D.C. Code § 4-205.19m — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.19m
§ 4-205.19m. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

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 percentage of those recipients who have:
      (i) Met their work participation requirements for at least one month during the reporting period;
      (ii) Completed the education or training program; and
      (iii) Have become employed.
    (B) Of those who gained employment, the number and percentage of TANF recipients who remain employed and met work participation requirements, by month, for up to 6 months;
    (C) Of those who exited TANF due to earnings, the number and percentage of TANF recipients who return to a vendor program after 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months;
  (2) The number of TANF recipients and percentage of the TANF caseload who:
    (A) Have applied for a waiver from job search or job readiness activities, as defined in § 4-205.19b , and work activities, as defined in § 4-205.19d , due to domestic violence as referenced in § 4-205.19b(d)(3) ;
    (B) Have been granted a waiver from job search or job readiness activities, pursuant to § 4-205.19b , and work activities due to domestic violence as referenced in § 4-205.19b(d)(3) ;
    (C) Have been referred to treatment through domestic violence services pursuant to § 4-205.19b(d)(2) ; and
    (D) Are receiving domestic violence services through a referral by the Mayor pursuant to § 4-205.19b(d)(2) ;
  (3) The number of TANF recipients and percentage of the TANF caseload who have been:
    (A) Referred to POWER pursuant to § 4-205.73(b) ;
    (B) Approved for POWER; and
    (C) Referred to and receive, to the extent such information is accessible and available, treatment services for substance abuse or physical or mental disabilities;
  (4) The number of TANF recipients and percentage of the TANF caseload who are participating in each work activity listed in § 4-205.19d(c-1) , including the number of TANF recipients and percentage of TANF caseload who have reported self-employment as their unsubsidized employment work activity;
  (5) For the following activities, a list of organizations, with which TANF recipients have been placed and the number placed with each:
    (A) Subsidized private sector employment;
    (B) Subsidized public sector employment;
    (C) Work experience;
    (D) On-the-job-training;
    (E) Community service;
    (F) Vocational education training; and
    (G) Job skills training directly related to employment;
  (6) The number of TANF recipients and percentage of the TANF caseload who have:
    (A) Been referred to the Tuition Assistance Program Initiative for TANF (“TAPIT”);
    (B) Been enrolled in TAPIT; and
    (C) Successfully completed TAPIT;
  (7) The number of TANF recipients and percentage of the TANF caseload who have:
    (A) Been referred to the University of the District of Columbia Paths Program;
    (B) Been enrolled in the UDC Paths Program; and
    (C) Successfully completed the UDC Paths Program; and
  (8) The number of TANF recipients and percentage of the TANF caseload who were not referred to work activities within 6 months and 12 months after a positive eligibility determination.
D.C. Code § 4-205.47 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.47
§ 4-205.47. Nursing care standard.
Status: in_force

(a) When a recipient is receiving nursing care in the home of a relative, the Mayor will apply the standard for room, board, and care in an intermediate care facility, based on the kind and extent of care required.
(b) The rate for care in a foster home or for residential placement shall be the same as that for the lowest rate in an intermediate care facility.
(c) The rates paid for intermediate care, foster home care, or residential placement shall be paid at 100% of the standard as the rates were not increased in the 1970 budget.
D.C. Code § 4-513 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-513
§ 4-513. False claims.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be a misdemeanor to knowingly submit false information or suppress relevant information concerning a claim under this chapter. Law enforcement authorities investigating possible false claims referred by the Court under this section have complete access to the claimant’s files for the purpose of pursuing a false claim investigation.
(b) A person convicted of an offense under this section shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both. A person convicted of an offense under this section forfeits compensation under this chapter and shall repay to the District of Columbia all compensation received pursuant to this chapter. The United States Attorney’s Office shall prosecute crimes under this section.
D.C. Code § 4-208.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-208.02
§ 4-208.02. Supplemental payments.
Status: in_force

The Mayor may authorize a supplemental payment when necessary to meet the needs of its clients, according to established budget standards. A supplemental payment is defined as the 2nd payment to a recipient of public assistance for the same month.
D.C. Code § 4-771.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7B / § 4-771.01
§ 4-771.01. Homeless Prevention Program.
Status: in_force

(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 with a qualified community-based nonprofit corporation, organization, or consortia of organizations, with offices located in the District, to operate the Program. The Department shall establish the criteria that an entity must meet to be selected to operate the Program. If the Department is unable to contract or enter into a grant agreement with an outside entity that meets the specified criteria, or determines it to not be in the best interest of the District, the Department shall operate the Program.
(c) The Program shall be administered by the Department in consultation with the Interagency Council on Homelessness.
(d) The Program shall:
  (1) Use an evidence-based assessment and evaluation method to target and identify families most at risk of becoming homeless;
  (2) Connect individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless with housing and financial assistance programs that provide short- and long-term assistance to allow households to remain in their current housing situation, if appropriate;
  (3) Have multiple locations in communities identified as being at-risk of homelessness;
  (4) Conduct educational campaigns and outreach to inform District residents about the services available to prevent homelessness;
  (5) Conduct family or tenant-landlord mediation to assist families in remaining in their current housing situation or provide referrals to other organizations that can provide this assistance, if appropriate;
  (6) Provide classes in skills critical to maintaining housing, including household budgeting, financial management, and financial literacy, or provide referrals to other organizations that can provide this assistance;
  (7) Provide job training and placement referrals to employment services or provide referrals to other organizations that can provide this assistance, including connecting families with resources available at District agencies;
  (8) Assist families in applying for public benefits, including child care, SNAP, tax credits, and Medicaid or provide referrals to other organizations that can provide this assistance; and
  (9) Provide other counseling, case management, or services, including mental or behavioral health services or referrals to mental or behavioral health programs, to assist families in preventing homelessness.
(e) No later than January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Program shall submit a report to the Council on the operations and services of the Program during the preceding fiscal year.
D.C. Code § 4-1302.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1302.06
§ 4-1302.06. Challenges to information in Register.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall establish, by rules adopted pursuant to § 2-501 et seq., procedures to permit a person identified in the Child Protection Register to challenge information which he or she alleges is incorrect or establish that a report is unfounded.
D.C. Code § 4-1202 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1202
§ 4-1202. Requirements.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-114 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-114
§ 4-114. Powers of Mayor over dependent children.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred to as the “Mayor”) may:
  (1) Make temporary provision for the care of children pending investigation of their status;
  (2) Have the care and legal guardianship, including the power to consent to or arrange for adoption in appropriate cases, of:
    (A) Children who may be committed to the Mayor as wards of the District of Columbia by courts of competent jurisdiction; and
    (B) Children who are relinquished by their parents to the Mayor or whose relinquishment is transferred to the Mayor by a licensed child-placing agency under § 4-1406 ;
  (3) Make such provisions for the care and maintenance of such children in private homes, under contract, including adoption subsidy pursuant to § 4-301 , or in public or private institutions, as the welfare of such children may require; and
  (4) Provide care and maintenance for children with substantial intellectual disabilities who may be received upon application or upon court commitment, in institutions or homes or other facilities equipped to receive them, within or without the District of Columbia.
(b) The Mayor shall cause the wards of the District of Columbia placed out under temporary care to be visited as often as may be required to safeguard their welfare.
(c) The Mayor may, where appropriate, secure an assignment of rights from a parent whose child is in the custody of a person or agency receiving foster care maintenance payments under Part E in Subchapter IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 670 et seq.).
D.C. Code § 4-1345.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1345.01
§ 4-1345.01. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-202.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-202.04
§ 4-202.04. Council to adopt rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-204.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-204.07
§ 4-204.07. Interim Disability Assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the Interim Disability Assistance (“IDA”) program is to provide temporary financial assistance to adults with disabilities while their application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) is pending. The eligibility criteria are designed to qualify individuals who have a high likelihood of receiving SSI.
(b) Applications for IDA shall be approved or disapproved by the Mayor with reasonable promptness. Other aspects of the application process, including good-cause exceptions to the application-processing standard, shall be determined by rules established by the Mayor. The monthly grant amount shall be the same as that for a family size of one for an individual or 2 for a couple under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, as determined under § 4-205.52 .
(c) For the purposes of IDA, the term “disability” shall have the same meaning as that employed by the Social Security Administration (“SSA”);
(d) (1) An individual shall be eligible for IDA if the individual is:
    (A) A United States citizen or an alien who meets the alien eligibility requirements for SSI under title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, approved August 22, 1996 (110 Stat. 2260; 8 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1646 );
    (B) A resident of the District of Columbia, as determined under § 4-205.03 ;
    (C) Financially in need, as determined under the rules established by the Mayor;
    (D) Ineligible for a category of cash assistance in which there is federal financial participation, except that an individual who has applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) or Supplemental Security Income may be eligible during the period that the SSDI or SSI application is being processed; and
    (E) Determined by the Department of Human Services (“DHS”) to meet the definition of disability.
  (2) An otherwise eligible individual may not receive assistance unless the individual:
    (A) Applies to the Social Security Administration for SSI benefits and maintains or pursues an active SSI application, motion for reconsideration, or request for hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, subject to the limitations of paragraph (3) of this subsection;
    (B) Signs an Interim Assistance Reimbursement Authorization form in accordance with subsection (e)(2) of this section;
    (C) Provides a social security number or verification of application for a social security number; and
    (D) As a condition of eligibility, an applicant for or recipient of IDA shall cooperate with an entity designated by the Mayor to provide case management and legal advocacy in the SSI application and appeal process.
  (3) (A) An otherwise qualified individual’s period of eligibility for IDA benefits shall begin in the month following the month in which his or her application for SSI was filed with the Social Security Administration.
    (B) An otherwise qualified individual’s period of eligibility for IDA benefits shall end either at the end of the month in which the Social Security Administration begins payment of SSI benefits, or at the end of the month in which an Administrative Law Judge issues a decision denying the IDA recipient’s SSI application following a hearing pursuant to 20 C.F.R. § 416.1429.
    (C) Repealed.
    (D) If the decision of the Administrative Law Judge is a denial, the Department of Human Services shall immediately make a determination whether to refer the individual for appropriate vocational rehabilitation services.
    (E) If an IDA recipient requests a fair hearing to contest the termination of his or her benefits, any IDA benefits paid pending the outcome of the fair hearing shall terminate as of the last month of the period of eligibility, as defined in this section, regardless of whether the fair hearing process is complete.
  (4) If an applicant for IDA has previously been determined by the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) not to satisfy the disability requirements for SSI, DHS will evaluate disability in the same manner as under the Medicaid program, as provided in 42 C.F.R. § 435.541. The applicant shall be ineligible for IDA unless he or she:
    (A) Alleges a disabling condition different from, or in addition to, that considered by SSA in making its determination;
    (B) Alleges more than 12 months after the most recent SSA determination denying disability that his or her condition has changed or deteriorated since that SSA determination, alleges a new period of disability which meets the durational requirements of the Social Security Act, and has not applied to SSA for a determination with respect to these allegations; or
    (C) Alleges less than 12 months after the most recent SSA determination denying disability that his or her condition has changed or deteriorated since that SSA determination, alleges a new period of disability which meets the durational requirements of the Social Security Act, and has applied to SSA for reconsideration or reopening of its disability decision.
(e) (1) For any month or period of months in which an IDA recipient receives both IDA and SSI, the IDA recipient shall repay to the District of Columbia:
    (A) The entire amount of the IDA assistance payments received if the SSI benefits received for the same period equaled or exceeded the IDA payment; or
    (B) That portion of the IDA assistance payments equal in amount to the SSI benefits received for the same period if the SSI benefits received were less than the IDA payment.
  (2) To make repayment in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, an IDA applicant shall sign an Interim Assistance Reimbursement Authorization which:
    (A) Permits the Social Security Administration to send the individual’s past-due SSI benefit payment to the DHS; and
    (B) Permits DHS to deduct from these payments an amount equal to the IDA benefits provided.
  (3) Upon receipt of an IDA recipient’s past-due SSI benefit, DHS shall calculate, in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, the amount of the benefit due to DHS as repayment and the amount, if any, due the IDA recipient. DHS shall then provide the IDA recipient with a written explanation of this calculation and shall pay any amount due the IDA recipient, in accordance with section 1631 of the Social Security Act, approved October 30, 1972 (86 Stat. 1475; 42 U.S.C. § 1383(g)) and SSA Interim Assistance regulations, 20 C.F.R. §§ 416.1901 to 416.1922.
  (4) Because having a pending SSI application is an eligibility requirement for IDA, if an IDA recipient is determined by the Social Security Administration to meet the disability requirements for purposes of SSI eligibility but withdraws the SSI application prior to payment of past-due SSI benefits, the IDA benefits received by that individual shall be considered an overpayment and that individual shall be liable to the District for repayment of all IDA benefits received.
(e-1) (1) The amount of a recipient’s past-due SSI benefit payment that is due DHS as repayment under subsection (e) of this section shall be deposited into the Interim Disability Assistance Fund established by § 4-204.09 .
  (2) The amount of an overpayment of IDA benefits that is received from an IDA recipient pursuant to subsection (e)(4) of this section shall be deposited into the Interim Disability Assistance Fund established by § 4-204.09 .
(f) The Mayor shall submit to the Council by March 15 of each year a report on the operation of the program for the previous calendar year. The report shall include:
  (1) The total number of IDA applicants, the number approved, and the number denied;
  (2) The number and percentage of IDA applicants approved for SSI. To the extent possible, the information should be provided for each of the four levels of adjudication (original application, reconsidered application, Administrative Law Judge decision, and Appeals Council of the Office of Hearings and Appeals;
  (3) An analysis of the approvals and denials at each level, why the approval percentage is what it is, and what needs to be done to ensure a better match between SSI approvals and DHS approvals; and
  (4) Observations on the best practices in other states.
(g) The payment of benefits under this section shall be subject to the availability of appropriations.
(h) The Department of Human Services shall establish eligibility criteria for participants in the Interim Disability Assistance program.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.02a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.02a
§ 4-1303.02a. Organization and authority of Child and Family Services Agency.
Status: in_force

(a) The Agency shall be administered by a full-time Director appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. The Director shall be qualified by experience and training to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(b) The Director shall report directly to the Mayor.
(c) The Director shall be responsible for all child and family services provided by the Agency, and for monitoring child and family services provided by contract or compact with the Agency.
(d) The Agency shall have sufficient staff, supervisory personnel, and resources to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, including the capacity to provide emergency and continuing service resources to the children and families covered by this subchapter.
(e) Staff qualifications, caseload levels, and supervision requirements of the Agency in the public and private delivery of services shall be guided by nationally accepted standards of best practice, such as those developed by the Child Welfare League of America, and shall be published in the District of Columbia Register for public comment.
(f) The Agency shall be the successor in interest to the Child and Family Services Agency under receivership in the case of LaShawn A., et al. v. Anthony Williams, et al., C. A. No. 89-1754 (TFH), in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. All real and personal property, Career Service and Management Supervisory Service positions, assets, records, and obligations, and all unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available relating to the powers, duties, functions, operations, and administration of the Child and Family Services Agency under receivership in LaShawn A., et al. v. Anthony Williams, et al., shall become the property of the Agency on the date of termination of the receivership. The provisions of this subchapter are intended to be consistent with all outstanding orders of the United States District Court in the LaShawn A, et al. v. Anthony Williams, et al., case.
(g) All real and personal property, positions, assets, records, and obligations, and all unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available relating to the powers, duties, functions, and operations of the Department of Human Services as the “appropriate authority,” under § 4-1421 for children who have been abused or neglected, shall become the property of the Agency by October 1, 2001.
(h) All real and personal property, positions, assets, records, and obligations, and all unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available relating to the powers, duties, functions, and operations of the Department of Health in regulating child placement agencies and foster and group homes for children who have been abused or neglected shall be transferred to the Agency by October 1, 2001.
(i) All records and agreed-upon positions, obligations, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available relating to the powers, duties, functions and operations of the Social Services Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia concerning children who have been abused or neglected shall, subject to any approvals required of the United States Congress, be transferred to the Agency in accordance with the terms and conditions provided in any memorandum of understanding between the Mayor and the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. This transfer shall be completed on or before October 1, 2001, if possible.
(j) Expired.
D.C. Code § 4-107 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-107
§ 4-107. Institutional personnel under supervision of Board; duties of superintendent; appointment and discharge of personnel.
Status: in_force

