D.C. Code § 4-1551.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15A / § 4-1551.04
§ 4-1551.04. District of Columbia Rap Back Program.
Status: in_force

(a) MPD shall participate on behalf of the District in the FBI Rap Back Service through the establishment of a District of Columbia Rap Back Program.
(b) The purpose of the District of Columbia Rap Back Program shall be to allow participating agencies, through the District of Columbia Rap Back Program, to subscribe covered individuals in the FBI Rap Back Service and to be notified when a covered individual is the subject of an FBI Rap Back Service notification event.
(c) If a participating agency requests that the District of Columbia Rap Back Program subscribe a covered individual in the FBI Rap Back Service, the covered individual shall be fingerprinted by MPD or an entity authorized by MPD and the fingerprints shall be forwarded by MPD to the FBI for a national criminal history check and subscription in the FBI Rap Back Service.
(d) MPD shall notify the relevant participating agency when a covered individual subscribed by the participating agency in the FBI Rap Back Service through the District of Columbia Rap Back Program is the subject of an FBI Rap Back Service notification event.
(e) For the purposes of administering the District of Columbia Rap Back Program and performing or facilitating criminal history background screenings, MPD is authorized to take the fingerprints of a covered individual, submit to the FBI the fingerprints of, and accompanying records regarding, a covered individual, and allow such fingerprints and records to be retained by the FBI Rap Back Service and used for ongoing searches through the FBI Rap Back Service.
D.C. Code § 4-1321.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1321.01
§ 4-1321.01. Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this subchapter to require a report of a suspected neglected child in order to identify neglected children; to assure that protective services will be made available to a neglected child to protect the child and his or her siblings and to prevent further abuse or neglect; and to preserve the family life of the parents and children, to the maximum extent possible, by enhancing the parental capacity for adequate child care.
D.C. Code § 4-205.67 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.67
§ 4-205.67. Expansion of Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills and Alternative Work Experience Programs.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-217.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-217.01
§ 4-217.01. Requirements for benefits.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall, effective July 1, 1969, provide Aid to Dependent Children in the form of foster care when removal of a child from the home of a parent or relative results from judicial determination that continuation in such home is contrary to the child’s welfare, provided:
(1) The child was eligible for Aid to Families with Dependent Children under District and federal law in effect on July 16, 1996 in or for the month in which court proceedings leading to such a determination were initiated; or
(2) The child was living with a relative within 6 months prior to the month such proceedings were initiated and would have been eligible under such law had application been made in his behalf.
D.C. Code § 4-1105 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / § 4-1105
§ 4-1105. Report.
Status: in_force

The D.C. General Hospital Commission shall report, on an annual basis beginning December 31, 1989, to the Council of the District of Columbia regarding the development of the program and the number of patients served.
D.C. Code § 4-210.10 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-210.10
§ 4-210.10. Hearing procedure enumerated.
Status: in_force

The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing in such a manner as to insure that both the claimant and the Mayor’s agent have the opportunity to present all facts which in their judgment have a bearing on the hearing, and have adequate opportunity to examine material that will be introduced as evidence. He or she shall cause the pertinent proceedings to be recorded. He or she shall allow the individual, or his or her counsel, to examine and cross-examine and to present oral argument and documentary evidence. He or she shall permit the Mayor to introduce such evidence from the case record or other data secured by special investigation as pertains to the case, providing that such data is also made available to the claimant or his or her representative. If data from a special investigation is used, the claimant or his or her representative shall have the opportunity to examine the Mayor’s agent’s investigator who performed such investigation and to inspect and use for the purpose of cross-examination any data, document, or record secured by the Mayor’s agents having any bearing on the matter involved or in the decision giving rise to the hearing. If data from the case record is used, the claimant, or his or her representative, shall be allowed to inspect the case record for the purpose of discovering information favorable to the claimant’s case. The Mayor’s agents shall not be represented by an attorney at any hearing or administrative review in which the claimant is not represented by an attorney.
D.C. Code § 4-205.62 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.62
§ 4-205.62. Establishment of a Demonstration Project.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.41 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.41
§ 4-205.41. Emergency applicant may retain automobile.
Status: in_force

An applicant for public assistance who requests assistance by reason of an emergency for not more than 60 days shall be entitled to retain whatever automobile is then owned or being paid for by him or her.
D.C. Code § 4-671.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6C / § 4-671.04
§ 4-671.04. Duties of the Office.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office shall:
  (1) Facilitate interagency communication and coordination related to issues impacting CFSA children;
  (2) Receive requests to reconsider complaints dismissed by the Deputy CFSA Ombudsperson;
  (3) Develop and maintain a database that tracks complaints received by the Office and disposition of those complaints;
  (4) Investigate on the Office's own initiative:
    (A) Systemic concerns relating to CFSA children, including issues relating to interagency communication and coordination; or
    (B) An administrative act of CFSA or a CFSA affiliate, without regard to the finality of the administrative act, that the Office believes to be:
      (i) Inconsistent with District or federal law, regulation, or policy, or standards of good practice;
      (ii) Based on mistaken facts or irrelevant considerations;
      (iii) Unsupported by an adequate statement of reasons;
      (iv) Performed in an unprofessional manner that is detrimental to the safety, permanency, or well-being of a CFSA child or the CFSA child's family; or
      (v) Unreasonable, unfair, not aligned with standards of practice and care, or otherwise objectionable, even though in accordance with law;
  (5) Provide recommendations to policies and procedures, staff training, regulations, and strategies based on investigations performed pursuant to this section;
  (6) Submit reports required by § 4-671.08 ;
  (7) Develop regulations and standard operating procedures, including those related to interagency communication and coordination, ensuring confidentiality, the development of a complaint database, standards for investigations, and any other issues necessary for meeting the responsibilities of the Office;
  (8) Create and maintain a website for the Office, which shall allow for the online submission of complaints;
  (9) Coordinate with the Office of the Inspector General or the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor regarding any matter that may fall within the jurisdiction and mission of one of those offices;
  (10) If the Ombudsperson believes that an agency official or employee has acted in a manner warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings, refer the matter to the appropriate authority; and
  (11) Perform the duties in § 4-671.05 at the Ombudsperson's discretion or if otherwise necessary.
D.C. Code § 4-211.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-211.02
§ 4-211.02. Home repairs — Protection of District interest.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-204.09 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-204.09
§ 4-204.09. Interim Disability Assistance Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Interim Disability Assistance Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (a-2) of this section.
(a-1) The amounts described in § 4-204.07(e-1) shall be deposited in the Fund.
(a-2) Money in the Fund shall be used solely for the purpose of implementing the Interim Disability Assistance program established by § 4-204.07 .
(b) (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 4-205.61 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.61
§ 4-205.61. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of §§ 4-205.62 through 4-205.68 , the term:
(1) “Board” means the District of Columbia Board of Education.
(2) “Ceased to attend school” means a pregnant or parenting teen has 20 or more consecutive full days of unexcused absences from school.
(3) “Child care” means care, supervision, and guidance for children for less than 24 hours per day per child in any licensed child development facility.
(4) “Department” means the Department of Human Services.
(5) “Dropout” means a pregnant or parenting teen who has:
  (A) Ceased to attend school; or
  (B) Has not graduated from high school or received a general educational equivalency diploma or certificate of completion from an alternative course of study approved by the Board; and
  (C) Does not meet the school attendance requirements of § 4-205.65 .
(6) “High school equivalency diploma” means a certificate of educational achievement issued under the regulations and requirements of the District of Columbia Public Schools.
(7) “Pregnant or parenting teen” means a person who has a child or children, or is pregnant in the third trimester of the first pregnancy, and is under 18 years of age.
D.C. Code § 4-651.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6B / § 4-651.07
§ 4-651.07. Early Head Start.
Status: in_force

(a) Not Funded.
(b) Not Funded.
D.C. Code § 4-205.27 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.27
§ 4-205.27. Failure to determine eligibility within time requirement.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall not terminate his consideration of an application for assistance solely because he has been unable to establish the eligibility of the applicant within the 45- or 60-day period.
D.C. Code § 4-905 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / § 4-905
§ 4-905. Periodic reassessment of need for facility; closing facility and relocation of children.
Status: in_force

