Title 4 — Public Care Systems.

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D.C. Code § 4-204.14 Purposes, powers, and duties of the Office
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The primary purpose of the Office is to redesign the District of Columbia’s Medicaid, Medicare, and Foster Care and Adoption Assistance infrastructure to improve the operational management of Medicaid, Medicare, and Foster Care and Adoption Assistance programs on an agency level.…
D.C. Code § 4-204.15 Rules
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The Mayor, pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this part.
D.C. Code § 4-204.16 Applicability
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This part shall apply as of October 1, 2002.
D.C. Code § 4-204.51 Short title
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This part may be cited as the “Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund Establishment Act of 2002”.
D.C. Code § 4-204.52 Definitions
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For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “District” shall mean the District of Columbia. (1A) “Foster care and adoption assistance” means the programs authorized by Part E of Title IV of the Social Security Act, approved June 17, 1980 (94 Stat. 501; 42 U.S.C. § 670 et seq.). …
D.C. Code § 4-204.53 Establishment of the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund
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(a) There is established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund into which shall be deposited funds made available for the purposes of Medicaid, Medicare, Foster Care and Adoption Assistance, and Special Education reform described in § 4-20…
D.C. Code § 4-204.54 Purposes of the Fund
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The Fund shall be used for the following purposes: (1) Ensuring adequate resources are available to support District-wide Medicaid costs and revenue shortfalls; (1A) Ensuring adequate resources are available to support District-wide Medicare costs and revenue shortfalls; (1B) Ens…
D.C. Code § 4-204.55 Distribution of funds
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(a) The Chief Financial Officer shall distribute funds from the Fund only after: (1) Certifying that the funds are needed by the District of Columbia Public Schools, the Child and Family Services Agency, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health, or the De…
D.C. Code § 4-204.56 Annual report
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The Mayor shall report annually to the Council on the revenues and activities of the Fund.
D.C. Code § 4-204.61 Definitions
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For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Case mix reimbursement methodology” means a prospective Medicaid payment rate system for nursing facilities that includes: (A) A point-of-sale prescription system; (B) A resident classification system based on resident acuity and need…
D.C. Code § 4-204.62 Medicaid reimbursement system for nursing facilities
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(a) The Department of Health shall develop and implement a case mix reimbursement methodology for nursing facilities. The case mix reimbursement methodology shall be effective no earlier than April 1, 2005. (b) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall is…
D.C. Code § 4-205.01 Eligibility for public assistance
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(a) Public assistance may be awarded to, or on behalf of, any needy individual who is eligible for one of the categories of public assistance established by subchapter II of this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, no person shall be rendered inel…
D.C. Code § 4-205.02 Residency requirement
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The Mayor in determining eligibility for a person to receive TANF, GAC, and Emergency Shelter Family Services benefits shall not impose, as a condition of eligibility, any residence requirement which excludes any individual who resides in the District.
D.C. Code § 4-205.03 Determination of residency
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(a) A resident of the District of Columbia is one who is living in the District of Columbia voluntarily and not for a temporary purpose; that is, one with no intention of presently removing himself or herself therefrom. A child is residing in the District if he or she is making h…
D.C. Code § 4-205.04 Relocation of recipients to another jurisdiction
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Recipients of assistance from the District who move to another jurisdiction with intent to remain in that State shall be ineligible to receive assistance from the District immediately upon the date of the recipient’s last day of residency in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 4-205.05 Definitions
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For the purpose of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Earned income” means income in cash or in kind produced as a result of the performance of services currently rendered by an individual. In the case of an applicant or recipient of TANF, the term “earned income” shall not include …
D.C. Code § 4-205.05a General Assistance for Children program
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(a) A General Assistance for Children program is established to provide the same benefits for a child as the child would receive under TANF if the child’s caretaker could demonstrate a family relationship with the child that is required in the TANF program. The needs of a caretak…
D.C. Code § 4-205.06 Old Age Assistance and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled need determination
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.07 Aid to the Blind need determination
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.08 GPA need determination
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.09 AB and ATD self-supporting plans
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.10 TANF income eligibility standards
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(a) When the gross income of family applying for, or receiving TANF exceeds 100% of the standard of assistance for a family of the same composition, as set forth in § 4-205.52, the family is not eligible for assistance. Income deemed from stepparents shall be counted in gross fam…
D.C. Code § 4-205.11 TANF need determination
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(a) In determining the need of families who are applying for or receiving TANF: (1) Deduct such amount for a work-related expense as the Mayor shall specify through rulemaking. If the individual is self-employed, work expenses directly related to producing the goods or services, …
D.C. Code § 4-205.11a Time limit for receipt of TANF benefits
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(a) Federally-funded TANF benefits shall not be provided to any assistance unit that includes an adult who has received federally-funded TANF benefits for 60 months (whether or not consecutive) after February 28, 1997. (b) In determining the number of months during which an indiv…
D.C. Code § 4-205.11b Reduction of benefits for long-term TANF recipients
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(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an individual who has received federally funded or locally funded TANF benefits for more than 60 months, whether or not consecutive, shall receive a reduction in his or her maximum benefit in accordance with § 4-2…
D.C. Code § 4-205.11c Human impact statement
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Within 120 days of October 1, 2013, the Auditor shall conduct an assessment of the impact of reductions in assistance pursuant to this chapter on families and their children and issue a human impact statement, which shall include: (1) The number of families affected; (2) The numb…
D.C. Code § 4-205.12 Food stamp coupon allotment disregarded
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.13 Enumerated income disregarded