The superintendents and all other employees engaged in the operation of the institutions enumerated in § 4-106 shall be subject to the supervision of the Board. Each superintendent shall have the management and control of the institution to which he is appointed and shall be subordinate to the Director of Public Welfare. The superintendent and all other employees of each of the institutions enumerated in § 4-106 shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia upon nomination by the Board and shall be subject to discharge by the Mayor upon recommendation of the Board.
D.C. Code § 4-1704.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / § 4-1704.03
§ 4-1704.03. LRAP; participation eligibility.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to participate in the LRAP, an applicant shall, at the time of application and throughout participation in the LRAP:
  (1) Hold, or actively plan to secure, eligible employment; provided, that a participant shall hold eligible employment before any payments may be disbursed;
  (2) Be a resident of the District of Columbia;
  (3) Be a lawyer;
  (4) Have a current salary (including bonuses and other wages) of less than $100,000;
  (5) Exhaust all other available avenues for loan repayment assistance, including through participation in any available undergraduate or law school debt-forgiveness programs;
  (6) Have no current service obligation from scholarships;
  (7) Submit a timely and completed application;
  (8) Be in satisfactory repayment status on all eligible debt; and
  (9) Execute a release to allow the Administrator access to records, credit information, and information from lenders necessary to verify eligibility of debt and to determine loan repayments.
(b) A law student attending the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia who is in the law student's final year of school may apply and be approved for loan repayment assistance if the applicant demonstrates that the applicant will meet all eligibility requirements by the time of the first award disbursement.
D.C. Code § 4-561.12 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-561.12
§ 4-561.12. Establishment of a Sexual Assault Response Team.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Sexual Assault Response Team ("SART").
(b) The SART shall be a partnership of public and private agencies that:
  (1) Coordinates a high-quality, multidisciplinary, victim-centered response to sexual assault cases; and
  (2) Makes recommendations to improve the continuum of services in the District for sexual assault victims.
(c) Membership on the SART shall include the following persons:
  (1) The Director of the OVSJG, or the Director's designee;
  (2) The SART coordinator, who shall be appointed by the Director of the OVSJG, and serve as a non-voting member;
  (3) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or the Attorney General's designee;
  (4) The Chief of Police, or the Chief's designee who is a member of the Sexual Assault Unit with the rank of Captain or above;
  (5) A representative from the MPD Victim Services Branch;
  (6) The Director of the Child and Family Services Agency, or the Director's designee;
  (7) The Executive Director of the Children's Advocacy Center, or the Director's designee;
  (8) The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, or the United States Attorney's designee who is an attorney assigned to the Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Section;
  (9) A representative from the Victim Witness Assistance Unit of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia;
  (10) A representative from the United States Park Police;
  (11) The Director of each entity in the DC SANE Program, or the Director's designee; provided, that the Director or the Director's designee shall be a forensic nurse examiner, as that term is defined in § 23-1907(2) , or a physician with specialized training in medical forensic evidence collection;
  (12) The Director of each community-based organization that is providing victim advocacy services pursuant to § 23-1909 , or the Director's designee; provided, that the community-based organization has been approved for membership by the SART;
  (13) The Director, or the Director's designee, of each entity that provides medical forensic care to sexual assault victims; provided, that the entity has been approved for membership by the SART;
  (14) A representative from a community-based organization, selected by the SART, that is providing post-sexual assault mental health services;
  (15) A representative from the designated State sexual assault coalition, as that term is defined in 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(33), for the District;
  (16) The Director of the DFS, or the Director's designee, who is a forensic scientist;
  (17) The Chief Medical Examiner, or the Chief Medical Examiner's designee; and
  (18) A representative from a District of Columbia-based college or university that provides direct victim services to sexual assault victims and who holds a position at that college or university.
(d) The SART shall hold its initial meeting within 90 days after November 20, 2014. At the initial meeting, one non-governmental member of the SART shall be elected as Chairperson by a majority of the SART members.
(d-1) A chairperson shall be elected from among the non-governmental members of the SART.
(d-2) No non-governmental organization or entity shall have more than one representative on the SART.
(e) Following the SART’s initial meeting, the SART shall meet at least 6 times per calendar year.
(f) The SART shall establish its own procedures and requirements with respect to the place and manner in which it will conduct its meetings.
(g) Subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-571 et seq.] shall not apply to meetings of the SART.
(h) (1) At least annually, OVSJG shall, in collaboration with the DFS and the OCME, facilitate training for members of the SART.
  (2) The training shall include instruction on explaining, in a manner that is trauma-informed and victim-centered, the procedure and results of a PERK, forensic analysis of the PERK, and toxicology tests.
(i) In addition to the members listed in subsection (c) of this section, the SART may expand its membership by establishing a membership application, evaluation, and approval process for:
  (1) Any community-based organization that seeks to provide victim advocacy services pursuant to § 23-1909 ;
  (2) Any entity that seeks to provide medical forensic care to sexual assault victims; and
  (3) Any entity that seeks to administer a victim hotline or participate in the sexual assault victim advocate dispatch system.
D.C. Code § 4-753.05 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-753.05
§ 4-753.05. Placement of first-priority homeless families.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1371.14 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1371.14
§ 4-1371.14. Failure to make report.
Status: in_force

Any person required to make a report under § 4-1371.12 who willfully fails to make the report shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both. Violations of § 4-1371.12 shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General in the name of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 4-1371.10 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1371.10
§ 4-1371.10. Immunity from liability for providing information to Committee.
Status: in_force

Any health-care provider or any other person or institution providing information to the Committee pursuant to this subchapter shall have immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the disclosure of the information.
D.C. Code § 4-1702.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / § 4-1702.01
§ 4-1702.01. Access to Justice Initiative.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants shall establish an Access to Justice Initiative program for the purpose of providing support to nonprofit organizations that deliver civil legal services to low-income and under-served District residents, or support to their nonprofit organization partners, including a shared legal interpreter bank; providing loan-repayment assistance to lawyers working in eligible employment; and providing legal services to eligible individuals or groups in covered proceedings as defined in § 4-1801(2) .
  (2) The Initiative shall consist of the ATJ program, the LRAP, and the CLCPP.
(a-1) (1) The ATJ program shall provide support to nonprofit organizations that deliver civil legal services to low-income and under-served District residents, or support to their nonprofit organization partners, including a shared legal interpreter bank.
  (2) The ATJ program shall be part of and be funded through the Initiative, established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from the requirements of part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 [ § 1-328.11 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 4-712 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / § 4-712
§ 4-712. Notification of establishment of emergency overnight shelter.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.65 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.65
§ 4-205.65. Eligibility for public assistance; learnfare.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) As a condition of eligibility for federally-funded TANF benefits, a pregnant or parenting teen who is not married and has not successfully completed a high school education or its equivalent shall be required to attend school regularly (as defined by the Board or other entity that determines the attendance policies at the pregnant or parenting teen’s educational institution or program) or be determined ineligible for federally-funded TANF benefits.
  (2) The requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not affect the eligibility for TANF benefits of a child living with a pregnant or parenting teen who, if otherwise eligible, may receive TANF benefits determined without regard to the needs of the ineligible pregnant or parenting teen.
(b) The types of schools that can be attended to meet the school attendance requirements of subsection (a) of this subsection are as follows: a public school, private school, independent school, parochial school, private instruction, or a course of study or home school program meeting the standards established by the Board for granting a high school equivalency diploma.
(c) A pregnant or parenting teen who fails to meet the school attendance requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be provided counseling, tutoring, or other supportive services deemed appropriate by the Department to help the pregnant or parenting teen improve school attendance, or in the case of a drop-out, to return to school. Such supportive services will be provided as appropriations are available and in accordance with regulations issued by the Mayor.
(d) The determination of a pregnant or a parenting teen’s ineligibility for federally-funded TANF benefits made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be effective for one month for each month that the pregnant or parenting teen fails to meet the school attendance requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section. In the case of a dropout, the sanctions shall remain in force until the dropout provides written proof from a school that the dropout has re-enrolled in school and met the school attendance requirements of subsection (a) of this section for one calendar month. Any month in which school is in session for at least 10 days may be used to meet the school attendance requirements.
(e) If the Department determines that a pregnant or parenting teen who has been determined ineligible for federally-funded TANF benefits pursuant to subsection (a) of this section has satisfied the requirements of subsection (d) of this section, the determination of ineligibility for federally-funded TANF benefits shall be rescinded in the next possible payment month. The pregnant or parenting teen shall not receive payment for the remainder of the month in which compliance occurs. The first payment that resumes after the pregnant or parenting teen complies with subsection (d) of this section may be delayed, depending on the date of compliance.
(f) A pregnant or parenting teen’s absence on any particular day shall be determined to be an excused or an unexcused absence based on the policies of the Board or other entity that determines the attendance policies at the teen’s educational institution or program. Notwithstanding such policies, a pregnant or parenting teen’s absence on a particular day shall be excused under the following circumstances:
  (1) The Department determines, in accordance with regulations issued by the Mayor, that child care services are necessary for the pregnant or parenting teen to attend school and there is no District funded child care service available; child care service shall be considered unavailable if there is no space for the pregnant or parenting teen’s child in a licensed child development facility within reasonable time and distance from the pregnant or parenting teen’s home, or if the cost of care where space is available is excessive in the judgment of the Department and the pregnant and parenting teen participates in an alternative educational or training program that has been approved by the Department; or
  (2) The pregnant or parenting teen is the caretaker of a child fewer than 12 weeks old.
(g) The determination of a pregnant or parenting teen’s ineligibility for federally-funded TANF benefits provided by subsection (a) of this section shall not apply if the information about the pregnant or parenting teen’s school attendance is not available or cannot be verified by the school or the approved alternative educational or training program.
(h) The pregnant or parenting teen, or his or her parent, caretaker, or legal guardian, shall cooperate in providing information to verify enrollment information or good cause for absence from school. If at least one of these individuals does not cooperate, the pregnant or parenting teen shall be determined ineligible for federally-funded TANF benefits for each month in which one of the individuals does not cooperate.
(i) The Department shall request school attendance information for a pregnant or parenting teen compiled by a school whenever necessary to ascertain school attendance requirements as required by this section.
(j) The Department shall request information from the pregnant or parenting teen’s school, institution, or educational program about the attendance of a pregnant or parenting teen who is applying for or receiving federally-funded TANF benefits, and shall otherwise implement procedures for monitoring compliance with this section.
(k) School attendance records shall be open for inspection at all times to the Department or other persons authorized to enforce this section; provided, that prior written informed consent is given by the parent, caretaker, or legal guardian of a pregnant or parenting teen or by an emancipated pregnant or parenting teen.
(l) It shall be the duty of each person designated by the Superintendent of Schools, every parochial school teacher, every private school teacher, and every teacher who gives instruction privately, to provide information, upon the request of the Department, as soon as practicable to the Department concerning the school attendance of a pregnant or parenting teen who is applying for or receives federally-funded TANF benefits.
(m) This section shall apply to all applicants for, or recipients of, federally-funded TANF benefits.
D.C. Code § 4-204.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-204.01
§ 4-204.01. Monthly amount of income disregarded.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-251.27 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2A / § 4-251.27
§ 4-251.27. Construction.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as relieving the parent of a child from any child support order regarding the child for whom a close relative caregiver is receiving a subsidy under this subchapter .
(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to create a new cause of action or to limit the rights or remedies available to parents in custody or guardianship actions.
D.C. Code § 4-217.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-217.07
§ 4-217.07. Condition of eligibility — Social Security number; assignment of support rights.
Status: in_force

As a condition of eligibility, each applicant for or recipient of aid, including each child under the TANF or foster care programs operated pursuant to part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 601   et seq.) shall be required to:
(1) Furnish to the Mayor a Social Security account number, or to apply for a Social Security number if such a number has not been issued or is not known; and
(2) Assign to the District of Columbia support rights, consistent with § 4-205.19(b) and (c).
D.C. Code § 4-521 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-521
§ 4-521. Shelter and Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Fund” means the Shelter and Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence Fund.
  (2) “Operating expenses” means:
    (A) Those costs incurred in providing counseling and case management to victims of domestic violence and their children; and
    (B) Monthly rent, mortgage payments, debt relief, utilities, and building maintenance for the residential facilities in which victims of domestic violence and their children are housed.
(b) There is established as a nonlapsing, interest-bearing fund the Shelter and Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence Fund, which shall be administered by the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice and used for the purpose of awarding grants to organizations that provide services to victims of domestic violence in the full housing continuum, including emergency shelters, transitional housing, affordable housing, and permanent supportive housing units to reimburse them for their operating expenses.
(c) All funds deposited into the Fund shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.
(d) The Chief Financial Officer shall transfer $3.7 million from the Crime Victims Assistance Fund to the Fund on or before October 1, 2007. Other funds may be deposited into the Fund from sources identified by District law.
D.C. Code § 4-261.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2B / § 4-261.02
§ 4-261.02. Categorical eligibility for SNAP.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall establish a TANF funded program or service for the purpose of establishing categorical eligibility.
(b) Categorical eligibility shall be granted to all applicants with an income, as that term is defined in § 4-205.05(4) , at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
D.C. Code § 4-755.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-755.02
§ 4-755.02. Limitation on use of District monies.
Status: in_force

(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 to this chapter.
(c) All District funds appropriated to fund or support services within the Continuum of Care shall be used in accordance with District contract and procurement regulations and District grant regulations.
(d) After the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, the District may not enter into agreements with third parties to execute its shelter monitoring duties set forth in this chapter.
D.C. Code § 4-651.10 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6B / § 4-651.10
§ 4-651.10. Healthy Futures.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning October 1, 2019, and annually thereafter until Fiscal Year 2023, DBH shall expand the number of child development centers participating in either Healthy Futures or another evidence-based program that provides behavioral health care services by an additional:
  (1) 75 child-care centers in FY 2020;
  (2) Not Funded.
  (3) Not Funded.
(b) By August 1, 2019, DBH shall submit a plan to the Mayor, Council, Interagency Coordinating Council, SECDCC, and the Quality Improvement Network Interagency Steering Committee to expand Healthy Futures or another evidence-based program that provides behavioral health care services to support the mental health of infants, toddlers, and their families.
D.C. Code § 4-401 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / § 4-401
§ 4-401. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter:
  (1) The term "assistant teacher" means a child development facility employee in one of the following roles who cares for children aged 5 or under, toddlers, or infants:
    (A) Assistant teacher in a child development center, as defined in 5-A DCMR § 166.1, including an assistant teacher employed in a Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion Program Community Based Organization; or
    (B) Associate caregiver in a child development home or an expanded child development home, as defined in 5-A DCMR § 171.
  (1A) The term "Associate" means an associate degree from an institution of higher education accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
  (1B) The term "Bachelor's" means a bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
  (1C) The term "child" means an individual between 3 and 15 years of age.
  (1D) The term "CDA" means a child development associate credential recognized by the Council for Professional Recognition and accepted by the Department to demonstrate competency as a caregiver for young children or a state-awarded certificate that meets or exceeds the requirements for a child development associate credential, as defined by the Department.
  (2) The term “child development center” means a child development facility for more than 5 children which provides a full day (more than 4 but less than 24 hours per day), part day (up to 4 hours per day) or before and after school child development program, including such programs provided during school vacations.
  (2A) The term "CDF payroll formula" means the child development facility payroll funding formula the Department establishes pursuant to § 4-402(b)(1) .
  (2B) "Child development facility" means a center, home, or other structure that is licensed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to provide care and other services, supervision, and guidance for children, infants, and toddlers on a regular basis, regardless of its designated name. The term "child development facility" does not include a public or private elementary or secondary school engaged in legally required educational and related functions.
  (3) The term "child development home" means a private residence that provides a child development program for up to a total of 6 children and is licensed by the Department pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 5-A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (5-A DCMR § 100.1 et seq. ).
  (3A) The term “children of families who are at-risk” means children living in low-income working families with limited community and family resources or services available to them, such that they are at-risk of becoming dependent upon assistance from the TANF program.
  (3A-i) The term "community-based organization" means a Head Start or early childhood education program operated by a nonprofit entity, faith-based organization, or other entity that participates in federally funded early childhood programs.
  (3B) The term "concentrated poverty" means an area in which 40% or more of a census tract population lives below the federal poverty level, as updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, approved October 27, 1998 (112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2)).
  (3C) The term "cost modeling analysis" means the methodology for determining the likely cost of delivering services and reimbursement rates to achieve financial solvency at each level of the District's current Quality Rating and Improvement system.
  (3D) The term "cost of care" means the daily per-child dollar amount necessary for a child development facility to deliver services to maintain financial solvency at each level of the District's current Quality Rating and Improvement system.
  (4) The term “Department” means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
  (4A) The term "Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund" means the special fund established pursuant to § 4-410.04 .
  (4A-i) The term "Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program" means the program the Department establishes pursuant to § 4-402(b) to expend funds from the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund.
  (4B) The term "ECE" means early childhood education or a related field, as identified by the Department's regulations governing the qualifications of child development facility lead teachers and assistant teachers.
  (4C) The term "ECE salary scale" means the early childhood educator salary scale for lead and assistant teachers established and updated pursuant to § 4-410.02 .
  (4C-i) The term "expanded child development home" means a private residence that provides a child development program for up to a total of 12 children and is licensed by the Department pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 5-A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (5-A DCMR § 100.1 et seq. ).
  (4D) The term "infant" means an individual younger than 12 months of age.
  (5) The term “in-home care” means a child care program provided in a child’s home by an in-home caregiver pursuant to § 4-411 .
  (5A) The term "lead teacher" means a child development facility operator or employee in one of the following roles, who cares for children aged 5 and under, toddlers, or infants:
    (A) A teacher in a child development center, as defined in 5-A DCMR § 165.1, excluding a teacher employed to teach pre-kindergarten in a Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion Program Community Based Organization;
    (B) A child development home caregiver, as defined in 5-A DCMR § 168.1; or
    (C) An expanded child development home caregiver, as defined in 5-A DCMR § 170.2.
  (5B) Repealed.
  (5C) The term "Quality Rating Improvement System" or "QRIS" means the method utilized by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to assess the level of quality of child care provided by a child development facility.
  (5C-i) The term "subsidy" means supplemental payments made by the Mayor pursuant to § 4-404.01 .
  (5D) The term “TANF” means the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families as defined in § 4-201.01 .
  (6) Repealed.
  (7) The term "toddler" means an individual between 12 months of age and 36 months of age.
  (8) The term "vulnerable child" means:
    (A) A child with documented special needs;
    (B) A child experiencing homelessness;
    (C) A child in foster care;
    (D) A child receiving or needing to receive protective services;
    (E) A child of a parent with disabilities, either medical, psychological, or psychiatric in nature, that prevents them from performing a substantial amount of work; or
    (F) A child of a parent receiving vocational rehabilitation services.
D.C. Code § 4-205.18 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.18
§ 4-205.18. Child’s eligibility.
Status: in_force