(a) When a child care facility has been continuously operating for 4 years, the executive director of the Bureau shall assess the child care needs of District employees using the facility and the office space needs of the building within which the facility is located.  If the assessment demonstrates a greater need for office space than for child care, the Director of the Department of Administrative Services may close the child care facility after 90 days written notice of the closure is given to the director or head teacher of the facility.
(b) All children registered in a child care facility closed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be given relocation assistance into other child care facilities.
D.C. Code § 4-1403 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 14 / § 4-1403
§ 4-1403. Appointment of committee to promulgate rules and regulations; composition and tenure.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.03
§ 4-1303.03. Duties and powers of the Director.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of the Agency shall have the following duties and powers, any of which may be contracted for, as appropriate, with private or other public agencies:
  (1) Receive and investigate reports of abuse or neglect as provided in subchapter II of this chapter , § 4-1301.04 and § 4-1301.06 and assist in the determination of the need for the removal of an abused or neglected child as provided in § 4-1301.07 ;
  (2) Within 90 days of taking a child into custody pursuant to § 4-1303.04(c)(1) , return the child to the home or to request that the Office of the Attorney General file a neglect petition in the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
  (3) To maintain a program of treatment and services for families of neglected and abused children including services designed to help children, where safe and appropriate, return to families from which they have been removed;
  (4) (A) To prepare annually a plan for child protective services, which shall be reviewed and commented on by the Mayor’s Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and which shall:
      (i) Describe the Agency’s implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Amendment Act of 2000, effective June 27, 2000 ( D.C. Law 13-136 ; 47 DCR 2850), including its organization, staffing, method of operations and financing, and programs and procedures for the receipt, investigation and verification of reports;
      (ii) Describe the provisions for the determination of protective services and the treatment of ameliorative service needs, and the provision of such services;
      (iii) State the guidelines for referrals to the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and
      (iv) State the provisions for monitoring, evaluation, and planning.
    (B) The first plan shall be made available to the public within 90 days of June 27, 2000;
  (5) To encourage and assist in the formation of child abuse and neglect teams in hospitals, health and mental health clinics, and other appropriate facilities in the District of Columbia; and
  (6) To take whatever additional actions are necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Adoption and Safe Families Amendment Act of 2000, effective June 27, 2000 ( D.C. Law 13-136 ; 47 DCR 2850).
  (7) To provide services to families and children who are eligible for such services, consistent with the requirements of this subchapter, through programs of services to families with children, child protective services, foster care, and adoption;
  (8) To maintain a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week intake component to receive reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. The intake component shall be staffed at all times by workers specially trained in intake and crisis intervention and shall maintain:
    (A) The capacity for receiving reports and for responding promptly with investigation and emergency services;
    (B) A widely publicized telephone number for receiving reports at all times; and
    (C) Sufficient telephone lines and qualified staff so that all calls will be answered immediately by a trained worker;
  (9) To receive reports of suspected child abuse and neglect;
  (10) To conduct a social service investigation of alleged child abuse and neglect cases, including joint investigation with the Metropolitan Police Department;
  (11) To provide and maintain, for families of children who have been abused or neglected, a program of treatment and services designed to promote the safety of children, reunification of families, and timely permanent placements;
  (12) Repealed.
  (13) To provide protective service clients appropriate services necessary for the preservation of families, or to contract with private or other public agencies for the purpose of carrying out this duty. These services may include:
    (A) Emergency financial aid;
    (B) Emergency caretakers;
    (C) Homemakers;
    (D) Family shelters;
    (E) Emergency foster homes;
    (F) Facilities providing medical, psychiatric, and other therapeutic services;
    (G) Day care;
    (H) Parent aides;
    (I) Lay therapists; and
    (J) Respite care;
  (14) To offer rehabilitative services to the child’s family in an effort to reunify the family when a child has been adjudicated a neglected child and placed in foster care;
  (15) To immediately, upon court direction, implement the concurrent or alternative plan for the permanent placement of a child when time-limited family reunification services, as defined in § 4-1301.02(19) , have failed to reunite a child in foster care with his or her family or when § 16-2354 applies;
  (16) (A) To request from a consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintain files on consumers on a nationwide basis and is nationally ranked among the top 3 such agencies, the disclosure of file information pursuant to section 609 of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, approved October 26, 1970 (84 Stat. 1131; 15 U.S.C. § 1681g), on behalf of a ward of the Agency under the age of 18 years to determine whether identify theft has occurred, when:
      (i) An adoption petition has been filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
      (ii) A motion for guardianship has been filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
      (iii) The Agency anticipates that the jurisdiction of the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia will be terminated; or
      (iv) The ward reaches 14 years of age and on an annual basis thereafter.
    (B) The Agency shall provide the disclosed file information to the ward’s guardian ad litem within 30 days of obtaining the results.
    (C) For a ward over the age of 18 years, the Agency shall assist the ward if the ward wants to obtain disclosure of file information prior to the termination of the jurisdiction of the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
    (D) If the Agency determines that disclosed file information indicates that identity theft may have occurred, the Agency shall refer the ward to an approved organization that provides credit counseling to victims of identity theft; provided, that the Agency shall not be responsible for providing assistance beyond a referral.
    (E) Within 120 days of May 27, 2010, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this paragraph. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within the 30-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved;
  (17) To establish and maintain the Voluntary Foster Care Registry, established pursuant to § 4-1303.08 as a post-care service, for individuals 18 years or older who were or currently are respondents in a child abuse or neglect case under Chapter 23 of Title 16 and for their immediate birth family members, as defined in § 4-1303.08(g) ;
  (18) To offer employment counseling to foster children, as defined by § 4-342(3) , who are ages 18 through 21 years old; and
  (19) (A) When requested by a foster child or former foster child who is 18 years of age or older, to provide a letter verifying the person’s status as a foster child or former foster child pursuant to § 1-608.01(e-1) ; and
    (B) To record and track the number of foster children or former foster children who request a letter from the Child and Family Services Agency verifying their status pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(a-1) The Director of the Agency shall have the following additional duties and powers:
  (1) To take into custody and place in shelter care, in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 23 of Title 16 , children who have been abused or neglected;
  (2) To develop and test innovative models of practice consistent with the purposes of this subchapter;
  (3) To develop programs that deliver a broad range of child and family services, including programs that involve the participation of community and neighborhood-based groups in prevention and intervention services;
  (3A) (A) To issue grants to community and neighborhood-based groups for programs that deliver prevention and intervention services; provided, that the Director submits an annual report to the Council that includes the recipient, amount, purpose, and term of each grant issued, and a description of outcomes to be achieved and an evaluation of whether or not those outcomes have been achieved for each grant issued.
    (B) A grant in excess of $1 million shall be submitted to the Council for approval in accordance with § 1-204.51 .
  (4) To facilitate:
    (A) Permanent placement of a child, including reunification with original caretakers where such placement is consistent with the child’s safety;
    (B) Permanent placement with relatives; and
    (C) Adoptive placement, as appropriate;
  (5) To facilitate meetings for a child in foster care with parents, siblings, including individuals who would have been considered siblings of the child but for the termination of parental rights or death of a parent, relatives, and extended family members;
  (6) To provide other programs and services that are consistent with the purposes of this subchapter;
  (7) To monitor and evaluate services to and needs of abused and neglected children and their families;
  (8) To be the personnel authority for all employees of the Agency, including the exercise of full authority to hire, retain, and terminate personnel, consistent with Chapter 6 of Title 1 ;
  (9) By delegation from the Mayor, and independent of the Office of Contracting and Procurement, to exercise procurement authority to carry out the purposes of the Agency, including contracting and contract oversight, consistent with Chapter 3A of Title 2 [ § 2-351.01 et seq.]; except, that § 2-352.01(a) shall not apply;
  (10) Starting not later than October 1, 2001, and notwithstanding the licensing powers and responsibilities given to other District agencies and officials in subchapters I-A and I-B of Chapter 28 of Title 47 , to be the exclusive agency to regulate foster and group homes for children who have been abused or neglected and to regulate child placement agencies for these children. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “regulate” means all licensing, and related functions, except fire inspections and the issuance of certificates of occupancy and all inspections relating to those certificates;
  (11) Starting not later than October 1, 2001, to be the “appropriate authority,” under § 4-1421 for children who have been abused or neglected;
  (12) To adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 2 ; and
  (13) To take whatever additional actions are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
(b) The Agency, or the person or agency the Agency contracts with, shall:
  (1) When a child is at risk of being removed from his or her home because of child abuse or neglect, provide family preservation services designed to help the child remain safely with his or her family;
  (2) When a child has been adjudicated a neglected child and committed to the Agency, offer rehabilitative services to the child’s family including time-limited family reunification services designed to help the child, where safe and appropriate, return to the family from which he or she has been removed;
  (3) When time-limited family reunification services have failed to reunite a committed child and his or her family, take steps to implement a permanent plan of adoption or an alternative permanent plan for the child;
  (4) Establish or attempt to secure priority access for protective service clients, by contract or agreement with private organizations, other public agencies, or other Agency units, to services necessary for the preservation or reunification of families which may include, but not be limited to:
    (A) Emergency financial aid;
    (B) Emergency caretakers;
    (C) Homemakers;
    (D) Family shelters and housing assistance;
    (E) Emergency foster homes;
    (F) Mental health services, including facilities providing medical, psychiatric, or other therapeutic services;
    (G) Day care;
    (H) Parent aides and lay therapists;
    (I) Domestic violence services;
    (J) Respite care; and
    (K) Substance abuse assessment and treatment;
  (5) Monitor and evaluate the services to, and the needs of, neglected children and their families;
  (6) Compile and publish training materials; and
  (7) Provide technical assistance on neglect prevention, identification, and treatment;
  (8) Develop and implement, as soon as possible, standards that provide for quality services that protect the safety and health of children, for children who are removed from their homes;
  (9) Develop and operate programs of family preservation services, family support services, time-limited family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services;
  (9A) Offer meeting facilitation services for extended family members when appropriate to meet permanency and safety goals as established by the Adoption and Safe Families Amendment Act of 2000, effective June 27, 2000 ( D.C. Law 13-136 ; 47 DCR 2850);
  (9B) Develop procedures and practices for cooperation and joint activities with the Metropolitan Police Department; and
  (10) Prepare and submit to the Mayor, the Council, and the public a report to be submitted no later than February 1 of each year; which shall include:
    (A) A description of the specific actions taken to implement the Adoption and Safe Families Amendment Act of 2000, effective June 27, 2000 ( D.C. Law 13-136 ; 47 DCR 2850);
    (B) A full statistical analysis of cases including:
      (i) The total number of children in care, their ages, legal statuses, and permanency goals;
      (ii) The number of children who entered care during the previous year (by month), their ages, legal statuses, and the primary reasons they entered care;
      (iii) The number of children who have been in care for 24 months or longer, by their length of stay in care, including:
        (I) A breakdown in length of stay by permanency goal;
        (II) The number of children who became part of this class during the previous year; and
        (III) The ages and legal statuses of these children;
      (iv) The number of children who left care during the previous year (by month), the number of children in this class who had been in care for 24 months or longer, the ages and legal statuses of these children, and the reasons for their removal from care; and
      (v) The number of children who left care during the previous year, by permanency goal; their length of stay in care, by permanency goal; the number of children whose placements were disrupted during the previous year, by placement type; and the number of children who re-entered care during the previous year;
    (C) An analysis of any difficulties encountered in reaching the goal for the number of children in care established by the District;
    (D) An evaluation of services offered, including specific descriptions of the family preservation services, community-based family support services, time-limited family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services including:
      (i) The service programs which will be made available under the plan in the succeeding fiscal year;
      (ii) The populations which the program will serve; and
      (iii) The geographic areas in which the services will be available;
    (E) An evaluation of the Agency’s performance;
    (F) Recommendations for additional legislation or services needed to fulfill the purpose of the Adoption and Safe Families Amendment Act of 2000, effective June 27, 2000 ( D.C. Law 13-136 ; 47 DCR 2850); and
    (G) The comments submitted by a multidisciplinary committee that works to prevent child abuse and neglect and which the Mayor designates to receive and comment on the report.
  (11) At all stages of a neglect case, the presumption shall be that a child will attend the same school that he or she would have attended but for the child’s removal from his or her home, unless the Agency determines that it is not in the child’s best interest to do so. The Agency shall determine the child’s best interest in consultation with parents, when feasible, the child, resource providers, guardian ad litems, and other significant persons.
(c) The Director of the Agency shall implement the Protection of Children from Exposure to Drug-related Activity Amendment Act of 1989, effective March 15, 1990 ( D.C. Law 8-87 ; 37 DCR 50). The Chief of the Division and the Director of the Department of Human Services shall provide the services authorized pursuant to this section to a child who is abused as a result of inadequate care, control, or diminished subsistence due to exposure to drug-related activity.
(d) The safety of the children being served shall be the paramount concern of the Agency in administering and conducting its duties and responsibilities under this section.
D.C. Code § 4-209.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-209.04
§ 4-209.04. Confidentiality of information.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Administering” means running public benefits programs in a manner that complies with District of Columbia or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
  (2) “Applicant” means an individual who has submitted an application for services under one or more IMA programs.
  (3) “Disclosure” means the release, transfer, provision of, provision of access to, or distribution of information in any manner by an entity holding the information to a person outside of the entity.
  (4) “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, approved August 21, 1996 (Pub. L. 104-191; 110 Stat. 1936), and the regulations issued thereunder, 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, enacted for the primary purpose of safeguarding the privacy of an individual’s protected health information by restricting the use or disclosure of the information to certain limited circumstances, such as treatment by medical providers, payment of medical bills, or health care operations.
  (5) “IMA” means the Income Maintenance Administration within the Department of Human Services.
  (6) “IMA programs” means public benefit programs, including TANF, POWER, Medical Assistance (including Medicaid), Food Stamps, Interim Disability Assistance, Burial Assistance, Refugee Resettlement Assistance, General Assistance for Children, Child Care Subsidy, Emergency Rental Assistance, and programs under titles I, V-A, IV-D, XVI, or XIX of Title 21 of the Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 757; 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), and such other public benefits programs as may be designated as IMA programs by the Mayor.
  (7) “Individual’s representative” means a person authorized in writing to review or copy an applicant’s or recipient’s record, or submit or receive information on behalf of the applicant or recipient by:
    (A) The applicant or recipient;
    (B) A court of competent jurisdiction; or
    (C) A person otherwise authorized by law to make decisions on behalf of the applicant or recipient, including decisions related to health care, such as the custodial parent, legal guardian, or personal representative, as set forth at 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(g).
  (8) “Personal notes” means:
    (A) Mental health information regarding an applicant or recipient disclosed to a mental health professional in confidence by other persons on condition that such information not be disclosed to the applicant or recipient, or to other persons; and
    (B) A mental health professional’s speculations about the applicant or recipient.
  (9) “Personal representative” means a person who:
    (A) Under applicable law, has the authority to act on behalf of an individual who is an adult or an emancipated minor in making decisions related to health care;
    (B) Is an executor, administrator, or other person who, under applicable law, has authority to act on behalf of a deceased individual or the individual’s estate; or
    (C) Is a parent, guardian, or other person acting in loco parentis who may have the authority to act on behalf of an unemancipated minor, as more fully set forth at 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(g).
  (10) “Protected health information” means any individually identifiable information, whether oral or recorded, in any form or medium, that is created or received and relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health condition of an applicant or recipient, or to the payment for health care for an applicant or recipient.
  (11) “Recipient” means an applicant who meets the eligibility requirements and has been determined eligible to receive services through an IMA program.
  (12) “Record” or “applicant’s or recipient’s record” means any hard copy or electronic item, collection, or grouping of information, which includes protected health information, relating to an applicant or recipient that is maintained, collected, used, or disseminated for the purpose of administering an IMA program. The term “record” or “applicant’s or recipient’s record” includes information that the government of the District of Columbia collects and stores by the operation or administration of computerized public benefits eligibility screening tools.
(b) IMA shall keep records to document information about applicants and recipients relating to IMA programs. The information shall be privileged and confidential and shall only be used or disclosed in accordance with this section.
  (1) The applicant or recipient has a right to privacy and shall be provided with a written notice about IMA’s privacy practices and the conditions governing inspection of records. A copy of the notice shall be maintained in the applicant’s or recipient’s record.
  (2) IMA shall secure the written authorization of the applicant, recipient, or individual’s representative pursuant to the requirements of 45 C.F.R. § 164.508 before requesting or disclosing information about the applicant or recipient to or from other agencies or individuals. A copy of the authorization shall be maintained in the applicant’s or recipient’s record.
  (3) An applicant or recipient shall submit a verbal or written request and an individual’s representative shall submit a written request to access information in an applicant’s or recipient’s record, including protected health information. Except for pyschotherapy and personal notes, and information compiled in reasonable anticipation of, or for use in, a civil, criminal, or administrative action or proceeding, the IMA shall make all information in the applicant’s or recipient’s record available to the applicant, recipient, or the individual’s representative.
    (A) IMA shall permit inspection or provide a copy of the information no later than 30 days after receiving the written request if the information is available on-site unless the applicant or recipient is under investigation pursuant to any provisions of subsection (c) of this section. If the written request is for information that is not maintained by or accessible to IMA on-site and IMA has knowledge of the information and its location, IMA must permit inspection or provide a copy of the information no later than 60 days after receiving the written request.
    (B) If IMA authorizes disclosure to a third party, other than the applicant or recipient’s individual representative, pursuant to a valid authorization, the disclosure shall be limited to the information specifically identified in a written authorization from the applicant, recipient, or the individual’s representative.
  (4) An applicant, recipient, or individual’s representative who believes that information in an applicant’s or recipient’s record is inaccurate or misleading may request that IMA amend the information by submitting a written request for amendment setting forth the reason for the change, including documentation, where appropriate. Within 60 days after it receives the request, the IMA shall make a determination on the request and either make amendments to the record or deny the request.
    (A) The IMA may deny a request for amendment if the information sought to be amended:
      (i) Was not created by IMA, unless the individual requesting the amendment provides a reasonable basis to believe that the originator of the protected health information or the information in the record is no longer available to act on the requested amendment;
      (ii) Is not part of the record;
      (iii) Is not available for inspection as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection; or
      (iv) Is accurate and complete.
    (B) If the request for amendment is denied, the IMA shall provide the applicant, recipient, or the individual’s representative with a written response setting forth the reason for denying the request for amendment and the procedures on how to request reconsideration of the decision, including a statement that the applicant, recipient, or individual’s representative has a right to submit a written statement disagreeing with the denial of all or part of a requested amendment and the basis of such disagreement.
    (C) If the request for amendment is granted, the IMA shall notify the applicant, recipient, or individual’s representative of the decision and how to obtain authorization concerning persons to be notified of the amendment.
    (D) All documentation generated from a request for amendment shall be included in the record of the applicant or recipient.
(c) All information and records regarding an applicant or recipient provided to or created by the IMA, its representatives, or its employees, in the course of the administration of IMA programs, shall be privileged and confidential and shall only be disclosed:
  (1) To the applicant, recipient, or individual’s representative, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section;
  (2) To a third party, with a written authorization signed by the applicant, the recipient, or the individual’s representative authorizing disclosure of the specific record, or specific parts of the record; or
  (3) Without consent for one of the following purposes:
    (A) To administer IMA programs;
    (B) To aid in any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil proceeding conducted in connection with the administration of IMA programs;
    (C) To administer any federal or federally-assisted program, which provides assistance, in cash or in-kind, or services directly to individuals on the basis of need;
    (D) To verify a state employment services agency for the purposes of providing information about a public assistance recipient’s eligibility for employer tax credits, except that protected health information shall not be disclosed to such agency;
    (E) For an audit or similar activity, such as review of expenditure reports or financial review, conducted in connection with the administration of any public assistance program by any governmental entity which is authorized by law to conduct such audit or activity;
    (F) To administer the unemployment compensation program for the District of Columbia or any other state unemployment compensation program, except that protected health information shall not be disclosed to such agency or program;
    (G) To report to the Metropolitan Police Department information on known or suspected instances of physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or to report to the appropriate authority charged with investigating such allegations information on known or suspected instances of negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child or vulnerable adult receiving aid under circumstances which indicate that the child’s or vulnerable adult’s health or welfare is threatened;
    (H) To comply with a court order (a subpoena being insufficient) issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to compel disclosure of an applicant’s or recipient’s record or testimony of any Mayor’s representative concerning an applicant or recipient for purposes directly related to the purposes listed in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of this paragraph; or
    (I) For the purposes of and in accordance with Chapter 2B of Title 7 [ § 7-241 et seq.].
(d) (1) The administrator of the IMA shall approve each request for disclosure of a record made pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of this section before the IMA releases the record, or any portion thereof. For each disclosure of a record pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of this section, the IMA shall:
    (A) Record the disclosure in the applicant’s or recipient’s record;
    (B) Disclose only the information minimally necessary to satisfy the purpose of the request; and
    (C) Maintain a central log accounting for disclosures of protected health information.
  (2) An accounting for an approved disclosure shall contain, at minimum, the following:
    (A) The date of the disclosure;
    (B) The name of the person or entity that received the information and, if known, the address of the entity or person;
    (C) A brief description of the information disclosed; and
    (D) A brief statement of the purpose of the disclosure that states the exact basis for disclosure or, in lieu of that statement, a copy of the written request for disclosure.
  (3) Accounting is not required if the information is disclosed:
    (A) To administer IMA programs, or to carry out treatment, payment, and health care operations;
    (B) To persons involved in the applicant’s or recipient’s care;
    (C) For national security or intelligence purposes;
    (D) To correctional institutions or law enforcement officials;
    (E) Prior to April 14, 2003; or
    (F) For the purposes of and in accordance with Chapter 2B of Title 7 [ § 7-241 et seq.].
(e) The IMA shall review a requestor’s credentials to verify the requestor’s identity and authority before disclosing records to an applicant, recipient, or individual’s representative, or to a person requesting disclosure of records pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of this section.
(f) The IMA shall implement appropriate procedures to ensure the security of records and to minimize inadvertent disclosures of confidential records, including protected health information.
(g) The IMA shall retain all information in an applicant’s and recipient’s record for at least 3 years after the case is closed. A request for a disclosure of information under subsection (c)(3) of this section, along with the supporting documentation for each such request that the IMA is required to maintain under subsection (d) of this section, shall be retained by the IMA for at least 6 years, and shall be disclosed to an applicant, recipient, or individual representative upon written request.
(h) The IMA shall ensure that IMA employees are trained on the provisions of this section and are aware that unauthorized use or disclosure of records may constitute cause for adverse or corrective personnel action.
(i) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 4-211.05 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-211.05
§ 4-211.05. Authorization of payment for moving costs.
Status: in_force

