Title 4, Public Care Systems.

The Shelter Monitoring Unit, with the approval of the Mayor, shall adopt an annual monitoring strategy, which shall include policies and procedures for inspections, procedures for identifying and curing deficiencies, and procedures for taking enforcement actions against providers…

(a) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to create an entitlement (either direct or implied) on the part of any individual or family to any services within the Continuum of Care, other than shelter in severe weather conditions as authorized by § 4-754.11(5). (b) No pro…

(a) No public funds shall be used for payment of goods or services from any vendor or organization that engages in discriminatory practices. (b) No District funds shall be used to support the delivery of services that are not authorized by this chapter or by rules issued pursuant…

(a) A medical respite service provider's decision to terminate, suspend, or transfer a client receiving medical respite services because the client no longer requires such services shall be based on the determination of a licensed medical professional. (b) Before transferring, su…

(a) The Mayor may execute contracts, grants, and agreements as necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. (b) Pursuant to §§ 6-203(17) and 6-225, the Mayor, or his designee, shall have the authority to enter into an agreement with the District of Columbia Housing Auth…

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council rece…

(a) The Mayor shall appoint a Director to End Homelessness (“Director”), pursuant to § 1-523.01(a). The Director shall report to the Mayor, and shall be highly qualified and experienced. The Mayor is encouraged to consult with the Interagency Council of Homelessness on the specif…

The Department, no later than February 1 of each year, shall provide a report to the Council of the District of Columbia and the Interagency Council on Homelessness that shall include the following information: (1) Number of families placed in an interim eligibility placement; (2…

*NOTE: This section will expire on September 30, 2027.* (a) The Department shall establish a Flexible Rent Subsidy Pilot Program ("Program") to subsidize the cost of monthly rent for individuals and families receiving, or eligible to receive, Continuum of Care services. (b) The D…

(a)(1) In Fiscal Year 2027, the Department shall refer 26 families participating in the Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program ("FRSP") whose annual household incomes are at or below 30% of the median family income for the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, as determined by the U.…

(a) The Mayor may not limit the capacity of the temporary shelter facility located at 1129 New Hampshire Avenue, NW (the "Aston"), below that required to house 190 individuals. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Department may: (1) Limit the capacity of an As…

(a) No later than 60 days after the permanent departure of an individual or family from permanent supportive housing or targeted affordable housing, the Department shall match the voucher vacated by the departing individual or family to a new individual or family. (b) For the pur…

(a) There is established within the Department of Human Services (“Department”) a Homeless Prevention Program (“Program”) to conduct community outreach and provide services to families at risk of becoming homeless. (b) The Department may contract or enter into a grant agreement w…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Benefit” means any benefit authorized under the District of Columbia Medicaid Program. (2) “Claim,” “request for payment,” or “claim for payment” means an application or communication, whether written, oral, electronic impulse, or …

(a) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 1 year, or both, for each violation of the following prohibitions in this section. (b) No one may, with intent to defraud, by means of a false claim, false state…

(a) Any person that presents or causes to be presented to an officer, employee, or agent of the District of Columbia a claim under the Medicaid program that is for a medical or other item or service that the person knows or has reason to know was not provided as claimed, or that …

(a) Criminal prosecutions under § 4-802 may be brought in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or the Office of the Inspector General. Civil actions under § 4-803(e) may be brought in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Corpo…

The Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2.

The Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) finds that: (1) The District of Columbia has more than 25,000 pre-schoolers and 45,000 school-aged children in need of child care services. (2) Fifty-eight percent of the mothers with children under the age of 3 in the District …

(a) The District government shall set aside adequate space within government-occupied buildings to meet the child care needs of its employees whenever: (1)(A) The government constructs, leases, or receives as a gift any office building that will be used to accommodate 100 or more…

(a) Utilization of the space described in § 4-903 for child care shall be subject to terms and conditions set forth by the Director of the Department of Administrative Services. The terms shall include payment of rent, proof of financial responsibility, and maintenance of space. …

(a) When a child care facility has been continuously operating for 4 years, the executive director of the Bureau shall assess the child care needs of District employees using the facility and the office space needs of the building within which the facility is located. If the asse…

(a) Emergency assistance up to a maximum of $1,000 is available for burial and cremation services if the liquid assets of the deceased person at the time of death do not exceed $1,000. (b) Burial assistance shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. Notwithstanding a…