(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 shall be ineligible to receive TANF benefits unless the Mayor determines, in accordance with rules promulgated by the Mayor, that there is good cause for the child to be absent from the home for more than 90 days and continue to receive TANF benefits.
  (2) A parent, guardian, or other caretaker of a minor child shall be determined ineligible to receive TANF benefits if the parent, guardian, or caretaker fails to notify the Mayor of the absence of the child from the home after the 5-day period beginning with the date on which it becomes clear to the parent, guardian, or caretaker that the child will be absent from the home for more than 90 consecutive days.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to preclude the Mayor from sanctioning any or all members of an assistance unit for failure to comply with TANF program rules, if such sanction is otherwise permitted under this this chapter ; provided, that no sanction under this subchapter , or regulations implementing this subchapter , shall exceed 25% of the assistance unit's TANF benefits.
D.C. Code § 4-205.69 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.69
§ 4-205.69. Denial of assistance for fraudulent misrepresentation of residency.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has been convicted in a federal, District of Columbia, or state court of making a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to that person’s place of residence in order to receive assistance simultaneously from 2 or more states under programs that are funded under title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, approved August 22, 1996 (110 Stat. 2105; 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.), title XIX of the Social Security Act, approved July 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 343; 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.), or the Food Stamp Act of 1977, approved September 29, 1977 (91 Stat. 958; 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.), or to receive benefits in 2 or more states under the Supplemental Security Income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act, approved October 30, 1972 (86 Stat. 1465; 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq.), shall be ineligible for TANF benefits for 10 years from the date of the conviction.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with respect to conduct of an individual for any month beginning after the President of the United States grants a pardon with respect to the conduct that was the subject of the conviction.
D.C. Code § 4-731 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / § 4-731
§ 4-731. Shelter in District buildings.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-203.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-203.02
§ 4-203.02. Assignment to public institution by Department.
Status: in_force

No child 6 years of age or younger shall be assigned by the Department to any public institution, except that any such child who requires medical treatment may be assigned to a hospital or other medical facility for such treatment; provided, that medical treatment shall not be construed to include emotional disorders of less than an acute nature. In furtherance thereof, the Mayor shall develop an overall plan of child care and emergency child care so as to eliminate the necessity of a public institution for the care of such children other than for medical reasons. No child shall remain in any crisis facility for longer than 15 days.
D.C. Code § 4-204.55 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-204.55
§ 4-204.55. Distribution of funds.
Status: in_force

(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 Department of Health for the purposes described in § 4-204.54 ;
  (2) (A) Certifying either that:
      (i) A savings plan to be submitted by the Director of the Office of Medicaid Operations Reform to the Mayor will generate savings for the Child and Family Services Agency, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health, or the Department of Health, respectively, comparable to the funds to be allocated to the agency during Fiscal Year 2003 or Fiscal Year 2004; or
      (ii) If a savings plan that will generate savings comparable to the funds allocated is not possible, a performance plan to be submitted by the Director of the Office of Medicaid Operations Reform to the Mayor will ensure that the agency to which the requested funds are to be allocated will implement policies and procedures and develop the infrastructure necessary to enable the agency to reduce costs and maximize third-party revenues by no later than October 1, 2004; or
    (B) Certifying that a savings plan to be submitted by the District of Columbia Public Schools will generate savings comparable to the funds allocated to the agency during Fiscal Year 2003 or Fiscal Year 2004; and
  (3) Providing notification of the distribution to the Mayor and Council.
(a-1) A savings plan required under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section that pertains to the allocation of funds to an agency in Fiscal Year 2003 shall be submitted no later than December 31, 2002. The plan shall commence no later than October 1, 2003, and shall generate savings comparable to the funds allocated to the agency from the Fund in Fiscal Year 2003.
(a-2) A savings plan required under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section that pertains to the allocation of funds to an agency in Fiscal Year 2004 shall be submitted no later than December 31, 2003. The plan shall commence no later than October 1, 2004, and shall generate savings comparable to the funds allocated to the agency from the Fund in Fiscal Year 2004.
(a-3) A performance plan required under subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) of this section shall be submitted no later than December 31, 2003, and shall commence no later than October 1, 2004.
(a-4) The savings plan required under subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section that pertains to the allocation of funds to the District of Columbia Public Schools in Fiscal Year 2003 shall be submitted, no later than December 31, 2002, by the District of Columbia Public Schools to the Special Education Task Force established by Chapter 25A of Title 38 . The plan shall commence no later than October 1, 2003, and generate savings comparable to the funds allocated to the agency from the Fund in Fiscal Year 2003.
(a-5) The savings plan required under subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section that pertains to the allocation of funds to the District of Columbia Public Schools in Fiscal Year 2004 shall be submitted, no later than December 31, 2003, by the District of Columbia Public Schools to the Special Education Task Force established by Chapter 25A of Title 38 . The plan shall commence no later than October 1, 2004, and generate savings comparable to the funds allocated to the agency from the Fund in Fiscal Year 2004.
(a-6) Beginning 3 months following the commencement of any plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, or no later than January 2, 2004, the Mayor and the Special Education Task Force shall provide the Council with quarterly reports on the progress made by the Department of Human Services, the Child and Family Services Agency, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health, and the District of Columbia Public Schools, in reducing costs associated with the Medicaid, Medicare, Foster Care and Adoption Assistance, and Special Education programs.
(b) Total distribution of funds from the Fund to the District of Columbia Public Schools, the Child and Family Services Agency, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health, or the Department of Health in any given fiscal year shall not exceed the amount appropriated for that agency in that fiscal year for the purposes of § 7-1811.03(b) .
D.C. Code § 4-215.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-215.01
§ 4-215.01. Prohibition; immunity from legal process.
Status: in_force

Public assistance awarded under this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable to any recipient under this chapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
D.C. Code § 4-1301.09a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1301.09a
§ 4-1301.09a. Reasonable efforts.
Status: in_force

(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) These reasonable efforts shall be made prior to the removal of a child from the home in order to prevent or eliminate the need for removing the child, unless the provision of services would put the child in danger.
  (3) Reasonable efforts shall be made to make it possible for the child to return safely to the child’s home.
(c) If reasonable efforts as required by subsection (b) of this section are determined to be inconsistent with the child’s permanency plan, the Agency shall make reasonable efforts to place the child in accordance with the child’s permanency plan and to complete whatever steps are necessary to finalize the child’s permanent placement.
(d) The Agency  shall not be required to make reasonable efforts to preserve and reunite the family with respect to a parent if:
  (1) A court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the parent:
    (A) Subjected the child who is the subject of a petition before the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (“Family Court”), a sibling of the child, or another child to cruelty, abandonment, torture, chronic abuse, or sexual abuse;
    (B) Committed the murder or voluntary manslaughter of a sibling of the child who is the subject of a petition before the Family Court or another child, or of any other member of the household of the parent;
    (C) Aided, abetted, attempted, conspired, or solicited to commit the murder or voluntary manslaughter of the child who is the subject of a petition before the Family Court, a sibling of the child, or another child, or of any other member of the household of the parent; or
    (D) Committed an assault that constitutes a felony against the child who is the subject of a petition before the Family Court, a sibling of the child, or another child;
  (2) The parent’s parental rights have been terminated involuntarily with respect to a sibling; or
  (3) A court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the parent is required to register with a sex offender registry under section 113(a) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, approved July 27, 2006 (120 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. § 16913(a)).
(e) If reasonable efforts are not made pursuant to subsection (d) of this section:
  (1) A permanency hearing conducted pursuant to § 16-2323 shall be held for the child within 30 days after the determination that reasonable efforts are not required; and
  (2) Reasonable efforts shall be made to place the child in a timely manner in accordance with the permanency plan, and to complete whatever steps are necessary to finalize the permanent placement of the child.
(f) Reasonable efforts to place a child for adoption, with an approved kinship caregiver, with a legal custodian or guardian, or in another permanent placement may be made concurrently with the reasonable efforts required by subsection (b) of this section.
D.C. Code § 4-205.20 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.20
§ 4-205.20. Parental absence by reason of imprisonment.
Status: in_force

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 of support payment made to the family if so employed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.11 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.11
§ 4-205.11. TANF need determination.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the need of families who are applying for or receiving TANF, count only payments that are income and then:
  (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, and without which the goods or services could not be produced, shall be excluded from the gross earned income total;
  (2) Deduct the cost of care of each dependent child, or care of an incapacitated adult living in the same home and receiving TANF or POWER, up to a maximum amount that the Mayor shall specify through rulemaking. The maximum amount deductible for the cost of care of a child may vary depending upon the age of the child;
  (3) For initial applicants, determine whether the monthly income, after disregards allowed under paragraph (1) or (2) of this section, exceeds the standard of assistance. If so, the family is ineligible for assistance;
  (4) Disregard all of the monthly gross earned income of each child receiving TANF if the child is a full-time student, or is a part-time student provided he is not employed full time. A part-time student must have a school schedule that is equal to at least one half of a full-time curriculum;
  (4A) (A) For individuals otherwise found eligible to receive TANF, disregard from the individual’s earned income a specific dollar amount and/or a percentage of the earned income. The Mayor shall establish, through rulemaking, the amount and/or percentage of earned income to be disregarded, the period of time during which any earned income may be disregarded, and other rules necessary to implement this provision. The rules shall reflect the District’s interests in rewarding work, assisting needy families, and promoting self-sufficiency.
    (B) To the extent permitted under federal law, in calculating the eligibility for Medicaid (other than Transitional Medicaid) of a child or a family with minor children, the Mayor shall disregard earned income to the same extent that earned income is disregarded under TANF. In calculating eligibility for Transitional Medicaid, subject to the approval of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), the Mayor shall disregard income for the first 12 months of Transitional Medicaid pursuant to the provisions established in § 1925(a) of the Social Security Act, approved October 13, 1988 (102 Stat. 2385; 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-6(a) ), and shall disregard income for the second 12 months of Transitional Medicaid pursuant to the provisions established in § 1925(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1396r-6(b) ). Absent approval by HHS, income shall be disregarded pursuant to applicable federal law.
  (5) Repealed.
  (5A) Repealed.
  (6) Income earned by any adult member of the assistance unit shall not be disregarded for any month in which the Department determines that such member:
    (A) Within 60 days preceding such month, without good cause (as specified in rules established by the Mayor and adopted by the Council), terminated his or her employment, reduced his or her gross earned income, or refused a bona fide offer of employment;
    (B) Voluntarily requested assistance be terminated for the sole purpose of evading any time limit placed on the disregarding of earned income that may be established by rule by the Mayor;
    (C) Without good cause, failed to file the periodic report required for that period on time; or
    (D) Failed to inform the Mayor, without good cause, about earnings affecting eligibility as required by § 4-205.53(a) or § 4-205.54 . The penalty for this failure shall be applied until the recipient’s next periodic report is filed and processed by the Mayor;
  (7) Repealed;
  (8) Beginning on October 1, 2005, disregard up to the first $150 received per month by the assistance unit that represents a current monthly child support obligation or a voluntary child support payment from an absent parent or spouse, and beginning on October 1, 2025, disregard the full current monthly child support obligations and voluntary child support payments the assistance unit receives from an absent parent or spouse;
  (9) Disregard any subsidy received under the program established by Chapter 2A of this title ; and
  (10) Disregard any subsidy received under the pilot program established pursuant to § 4-251.22 .
(b) The income and assets of a parent living in the same household as a dependent child, but not included in the assistance unit because the parent is ineligible for TANF, shall be considered available to the assistance unit to the extent that the income and assets of a deemed parent, as defined in § 4-205.22 , would be considered available to the assistance unit. The income of a stepparent of the dependent child shall be considered available to the assistance unit to the extent required under § 4-205.22 . In the case of a dependent child whose parent is a minor, the income of the minor parent’s own parent or legal guardian living in the same household as the minor parent and the minor parent’s dependent child shall be considered available to the extent required under § 4-205.22 .
D.C. Code § 4-213.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-213.04
§ 4-213.04. Dependents defined.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-217.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-217.02
§ 4-217.02. Types of placement.
Status: in_force

Foster care shall be provided in a foster family home or in a child-care institution, whichever best meets the needs of the individual child. The Mayor, in providing such care, may use foster family homes and child-care institutions outside the District of Columbia, provided that such homes and institutions are licensed by the state in which they are located or are approved to meet the standards established by the state for such foster family homes or institutions.
D.C. Code § 4-1371.09 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1371.09
§ 4-1371.09. Confidentiality of information.
Status: in_force

(a) All information and records generated by the Committee, including statistical compilations and reports, and all information and records acquired by, and in the possession of, the Committee are confidential.
(b) Except as permitted by this section, information and records of the Committee shall not be disclosed voluntarily, pursuant to a subpoena, in response to a request for discovery in any adjudicative proceeding, or in response to a request made under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , nor shall it be introduced into evidence in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding.
(c) Committee information and records may be disclosed only as necessary to carry out the Committee’s duties and purposes. The information and records may be disclosed by the Committee to another child fatality review committee if the other committee is governed by confidentiality provisions which afford the same or greater protections as those provided in this subchapter.
(d) Information and records presented to a Committee team during a child fatality review shall not be immune from subpoena or discovery, or prohibited from being introduced into evidence, solely because the information and records were presented to a team during a child death review, if the information and records have been obtained through other sources.
(e) Statistical compilations and reports of the Committee that contain information that would reveal the identity of a person identified in § 4-1371.08(c) are not public records or information, and are subject to the prohibitions contained in subsection (a) of this section.
(f) The Committee shall compile an Annual Report of Findings and Recommendations, which shall be publicly available and submitted to the Mayor and Council. The annual report shall include:
  (1) The number of child fatalities in the District annually, with a description of the causes, and for those fatalities where abuse, neglect, or another form of child maltreatment is the cause of the fatality or a contributing factor, the number, type, and response of any agency contact prior to the fatality;
  (2) Statistics on all reviews conducted in the past calendar year, including the date of each fatality, when the Committee staff learned of the fatality, and when the Committee began and concluded each review;
  (3) Findings regarding factors, including agency practices, that may have prevented particular fatalities from occurring;
  (4) Recommendations for preventing fatalities and identifying children most at risk of fatalities, including agency policies and practices that need improvement to prevent fatalities;
  (5) A timeline for implementing corrective actions;
  (6) An identification of any necessary funding to implement changes to policies and practices or corrective actions;
  (7) The responses required by subsection (f-1) of this section; and
  (8) A description of the progress made on the findings and recommendations made in the prior annual report.
(f-1) Any agency that is implicated by a recommendation included in the Committee's Annual Report of Findings and Recommendations shall provide the Committee with a response to the specific recommendation.
(g) Repealed.
(h) At the direction of the Mayor and for good cause, special findings and recommendations pertaining to other specific child fatalities may be disclosed to the public.
(i) Nothing shall be disclosed in any report of findings and recommendations that would likely endanger the life, safety, or physical or emotional well-being of a child, or the life or safety of any other person, or which may compromise the integrity of a Mayor’s investigation, a civil or criminal investigation, or a judicial proceeding.
(j) If the Mayor or the Committee denies access to specific information based on this section, the requesting entity may seek disclosure of the information through the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The name or any other information identifying the person or entity who referred the child to the Department of Human Services, Child and Family Services Agency, or the Metropolitan Police Department shall not be released to the public.
(k) The Mayor shall promulgate rules implementing the provisions of §§ 4-1371.07 and 4-1371.08 . The rules shall require that a subordinate agency director to whom a recommendation is directed by the Committee shall respond in writing within 30 days of the issuance of the report containing the recommendations.
(l) The policy recommendations to a particular agency authorized by this section shall be incorporated into the annual performance plans and reports required by subchapter XIV-A of Chapter 6 of Title 1 .
D.C. Code § 4-754.53 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.53
§ 4-754.53. Shelter monitoring reports.
Status: in_force

(a) The Shelter Monitoring Unit ("Unit") shall issue reports summarizing the findings of each inspection or investigation it conducts.
(b) The Unit shall make available, upon request, each report issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the provider, the Mayor, and the Director to End Homelessness. Upon request, the Unit shall deliver an appropriate number of copies of the final report to the shelter for distribution to clients.
(c) The Unit shall issue an annual report, which shall include a summary of the quality and compliance of the shelters it has monitored and an analysis of the trends it has identified in the course of its monitoring efforts.
D.C. Code § 4-1224 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1224
§ 4-1224. Security or damage deposits.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.19a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.19a
§ 4-205.19a. Redetermination of eligibility.
Status: in_force