The payment may be authorized:
(1) As a money payment to the recipient when he or she makes his or her own arrangements for moving; or
(2) As a vendor payment to the moving firm when arrangements must be made by the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 4-1801 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 18 / § 4-1801
§ 4-1801. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Bar Foundation" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-1701.01(6) .
  (2) "Covered proceeding" means an actual or reasonably anticipated administrative or judicial proceeding in the District of Columbia:
    (A) To evict an eligible individual or group;
    (B) To increase an eligible individual's or group's current rent;
    (C) Initiated by an eligible individual or group and relating to the current rent for that eligible individual or group;
    (D) Initiated by an eligible individual or group and relating to one or more housing code violations under Chapters 4 through 9 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (14 DCMR §§ 400 to 999), Title 12-G of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (12-G DCMR § 101 et seq. ), or Chapter 2B of Title 8 ;
    (E) To terminate an eligible individual from participation in any housing subsidy program; or
    (F) Initiated by an eligible individual or group and relating to the eligible individual's or group's rights under Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2 or Chapter 35 of Title 42 [.]
  (3) "Designated legal services provider" means a nonprofit organization or clinical program headquartered in the District of Columbia that provides legal services under this chapter .
  (4) "Eligible individual or group" means a:
    (A) Low-income tenant or occupant residing in the District of Columbia; or
    (B) Group of low-income tenants or occupants residing in the District of Columbia; provided, that the majority of the group are low-income tenants or occupants.
  (5) Repealed.
  (6) "Legal services" means representation of an eligible individual or group through the provision of advice or brief services, or representation in a covered proceeding, including limited scope representation.
  (7) "Licensed legal professional" means:
    (A) A member of the District of Columbia Bar authorized to practice law;
    (B) A law student participating in an authorized, attorney-supervised clinical program through an accredited law school in the District of Columbia; or
    (C) A member of the bar of another jurisdiction who is legally permitted to appear and represent a specific client in a particular proceeding in the court or other forum in which the matter is pending.
  (8) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1371.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1371.03
§ 4-1371.03. Establishment and purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Child Fatality Review Committee. Facilities and other administrative support shall be provided by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
(b) The Committee shall:
  (1) Identify and characterize the scope and nature of all child deaths in the District, particularly those that are violent, accidental, unexpected, or unexplained;
  (2) In an effort to reduce the number of preventable child fatalities, examine past events and circumstances surrounding child deaths in the District by reviewing the records, files, and other pertinent documents of public and private agencies responsible for serving families and children, investigating deaths, or treating children, giving special attention to child deaths that may have been caused by abuse, negligence, or other forms of maltreatment;
  (3) Develop and revise, as necessary, operating rules and procedures for the review of child deaths, including identification of cases to be reviewed, coordination among the agencies and professionals involved, and improvement of the identification, data collection, and record keeping of the causes of child death;
  (4) Recommend specific and systemic improvements to promote improved and integrated public and private systems serving families and children;
  (5) Recommend components for prevention and education programs; and
  (6) Recommend training to improve the investigation of child deaths.
D.C. Code § 4-540 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-540
§ 4-540. Duties and powers of Mayor.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-214.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-214.04
§ 4-214.04. Funeral allowance.
Status: in_force

