 46-101; or (B) Qualifies as an emancipated minor under …
D.C. Code § 4-752.01 Establishment of Interagency Council on Homelessness
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(a) There is established in the District the Interagency Council on Homelessness for the purpose of facilitating interagency, cabinet-level leadership in planning, policymaking, program development, provider monitoring, and budgeting for the Continuum of Care of homeless services…
D.C. Code § 4-752.02 Powers and duties of the Interagency Council on Homelessness
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(a) The Interagency Council shall provide leadership in the development of strategies and policies that guide the implementation of the District’s policies and programs for meeting the needs of individuals and families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. (b…
D.C. Code § 4-752.02a Plan to end youth homelessness in the District by 2020
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(a) No later than 300 days after February 26, 2015, the Interagency Council, working jointly with organizations providing service to homeless youth within the Continuum of Care as well as homeless or formerly homeless youth and their advocates, shall prepare, publish, and submit …
D.C. Code § 4-752.03 Operation of the Interagency Council on Homelessness
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(a) The Interagency Council shall meet not less than quarterly. All meetings of the Interagency Council shall comply with the following requirements: (1) A quorum of one-third of the appointed representatives of member agencies, one-third of appointed representatives of providers…
D.C. Code § 4-753.01 Continuum of Care for individuals and families who are homeless
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(a) The District’s provision of homeless services shall be based on a Continuum of Care that offers a comprehensive range of services through various member agencies and is designed to meet the specific, assessed needs of individuals and families who are homeless or at imminent r…
D.C. Code § 4-753.01a Housing First Fund
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(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Housing First Fund (“Fund”), which shall be used to provide vulnerable families and individuals who are homeless with supportive services and housing assistance. The Fund shall be administered by the Department of Human Services i…
D.C. Code § 4-753.02 Eligibility for services within the Continuum of Care
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(a) An individual or family is eligible to receive services within the Continuum of Care if the individual or family: (1) Is homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless; (2) Is a resident of the District, as defined by § 4-751.01(32), except that low-barrier shelters and se…
D.C. Code § 4-753.03 Grace period for establishing residency
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An individual or family seeking shelter during severe weather conditions may be afforded a 3-day grace period to establish District residency.
D.C. Code § 4-753.04 Fiscal years 2012 and 2013 rapid re-housing
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(a)(1) Beginning in June 2012, the Department shall identify at least 200 homeless families from hotels, motels, severe-weather shelters, temporary shelters, or transitional housing, and ensure that at least 100 of these families are placed in or are residing in apartment-style h…
D.C. Code § 4-753.05 Placement of first-priority homeless families
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(a) When funds that have been allocated for tenant-based assistance under § 6-228 are made available because a family that has been receiving tenant-based assistance no longer requires or has become ineligible for the assistance, the Mayor and the District of Columbia Housing Aut…
D.C. Code § 4-753.06 Department requirements for placements of individuals and families in permanent supportive housing
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(a) All permanent supportive housing placements funded exclusively with non-federal funds shall be filled by appropriate homeless individuals or families as identified by the Department. (b) Each permanent supportive housing placement shall be filled no later than 60 days after t…