(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 subsection, the Mayor may require the individual to participate in a work activity other than job search or job readiness in order to comply with this section, and § 4-205.19c shall apply if the individual fails to comply with any such work activity that the Mayor may require.
(b) As part of the redetermination of eligibility, a TANF recipient shall be provided information about the POWER program and screened for POWER eligibility. TANF applicants and recipients shall be permitted to affirmatively submit applications for POWER.
(c) Repealed.
(d) The Mayor, or his designee, shall inform all TANF recipients and applicants of the eligibility criteria for POWER.
(e) Other than victims of domestic violence, pursuant to § 4-205.72a(a)(2)(A) , no TANF recipients eligible for POWER pursuant to § 4-205.72a may receive case management services beyond the services currently being received on December 24, 2013, unless the Department of Human Services deems such services as necessary and funding is available.
D.C. Code § 4-403 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / § 4-403
§ 4-403. Payment of full cost by Department.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-206.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-206.01
§ 4-206.01. Authorized; limitation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.48 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.48
§ 4-205.48. Standards of assistance adopted and applied.
Status: in_force

Standards of assistance are adopted superseding the existing standards for requirements, and shall be applied:
(1) To determine the eligibility of applicants for public assistance; and
(2) To determine or redetermine the amount of public assistance grant for the recipient.
D.C. Code § 4-271.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2C / § 4-271.01
§ 4-271.01. SOAR Pilot Program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the Department of Human Services (“Department”) a SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery, or SOAR Pilot Program (“Program”) to provide application assistance for individuals applying to receive Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) and Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”).
(b) (1) The Department may contract with, or provide a grant to, a qualified community- based nonprofit corporation, organization, or consortia of organizations, with offices located in the District, to operate the Program. The Department shall establish the criteria that an entity must meet to be selected to operate the Program. If the Department is unable to contract with an outside entity that meets the specified criteria, or determines it to not be in the best interest of the District, the Department shall operate the Program.
  (2) A grant issued under this subsection shall be administered pursuant to the requirements set forth in part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 [ § 1-328.11 et seq.].
(c) The Program shall conduct outreach to homeless individuals to provide intensive assistance and support with completing an SSI or SSDI application with the federal Social Security Administration.
D.C. Code § 4-205.71 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.71
§ 4-205.71. Granting cash and food assistance benefits to drug felons.
Status: in_force

An adult who is a drug felon shall not be denied cash or food assistance benefits, including TANF, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, POWER, GAC, or Interim Disability Assistant benefits, solely because he or she is a drug felon.
D.C. Code § 4-217.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-217.06
§ 4-217.06. Monies applied to purchase of essential article.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-202.01a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-202.01a
§ 4-202.01a. Termination of General Public Assistance.
Status: in_force

Effective May 1, 1997, the General Public Assistance (“GPA”) program shall be terminated. No person shall be eligible to receive GPA benefits after May 1, 1997.
D.C. Code § 4-671.09 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6C / § 4-671.09
§ 4-671.09. Immunity.
Status: in_force

(a) A civil action may not be brought against the Office for anything done, said, or omitted in the performance of the Office's duties or responsibilities under this chapter .
(b) No finding, conclusion, recommendation, or report of the Office shall be reviewable in court.
(c) Neither the Ombudsperson nor the Office's staff shall be:
  (1) Compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter involving the exercise of the Office's official duties, except in the circumstances provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. All related memoranda, work product, notes, and case files of the Office are confidential, are not subject to discovery, judicial or administrative subpoena, or other method of legal compulsion, and are not admissible in evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding;
  (2) Held personally liable for the good faith performance of the Office's responsibilities under this chapter ; except, that such immunity shall not extend to any action that is criminal or otherwise violates District or federal law; or
  (3) Subject to retaliatory action for the good faith performance of the Office's responsibilities under this chapter .
D.C. Code § 4-205.73 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.73
§ 4-205.73. POWER — Application.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may only consider TANF applicants or TANF recipients for consideration for POWER eligibility.
(b) The Mayor may refer a TANF applicant or recipient for consideration of POWER eligibility at any time, including when a TANF applicant or recipient claims a medical incapacity exemption from work activities.
D.C. Code § 4-704 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / § 4-704
§ 4-704. Assessment of homelessness.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-754.35 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.35
§ 4-754.35. Suspension of services.
Status: in_force

(a) If a client fails or refuses to comply with the provider’s Program Rules and the client responsibilities listed in § 4-754.13 , or engages in any of the behaviors listed in § 4-754.36(2) , the provider may suspend services to the client for an appropriate period of time in light of the severity of the act or acts leading to the suspension, but in no case for any period longer then 30 days. The suspension may be implemented only when:
  (1) The client has received proper notice of the Program Rules, client responsibilities, and prohibited behaviors, as required by § 4-754.33 ; and
  (2) The provider has made a good-faith effort to enable the client to comply with the Program Rules so that the client is able to continue receiving services without suspension.
(b) Prior to suspension of services, the provider shall make a reasonable effort, given the severity of the situation, to transfer the client to another provider within the Continuum of Care, in accordance with § 4-754.34 .
(c) A provider may not suspend adult individuals or adult family members in a manner that results in minor children or dependent adults being left unattended in a temporary shelter, transitional housing unit, or permanent housing program unit.
D.C. Code § 4-205.34 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.34
§ 4-205.34. Treatment of accrued statutory benefits.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1704.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / § 4-1704.01
§ 4-1704.01. LRAP.
Status: in_force

(a) The District of Columbia Poverty Lawyer Loan Repayment Assistance Program shall provide loan repayment assistance to lawyers working in eligible employment. The LRAP shall be part of and be funded through the Initiative, established pursuant to § 4-1702.01 .
(b) (1) Repealed.
  (2) Repealed.
  (3) Any training or evaluation deemed necessary by the Bar Foundation for purposes of the Initiative shall be permitted as a non-administrative expense, with reasonable expenses for these purposes not restricted to the percentage set aside for administrative expenses under subsection (c) of this section.
(c) (1) The Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants may serve as Administrator or may designate a nonprofit entity to serve as the Administrator. If the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants designates a nonprofit entity as the Administrator, the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants shall provide funding for the LRAP by awarding a grant to the nonprofit entity. The grant shall be nonlapsing and interest earned by the nonprofit on grant funds shall remain available for use by the Administrator for the purposes of the LRAP, without fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan.
  (2) For Fiscal Year 2018, the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants shall designate the Bar Foundation as the Administrator.
  (3) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, the Administrator may use up to 15% of the grant funding for reasonable administrative expenses associated with administering the LRAP.
  (4) If the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants has designated the Bar Foundation as Administrator, the Bar Foundation may, in lieu of using a percentage of LRAP grant funding under paragraph (3) of this subsection, use a portion of funds authorized under § 4-1703.01(b) for reasonable administrative expenses associated with administering the LRAP.
D.C. Code § 4-539 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-539
§ 4-539. Administration; annual report to Council.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.19b — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.19b
§ 4-205.19b. Job search and job readiness requirements for TANF applicants.
Status: in_force

(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 a condition of eligibility, all TANF applicants shall complete the assessment.
  (3) Staff responsible for administering the assessment shall receive specific training regarding the administration of the assessment and the follow-up services and programs available to eligible TANF recipients. Training shall include a focus on identifying barriers to employment, such as issues of domestic violence, mental health, and substance abuse.
(a-1) As a condition of eligibility, all work-eligible TANF applicants shall complete an employment program orientation.
(b) (1) Following the assessment and a positive eligibility determination, a TANF recipient in a single-parent assistance unit shall be required to sign and comply with an agreement to participate in work activities as a condition of continuing eligibility for TANF benefits when the recipient:
    (A) Has a child under 6 years of age and is not engaged in paid employment for at least 20 hours per week (or an average of 80 hours per month); or
    (B) Has a child 6 years of age and is not engaged in paid employment for at least 30 hours per week (or an average of 120 hours per month).
  (2) The Mayor shall determine the nature and scope of the work activities that shall be required based on the person’s assessment; provided, that the Mayor shall not require the TANF recipient to participate in work activities for more than 35 hours per week.
  (3) This subsection shall not apply to a TANF recipient who is exempt pursuant to § 4-205.19g or subject to the school-attendance requirements of § 4-205.65 .
(c) Following the assessment, each parent in a 2-parent assistance unit who is not engaged in paid employment for at least 35 hours per week (or an average of 140 hours per month) and who is not required to meet the school attendance requirements of § 4-205.65 shall be required to sign and comply with an agreement to participate in job search or job readiness activities as a condition of eligibility for TANF benefits, unless the TANF recipient is exempt pursuant to § 4-205.19f , or the other parent in the family is engaged in paid employment and the 2 parents together work for at least 35 hours per week (or for at least 55 hours per week, if the family receives federally-funded child care and no adult in the family has a disability, or caring for a child disability). The Mayor shall determine the nature and scope of the activities based on the assessment. In no event shall the Mayor require the TANF recipient to participate in job search or job readiness activities for more hours than would be necessary for the combined number of hours of participation of both parents to equal 35 hours per week (or 55 hours per week, if the family receives federally-funded child care and no adult in the family has a disability, or caring for a child with a disability).
(d) The Mayor shall promulgate rules to:
  (1) Screen and identify applicants with a history of domestic violence while maintaining the confidentiality of such persons;
  (2) Refer such individuals to counseling and supportive services; and
  (3) Waive, pursuant to a determination of good cause, other program requirements in cases where compliance with such requirements would make it more difficult for such individuals to escape domestic violence or unfairly penalize such individuals who are or have been victimized by such violence, or individuals who are at risk of further domestic violence.
D.C. Code § 4-208.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-208.03
§ 4-208.03. Underpayment corrections.
Status: in_force

(a) When a recipient of public assistance receives a payment or series of payments in an amount less than that for which the recipient is eligible, or does not receive payments for which the recipient is eligible, the underpayment shall be corrected retroactively for not more than 12 months prior to whichever of the following occurs first:
  (1) The date the Mayor received a request for restoration of assistance from the recipient;
  (2) The date the recipient requested a fair hearing concerning the loss of assistance; or
  (3) The date the Mayor is notified or otherwise discovered that a loss of benefits to an assistance unit has occurred.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer an entitlement to public assistance to any individual. The decision to grant public assistance to an eligible individual lies in the sole discretion of the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 4-607 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6 / § 4-607
§ 4-607. Lien.
Status: in_force

(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 the judgment or settlement that represents the care and treatment it has undertaken to provide or pay for as health-care assistance.
(b) If the beneficiary prosecutes a claim on behalf of the District in a proceeding or settlement negotiations and incurs a personal liability for litigation costs and attorney’s fees, the Mayor shall determine in good faith what, if any, contribution to those costs and fees would be appropriate, and that contribution shall be subtracted from the amount of the lien.
(c) The beneficiary shall have the right to retain the amount of judgment or settlement that remains after the deduction of litigation costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, or any amount necessary to reimburse the District for medical assistance payments the District has made on behalf of the beneficiary or the United States to the extent of the United States’ financial participation in the medical assistance.
(d) To perfect a lien under this section, the Mayor, before payment of any part of a judgment or settlement is made to the beneficiary, shall:
  (1) File in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in a docket provided for this type of lien, a written notice containing the beneficiary’s name and address, the approximate date and location of the incident that caused or allegedly caused the beneficiary’s injury or illness, and the name of the third party; and
  (2) Provide by personal service or certified mail copies of the written notice of lien together with a statement of the date of filing to the beneficiary, the third party, and, if applicable and ascertained by the Mayor, the insurer of a third-party tortfeasor.
(e) If after receiving a notice of lien under paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this section, a beneficiary, third party, or an insurer of a third-party tortfeasor disposes of funds covered by a lien perfected under this section without paying the District the amount of its lien that could have been satisfied from those funds after paying off any prior liens, that beneficiary, third party, or insurer shall, for a period of 1 year from the date the funds were improperly disposed of, be liable to the District for any amount that, because of the disposition, it is unable to recover.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.07
§ 4-1303.07. Unauthorized disclosure of records.
Status: in_force

Whoever willfully discloses, receives, makes use of or knowingly permits the use of confidential information concerning a child or individual in violation of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000. A violation of this section shall be prosecuted by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 4-754.23 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.23
§ 4-754.23. Additional standards for providers of low barrier shelter.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements in §§ 4-754.21 and 4-754.22 , providers of low barrier shelter shall provide:
(1) Case management services with an appropriately trained, qualified, and supervised case manager, which shall include the development of a service plan;
(2) Hot shower facilities; and
(3) Personal hygiene supplies.
D.C. Code § 4-205.63 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.63
§ 4-205.63. Eligibility for public assistance; home living requirement.
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply to all applicants for, and recipients of, TANF benefits.
(b) An applicant or recipient of TANF benefits who is a pregnant or parenting teen and who has never married shall be eligible for TANF benefits only if the teen and the teen’s child reside in a residence maintained by the pregnant or parenting teen’s parent or legal guardian, or another adult relative of the pregnant or parenting teen that is the home of the parent, guardian, or adult relative, as determined by the Mayor, unless:
  (1) The pregnant or parenting teen has no living parent, legal guardian, or other appropriate adult relative;
  (2) No parent, legal guardian, or other appropriate adult relative who could otherwise qualify to act as the pregnant or parenting teen’s legal guardian allows the pregnant or parenting teen to live in his or her home;
  (3) The Department determines, after an investigation in accordance with regulations issued by the Mayor, that the physical or emotional health or safety of the applicant, recipient, or dependent child would be jeopardized if they resided in the same residence with the teen’s parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative; or
  (4) The Department determines, in accordance with regulations issued by the Mayor, that the circumstances justify a determination of good cause for the applicant or recipient and dependent child to receive assistance while living apart from the pregnant or parenting teen’s parent, guardian, or other adult relative (with standards set forth in the regulations including consideration of the best interests of the dependent child).
(c) For purposes of the investigation made pursuant to subsection (b)(4) of this section, investigations shall be carried out by licensed social workers. Other trained professionals, such as doctors, nurses, or physiologists, who are deemed necessary to make sound health and safety determinations by the Department, may also be utilized.
(d) When a pregnant or parenting teen and the applicant’s or recipient’s dependent child are required to live with the pregnant or parenting teen’s parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative, or in a setting described in subsection (e) of this section, then TANF may be paid in the form of a protective payment.
(e) (1) If the pregnant or parenting teen is exempt from the home living requirement under subsection (b) of this section, the Department shall provide or assist the pregnant or parenting teen in locating a second chance home, as defined in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a maternity home, or other appropriate adult-supervised supportive living arrangement, unless the Department determines that the pregnant or parenting teen’s current living arrangement is appropriate. The Department shall consider the needs and concerns of the pregnant or parenting teen and the pregnant or parenting teen’s child in providing or assisting in locating a living arrangement for the pregnant or parenting teen. The Department shall then determine the appropriate living arrangement for the pregnant or parenting teen and require that the pregnant or parenting teen and the dependent child live in such a living arrangement as a condition of continued receipt of TANF benefits. If the Department determines that the pregnant or parenting teen’s circumstances have changed and the current arrangement ceases to be appropriate, the pregnant or parenting teen may live in an alternative appropriate arrangement and continue to receive TANF benefits.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term “second chance home” means an entity that provides individuals described in subsection (b)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of this section with a supportive and supervised living arrangement in which they are required to learn parenting skills, including child development, family budgeting, health and nutrition, and other skills to promote their long-term economic independence and the well-being of their children.
D.C. Code § 4-205.80 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.80
§ 4-205.80. POWER — Medicaid eligibility.
Status: in_force

A POWER recipient shall be treated as a TANF recipient for purposes of Medicaid eligibility.
D.C. Code § 4-218.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-218.02
§ 4-218.02. Penalty for violation of § 4-218.01(b); prosecutions.
Status: in_force

Any person violating § 4-218.01(b) shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Prosecutions for such violations and for violations of § 4-218.01(a) shall be brought to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or any of his or her assistants.
D.C. Code § 4-517 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-517
§ 4-517. Duty of law enforcement agencies.
Status: in_force

(a) All law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia shall inform victims or secondary victims of the existence of the Program and provide application forms to victims and secondary victims.
(b) No law enforcement agency shall be civilly liable for a failure to comply with subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The Court shall provide application forms, other documents, and general information that law enforcement agencies may require to comply with this section.
D.C. Code § 4-346 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / § 4-346
§ 4-346. Administration of the Adoption Incentive Program and the Adoption Voucher Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) The Child and Family Services Agency (“CFSA”) shall administer the Program and the Fund. CFSA shall:
  (1) Within 180 days of October 19, 2000, identify children whose permanency  plans are adoption, for as long as funds are available from the Fund;
  (2) Obtain a document signed by the foster parents stating their intent to  adopt within 180 days of identifying the children pursuant to paragraph (1) of  this subsection; and
  (3) Upon obtaining the signed document required by paragraph (2) of this subsection, immediately provide a voucher for attorneys’ fees and a voucher  for the homestudy to the foster parent.
(b) Vouchers issued pursuant to this section shall contain a statement describing the benefits to the adopting foster parents under the program, as well as the terms and conditions for the use of the vouchers.
(c) Adopting foster parents shall present the vouchers to their attorney and licensed agency hired to perform the homestudy.
(d) An attorney hired by a foster parent shall submit a voucher for attorneys’ fees with his or her first bill to CFSA, which shall set up an account with a  $5,000 balance. Thereafter, the attorney shall submit his or her bills quarterly to CFSA. CFSA shall pay the attorney within 30 days with funds from the account.
(e) The licensed agency hired to perform the homestudy shall submit its bill and the voucher for the homestudy to CFSA after the homestudy is complete for payment within 30 days.
D.C. Code § 4-1213 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1213
§ 4-1213. Computation of emergency assistance payments.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-327 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / § 4-327
§ 4-327. Optional contents of compacts.
Status: in_force