The family of the deceased may choose a funeral director or establishment to provide a funeral service from a list of forms that have signed agreements with the Mayor to provide such services. The Mayor shall pay a maximum of $450.00 for a complete funeral service including the burial plot.
D.C. Code § 4-561.15 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-561.15
§ 4-561.15. Sexual Assault Victim Rights Task Force.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning October 1, 2014, the OVSJG shall establish a Sexual Assault Victim Rights Task Force ("Task Force") to study nationally recognized best practices and develop recommendations regarding:
  (1) The development and implementation of an effective mechanism for submitting, tracking, and investigating complaints regarding the handling of, or response to, a sexual assault report or investigation by any agency or organization involved in the response;
  (2) Whether a need exists for additional sexual assault victim advocates. If a need is identified, the Task Force shall:
    (A) Develop criteria to certify sexual assault victim advocates;
    (B) Create a plan for how the District, in conjunction with nonprofits, can provide additional sexual assault victim advocates to meet the needs identified; and
    (C) Determine the cost of funding such a plan;
  (3) Whether a need exists to expand the right to a sexual assault victim advocate beyond the hospital and law enforcement interview settings, such as meetings and conversations with prosecutors. If a need is identified, the Task Force shall:
    (A) Identify where the need exists and to what extent; and
    (B) Make recommendations on how best to fill that need, whether legislatively or otherwise;
  (4) Whether a need exists to expand the right to a sexual assault victim advocate to juvenile sexual assault victims. If a need is identified, the Task Force shall:
    (A) Identify where the need exists and to what extent; and
    (B) Make recommendations on how best to fill that need, whether legislatively or otherwise.
(b) The Task Force shall be comprised of representatives from the following entities:
  (1) DC Sexual Assault Coalition;
  (2) DC SANE program;
  (3) DC Victim Assistance Network;
  (4) SART; and
  (5) A District of Columbia-based college or university; provided, that the representative at that institution provides direct victim services to sexual assault victims;
  (6) At least one governmental or agency-based victim services program;
  (7) At least 2 organizations for which the primary purpose of the organization is to provide services, education, or outreach to underserved populations disparately impacted by sexual assault; and
  (8) Other entities as determined by the OVSJG.
(c) (1) By September 30, 2015, the Task Force shall produce a report that includes the results of the assessments, developments, and recommendations completed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, to be transmitted to the Council and the SART.
  (2) The Task Force shall disband after the report has been transmitted to the Council and the SART.
D.C. Code § 4-210.13 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-210.13
§ 4-210.13. Notification of decision and right to judicial review.
Status: in_force