(a) The Mayor may issue grants to assist low-income individuals to pay for legal services necessary to obtain clear legal title to property the individual inherited either testate or intestate from a member of the individual's family. (b) The grants authorized by this section may…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term “terminal condition” means an incurable condition caused by injury, disease, or illness, which, regardless of the application of life-sustaining procedures, would, within reasonable medical judgment, produce death within 6 months or less…

(a) There is established a hospice program to be administered by the D.C. General Hospital. The purpose of this program shall be to: (1) Provide care and support for the patients who have a terminal condition; (2) Educate consumers and providers regarding the benefits of hospice …

There is authorized to be appropriated funds necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

Within 120 days of March 16, 1989, the D.C. General Hospital Commission shall, pursuant to § 44-1920 [repealed], issue proposed rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturda…

The D.C. General Hospital Commission shall report, on an annual basis beginning December 31, 1989, to the Council of the District of Columbia regarding the development of the program and the number of patients served.

For the purposes of this subchapter: (1)(A) "Abused", when used in reference to a child, means: (i) Abused, as that term is defined in § 16-2301(23); or (ii) Sexual abuse, which shall include: (I) Sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons, as those terms are defin…

(a) The Agency shall conduct a thorough investigation of a report of suspected child abuse or neglect to protect the health and safety of the child or children. (b) The investigation shall commence: (1) Immediately upon receiving a report of suspected abuse or neglect indicating …

(a) The police shall, as soon as possible after the receipt of a report of a neglected child other than an abused child, inform the Agency of its contents and any action the police are taking or have taken. (b) The police may, upon the receipt of a report of an abused child, info…

(a) The full investigation shall be completed no more than 45 days after the receipt of the first notice of the suspected abuse or neglect; except, that the full investigation shall be completed no more than 60 days after the receipt of the first notice of the suspected abuse or …

(a) Upon receipt of a report that a child (1) is born addicted or dependent on a controlled substance or has a significant presence of a controlled substance in his or her system at birth; (2) has a controlled substance in his or her body as a direct and foreseeable consequence o…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the Agency’s request, a person who is required to report suspected incidents of child abuse or neglect under § 4-1321.02 shall immediately provide the Agency copies of all records in the possession of the person or the person’s…

(a) In cases in which a child is alleged to be a neglected, but not an abused, child the Agency shall determine whether the child should be removed from the home or can be protected by the provision of services or resources. If in the opinion of the Agency the available services …

As part of the investigation required by this part, any person responsible for the investigation may take, or have taken, photographs of each area of possible trauma on the child or photographs of the conditions surrounding the suspected abuse or neglect of the child, and if medi…

(a) If the initial investigation results in a substantiated report, the information from the initial investigation shall be immediately referred to the police or the Agency, as appropriate. A social investigation shall be commenced immediately by the Agency in all cases of an all…

(a) In determining and making reasonable efforts under this section, the child’s safety and health shall be the paramount concern. (b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, reasonable efforts shall be made to preserve and reunify the family by the Agency. (2) T…

(a) Every instance of sexual abuse of a child shall be reviewed and investigated by a multidisciplinary investigation team (“MDT”), which shall focus, first, on the needs of the child, and, second, on the law enforcement, prosecution, and related civil proceedings. The MDT may ha…

(a)(1) Except as permitted by paragraph (2) of this subsection, all information and records in the possession of Safe Shores, the District of Columbia’s Children’s Advocacy Center, relating to victims or witnesses of alleged child abuse, neglect, or any alleged crime committed ag…

(a) There is hereby established a Child Protection Register to be maintained by the Agency. (b) The purposes of the Register are to: (1) Maintain, in print or in a database, a confidential index of cases of abused and neglected children; (2) Assist in the identification and treat…

(a) There shall be retained in the Child Protection Register the following information concerning each substantiated and inconclusive report: (1) The recipient of the report, the date and the time of the receipt of the report; (2) The information required in the report pursuant t…

(a) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall grant access to information contained in said Register only to the following persons: (1) Officers of the police for the purpose of an investigation of a report; (2) The Corporation Counsel of the District of Colum…

The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register may release information from said Register for research and evaluation only upon an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; provided, however, that no information identifying the persons named in a report sh…

(a) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall, within 7 days from the date that a report is entered in said Register, give notice to each person identified in the report of the fact that the report identifies him or her as responsible for the alleged abuse or …