A compact entered into pursuant to this subchapter may contain the following provisions in addition to those required pursuant to § 4-326 .
(1) Provisions establishing procedures for and entitlement to medical and  other necessary social services for the child in accordance with applicable  laws, even though the child and the adoptive parents are in a state other than  the one responsible for or providing the services or the funds to defray part  or all of the costs thereof; and
(2) Any other provisions as may be appropriate or incidental to the proper administration of the compact.
D.C. Code § 4-410.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / § 4-410.01
§ 4-410.01. Studies of child development facilities for infants and toddlers.
Status: in_force

(a) OSSE shall make public its payment rates for child development facilities participating in the child care subsidy program by October 1 of each year.
(b) Repealed.
(c) By February 1, 2024, and on a triennial basis thereafter, OSSE shall conduct a cost modeling analysis to estimate the costs of care for child development facilities in the District, which shall incorporate the cost of implementing the ECE salary scale established and updated pursuant to § 4-410.02 , and submit a report to the Council that includes:
  (1) The findings from the cost modeling analysis, updated to include the current ECE salary scale;
  (2) A description of the methodology used to determine the cost of care, including the ECE salary scale;
  (3) An analysis of child development facilities that assesses:
    (A) Quality rating under the Quality Rating and Improvement System;
    (B) Type of facility;
    (C) Number and age of infants, toddlers, and children served and number of classrooms per age-group;
    (D) Proportion and reimbursement rate for infants, toddlers, and children served who participate in the child care subsidy program;
    (E) Staffing costs associated with applying the ECE salary scale;
    (F) Whether the facility participates in a shared service alliance, including the Quality Improvement Network;
    (G) Total number of early childhood educators, differentiated by role and credential, used in the cost modeling analysis;
    (H) Payroll costs associated with ensuring all applicable federal and District labor laws are implemented in each child development facility; and
    (I) Costs associated with employer-paid benefits packages; and
  (4) An assessment of the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund's ability to fund the implementation of the ECE salary scale in all child development facilities who have agreements with the Department.
D.C. Code § 4-408 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / § 4-408
§ 4-408. Waiver of overpayments.
Status: in_force

The collection of an overpayment of not more than $25 may be waived for child development centers, child development homes, or in-home caregivers who are no longer providing day care services for the Department.
D.C. Code § 4-904 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / § 4-904
§ 4-904. Management of areas designated for facilities.
Status: in_force

(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.  The District government shall not be liable for negligent acts or acts of omission on the part of the child care facility operator, or its employees.
(b) Space for child care facilities shall first be made available to employees who wish to establish nonprofit child care facilities at a rate to be established by the Director of the Department of Administrative Services, based upon the actual cost to the District, or the average cost of District-controlled office space, whichever is less.
(c) Space for child care facilities may be made available to private organizations that wish to establish child care facilities in District government buildings.
(d) Rates for the rental of space in District buildings to be made available for child care facilities shall be established by the Director of the Department of Administrative Services, who shall attempt to keep these costs as low as possible so that fees paid by employees for child care services will not be substantially impacted by high overhead costs.
(e) Contracts with private organizations to provide child care services shall be competitively bid and awarded, and may include factors in addition to price, such as the provision of early childhood education programs, infant care, and other developmental models.
(f) The department or departments occupying any building shall notify the employee-occupants of the availability of space to be used for child care facilities no earlier than 180 days prior to the projected date of occupancy of a new building or space provided as the result of additions, alterations, or repairs that both change the use of 25% of the net square foot area of the building and include the addition to, alteration of, or repair of the 1st floor.
(g) (1) The space may be used for other purposes, as long as no permanent alteration of space occurs, if within 30 days after full occupancy of a new office building, or 30 days after completion of additions, alterations, or repairs to an existing District government building, the employee-occupants:
    (A) Have not requested a child care needs review by the Bureau;
    (B) Have not filed an application to be chartered as a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of organizing a child care facility;
    (C) Have not deposited 2 months’ rent in a commercial bank or savings account; or
    (D) Have not entered into a contract with the Department of Administrative Services.
  (2) Other purposes may include, but are not limited to, conference rooms, storage rooms, or offices.
(h) The space may be reconverted for child care purposes within 180 days of the notice, if, at a later date, the employee-occupants:
  (1) File an application to be chartered as a non-profit corporation for the purpose of organizing a child care facility;
  (2) Deposit 2 months’ rent in a commercial bank or savings account; and
  (3) Notify the Director of the Department of Administrative Services of those actions.
(i) Within 120 days of February 24, 1987, the Mayor shall promulgate proposed rules governing the operation of child care facilities in District government buildings. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for approval, in whole or in part, by resolution.
D.C. Code § 4-205.19i — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.19i
§ 4-205.19i. Nondiscrimination against TANF and POWER applicants and recipients.
Status: in_force

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 § 4-651.09 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6B / § 4-651.09
§ 4-651.09. Community Resource Inventory Program.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning October 1, 2018, there is established a Community Resource Inventory Program ("CRIP"), which shall be administered by DHCF, in consultation with OSSE, FEMS, community partners engaged in resource inventory development, and stakeholders identified by the 2018 State Medicaid Health IT Plan, to develop, design, and deploy a web-based, bi-directional community resource inventory that:
  (1) Is accessible to health and social support organizations and District government agencies;
  (2) Has the capacity to allow participating entities to communicate and track referrals;
  (3) Includes all District-operated and District-funded programs;
  (4) Operates in a publicly accessible, non-proprietary, machine-readable, and interoperable data format;
  (5) Screens residents for behavioral health, developmental health, and social determinants of health needs;
  (6) Shares screening results with the database established pursuant to § 4-651.04 (b); and
  (7) Refers residents to appropriate federal, District, and community resources to address their health care needs, including to primary care providers participating in the Healthy Steps Pediatric Primary Care Demonstration Program established pursuant to § 4-651.02 .
(b) DHCF shall designate a point of contact for the CRIP to coordinate with other District agencies and community partners to leverage existing data assets and establish interoperability with existing information systems.
(c) Within 180 days after October 30, 2018, DHCF shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council that describes the implementation of the CRIP and its plan to leverage existing resource data assets and establish interoperability between the community resource inventory and existing information systems.
(d) Not Funded.
D.C. Code § 4-204.51 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-204.51
§ 4-204.51. Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund Establishment Act of 2002”.
D.C. Code § 4-210.16 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-210.16
§ 4-210.16. Class action permitted; correction or change in policy, construction, or interpretation.
Status: in_force

(a) Where a request for hearing has been made on an action taken by the Mayor, and the hearing officer finds that the issue or policy involved directly affects or will affect other recipients or claimants similarly situated, the hearing officer may, upon application by 1 of the recipients who is or will be so affected, allow a class action on behalf of the others similarly situated. The hearing officer, with the consent of the claimants, may consolidate hearings which present similar issues on his or her own motion or at the request of the claimants.
(b) Whenever a claimant challenges a departmental policy or the administrative construction or interpretation of relevant statutes, regulations, orders, or departmental directives, and his or her claim for relief is granted by the hearing officer and the Mayor’s agent because of a misapplication of law contained in the policy, construction or interpretation, the Mayor will correct the challenged policy, construction or interpretation.
(c) Whenever the Mayor changes a policy, construction or interpretation, he or she shall immediately make a reasonable effort to find and notify all recipients affected thereby, and shall make appropriate adjustments in the welfare benefits or decisions of the Mayor which were based upon the erroneous policy or practice.
D.C. Code § 4-212.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-212.03
§ 4-212.03. Protective payments on behalf of adult recipients.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may authorize protective payments on behalf of adult recipients of public assistance under the following conditions:
  (1) When there has been made clear determination that a needy individual has, by reason of physical or mental impairment, such inability to manage funds that making payments to him would be contrary to his or her welfare, as evidenced by his or her repeated failure to pay for rent and other essentials, exploitation of him or her in money matters by other persons, and medical or psychological reports indicating severe intellectual disability, disorientation, or memory loss; and
  (2) When the individual selected as payee has shown an interest in and concern for the welfare of the recipient, is accessible to the recipient, has the ability to establish and maintain a positive friendly relationship with the recipient, and is dependable and able to use the assistance payment in the best interests of the recipient. Members of the staff of the Mayor or persons whose selection might create a conflict of interest, such as grocers or landlords, shall not be selected as payees.
(b) The adult recipient shall be given the opportunity for a fair hearing with respect to any decision to make or continue protective payments or the selection of the payee.
(c) The Mayor will undertake and continue special efforts to improve, to the extent possible, the recipient’s capacity for self-care and his or her ability to manage funds.
(d) Reconsideration of the need for protective payments shall be made as indicated by the recipient’s circumstances and, in any event, at least every 6 months.
(e) The Mayor shall initiate court proceedings for the judicial appointment of a guardian or other legal representative whenever it appears that such an appointment will best serve the interests of the recipient.
(f) The Mayor shall authorize protective payments only when the Mayor can meet total need for all cases based on the current standards for requirements.
(g) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-206.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-206.03
§ 4-206.03. Emergency Shelter Family Services Program.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-204.16 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-204.16
§ 4-204.16. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This part shall apply as of October 1, 2002.
D.C. Code § 4-651.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6B / § 4-651.02
§ 4-651.02. Healthy Steps Pediatric Primary Care Demonstration Program.
Status: in_force

(a) DOH shall establish and administer a Healthy Steps Pediatric Primary Care Demonstration Program ("Program"), in accordance with this section, for the purpose of providing grants to primary care providers to administer:
  (1) Healthy Steps; and
  (2) Co-located lactation support services within the facilities of primary care providers selected to participate in the Program.
(b) Primary care providers located in Wards 5, 7, or 8 that serve a population of 50% Medicaid-eligible families shall be eligible to participate in the Program.
(c) An eligible primary care provider seeking to participate in the Program shall submit an application to DOH that includes a detailed description of the applicant's:
  (1) Current pediatric population, including the following demographic characteristics of patients:
    (A) Race;
    (B) Ethnicity;
    (C) Income level of parents;
    (D) Primary language spoken; and
    (E) Location by ward;
  (2) Approach to health promotion, screening, prevention, and wellness for families with infants and toddlers;
  (3) Engagement with other health professionals, including referral relationships with community-based social service providers and home visiting programs;
  (4) Plan to integrate a child development specialist and a community health worker into the applicant's practice to engage with families with infants and toddlers;
  (5) Plan to refer, coordinate care, and share data with home visiting programs and early learning providers, including Early Head Start, the Quality Improvement Network, and Strong Start;
  (6) Plan to coordinate with family support services to address social determinants of health;
  (7) Plan to engage an entity with expertise in implementing Healthy Steps for initial and ongoing training of pediatric primary care staff;
  (8) Plan to provide services to promote healthy early childhood development and address parenting challenges;
  (9) Plan to offer lactation support services, including consultative services and individual and group education classes;
  (10) Staffing plan for lactation support services;
  (11) Plan to coordinate care and referrals to co-located lactation support services;
  (12) Current follow through rate of patient behavioral health referrals;
  (13) Plan to improve the health literacy of patients;
  (14) Plan to screen infants and toddlers for adverse childhood experiences and incorporate findings into the practice; and
  (15) Other information as may be required by DOH.
(d) Subject to appropriations, DOH shall provide funding to participating primary care providers to:
  (1) Implement Healthy Steps;
  (2) Obtain and maintain Patient-Centered Medical Home National Committee for Quality Assurance recognition ;
  (3) Obtain the services of community health workers to provide community navigation services;
  (4) Screen patients and their families for adverse childhood experiences, developmental health, behavioral health, and social determinants of health needs that affect health and behavioral health outcomes, including poverty, food insecurity, housing instability, and domestic and community violence;
  (5) Provide families with community navigation services to address the findings of the screening process conducted pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection;
  (6) Support the data collection and reporting required pursuant to [ § 4-651.03 ]; and
  (7) Support organizational training, evaluation, and delivery of services.
(e) DOH shall coordinate with other District agencies and primary care providers selected to participate in the Program to identify and provide effective incentives to families to encourage the use of lactation support services and community-based social services.
(f) DOH shall determine the feasibility of co-locating clinics participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, as established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, approved September 26, 1972 (86 Stat. 729; 42 U.S.C. § 1786), with primary care providers selected to participate in the Program.
(g) Subject to appropriations, local funding provided to the Program shall be:
  (1) A grant of $300,000 each fiscal year for one primary care provider selected to participate in the Program and an evaluation by the external evaluation contractor selected pursuant to § 4-651.03 ; provided, that no more than 20% of the grant shall be allocated for an external evaluation conducted pursuant to § 4-651.03 ;
  (2) In Fiscal Year 2020, an amount for at least one additional primary care clinic selected to participate in the Program; provided, that no more than 20% of the grant shall be allocated  for an external evaluation conducted pursuant to § 4-651.03 ;
  (3) In Fiscal Year 2021, an amount for at least one additional primary care clinic selected to participate in the Program; provided, that no more than 20% of the grant shall be allocated for an external evaluation conducted pursuant to § 4-651.03 ;
  (4) In Fiscal Year 2022, an amount for at least one additional primary care clinic selected to participate in the Program; provided, that  no more than 20% of the grant shall be allocated for an external evaluation conducted pursuant to § 4-651.03 ; and
  (5) In Fiscal Year 2023, an amount for at least one additional primary care clinic selected to participate in the Program; provided, that no more than 20% of the grant shall be allocated for an external evaluation conducted pursuant to § 4-651.03 .
D.C. Code § 4-1232 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1232
§ 4-1232. Appeals.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-121 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-121
§ 4-121. Annual budget; report of activities; recommendations; study of social and environmental conditions.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Board to prepare and submit to the Mayor of the District of Columbia, in such manner as he shall require, an annual budget itemizing the appropriations necessary to the proper discharge of the duties imposed by law upon the Board and for the support and maintenance of the institutions under its management. The Board shall also submit to the Mayor an annual report of its activities and the work carried on under its direction, together with its recommendations for securing more efficient and humane care for all persons in need of public assistance. The Board shall study from time to time the social and environmental conditions of the District of Columbia and shall incorporate in its reports the results thereof and recommendations designed to further safeguard the interests and well-being of the children of the District of Columbia and to diminish and ameliorate poverty and disease and to lessen crime. Except in the placement of children in institutions under the public control, the Board shall when practicable place them in institutions or homes of the same religious faith as the parents; provided, that whenever the Board shall for any reason place the child with any organization, institution, or individual other than of the same religious faith as that of the parents of the child, the Board shall set forth the reason for such action in the record of the case. Inmates of public institutions shall be given the fullest opportunity for the practice of their religion.
D.C. Code § 4-1230 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1230
§ 4-1230. Waiver by Mayor.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1229 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1229
§ 4-1229. Multiple emergency assistance requests.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-2001 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / § 4-2001
§ 4-2001. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of this chapter , the term:
  (1) Repealed.
  (2) "Direct care services" means home and community-based, rehabilitative, and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities services authorized under the District of Columbia Medicaid State Plan or waivers thereof, including the District's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities program, the District's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Individual and Family Supports, and the District's Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver for the Elderly and Persons with Physical Disabilities.
  (3) "Direct care professional" means an employee of a direct care service provider who provides direct care services for at least 50% of the employee's work hours.
  (4) "Direct care service provider" means an entity enrolled with the District of Columbia Medicaid program that provides direct care services.
D.C. Code § 4-503 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-503
§ 4-503. Administration of Program.
Status: in_force

(a) The administration of the Program is hereby designated to the Court, which shall issue rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter.
(b) All records and computer software relating to the functions of the Program as originally established by the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1981, effective April 6, 1982 ( D.C. Law 4-100 ; § 4-531 et seq.) [repealed], are hereby transferred to the Court for the exclusive purpose of operating the Program.
(c) The Court shall:
  (1) Investigate claims filed pursuant to this chapter;
  (2) Obtain from an agency or department of the District of Columbia government or the United States government information, data, and assistance that will enable the Court to determine if a crime was committed or attempted and whether the claimant is eligible for compensation under this chapter;
  (3) Process and maintain claims in the order they are filed, including claims previously filed pursuant to the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1981, effective April 6, 1982 ( D.C. Law 4-100 ; § 4-531 et seq.) [repealed];
  (4) Determine each claim filed pursuant to this chapter and reinvestigate or reopen cases when necessary;
  (5) Require and direct medical examination of victims or secondary victims when necessary;
  (6) Publicize the existence of the Program and the procedure for obtaining compensation under the Program through the Court and the Board, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, and other public or private agencies, organizations, and service providers; and
  (7) Provide printed informational materials, including brochures and posters, in at least both English and Spanish.
D.C. Code § 4-681.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6D / § 4-681.02
§ 4-681.02. Child Trust Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1371.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1371.07
§ 4-1371.07. Subpoena power.
Status: in_force

(a) When necessary for the discharge of its duties, the Committee shall have the authority to issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to appear and testify and to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, documents, or other relevant records.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, subpoenas shall be served personally upon the witness or the witness's designated agent, not less than 5 business days before the date the witness must appear or the documents must be produced, by one of the following methods, which may be attempted concurrently or successively:
  (1) By a special process server, at least 18 years of age, designated by the Committee from among the staff of the Committee or any of the offices or organizations represented on the Committee; provided, that the special process server is not directly involved in the investigation; or
  (2) By a special process server, at least 18 years of age, engaged by the Committee.
(c) If, after a reasonable attempt, personal service on a witness or witness’ agent cannot be obtained, a special process server identified in subsection (b) of this section may serve a subpoena by registered or certified mail not less than 8 business days before the date the witness must appear or the documents must be produced.
(d) If a witness who has been personally summoned neglects or refuses to obey the subpoena issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Committee may report that fact to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the court may compel obedience to the subpoena to the same extent as witnesses may be compelled to obey the subpoenas of the court.
D.C. Code § 4-514 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-514
§ 4-514. Annual report.
Status: in_force