The Mayor’s agent shall transmit his or her written decision and any further written statement required by § 4-210.12 to the claimant. If the decision is adverse to the claimant, the Mayor’s agent shall notify him or her of his or her right to judicial review.
D.C. Code § 4-902 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / § 4-902
§ 4-902. Child Care Bureau established; organization; duties of executive director.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the District government a Child Care Bureau  (“Bureau”).  The Bureau shall provide the District government a single administrative unit, responsible to the Mayor, to implement the provisions of this chapter and other programs that may be delegated to it by the Mayor of the District of Columbia (“Mayor”) to promote child care.
(b) The Bureau shall be headed by an executive director, who shall be appointed by the Mayor within 90 days after February 24, 1987. The executive director shall devote full time to the duties of the office.  In addition, there shall be made available to the executive director out of the budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, resources for staff necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  For subsequent fiscal years, the Mayor shall propose a budget adequate for the operation of the Bureau.
(c) In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the executive director shall, among other duties:
  (1) Serve as an advocate for child care in the District of Columbia;
  (2) Develop recommendations for a central child care policy and a comprehensive plan for addressing child care needs in the District;
  (3) Provide an ongoing mechanism to increase the coordination and the sharing of information among the various agencies currently sharing responsibilities for child care, as well as the various commissions and advisory boards involved in the delivery of child care services;
  (4) Develop an analysis and forecast of child care needs in the District  government;
  (5) Identify areas of need for service or improvement of service and bring them to the attention of the Mayor, with suggestions for meeting these needs, including conducting or funding research and demonstration projects to test the suggestions;
  (6) Provide information and technical assistance with respect to programs and services for child care to the Mayor, other District government agencies and departments, and the community including, when necessary, contracting for consultant assistance outside the District government;
  (7) Evaluate present laws, regulations, procedures, and existing public and private programs, their capacities and program models, and make recommendations to the Mayor for improvement;
  (8) Review and comment on proposed District and federal legislation, regulations, policies, and programs, and make policy recommendations on health, safety, and quality issues as they relate to child care;
  (9) File with the Mayor and with the Council an annual report on the operation of the Bureau to include information developed pursuant to paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of this subsection, as well as an analysis of  child care needs, and make it available to the public;
  (10) Publish a directory to be revised at least every 2 years, of child care services available to District residents through the District government, including, to the maximum extent possible, sources of nonpublic assistance and  programs for child care in the District; and
  (11) Assure necessary control, evaluation, audit, and reporting on programs funded through the Bureau.
D.C. Code § 4-651.05a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6B / § 4-651.05a
§ 4-651.05a. First-Time Mothers Home Visiting Pilot Program.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) DOH shall award a competitive grant in an amount not to exceed $150,000 to a home visiting provider to support the development of a pilot program that provides evidence-based home visiting services exclusively to eligible first-time mothers in the District.
  (2) The grant issued in accordance with this subsection shall be limited to a home visiting provider that receives at least $500,000 of its funding from private sources.
  (3) In Fiscal Year 2022, DOH shall provide an amount not to exceed $150,000 to the home visiting provider who was awarded the competitive grant pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.
  (4) In Fiscal Year 2023, DOH shall provide an amount not to exceed $150,000 to the home visiting provider who was awarded the competitive grant pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, to be expended for the purposes set forth in that paragraph.
  (5) In Fiscal Year 2024, DHCF shall provide an amount not to exceed $225,000 to the home visiting provider who was awarded the competitive grant pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, to be expended for the purposes set forth in that paragraph.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "eligible first-time mother" means a pregnant woman preparing to give birth to her first child who has enrolled in the pilot program prior to their 28th week of pregnancy and:
  (1) Has an individual income that is less than 60% of the area median income for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area according to the statistics of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or
  (2) Is eligible for Medicaid.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.03c — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.03c
§ 4-1303.03c. Child and Family Services Agency Transportation Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-901 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / § 4-901
§ 4-901. Necessity of employees’ child care facilities.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) finds that:
(1) The District of Columbia has more than 25,000 pre-schoolers and 45,000 school-aged children in need of child care services.
(2) Fifty-eight percent of the mothers with children under the age of 3 in the District of Columbia are employed.
(3) Sixty-three percent of the mothers with children 3 to 5 years of age in the District of Columbia are employed.
(4) During the period 1970 and 1980 the percentage of mothers with young  children in the labor force rose, resulting in a greater proportion of pre-school children requiring child care services.
(5) Eighty percent of women in the work force are of childbearing age, and 93% of them are expected to become pregnant at some point in their careers.
(6) There is a substantial need to provide adequate child care facilities for District of Columbia (“District”) government employees that are low cost, safe, and convenient to the job site.
(7) District agencies will experience increased productivity and morale, as  well as lower absenteeism and turnover rates, by its staff by strategically  placing child care facilities in the buildings where the parents work.
(8) Recruitment efforts will attract quality personnel because the provision of child care services is an incentive for reliable and responsible family members.
D.C. Code § 4-1501.05a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / § 4-1501.05a
§ 4-1501.05a. Assessment of information obtained from criminal background check.
Status: in_force