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.13a Treatment of payment for costs of work participation
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A stipend, allowance, or any other payment to a public assistance recipient reimbursing the recipient for the reasonable costs of participation in a work activity (as described in § 4-205.19d(c)) shall be excluded from income only to the extent any such stipend, allowance, or oth…
D.C. Code § 4-205.14 Determination of GPA need standard
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.15 Standards for inclusion in TANF assistance unit
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(a) An application on behalf of a dependent child shall include in the TANF assistance unit the following individuals, if living in the same household as the dependent child and otherwise eligible: (1) The parent or parents of a dependent child, except that a parent who marries a…
D.C. Code § 4-205.16 Contribution guidelines for nonassistance unit children
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.17 Definitions
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.18 Child’s eligibility
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(a) A needy child is eligible for TANF. (b) Repealed. (c) Repealed. (d)(1) A minor child otherwise eligible for TANF benefits under this section, who has been, or is expected by a parent, guardian, or other caretaker to be absent from the home for more than 90 consecutive days sh…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19 Application; assignment of rights for child support
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(a) Application for public assistance shall be accepted from, or on behalf of, any person who believes himself or herself eligible for public assistance. The application shall be made in the manner and form prescribed by the Council, and shall contain such information as the Mayo…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19a Redetermination of eligibility
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(a) For purposes of §§ 4-205.19b, 4-205.19c, 4-205.19f and 4-205.19g, a TANF recipient shall be considered an applicant for TANF benefits at each time of redetermination of eligibility for TANF. When a current TANF recipient is considered to be an applicant pursuant to this subse…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19b Job search and job readiness requirements for TANF applicants
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(a)(1) Using a standard process and mechanism, the Mayor shall make a detailed assessment of the skills, prior work experience, employability, and barriers to employment, including domestic violence, mental health, and substance abuse (“assessment”) of each TANF recipient. (2) As…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19c Failure to comply with job search and job readiness requirements for TANF applicants
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(a) If a TANF applicant who is not exempt pursuant to § 4-205.19g(a) fails, without good cause, to participate in work activities pursuant to § 4-205.19b, the failure shall result in a sanction pursuant to § 4-205.19f. (b) The Mayor shall promulgate rules defining what constitute…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19d Work participation requirements for TANF recipients
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(a) If the Mayor has assessed a TANF recipient pursuant to § 4-205.19b(a), the TANF recipient shall develop an individual responsibility plan with the Mayor that describes the steps the recipient is required to take to achieve self sufficiency and the services that the District s…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19e Failure to comply with work requirements for TANF recipients
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(a) If a nonexempt TANF recipient fails, without good cause, to participate in an assessment pursuant to § 4-205.19d(a), to enter into an individual responsibility plan developed pursuant to § 4-205.19d(b) [(b) repealed], or to comply with the terms of such a plan, the failure sh…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19f Sanctions
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(a) Repealed. (b) The Mayor shall not consider an applicant or recipient to have complied with program requirements until the individual participates satisfactorily for at least one week. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, if the Mayor cannot schedule the applica…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19g Exemptions
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(a) The Mayor shall promulgate rules describing those categories of TANF applicants who are exempt from the requirements of § 4-205.19b(b) [(b) repealed]. The rules promulgated by the Mayor shall require that notice be provided to TANF applicants of the exemptions from the requir…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19h Administration of job search, job readiness, work, and self-sufficiency activities
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(a) Subject to other applicable provisions of District law, the Mayor may contract with a nongovernmental entity to perform all or part of the operation of job search, job readiness, other work activity, or self sufficiency programs under TANF or POWER with the exception of the f…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19i Nondiscrimination against TANF and POWER applicants and recipients
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A person’s application for, or receipt of, TANF or POWER benefits shall not affect the applicability to that person of District and federal laws prohibiting discrimination.
D.C. Code § 4-205.19j Health and safety standards for TANF and POWER recipients
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TANF and POWER applicants and recipients participating in job search, job readiness, work, or self-sufficiency activities shall be subject to the same health and safety standards established under District and federal laws that apply to other individuals in comparable activities …
D.C. Code § 4-205.19k Workers’ compensation for TANF recipients
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TANF recipients who are considered employees for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1060; 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.), shall be covered by Chapter 15 of Title 32 or subchapter XXIII of Chapter 6 of Title 1, whichever is appropriate, at…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19l Nondisplacement by TANF recipients
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(a) The Mayor shall not require a TANF recipient to participate in a work activity that: (1) Results in the displacement of any currently-employed worker or position, including partial displacement, such as a reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits; …
D.C. Code § 4-205.19m Reporting requirements
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The Mayor shall report and make public the following performance measures annually: (a)(1) By vendor program: (A) The number of TANF work-eligible recipients and percentage of the TANF caseload who have participated in the specific vendor program, including the number and percent…
D.C. Code § 4-205.19n Family assessment plan
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Within 180 days of April 8, 2011, the Mayor shall submit to the Council a plan, with timetables and budget requirements, to assess every family and to offer supportive services and job training opportunities for the TANF program, starting with all present and subsequent families …
D.C. Code § 4-205.20 Parental absence by reason of imprisonment
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When continued absence from the home is by reason of imprisonment, the Mayor shall verify the length of the prison term of the parent, ascertain the date the parent will be eligible for parole, determine whether the parent is employed under the Work Release Program and the amount…