The Chief Judge of the Court shall report annually to the Council of the District of Columbia on the status and activities of the Program. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) An explanation of the procedures for filing and processing claims;
(2) A description of the programs and policies instituted to promote public awareness about crime victims compensation;
(3) An analysis of future needs and suggested Program improvements;
(4) A copy of the application forms utilized under this chapter; and
(5) A complete statistical analysis of the cases handled, including the:
  (A) Number of claims filed;
  (B) Number of claims approved and the amount of each award;
  (C) Number of claims denied and the reasons for rejection;
  (D) Average length of time to process a claim;
  (E) Number of contested cases reviewed by the Board and the disposition of those cases;
  (F) Number of contested cases reviewed by the Chief Judge and the disposition of those cases;
  (G) Number of cases in which a claimant was represented by an attorney or a law student;
  (H) Cumulative total of attorneys’ fees paid;
  (I) Breakdown of claims by age, sex, and primary language of the victim, type of crime committed, and other relevant facts;
  (J) Individual amounts of revenues attributable to assessments on misdemeanor and traffic offenses;
  (K) Number of cases pending, and the future liability of the Fund; and
  (L) Total amount of program expenditures for benefit payments, personnel, and other administrative costs.
D.C. Code § 4-1201 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1201
§ 4-1201. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-210.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-210.08
§ 4-210.08. Time, date, and place of hearing.
Status: in_force

The hearing shall be held at a time, date, and place designated by the Mayor’s agent. Adequate notice shall be given the claimant and his or her representative, including such information concerning hearing procedures as may be necessary for his or her effective preparation therefor. If the claimant shall notify the Mayor’s agent that either the time or place designated by the Mayor’s agent is not convenient to him or her and requests a new time or place for such hearing, the hearing officer shall designate another time or place which is convenient to the claimant if he or she deems the claimant has sufficient reason for so requesting a change.
D.C. Code § 4-205.59 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.59
§ 4-205.59. Effect of pending hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) If the recipient requests a hearing before the date that the termination, suspension, or reduction of aid is to become effective, assistance shall not be discontinued, withheld, terminated, suspended, reduced or made subject to additional conditions, nor may the manner or form of payment be changed to a protective, vendor, or 2-party payment until: (1) the request for a hearing has been withdrawn; (2) a change affecting the recipient’s grant occurs while the hearing is pending and the recipient fails to request a hearing after notice of the change; (3) a determination is made at the hearing that the sole issue is one of law and not of incorrect grant computation; or (4) a decision is rendered by the Mayor after a hearing and this decision upholds the Mayor in his or her action to alter the amount or conditions of the public assistance grant.
(b) Repealed.
(c) In any case in which action was taken without timely notice, when timely notice is required by law, and the recipient requests a hearing within 10 days of the postmark of the written notice of the action, the Mayor shall reinstate assistance within 96 hours of the request for a hearing and assistance shall not be discontinued, withheld, terminated, suspended, reduced or made subject to additional conditions, nor may the manner or form of payment be changed to a protective, vendor, or 2-party payment until: (1) a determination is made at the hearing that the sole issue is one of law and not of incorrect grant computation; or (2) a decision is rendered by the Mayor after a hearing and this decision upholds the Mayor in his or her action to alter the amount or conditions of the public assistance grant.
(d) A request for a hearing made more than 10 days after the date upon which the action would become effective but within the time limits of § 4-210.09 shall be honored but shall not result in the continuation of disputed benefits. If the claimant’s position is upheld by the hearing decision, the Mayor shall promptly make corrective payments retroactively to the date the incorrect action was taken.
D.C. Code § 4-344 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / § 4-344
§ 4-344. Establishment of the Adoption Voucher Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Adoption Voucher Fund (“Fund”). The Fund shall be comprised of $2 million of the $5 million appropriated in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000, approved November 29, 1999 (Pub. L. No. 106-113; 113 Stat. 1501), and additional funds in their entirety which Congress may appropriate from time to time for the purpose of providing incentives for foster parents to adopt District children.
(b) Monies in the Fund shall be used only for the payment of homestudies and attorneys’ fees, as well as any administrative costs directly associated with the implementation of this subchapter. The Fund shall be the sole source of payments under the Program.
(c) Funds deposited in the Fund shall not revert to the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of the fiscal year or at any other time, but shall remain available until expended for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section, subject to authorization by Congress in an appropriations act.
D.C. Code § 4-541 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-541
§ 4-541. Procedure.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1371.13 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1371.13
§ 4-1371.13. Immunity from liability for making reports.
Status: in_force

Any person, hospital, or institution participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this subchapter shall have immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making of the report. The same immunity shall extend to participation in any judicial proceeding involving the report. In all administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings concerning the child or resulting from the report, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the maker of the report acted in good faith.
D.C. Code § 4-1321.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1321.08
§ 4-1321.08. Training for mandatory reporters.
Status: in_force

(a) By December 31, 2023, the Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") shall, in consultation with the Child and Family Services Agency ("CFSA"), develop and approve a training curriculum explaining the reporting requirements of this subchapter , which shall include:
  (1) The purpose of the mandatory reporting requirements;
  (2) The dynamics surrounding abuse, neglect, and other forms of child victimizations that must be reported;
  (3) The impact of racial bias on the mandatory reporting and child welfare systems; and
  (4) The legal duties imposed on mandatory reporters, including:
    (A) How to make a report, the contents of the report, and the process after a report is filed;
    (B) The legal protections provided to mandatory reporters; and
    (C) The penalty for failing to make a report.
(b) All mandatory reporters shall complete a training based upon the curriculum required by subsection (a) of this section which shall be conducted by OAG, CFSA, or a third party.
D.C. Code § 4-205.51a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.51a
§ 4-205.51a. TANF Universal Service Delivery Model.
Status: in_force

(a) By no later than September 30, 2011, the Mayor shall have adopted and fully implemented the TANF Universal Service Delivery Model, as created by the Department of Human Services, which shall:
  (1) Address customer needs based on personal and family circumstances, to the extent feasible;
  (2) Require orientation and a detailed assessment and referral to an appropriate array of services and supports, which shall be provided through:
    (A) Contract job placement;
    (B) Education and training vendors, and
    (C) District agencies;
  (3) Emphasize education, training, and skills enhancement;
  (4) Assist customers in addressing and overcoming challenges that are barriers to employment;
  (5) Include financial disincentives to customers who without good cause remain unemployed;
  (6) Provide for participation with the TEP program;
  (7) Provide for an Individual Responsibility Plan for each customer; and
  (8) Include a system of sanctions for a customer who fails to participate or complete an Individual Responsibility Plan.
(b) A nonexempt customer who fails to participate or complete an Individual Responsibility Plan shall be subject to a progressive, graduated sanction policy, as established by the Department of Human Services. Each level of sanctions shall reduce further the maximum grant a customer will be eligible to receive.
(c) The Mayor shall submit a draft plan of the TANF Universal Service Delivery Model to the Council for its review by March 1, 2011.
D.C. Code § 4-205.60 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.60
§ 4-205.60. Benefits pending hearing.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.51 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.51
§ 4-1303.51. Establishment of the Citizen Review Panel; purposes; duties.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established the Citizen Review Panel, whose purpose is to serve as an external, independent oversight body for the District’s child welfare system, evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of District government agencies involved in child protection as well as neighborhood-based services provided by vendors.
(b) The Panel shall examine the policies, practices, and procedures of the Agency and any other District government agency that provides services to children at risk of abuse and neglect, or to children under the care of the Agency, including, as appropriate, the review of specific child cases. Based on this examination, the Panel shall evaluate the extent to which agencies serving children at risk of abuse or neglect, or children under the care of the Agency, are effectively discharging their child protection responsibilities in accordance with:
  (1) The State plan required by section 106(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, approved April 25, 1988 (102 Stat. 110; 42 U.S.C. § 5106A(b));
  (2) The child protection standards set forth in section 106(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, approved April 25, 1988 (102 Stat. 110; 42 U.S.C. § 5106A(b)); and
  (3) Any other criteria that the Panel deems important to ensure the protection of children.
(c) The Panel shall solicit public outreach and comment in order to assess the impact of current policies, practices, and procedures of the child welfare system on children and families in the District of Columbia.
(d) (1) The Panel shall submit a report, no later than April 30th of each year, to the Mayor, Council, and Agency, summarizing the Panel’s activities and findings during the prior calendar year, containing recommendations on how to improve child welfare services and outcomes in the District of Columbia, and providing information on the progress the District government is making in implementing the recommendations of the Panel.
  (2) The Agency shall make the annual report available to the public by providing access to it on its Internet site.
  (3) Not later than 6 months after the Panel publishes the annual report, the Agency shall provide a written response that describes whether or how the Agency, in coordination with other government agencies, will implement the Panel’s recommendations in order to make measurable progress in improving the child welfare system.
D.C. Code § 4-1423 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 14 / § 4-1423
§ 4-1423. Agreements with other states.
Status: in_force

An officer of the District that has the authority to place children and an official of a private agency licensed as a child placement agency by the District government pursuant to subchapter I of this chapter , is authorized to enter into an agreement with the appropriate officer or agency in another party state pursuant to subsection (b) of Article V of the compact.
D.C. Code § 4-1704.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / § 4-1704.06
§ 4-1704.06. LRAP; disbursement of loans.
Status: in_force

(a) The Administrator shall begin to disburse loan repayment assistance within 90 days of the Administrator’s receipt of adequate funds.
(b) Subject to the availability of appropriations, loan repayment-assistance payments shall be made not less than semiannually to the participant until the repayment of the eligible debt is complete or the participant no longer meets the eligibility requirements set forth in § 4-1704.03 .
D.C. Code § 4-210.09 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-210.09
§ 4-210.09. Time limit on requests.
Status: in_force

(a) A request for a hearing to review adverse action by the Mayor concerning any new application for public assistance or any application or request for a change in the amount, kind, or conditions of public assistance must be made within 90 days following the postmark of the notification to the applicant or recipient, pursuant to § 4-210.04 , of such adverse action by the Mayor and of his or her right to a hearing with respect to that action.
(b) A request for a hearing to review a decision by the Mayor to terminate, reduce, or change the amount, kind, or conditions of public assistance benefits, or to take other action adverse to the recipient must be made within 90 days following the postmark of notice from the Mayor of his or her intention to make such change or take such action.
(c) A request for a hearing must be granted by the Mayor. A time and place shall be designated for such hearing and the applicant shall be notified of such time and place within 5 days of this request for a hearing. Hearing shall be held within a reasonably short time following the request, such time not to exceed 45 days following the initial request for a hearing.
D.C. Code § 4-1407.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 14 / § 4-1407.01
§ 4-1407.01. Agency required to check enumerated registers for child abuse or neglect; effect of failure of agency to check or obtain information.
Status: in_force

Prior to placement of a child in a family home, a child-placing agency licensed in the District of Columbia and the Department of Human Services shall:
(1) Obtain written consent from applicants for release of information from:
  (A) The D.C. Child Protection Register established under subchapter I of Chapter 13 of this title ;
  (B) Registers of child abuse and neglect located in all states, territories and possessions of the United States in which the applicant has resided within the previous 5 years; and
  (C) If applicable, from any registers maintained by any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
(2) Check the proposed placement of a child in a family home with the Child Protection Register and, where applicable, with other registers pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) of this section for the purpose of determining whether there has been a report of child abuse or neglect. Failure of an agency to make such check prior to placement may result in suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew that agency’s child placement license. Failure of any agency to obtain information from a register due to policies and procedures in those jurisdictions other than the District of Columbia or the various branches of the armed forces of the United States, prohibiting release of such information, shall not constitute a violation under this paragraph.
D.C. Code § 4-251.24 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2A / § 4-251.24
§ 4-251.24. Subsidies.
Status: in_force

(a) All subsidies established under this subchapter shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as creating an entitlement to a subsidy for any person.
(b) The amount of subsidy shall be based on the amount of the subsidy that a grandparent caregiver is eligible to receive pursuant to § 4-251.04 .
(c) The amount of subsidy a close relative caregiver is eligible to receive under this subchapter shall be offset by any amount a close relative receives as TANF for the child.
(d) The Mayor may give a priority to an application of a close relative if the Agency determines that the child is at risk of removal from the parent, guardian, or custodian pursuant to § 4-1301.07 .
(e) The amount of the first subsidy payment shall be calculated from the date the close relative caregiver is deemed eligible to receive a subsidy.
D.C. Code § 4-1219 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1219
§ 4-1219. Essential furniture emergency.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-681.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6D / § 4-681.03
§ 4-681.03. Child Trust Fund Program.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.39 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.39
§ 4-205.39. Earned income.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-802 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / § 4-802
§ 4-802. Penalties; prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(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 statement, failure to disclose information, or other fraudulent scheme or device, obtain or attempt to obtain:
  (1) Authorization to become or remain a provider;
  (2) A higher rate of payment than that to which the person is entitled as a provider;
  (3) Payment, as a provider, for items or services that the person knows or has reason to know were not provided as claimed;
  (4) Payment which may not be made under the program under which the claim was made; or
  (5) Payment submitted in violation of an agreement between the person and the District of Columbia.
(c) No one may solicit, accept, or agree to accept any type of remuneration for the following:
  (1) Referring a recipient to a particular provider of any item or service or for which payment may be made under the District of Columbia Medicaid Program; or
  (2) Recommending the purchase, lease, or order of any good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made under the District of Columbia Medicaid Program.
(d) No one may confer, offer, or agree to confer or offer any type of remuneration for the conduct described in subsection (c) of this section.
(e) No one may charge, solicit, accept, or attempt to charge, solicit, accept or receive anything of value from a recipient or provider in addition to the amount of money payable under the District of Columbia Medicaid Program.
(f) No one may solicit, receive, or attempt to solicit or receive anything of value as a precondition for admitting a recipient to a hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or any other facility, or as a condition for providing any item or service to a recipient.
D.C. Code § 4-281.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2D / § 4-281.08
§ 4-281.08. Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 4-1341.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1341.08
§ 4-1341.08. Tax status.
Status: in_force

The Trust Fund may engage in such activities that make it eligible for treatment as an organization described in § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986   (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)  ) which may be exempt from federal taxation under § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code   (26 U.S.C. § 501(a)  ).
D.C. Code § 4-205.76 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.76
§ 4-205.76. POWER — Participation in activities to assist in achieving self-sufficiency.
Status: in_force

(a) Following a preliminary assessment by the Mayor under TANF and a medical review, a person who has been determined to meet the eligibility criteria of § 4-205.72 shall be required, as a condition of eligibility for POWER benefits, to participate in activities that will assist the recipient in achieving self-sufficiency. The Mayor shall determine the nature, scope, amount and duration of the activities based on the medical review and the preliminary assessment.
(b) The Mayor shall promulgate rules establishing the nature and scope of the activities and the amount and duration of participation that may be required of a POWER recipient.
(c) Participation in activities required under this section shall not confer to the participant any entitlement to child care. The Mayor may provide access to publicly-funded child care to a POWER recipient if necessary for the recipient to participate in self-sufficiency activities.
D.C. Code § 4-205.82 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.82
§ 4-205.82. Provision of information concerning the Earned Income Credit.
Status: in_force

(a) At least once per year, the Mayor may provide written notice regarding the federal Earned Income Tax Credit to each individual listed in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The notice specified in subsection (a) of this section may include information regarding the following:
  (1) A summary of the eligibility requirements for the Earned Income Credit;
  (2) The amount of the maximum allowable Earned Income Credit for different family sizes;
  (3) A summary of the process for applying for the Earned Income Credit, including the process for receiving advanced payments of the credit; and
  (4) A telephone number to call to receive additional information about the Earned Income Credit.
(c) The notice specified in subsection (a) of this section may be provided to:
  (1) Each TANF head of an assistance unit;
  (2) Each adult who receives Medicaid benefits or who is caring for a child who receives Medicaid benefits; and
  (3) Each Food Stamp program head of household.
D.C. Code § 4-1209 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1209
§ 4-1209. Income exempt from determination of eligibility.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-213.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-213.01
§ 4-213.01. Action for support.
Status: in_force

(a) Responsible relatives for any applicant or recipient of public assistance shall be limited to spouse for spouse, and parent for a child under the age of 21, and their financial responsibility shall be based upon their ability to pay. Any such applicant or recipient of public assistance or person in need thereof, or the Mayor, may bring an action to require such financially responsible spouse or parent to provide such support, and the Court shall have the power to make orders requiring such spouse or parent to pay such eligible applicant or recipient of public assistance such sums or sums of money in such installments as the Court in its discretion may direct, and such orders may be enforced in the same manner as orders for alimony.
(b) The Mayor may, on behalf of the District, sue such spouse or parent for the amount of public assistance granted to such recipient under this chapter or under any act repealed by this chapter, or for so much thereof as such spouse or parent is reasonably able to pay.
(c) All suits, actions, and court proceedings under this section shall be brought in the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, or in that Court division which may subsequently exercise the jurisdiction exercised by the Family Division on April 6, 1982. To the extent applicable, suits, actions, and proceedings brought pursuant to this section shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 11 and Chapter 23 of Title 16 .
D.C. Code § 4-205.75 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.75
§ 4-205.75. POWER — Redetermination of eligibility.
Status: in_force