(a) The information obtained from the criminal background check shall not create a disqualification or presumption against employment or volunteer status of the applicant unless the Mayor determines that the applicant poses a present danger to children or youth. In making this determination, the Mayor shall consider the following factors:
  (1) The specific duties and responsibilities necessarily related to the employment sought;
  (2) The bearing, if any, the criminal offense for which the person was previously convicted will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one or more of such duties or responsibilities;
  (3) The time which has elapsed since the occurrence of the criminal offense;
  (4) The age of the person at the time of the occurrence of the criminal offense;
  (5) The frequency and seriousness of the criminal offense;
  (6) Any information produced by the person, or produced on his or her behalf, regarding his or her rehabilitation and good conduct since the occurrence of the criminal offense; and
  (7) The public policy that it is beneficial generally for ex-offenders to obtain employment.
(b) The Mayor and covered child or youth services providers shall not employ or permit to serve as an unsupervised volunteer an applicant who has been convicted of, has pleaded nolo contendere to, is on probation before judgment or placement of a case on the stet docket because of, or has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for any sexual offenses involving a minor.
(c) If an application is denied because the applicant presents a present danger to children or youth, the Mayor shall inform the applicant in writing and the applicant may appeal the denial to the Commission on Human Rights within 30 days of the date of the written statement.
D.C. Code § 4-281.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2D / § 4-281.06
§ 4-281.06. Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall not use or disclose information collected from or about a program participant or applicant except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Provided that the use or disclosure is not otherwise prohibited under District or federal law, the Department may use and disclose to other District agencies, contractors, grantees, auditors, and program evaluators information in program records concerning current or former program participants or applicants without prior consent from any individual to whom the information pertains to:
  (1) Establish an applicant's eligibility for, or to determine their amount and type of, support services;
  (2) Coordinate for the program participant their support with other services provided by the District government, federal government, or a private individual or entity;
  (3) Conduct oversight activities, including management, financial and other audits, program evaluations, planning, investigations, examinations, inspections, quality reviews, licensure, disciplinary actions, or civil, administrative, or criminal proceedings or actions; or
  (4) Conduct research related to program services, benefits, supports, assistance, or program outcomes.
D.C. Code § 4-205.74 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.74
§ 4-205.74. POWER — Medical review.
Status: in_force

(a) After the Mayor determines that a TANF applicant or recipient may be considered for POWER eligibility, pursuant to § 4-205.72 , the Mayor shall provide a medical review of the applicant or recipient to determine whether the applicant or recipient is incapacitated.
(a-1) After the Mayor determines that a TANF applicant or recipient may be considered for POWER eligibility, pursuant to § 4-205.72a , the Mayor shall provide a review of the applicant or recipient to determine whether the applicant or recipient is eligible for POWER.
(b) The applicant or recipient shall cooperate with obtaining the medical review as a condition of eligibility for POWER.
D.C. Code § 4-516 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-516
§ 4-516. Assessments.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In addition to and separate from punishment imposed, an assessment of $100 for each violation of the following crimes, an assessment of between $50 and $250 for other serious traffic or misdemeanor offenses, and an assessment of between $100 and $5,000 for each felony offense shall be imposed upon each person convicted of or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to the offense in the Court or any other court in which the offense charged is:
    (A) Leaving after colliding, as defined in § 50-2201.05c ;
    (B) Object falling or flying from vehicle, as defined in § 50-2201.05d ;
    (C) Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or a drug, as defined in § 50-2206.11 ;
    (D) Driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug (commercial vehicle), as defined in § 50-2206.12 ;
    (E) Operating a vehicle while impaired, as defined in § 50-2206.14 ;
    (F) Operating under the influence of alcohol or a drug (horse-drawn vehicle), as defined in § 50-2206.16 ;
    (G) Operating under the influence of alcohol or a drug (watercraft), as defined in § 50-2206.31 ; or
    (H) Operating a watercraft while impaired, as defined in § 50-2206.33 .
  (2) The decision of the Court regarding assessments is final.
  (3) If an offender is indigent at the time of sentencing and is later employed for salary, receives compensation while on probation or parole, or is incarcerated in a facility of the Department of Corrections or elsewhere and receives wages or compensation therein, the amount of assessments under this section shall be paid from such salary, wages, or other compensation.
(b) The probation office of the Court shall monitor collection of assessments levied against defendants released on probation. The Department of Corrections shall monitor collection of assessments levied against incarcerated defendants. The District of Columbia Board of Parole shall consider satisfaction of assessments under this section when determining release of inmates eligible for parole. If an inmate is released on parole prior to satisfaction of an assessment, the District of Columbia Board of Parole shall monitor collection of the balance due.
(c) Assessments under this chapter shall be collected as fines. Failure to pay assessments as ordered by the Court will subject a defendant so ordered to sanctions provided pursuant to § 16-706 .
D.C. Code § 4-1302.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1302.08
§ 4-1302.08. Penalty for unauthorized release of information.
Status: in_force

Any staff member of the Child Protection Register who willfully releases information obtained from the Register in violation of this subchapter shall be fined not more than $1,000.
D.C. Code § 4-112 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-112
§ 4-112. Submission of plans for new institutions; investigation of institutions.
Status: in_force

All plans for new institutions shall, before adoption of the same, be submitted to the Board of Public Welfare for suggestion and criticism. The Mayor of the District of Columbia may at any time order an investigation by the Board, or a committee of its members, of the management of any penal, charitable, or reformatory institution in the District of Columbia; and said Board, or any authorized committee of its members, when making such investigation, shall have power to send for persons and papers and to administer oaths and affirmations; and the report of such investigation, with the testimony, shall be made to the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 4-551 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-551
§ 4-551. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Domestic violence” means a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner, dating partner, or family member. The term “domestic violence” includes physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This consists of any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone.
(2) “Domestic violence counselor” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 14-310(a)(2) .
(3) “Domestic violence program” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 14-310(a)(3) .
(4) “Hotline” means the Domestic Violence Hotline program established by § 4-552 .
(5) “Office” means the Office of Victim Services, established by Mayor’s Order 2004-119, issued July 19, 2004 (51 DCR 7997).
D.C. Code § 4-713 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / § 4-713
§ 4-713. Toilet facilities.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.14 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.14
§ 4-205.14. Determination of GPA need standard.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.31 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.31
§ 4-1303.31. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, the term:
(1) (A) “Agency” shall have the same meaning provided in § 2-502(3) , except that the term “agency” shall include:
    (i) The Social Services Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and
    (ii) The Child and Family Services Agency, whether under the administrative control of the Mayor or the court-appointed receiver.
  (B) The term “agency” does not include the executive branch of the federal government, its agencies, officials, and employees, or the Child Fatality Review Committee.
(2) “Child fatality” means:
  (A) The death of a child as a result of child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment, as certified by a physician, or the Chief Medical Examiner of the jurisdiction in which the child died or where the autopsy was performed; or
  (B) The death of a child where the Chief Medical Examiner cannot rule out child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment as contributing to the cause of death.
(3) “Disclosing official” means:
  (A) The Mayor or such other official or officials of the District as the Mayor may from time to time designate in writing to perform the functions under this part; and
  (B) The Director of the Child and Family Services Agency.
(4) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(5) “Findings and information related to a child fatality or near fatality” means:
  (A) All public records in the possession of any officer or agency of the District that pertain to a child fatality or near fatality, or that are compiled, received, or created in the course of any investigation, assessment, or review conducted in connection with a child fatality or near fatality; and
  (B) A written summary that includes, to the extent possible, all of the following information pertaining to a child fatality or near fatality:
    (i) The name of the child, except that the name of the child shall not be disclosed in a case of a near fatality unless the name has otherwise previously been disclosed;
    (ii) The name of the parent or other person legally responsible for the child, except that the name of the parent or other person legally responsible for the child shall not be disclosed in a case of a near fatality unless the name has otherwise previously been disclosed;
    (iii) Confirmation of the receipt of all reports, accepted or not accepted, by an agency of the District for investigation or assessment of suspected child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment, including confirmation that investigations or assessments were conducted; the results of the investigations or assessments; a description of the conduct of the most recent investigation or assessment and the services rendered; and a statement of the basis for the agency’s determination;
    (iv) The basis for any finding of either abuse or neglect, including the results of any review of a community child protection team or any public agency;
    (v) Identification of child protective or other services provided to or any actions taken by any agency regarding the child, including the dates, outcomes, and results of any services provided and any actions taken;
    (vi) Any actions taken by any agency in response to reports or allegations of abuse or neglect of the child, including the dates, outcomes, and results of any actions taken; and
    (vii) Other pertinent information concerning the circumstances of any abuse or neglect of the child and the investigation of such abuse or neglect.
(6) “Near fatality” means a child in serious or critical medical condition as a result of child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment, as certified by a physician.
(7) “Personal or private information” means information about an individual’s personal relationships, sexual preference or conduct, economic or financial needs or status, physical or mental health, substance use or abuse, work or school records, religious beliefs, or political opinions, unless such personal or private information is related to the cause of the child fatality or near fatality.
(8) “Public record” shall have the same meaning provided in § 2-502(18) .
D.C. Code § 4-1341.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1341.03
§ 4-1341.03. Establishment of Board of Directors.
Status: in_force

(a) A self-perpetuating Board of Directors is established to manage the affairs of the Trust Fund. The Board of Directors shall have 15 members.  The D.C. Treasurer and the Director of the Department of Human Services shall serve as members of the Board of Directors. The remaining 13 members shall have a demonstrated knowledge in the area of child abuse and child neglect prevention and shall reflect a diversity of gender and ethnicity. Each ward in the District shall be represented on the Board of Directors. Through its by-laws, the Board of Directors may expand the number of members of the Board to include a business representative.
(b) The D.C. Treasurer and the Director of the Department of Human Services shall serve terms as members of the Board of Directors for the same duration as the terms of their offices.
(c) The 12 initial nongovernmental members shall serve the following terms: 3 members shall serve 3 years; 5 members shall serve 2 years; and 4 members shall serve 1 year.
(d) The 12 initial nongovernmental members shall be appointed by resolution of the Council.
(e) In the event that 1 of the 12 initial nongovernmental members is unable to serve or is removed, the remaining members shall select a replacement member according to the representational requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(f) The Board of Directors shall appoint nongovernmental replacement members so that subsequent Board of Directors meet the representational requirements of subsection (a) of this section and the bylaws adopted by the Board of Directors. A succeeding member shall serve the balance of the term of the member that he or she succeeds if the term is unexpired. A succeeding member who succeeds a member whose term has expired shall serve a term of 3 years.
(g) Members shall be compensated only for out-of-pocket expenses incurred from the accomplishment of their responsibilities as members of the Board of Directors.
(h) The Board of Directors shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The Board of Directors may elect other officers and form committees as it considers appropriate.
D.C. Code § 4-536 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-536
§ 4-536. Preservation of civil actions; subrogation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-406 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / § 4-406
§ 4-406. Responsibility of Department for payment.
Status: in_force

The Department shall be responsible for payment of day care fees to:
(1) A child development home, after admission of a particular child, for its part of the appropriate rate for up to 15 consecutive days for that child when absence is caused by illness of the child or a change in the parent’s training status, provided the child is in regular attendance and the parent remains eligible or a space is being reserved;
(2) A child development home or child development center that has contracted with the Mayor to provide day care services and that has documented that services were provided (this payment shall include payment for District and federal holidays and snow days);
(3) An in-home caregiver, only for those days when the in-home caregiver is present in the home of the mother or caretaker relative and rendering services as agreed.
D.C. Code § 4-1501.09 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / § 4-1501.09
§ 4-1501.09. Penalty for providing false information.
Status: in_force

An applicant for employment or a volunteer position with any covered child or youth services provider who intentionally provides false information that is material to the application in the course of applying for the position shall be subject to prosecution pursuant to § 22-2405 .
D.C. Code § 4-205.36 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.36
§ 4-205.36. Work incentive allowances disregarded.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, in determining the extent of need of persons who are receiving TANF and are selected by the vocational rehabilitation program to receive vocational training for gainful employment, shall disregard the full amount of work incentive allowances paid to trainees by the vocational rehabilitation program.
D.C. Code § 4-1203 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1203
§ 4-1203. Emergency assistance.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-754.22 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.22
§ 4-754.22. Additional standards for providers of severe weather shelter.
Status: in_force

In addition to the standards in § 4-754.21 , providers of severe weather shelter shall provide:
(1) When severe weather conditions continue overnight, a clean bed with clean linens, pad, and blanket for each bed;
(2) Basic needs, such as food and clothing and other supportive services, or information about where to obtain such basic needs and supportive services;
(3) 24-hour, properly functioning toilet facilities;
(4) Cool water, available via water cooler, fountain, or other means; and
(5) Properly functioning heating and cooling systems during the appropriate seasons.
D.C. Code § 4-2003 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / § 4-2003
§ 4-2003. Calculating the annual payment.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-754.36a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.36a
§ 4-754.36a. Discontinuation of permanent supportive housing.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider may discontinue permanent supportive housing for a client only when the client has:
  (1) Relocated to another program or facility for more than 180 days;
  (2) Abandoned his or her unit for more than 60 days and good-faith efforts to locate the client have failed, or the client has been located but has indicated by words or actions that he or she does not intend to return to and reside in the unit; or
  (3) The client has not requested a reasonable accommodation to continue the permanent supportive housing for disability-related reasons, or has requested a reasonable accommodation and it was denied; and
  (4) No household members who have been approved as part of the household unit for purposes of the program remain in the permanent supportive housing placement.
(b) Providers of permanent supportive housing shall give oral and written notice, in accordance with § 4-754.33(d) , to clients of their discontinuation from services only after the required time period in subsection (a) of this section has lapsed, except where there is credible evidence that the client who has relocated to another program or facility is expected to be absent for more than 180 days. The notice shall be given at least 30 days before the effective date of the discontinuation of services. If it is not possible to provide written notice at the time of the action because the client’s whereabouts are unknown, a written notice shall be delivered to the client’s last known address or, upon request, within 90 days of the discontinuation of services.
(c) A client whose permanent supportive housing is discontinued pursuant to this section shall have the right to be re-housed in accordance with the District's centralized or coordinated assessment system protocol; provided, that the client continues to meet the eligibility criteria for the program.
D.C. Code § 4-103 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-103
§ 4-103. Board of Public Welfare — Composition; appointment; term of office; vacancies; residency requirement; removal; compensation.
Status: omitted

Omitted.
D.C. Code § 4-702 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / § 4-702
§ 4-702. Declaration of policy.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1501.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / § 4-1501.08
§ 4-1501.08. Confidentiality of information to be maintained.
Status: in_force