(a) A POWER recipient’s eligibility for POWER shall be redetermined at intervals determined by the Mayor.
(b) A POWER recipient, who is determined ineligible for POWER solely because the recipient is no longer incapacitated, or because other factors considered with the recipient’s incapacity no longer substantially precludes the recipient’s ability to work or to participate in job search or job readiness activities, shall be certified as eligible for TANF in a fashion that ensures financial assistance is not disrupted, if the recipient meets all TANF eligibility criteria. The Mayor shall provide adequate and timely notice that the POWER recipient has been determined ineligible for POWER.
(c) A POWER recipient who is determined eligible for continuation of one year due to incapacity under § 4-205.72(b)(2) shall be informed by the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee about the recipient’s potential eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) or Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”). If appropriate, the POWER recipient shall submit an application for SSDI or SSI benefits as part of the recipient’s self-sufficiency plan. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee shall offer application and advocacy assistance.
D.C. Code § 4-1341.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1341.02
§ 4-1341.02. Establishment of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Children’s Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established in the District of Columbia a private nonprofit corporation which shall be known as the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Children’s Trust Fund (“Trust Fund”). The sole purpose of the Trust Fund is to encourage child abuse and child neglect prevention programs.
(b) The Trust Fund may accept appropriations from the District and shall accept gifts, bequests and grants from persons, organizations, corporations and foundations.
(c) The Trust Fund shall accept federal funds granted by Congress or Executive Order.
(d) Repealed.
(d-1) The Trust Fund may hold and distribute funds for other organizations. Auditing procedures shall be established by the Board.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Repealed.
(g) The Trust Fund shall supplement but not replace services provided by District agencies.
(h) The Trust Fund shall not provide funding to District government agencies.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.82 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.82
§ 4-1303.82. Statements of Rights and Responsibilities for Foster Parents.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 180 days after the February 18, 2017, the Mayor, pursuant to § 4-1303.85 , shall amend existing rules governing foster parents to:
  (1) Incorporate existing rights and responsibilities for foster parents provided by local law, federal law, local regulations, agency administrative issuances, and other policy documents; and
  (2) Establish a Statements of Rights and Responsibilities for Foster Parents.
(b) The Agency shall guarantee that each foster parent shall receive the following:
  (1) A printed copy of the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities for Foster Parents in readily understandable language and in accordance with § 2-1933 ;
  (2) An explanation of a foster parent's right to be informed of decisions made by the Agency that impact the foster parent, while ensuring the best interests and confidentiality of youth and families;
  (3) An explanation of a foster parent's right to report violations of the foster parent's rights to the Agency without fear of retaliation;
  (4) An explanation of the process for reporting violations of a foster parent's rights to the Agency;
  (5) An explanation of the process for reporting complaints related to the Agency's provision of services and supports; and
  (6) An explanation of the process by which reports of violations of a foster parent's rights and complaints related to the Agency's provision of services and supports are resolved, within reasonable efforts.
D.C. Code § 4-2101 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21 / § 4-2101
§ 4-2101. Community legal education and resources grant program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Community Legal Education and Resources Grant Program ("Program") to be administered by the Mayor to provide grants, pursuant to part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 , to legal services providers to deliver legal services.
(b) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the Program, including rules governing the:
  (1) Types of legal services projects eligible for grant funding;
  (2) Application process and timing; and
  (3) Monitoring of Program performance and reporting requirements.
(c) For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
  (1) "Legal services" means:
    (A) Legal representation of District residents, including through the provision of legal advice, brief services, and limited-scope representation; or
    (B) Training of attorneys in legal issues.
  (2) "Legal services provider" means:
    (A) A nonprofit organization;
    (B) A private entity that partners with a nonprofit organization; or
    (C) A private entity utilizing pro bono legal assistance.
D.C. Code § 4-1805 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 18 / § 4-1805
§ 4-1805. Other criminal and civil proceedings.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to negate, alter, or limit any right to counsel in any civil or criminal action or proceeding otherwise provided by District or federal law or regulation.
D.C. Code § 4-205.11a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.11a
§ 4-205.11a. Time limit for receipt of TANF benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, 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.
(a-1) After an assistance unit that includes an adult has reached the 60-month limit set forth in subsection (a) of this section or has received federally funded and District-funded TANF benefits for 60 months (whether or not consecutive) after February 28, 1997, District-funded TANF benefits shall be provided to the assistance unit in the reduced amounts set forth in § 4-205.52(c-4) , except as provided in subsection (e) of this section.
(b) In determining the number of months during which an individual has received TANF benefits, the District shall disregard any month for which TANF benefits were provided with respect to the individual when the individual was:
  (1) A minor child; and
  (2) Not the head of an assistance unit or married to the head of an assistance unit.
(c) For purposes of this section, a TANF recipient shall not be considered to have been provided benefits in any month in which the recipient did not actually receive TANF benefits, pursuant to § 4-205.51 , because the benefit check prior to adjustments would have been less than $10.
(d) In determining the number of months during which an adult has received TANF benefits, any month shall be disregarded if during that month the adult lived in Indian country (as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1151) or in an Alaskan Native village, if the most reliable data available with respect to the month or a period that includes the month indicate that at least 50% of the adults living in Indian country or in the Alaskan Native village were not employed.
(e) The Mayor may exempt an assistance unit from the restrictions imposed by subsections (a) and (a-1) of this section by reason of hardship or if the assistance unit includes an individual who has been battered or subject to extreme cruelty. For purposes of this subsection, an individual has been battered or subject to extreme cruelty if that individual has been subjected to:
  (1) Physical acts that resulted in, or threatened to result in, physical injury to the individual;
  (2) Sexual abuse;
  (3) Sexual activity involving a dependent child;
  (4) Forced engagement in nonconsensual sexual acts or activities;
  (5) Threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse;
  (6) Mental abuse; or
  (7) Neglect or deprivation of medical care.
(f) A monthly average of no more than 20% of the average monthly number of assistance units for which federally-funded TANF benefits are provided during the current fiscal year or the prior fiscal year (as the Mayor may elect) may be exempted, under subsection (e) of this section, from the restrictions imposed by subsection (a) of this section of this section.
[(g)] A monthly average of no more than 25% of the average monthly number of assistance units for which District-funded TANF benefits are provided during the current fiscal year or the prior fiscal year (as the Mayor may elect) may be exempted, under subsection (e) of this section, from the restrictions imposed by subsection (a-1) of this section.
D.C. Code § 4-1218 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1218
§ 4-1218. Essential large appliances emergency.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-754.36 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.36
§ 4-754.36. Termination.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider may terminate its delivery of services to a client only when:
  (1) The provider documents that it has considered suspending the client in accordance with § 4-754.35 or has made a reasonable effort, in light of the severity of the act or acts leading to the termination, to transfer the client in accordance with § 4-754.34 ;
  (2) The client:
    (A) Possesses a weapon on the provider’s premises;
    (B) Possesses or sells illegal drugs on the provider’s premises;
    (C) Assaults or batters any person on the provider’s premises;
    (D) Endangers the client’s own safety or the safety of others on the provider’s premises;
    (E) Intentionally or maliciously vandalizes, destroys, or steals the property of any person on the provider’s premises;
    (F) Fails to accept an offer of appropriate permanent housing that better serves the client’s needs after having been offered 2 appropriate permanent housing opportunities; or
    (G) Knowingly engages in repeated violations of a provider’s Program Rules; and
  (3) In the case of a termination pursuant to paragraph (2)(F) or (G) of this subsection, the provider has made reasonable efforts to help the client overcome obstacles to obtaining permanent housing.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (a)(2)(F) of this section, Rapid Re-Housing shall be considered an offer of appropriate permanent housing and an offer of 2 different units through a Rapid Re-Housing program shall be considered 2 offers of appropriate permanent housing. In determining whether an offer of permanent housing is appropriate, the results of a research- or evidence-based assessment tool used as part of the decision to make such an offer shall be given great weight.
D.C. Code § 4-1305.05 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1305.05
§ 4-1305.05. Processing the criminal records check.
Status: in_force

(a) The Agency or licensed child-placing agency shall forward complete sets of legible fingerprints taken on standard fingerprints cards by the Agency or licensed child-placing agency to the police or state law enforcement agency.
(b) The police shall:
  (1) Access the District criminal records history maintained by the District government;
  (2) Transmit all complete sets of legible fingerprints on standard fingerprint cards to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
  (3) Request the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct a national criminal records check and return the results to the police or state law enforcement agency.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Agency or licensed child-placing agency shall request the law enforcement agency of each state identified in the completed information form to conduct a state criminal records check and return the results to the Agency or licensed child-placing agency, as appropriate.
  (2) If the Agency or licensed child-placing agency has already determined that an individual has a disqualifying conviction, it is not required to make further requests to additional states.
  (3) The Agency or licensed child-placing agency may also use interstate databases or systems to conduct a single check for multiple states.
D.C. Code § 4-281.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2D / § 4-281.04
§ 4-281.04. Notice of changes to services or supports.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Department shall provide written notice by U.S. postal mail and, where possible, by electronic mail, to a program participant before terminating, reducing, or changing the program participant's support services.
  (2) The notice shall advise the program participant of the:
    (A) Action the Department plans to take;
    (B) Reason for the action;
    (C) Date the action will be taken; and
    (D) Program participant's right to request a hearing as provided under § 4-281.05 .
(b) A program participant shall be considered to have received the notice required by this subsection upon the notice's postmark date or upon the send date if the notice was also sent via electronic mail, whichever date is earlier.
D.C. Code § 4-302 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / § 4-302
§ 4-302. Powers of Mayor regarding custody, placement and adoption of dependent children.
Status: in_force

The Mayor may:
(1) Accept for care, custody, and guardianship dependent or neglected children whose custody or parental control has been transferred to the Mayor, and to provide for the care and support of such children during their minority or during the term of their commitment, including the initiation of adoption proceedings and the provision of subsidy in appropriate cases under § 4-301 ;
(2) With respect to all children accepted by him for care, place them in private families either without expense or with reimbursement for the cost of care, or in appropriate cases to place them in private families under an adoption subsidy agreement concluded under § 4-301 or to place them in institutions willing to receive them either without expense or with reimbursement for the cost of care; and
(3) Consent to, arrange for, or initiate court proceedings for the adoption of all children committed to the care of the Mayor whose parents have been permanently deprived of custody by court order, or whose parents have relinquished a child to the Mayor or to a licensed child-placing agency which has transferred the relinquishment to the Mayor under § 4-1406 .
D.C. Code § 4-281.05 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2D / § 4-281.05
§ 4-281.05. Hearings.
Status: in_force

(a) A program participant or the program participant's representative may request a hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings ("OAH") to appeal a decision by the Department to:
  (1) Terminate the program participant from the program in less than 5 years of participation; or
  (2) Reduce or change the support services provided to the program participant based on:
    (A) The program participant's:
      (i) Failure to comply with the program requirements"
      (ii) Income; or
      (iii) Household composition; or
    (B) Other criteria established by the Department.
(b) The Mayor shall give the program participant reasonable notice of the time and location of the hearing.
(c) (1) Upon receipt of a hearing request, the Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, shall offer the program participant, or program participant's representative, an opportunity for an administrative review by the Department of the decision that is the subject of the hearing request.
  (2) If eviction is imminent, the Department shall take all reasonable steps to provide expedited administrative review to maximize resolution of the appeal.
(d) A program participant shall have 30 calendar days following receipt of the notice required under § 4-281.04 to request a hearing.
(e) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with § 4-754.41(f)(1) - (3) ).
(f) A program participant that timely requests a hearing shall continue to receive the program services or supports provided to the program participant prior to receiving notice of the adverse action, pending a final decision.
(g) If OAH enters a decision in favor of a program participant, the Mayor shall authorize corrected payments and services, if applicable, retroactively to the date the incorrect action was taken.
(h) Materials and documents filed with OAH during the hearing proceedings shall be maintained in compliance with § 2-1831.13(d) , and any other District or federal law pertaining to the confidentiality of records.
D.C. Code § 4-1305.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1305.02
§ 4-1305.02. Criminal records check required for certain individuals.
Status: in_force

The following individuals shall apply for a criminal records check under this part:
(1) An individual who seeks to be approved or licensed as an adoptive parent by the Agency or by any licensed child-placing agency;
(2) An individual who seeks to be approved or licensed as a foster parent by the Agency or by any licensed child-placing agency;
(3) An individual who seeks to be approved as a kinship caregiver or legal guardian by the Agency;
(4) Except as provided in paragraph (1) of this section or in an expedited adoption proceeding pursuant to [§ 16-318] , an individual who seeks to become an adoptive parent of a child under Chapter 3 of Title 16 ;
(5) Upon order of a judicial officer, an individual with whom a child is placed under § 16-2320(a)(2) or § 16-2320(a)(3)(C) ; and
(6) An adult residing in the home of an individual described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section or, upon order of a judicial officer, an adult who resides in the home of an individual described in paragraph (5) of this section.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.06
§ 4-1303.06. Confidentiality of records and information.
Status: in_force

(a) Information acquired by staff of the Child and Family Services Agency that identifies individual children reported as or found to be abused or neglected or which identifies other members of their families or other persons shall be considered confidential and may be released or divulged only for:
  (1) Purposes relating to the identification of abuse or neglect;
  (2) The identification of service needs or resources;
  (3) The securing or provision of treatment or direct services for the child or individual identified;
  (4) The investigation or review of child fatalities by representatives of the Child Fatality Review Committee, established pursuant to § 4-1371.03 ;
  (5) For the purposes of and in accordance with Chapter 2B of Title 7 [ § 7-241 et seq.]; or
  (6) The investigation or review of homicides or suicides, as that term is defined in § 5-1431.01(e) , by representatives of the Violence Fatality Review Committee, established by § 5-1431.01 .
  (7) An investigation by the Office of the Ombudsperson for Children established by Chapter 6C of this title , if the information is relevant to the investigation.
(b) Persons or agencies who are not covered by confidentiality requirements comparable to those in subsection (a) of this section, to whom information is released pursuant to this section, § 4-1302.03 , or § 4-1302.04 must sign a statement that they will not divulge such confidential information for purposes unrelated to the purposes of treatment, identification or evaluation.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1208 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1208
§ 4-1208. Income eligibility standard.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-343 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / § 4-343
§ 4-343. Establishment of the Adoption Incentive Program; purpose.
Status: in_force

There is established the Adoption Incentive Program (“Program”). The purpose of the Program is to provide foster parents with access to a one-time financial assistance package to assist them with the expenses associated with attorneys’ fees and the homestudy relating to the adoption of a foster child, subject to the availability of funds in the Adoption Voucher Fund.
D.C. Code § 4-501 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-501
§ 4-501. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Board” means the Crime Victims Compensation Appeals Board.
(2) “Claimant” means a person who makes a claim for compensation under this chapter and who is a:
  (A) Victim; or
  (B) Secondary victim.
  (C) Repealed.
(3) "Collateral source":
  (A) Means a source of benefits or compensation available to a claimant for economic loss resulting from a crime; and
  (B) Includes payments or benefits from:
    (i) The offender;
    (ii) The United States, District of Columbia, a state or territory of the United States or its political subdivisions, or an agency of the foregoing, including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, workers' compensation, public employees' disability compensation, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, the Child and Family Services Agency, or Court Social Services;
    (iii) A wage continuation program of an employer;
    (iv) A contract of life, health, disability, liability, or fire and casualty insurance, or a contract providing prepaid hospital or health care benefits;
    (v) Proceeds of a lawsuit brought as a result of the crime; or
    (vi) Life insurance proceeds of more than $50,000.
(4) “Commission” means the Crime Victims Compensation Advisory Commission.
(5) “Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(6) "Crime" means the following offenses, or the attempt to commit the following offenses, whether prosecuted under the District of Columbia Official Code or substantially similar offense defined in the United States Code, and whether committed in the District against any person or outside of the United States against a resident of the District:
  (A) An act of terrorism, as described in § 22-3153 ;
  (B) Arson, as described in s § 22-301 ;
  (C) Assault with intent to kill, rob, or poison, or to commit first degree sexual abuse, second degree sexual abuse or child sexual abuse, as described in § 22-401 ;
  (D) Assault with intent to commit mayhem or with a dangerous weapon, as described in § 22-402 ;
  (E) Assault with intent to commit any offense, as described in § 22-403 ;
  (F) Assault or threatened assault in a menacing manner; stalking, as described in § 44-404 ;
  (G) Aggravated assault, as described in § 22-404.01 ;
  (H) Assault on member of police force, campus or university special police, or fire department, as described in § 22-405 ;
  (I) Burglary, as described in § 22-801 ;
  (J) Carjacking, as described in § 22-2803(a)(1) ; or
  (K) Armed carjacking, as described in § 22-2803(b)(1) ;
  (L) Criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult or elderly person, as described in § 22-933 ;
  (M) Financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult or elderly person, as described in section 203a of the Senior Protection Amendment Act of 2000, effective November 23, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-166; D.C. Official Code § 22-933.01);
  (N) Criminal negligence, as described in section 204 of the Senior Protection Amendment Act of 2000, effective June 8, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-301; D.C. Official Code § 22-934);
  (O) Cruelty to animals, as described in section 1 of Chapter 106 of the Acts of the Legislative Assembly, approved August 23, 1871, (D.C. Official Code § 22-1001), when committed against the victim's animal;
  (P) Cruelty to children, as described in section 3 of An act for the protection of children in the District of Columbia and for other purposes, approved February 13, 1885 (23 Stat. 303; D.C. Official Code § 22-1101);
  (Q) The following offenses that resulted in death or bodily injury to a person, notwithstanding that the offender lacked the capacity to commit the offense by reason of infancy, insanity, intoxication, or otherwise:
    (i) Speeding and reckless driving, as described in section 9 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1123; D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.04);
    (ii) Fleeing from a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle, as described in section 10b of District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, effective March 16, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-239; D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.05b);
    (iii) Leaving after colliding, as described in section 10c of District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.05c);
    (iv) Object falling or flying from vehicle, as described in section 10d of District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.05d);
    (v) Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or a drug, as described in section 3b of the Anti-Drunk Driving Act of 1982, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code § 50-2206.11);
    (vi) Driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug; commercial vehicle, as described in section 3c of the Anti-Drunk Driving Act of 1982, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code § 50-2206.12);
    (vii) Operating a vehicle while impaired, as described in section 3e of the Anti-Drunk Driving Act of 1982, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code § 50-2206.14);
    (viii) Operating under the influence of alcohol or a drug (horse-drawn vehicle), as described in section 3g of the Anti-Drunk Driving Act of 1982, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code § 50-2206.16);
    (ix) Operating under the influence of alcohol or a drug (watercraft), as described in section 3j of the Anti-Drunk Driving Act of 1982, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code § 50-2206.31); and
    (x) Operating a watercraft while impaired, as described in section 3l of the Anti-Drunk Driving Act of 1982, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code § 50-2206.33);
  (R) Manufacture, transfer, use, possession, or transportation of Molotov cocktails, or other explosives for unlawful purposes, as described in section 15A of An Act To control the possession, sale, transfer, and use of pistols and other dangerous weapons in the District of Columbia, to provide penalties, to prescribe rules of evidence, and for other purposes, approved July 8, 1932 (47 Stat. 654; D.C. Official Code § 22-4515a);
  (S) Forced labor, as described in section 102 of the Prohibition Against Human Trafficking Amendment Act of 2010, effective October 23, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-239; D.C. Official Code § 22-1832);
  (T) Trafficking in labor or commercial sex acts, as described in section 103 of the Prohibition Against Human Trafficking Amendment Act of 2010, effective October 23, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-239; D.C. Official Code § 22-1833);
  (U) Sex trafficking of children, as described in section 104 of the Prohibition Against Human Trafficking Amendment Act of 2010, effective October 23, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-239; D.C. Official Code § 22-1834);
  (V) Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of human trafficking, as described in section 105 of the Prohibition Against Human Trafficking Amendment Act of 2010, effective October 23, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-239; D.C. Official Code § 22-1835);
  (W) Benefitting financially from human trafficking, as described in section 106 of the Prohibition Against Human Trafficking Amendment Act of 2010, effective October 23, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-239; D.C. Official Code § 22-1836);
  (X) Kidnapping, as described in section 812 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1322; D.C. Official Code § 22-2001);
  (Y) Malicious burning, destruction, or injury of another's property, as described in section 848 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1327; D.C. Official Code § 22-303), that:
    (i) Resulted from the discharge of a firearm into the victim's residence or vehicle; or
    (ii) Was committed by an intimate partner;
  (Z) Mayhem or maliciously disfiguring, as described in section 807 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1322; D.C. Official Code § 22-406);
  (AA) Manslaughter, as described in section 802 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1321; D.C. Official Code § 22-2105);
  (BB) Murder in the first degree (purposeful killing; killing while perpetrating certain crimes), as described in section 798 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1321; D.C. Official Code § 22-2101);
  (CC) Murder in the first degree (placing obstructions upon or displacement of railroads), as described in section 799 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1321; D.C. Official Code § 22-2102);
  (DD) Murder in the second degree, as described in section 800 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1321; D.C. Official Code § 22-2103);
  (EE) Murder of law enforcement officer, as described in section 802a of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-256; D.C. Official Code § 22-2106);
  (FF) Negligent homicide, as described in section 802(a) of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1321; D.C. Official Code § 22-2203.01);
  (GG) Where a person was compelled to engage in prostitution:
    (i) Engaging in prostitution or soliciting for prostitution, as described in section 1 of An Act For the Suppression of prostitution in the District of Columbia, approved August 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 651; D.C. Official Code § 22-2701);
    (ii) Abducting or enticing child from the child's home for purposes of prostitution; harboring such child, as described in section 813 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1322; D.C. Official Code § 22-2704);
    (iii) Pandering; inducing or compelling an individual to engage in prostitution, as described in section 1 of an Act In relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same and to provide for the punishment thereof, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 833; D.C. Official Code § 22-2705);
    (iv) Compelling an individual to live life of prostitution against the individual's will, as described in section 2 of an Act In relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same and to provide for the punishment thereof, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 833; D.C. Official Code § 22-2706);
    (v) Procuring; receiving money or other valuable thing for arranging assignation, as described in section 3 of an Act In relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same and to provide for the punishment thereof, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 833; D.C. Official Code § 22-2707);
    (vi) Causing spouse or domestic partner to live in prostitution, as described in section 4 of an Act In relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same and to provide for the punishment thereof, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 833; D.C. Official Code § 22-2708);
    (vii) Detaining an individual in disorderly house for debt there contracted, as described in section 5 of an Act In relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same and to provide for the punishment thereof, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 833; D.C. Official Code § 22-2709);
    (viii) Procuring for house of prostitution, as described in section 6 of an Act In relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same and to provide for the punishment thereof, approved January 3, 1941 (54 Stat. 1226; D.C. Official Code § 22-2710);
    (ix) Procuring for third persons, as described in section 7 of an Act In relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same and to provide for the punishment thereof, approved January 3, 1941 (54 Stat. 1226; D.C. Official Code § 22-2711); and
    (x) Operating house of prostitution, as described in section 8 of an Act In relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same and to provide for the punishment thereof, approved January 3, 1941 (54 Stat. 1226; D.C. Official Code § 22-2712);
  (HH) Rioting or inciting to riot, as described in section 901 of An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure in the District of Columbia, approved December 27, 1967 (81 Stat. 742; D.C. Official Code § 22-1322);
  (II) Robbery, as described in section 810 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1322; D.C. Official Code § 22-2801);
  (JJ) Attempt to commit robbery, as described in section 811 of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1322; D.C. Official Code § 22-2802);
  (KK) First degree sexual abuse, as described in section 201 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3002);
  (LL) Second degree sexual abuse, as described in section 202 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3003);
  (MM) Third degree sexual abuse, as described in section 203 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3004);
  (NN) Fourth degree sexual abuse, as described in section 204 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3005);
  (OO) Misdemeanor sexual abuse, as described in section 205 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3006);
  (PP) First degree child sexual abuse, as described in section 207 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3008);
  (QQ) Second degree child sexual abuse, as described in section 208 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3009);
  (RR) First degree sexual abuse of a minor, as described in section 208a of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective April 24, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-306; D.C. Official Code § 22-3009.01);
  (SS) Second degree sexual abuse of a minor, as described in section 208b of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective April 24, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-306; D.C. Official Code § 22-3009.02);
  (TT) First degree sexual abuse of a secondary education student, as described in section 208c of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective October 23, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-239; D.C. Official Code § 22-3009.03);
  (UU) Second degree sexual abuse of a secondary education student, as described in section 208d of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective October 23, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-239; D.C. Official Code § 22-3009.04);
  (VV) Enticing a child or minor, as described in section 209 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3010);
  (WW) Misdemeanor sexual abuse of a child or minor, as described in section 209a of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective April 24, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-306; D.C. Official Code § 22-3010.01);
  (XX) Arranging for a sexual contact with a real or fictitious child, as described in section 209b of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective June 3, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-377; D.C. Official Code § 22-3010.02);
  (YY) First degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, arrestee, detainee, or prisoner, as described in section 212 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3013);
  (ZZ) Second degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, arrestee, detainee, or prisoner, as described in section 213 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3014);
  (AAA) First degree sexual abuse of a patient or client, as described in section 214 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3015);
  (BBB) Second degree sexual abuse of a patient or client, as described in section 215 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; D.C. Official Code § 22-3016);
  (CCC) Sexual performances using minors, as described in section 3 of the District of Columbia Protection of Minors Act of 1982, effective March 9, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-173; D.C. Official Code § 22-3102);
  (DDD) Stalking, as described in section 503 of the Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2009, effective December 10, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-88; D.C. Official Code § 22-3133);
  (EEE) Threats to do bodily harm, as described in section 2 of An Act To confer concurrent jurisdiction on the police court of the District of Columbia in certain cases, approved July 16, 1912 (37 Stat. 193; D.C. Official Code § 22-407);
  (FFF) Voyeurism, as described in section 105 of the Omnibus Public Safety Amendment Act of 2006, effective April 24, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-306; D.C. Official Code § 22-3531); and
  (GGG) Use, dissemination, or detonation of a weapon of mass destruction, as described in section 105 of the Omnibus Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002, effective October 17, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-194; D.C. Official Code § 22-3155).
(7) (A) “Economic loss” means:
    (i) Reasonable medical expenses incurred, whether provided in the District or elsewhere;
    (ii) Reasonable funeral and burial expenses, including the reasonable cost of embalming, burial containers, cremation, and the chosen method of interment; provided, that a claimant's economic loss under this sub-subparagraph shall not exceed $10,000;
    (iii) The reasonable cost of temporary emergency food and housing not exceeding 120 days;
    (iv) Loss of income or support incurred as a direct or indirect result of an injury or death;
    (v) Loss of a victim’s services by a secondary victim, including housekeeping and child care services;
    (vi) In the case of secondary victims, reasonable psychiatric, psychological, or mental health counseling expenses incurred as a direct result of the crime;
    (vii) Reasonable expenses incurred by the victim for physical or occupational therapy and rehabilitation;
    (viii) The reasonable cost of cleaning the crime scene;
    (ix) Unless the victim is deceased, the replacement value of the victim’s clothing that is held for evidentiary purposes;
    (x) The reasonable cost of replacing doors, windows, locks or other items to secure the victim’s home or other place of residence;
    (xi) The reasonable cost of alternate transportation, including a rental car or rideshare, for the period of time that an automobile is being held by the police as evidence or to collect evidence;
    (xii) Reasonable moving expenses where necessary for health or safety; and
    (xiii) Reasonable transportation expenses incurred by the victim or secondary victim to participate in court proceedings, to participate in the investigation or prosecution of the case, or to obtain the services described in sub-subparagraphs (i), (vi), or (vii) of this subparagraph, or paragraph (9) of this subsection, or to obtain any other services required as a direct result of the crime.
  (B) “Economic loss” does not mean:
    (i) Pain and suffering;
    (ii) The value of any property damaged or taken during the crime; or
    (iii) Any services not described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(8) “Fund” means the Crime Victims Compensation Fund.
(8A) "Intimate partner" means a person:
  (A) To whom the offender is or was married;
  (B) With whom the offender is or was in a domestic partnership;
  (C) With whom the offender has a child in common; or
  (D) With whom the offender is, or was, or is seeking to be in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship.
(9) “Medical expenses” include:
  (A) Ambulance, hospital, surgical, medical, nursing, dental, optometric, ophthalmologic, chiropractic, podiatric, in-patient mental health, and pregnancy-related care;
  (B) Medical, dental, hearing, and surgical supplies;
  (C) Crutches and prosthetic devices taken, lost, or destroyed during the commission of the crime, as well as new prosthetic devices which became necessary as a direct result of the crime and training in their use;
  (D) Out-patient mental health counseling expenses which became necessary as a direct result of the crime and which are provided by a:
    (i) Licensed psychiatrist or psychologist;
    (ii) Licensed social worker;
    (iii) Licensed marriage, family, or child counselor practicing within the scope of licensure; or
    (iv) Individual licensed by the Board of Professional Counseling as a:
      (I) Professional counselor, as described in § 3-1207.10(a) ;
      (II) Professional counselor, as described in § 3-1207.10(c) ; or
      (III) Graduate professional counselor, as described [in] § 3-1207.10(b) ; and
  (E) Veterinary expenses in claims where the victim's animal was a victim of cruelty to animals, as described in § 22-1001 .
(9A) "Minor" means a person under 18 years of age.
(10) “Personal injury” means physical injury, emotional trauma, or both.
(11) “Program” means the Crime Victims Compensation Program.
(12) “Provider of services” means a person or entity providing services pursuant to paragraphs (7) and (9) of this subsection.
(13) “Secondary victim” means a:
  (A) Victim’s spouse, children, including biological, step, foster, and adopted, grandchildren, parents, stepparents, siblings, half siblings, or spouse’s parents;
  (B) Person who resides in the victim’s household at the time of the crime or at the time of the discovery of the crime;
  (C) Person who is a survivor of a victim and who was wholly or partially dependent upon the victim for care and support at the time of the commission of the crime upon which the claim is based, including a child of the victim born after the victim’s death;
  (D) Person who legally assumes the obligation, or who voluntarily pays the medical expenses, or in the event of death caused by the crime, funeral and burial expenses, incurred as a direct result thereof;
  (E) Person with close ties to the victim; or
  (F) Person who witnessed the crime.
(14) “Victim” means a person who suffers personal injury or death in the District, a person who is a resident of the District and suffers personal injury or death as a result of a terrorist act or act of mass violence committed outside of the United States, or a person who is a resident of the District and who suffers personal injury or death outside the District in a state that does not have a crime victims compensation program that is eligible for funding under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 2170; 42 U.S.C. § 10601 et seq.), as a direct result of:
  (A) A crime;
  (B) Assisting lawfully to apprehend a person reasonably suspected of committing or attempting to commit a crime;
  (C) Assisting a person against whom a crime has been committed or attempted, if the assistance was rendered in a reasonable manner; or
  (D) Attempting to prevent the commission of a crime.
  (E) Repealed.
(15) “Victims assistance grants agency” means the District of Columbia agency that is responsible for the administration of federal funds received for crime victims assistance under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, approved October 12, 1984 (98 Stat. 2170; 42 U.S.C. § 10601 et seq.).
D.C. Code § 4-637 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6A / § 4-637
§ 4-637. Disposition of fines and penalties.
Status: in_force

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 § 4-251.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2A / § 4-251.01
§ 4-251.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(a) (1) “Criminal background check” means the investigation of an individual’s criminal history through the record systems of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Metropolitan Police Department.
  (1A) "Godparent" means an individual with close personal or emotional ties with the child or the child's family that pre-date the child's placement with the individual.
  (2) “Grandparent” means a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-aunt, and great-uncle of a child.
  (3) “Mayor” means the Mayor or a designee of the Mayor.
  (3A) “Relative caregiver” means an individual who is the primary caretaker of the child and is related to the child by blood, marriage, domestic partnership, or adoption or is a godparent of the child.
  (4) “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families” or “TANF” means the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program established by § 4-202.01 .
D.C. Code § 4-205.35 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.35
§ 4-205.35. Failure of recipients to report promptly.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1341.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1341.06
§ 4-1341.06. Corporate powers.
Status: in_force

The Trust Fund may exercise those powers conferred upon a nonprofit corporation pursuant to Chapters 1 and 4 of Title 29.
D.C. Code § 4-205.21 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.21
§ 4-205.21. Eligibility standards for children of unemployed parents.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(a-1) Repealed.
(b) Repealed.
(c) The parent who is the principal wage earner must be referred to job search, job readiness, or other work activities after application for TANF benefits.
D.C. Code § 4-608 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6 / § 4-608
§ 4-608. Rules.
Status: in_force

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 provide directly;
(2) Determining the appropriateness and amount of a District contribution under § 4-607(b) ;
(3) Establishing procedures to implement the notice requirements in § 4-606 ; and
(4) Facilitating the District’s compliance with applicable federal regulations.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.53 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.53
§ 4-1303.53. Panel procedures; meetings; staff support.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A quorum shall consist of 8 members and the Panel shall develop written bylaws, with the approval of a majority of Panel members, to establish other procedural requirements it considers necessary, including the designation of additional officers.
  (2) The Panel may establish such committees as it considers necessary, according to rules set forth in the bylaws.
  (3) The Panel may establish written protocols to guide its work in evaluating the policies, practices, procedures, and performance of the child welfare system.
(b) (1) The Panel shall meet not less than once every 3 months, in appropriate meeting space provided by the Agency, at no cost.
  (2) Panel meetings shall be open to the public, except that the Panel shall meet in closed session when it is reviewing specific child cases.
  (3) Any resolution, rule, act, regulation, or other official action is effective only if it is taken, made, or enacted at an open meeting as defined in § 1-207.42 .
(c) (1) The Panel shall receive staff support from one or more employees of the Agency, as designated by the Director of the Agency.
  (2) The Agency shall include in its annual performance-based budget submission to the Mayor and Council, beginning in Fiscal Year 2007, an activity-level line item for the Panel, which will include personal services and non-personal services funding.
D.C. Code § 4-205.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.01
§ 4-205.01. Eligibility for public assistance.
Status: in_force

(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 ineligible for public assistance by reason of a civil violation of § 48-1201 .
D.C. Code § 4-432 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4A / § 4-432
§ 4-432. Rulemaking Authority.
Status: in_force

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