All criminal background records received by the Mayor shall be confidential and are for the exclusive use of making employment-related determinations under this chapter. The records shall not be released or otherwise disclosed to any person except when:
(1) Required as one component of an application for employment with any covered child or youth services provider under this chapter;
(2) Requested by the Mayor, or his or her designee, during an official inspection or investigation;
(3) Ordered by a court;
(4) Authorized by the written consent of the person being investigated; or
(5) Utilized for a corrective, adverse, or administrative action in a personnel proceeding.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.13 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.13
§ 4-1303.13. Luggage for children in foster care.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Agency shall provide luggage to a child who is:
    (A) Entering foster care;
    (B) Moving foster care placements;
    (C) Starting higher education or military service; or
    (D) Exiting foster care.
  (2) The Agency shall not be required to provide luggage to a child who is in possession of luggage previously provided by the Agency unless such luggage is unsuitable to hold and transport the child's personal belongings due to:
    (A) Poor condition of the luggage; or
    (B) A material change of a factor identified in subsection (d)(1) of this section that would necessitate the need for additional luggage.
(b) The Agency shall maintain an inventory of new or slightly used luggage and may accept donations of new or slightly used luggage; provided, that the Agency shall inspect all donations to determine if the luggage qualifies as new or slightly used and shall reject all donations that do not qualify as either.
(c) All luggage provided to a child pursuant to this section shall be considered the personal property of the child and may not be reclaimed by the Agency or retained by any individual with whom the child lives while in foster care.
(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, when providing luggage to a child, the Agency shall consider among the existing supply of luggage the:
    (A) Child's age;
    (B) Child's mobility;
    (C) Number, size, and weight of personal belongings to be transported; and
    (D) Child's personal preferences; except, that the Agency shall not be required to consider the child's personal preferences if the child is younger than 3 years old.
  (2) The Agency shall not be required consider the factors listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection if such consideration would result in a delay in the child's transportation to, within, or out of foster care.
(e) The Agency may solicit, receive, accept, and expend grants or donations from any source to carry out the provisions of this section.
(f) The Agency shall document:
  (1) The number of instances in the 2 most recent calendar years in which the Agency provided luggage to a child;
  (2) The number of instances in the 2 most recent calendar years in which a disposable bag was used to transport the personal belongings of a child because the Agency did not provide luggage to the child; and
  (3) The reason for each instance in the previous calendar year in which a disposable bag was used to transport the personal belongings of a child.
(g) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this section, including procedures for the inspection, storage, and distribution of luggage that prioritize easing the ability of children, Agency employees, and community partners to access luggage.
(h) For purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Child" means an individual who is a committed ward of the Child and Family Services Agency.
  (2) "Foster care" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-342(2) .
  (3) "Luggage" means a rolling suitcase, duffle bag, backpack, or carrying bag that is designed to hold and transport an individual's personal belongings. The term "luggage" does not include disposable bags, including trash bags.
  (4) "Slightly-used" means in a state of condition that:
    (A) Indicates only light previous usage;
    (B) Does not have any major physical alterations, such as dents, scrapes, rips, or patches; and
    (C) Is not damaged in any manner that inhibits proper functioning.
D.C. Code § 4-1804 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 18 / § 4-1804
§ 4-1804. Financial audit and reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The Bar Foundation shall provide the Council with:
  (1) An annual financial audit of its activities prepared by a certified public accountant licensed in the District of Columbia and carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; provided, that the audit may be conducted as part of the Bar Foundation's annual audit;
  (2) Biannual reporting that includes the following information:
    (A) The gender, race, ethnicity, and age of eligible individuals served;
    (B) The election ward of residence of eligible individuals served;
    (C) The incomes of eligible individuals served;
    (D) Legal services provided to eligible individuals; and
    (E) A list of designated legal services providers and the amount of grant funding provided to each, including how the grant funding is used by each designated legal services provider; and
  (3) Annual programmatic reporting that includes:
    (A) An evaluation of the performance of each designated legal services provider;
    (B) The legal outcomes for each eligible individual or group served;
    (C) An evaluation of implementation challenges and recommendations for future improvements; and
    (D) An assessment of unmet legal needs in the provision of legal services for covered proceedings.
D.C. Code § 4-756.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-756.04
§ 4-756.04. Interim eligibility reporting requirement.
Status: in_force

The Department, no later than February 1 of each year, shall provide a report to the Council of the District of Columbia and the Interagency Council on Homelessness that shall include the following information:
(1) Number of families placed in an interim eligibility placement;
(2) Average length of stay in an interim eligibility placement;
(3) Number of eligibility denials during and subsequent to an interim eligibility placement;
(4) Number of appeals of eligibility determinations during and subsequent to an interim eligibility placement;
(5) Number of interim eligibility appeals resolved via administrative review;
(6) Average time for issuance of decision for review of interim eligibility appeal via administrative review;
(7) Number of interim eligibility appeals brought to the Office of Administrative Hearings;
(8) Average time for issuance of decision for review of interim eligibility appeal via the Office of Administrative Hearings; and
(9) Final placement outcome for each family placed into an interim eligibility placement.
D.C. Code § 4-638 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6A / § 4-638
§ 4-638. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 4-531 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-531
§ 4-531. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1705.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / § 4-1705.01
§ 4-1705.01. Client Privilege for Coordinated Intake and Referral.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be no cause of action for damages arising against any association or society of attorneys or counsellors at law authorized to practice in the District of Columbia for referring any person or persons to a member of the profession for the purpose of obtaining legal services; provided, that such referral is made without charge and as a public service by said association or society, without malice, and in the reasonable belief that such referral was warranted, based upon the facts disclosed.
(b) The communications between a member or authorized agent of an association or society of attorneys or counsellors at law and any person, persons, or entity communicating with such member or authorized agent for the purpose of seeking or obtaining a professional referral shall be deemed to be privileged on the same basis as the privilege provided by law for communications between attorney and client. Such privilege may be waived only by the person, persons, or entity who has furnished information to the association or society, its members, or authorized agents.
(c) Nothing in this section shall limit, waive, or abrogate the scope or nature of any statutory or common-law privilege, including work product, the attorney-client privilege, or the subsequent remedial measures exclusion.
D.C. Code § 4-1405.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 14 / § 4-1405.01
§ 4-1405.01. Agreements with foreign agencies.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of this subchapter, the Mayor is authorized to enter into agreements with any person, firm, corporation, association, or public agency licensed or authorized by a state or country for the care and placement of minors, permitting such person, firm, corporation, association, or public agency to place nonresident children in foster or adopting homes in the District of Columbia. The Mayor shall act pursuant to regulations promulgated as provided in § 4-1403 [repealed].
D.C. Code § 4-325 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / § 4-325
§ 4-325. Compacts authorized.
Status: in_force

The Mayor is authorized to develop, participate in the development of, negotiate, and enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of the District with other states to protect children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is being provided by the District and to provide procedures for interstate children’s adoption assistance payments, including medical payments. When so entered into, and for so long as it shall remain in force, the compact shall have the force and effect of law.
D.C. Code § 4-217.09 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-217.09
§ 4-217.09. Condition of eligibility — Exception to cooperation.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for or recipient of aid shall be required to comply with the requirements of § 4-217.08 , unless such applicant or recipient is found to have good cause for refusing to so cooperate as determined by the Mayor, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Mayor, and which standards shall take into consideration the best interests of the child on whose behalf aid is claimed.
(b) The Mayor shall make a timely determination of whether good cause exists.
(c) The agency administering assistance shall promptly report any information to the IV-D agency that is provided by the applicant or recipient that relates to a good cause determination.
(d) Assistance shall not be denied, delayed, reduced, or discontinued pending a determination of good cause for refusal to cooperate if the applicant or recipient has made a good faith effort to substantiate the claim.
(e) An applicant or recipient may claim good cause for noncooperation at any time. An applicant’s or recipient’s decision not to claim good cause shall not preclude the applicant or recipient from claiming good cause at a later date.
D.C. Code § 4-1305.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1305.07
§ 4-1305.07. Effect of failure to request a criminal records check.
Status: in_force

(a) If an individual described in § 4-1305.02(1) , (2), or (3), or any adult residing in the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(1) , (2), or (3), fails to request a criminal records check as required by this part, the Agency may deny approval or licensure.
(b) If an individual described in § 4-1305.02(4) , or any adult residing in the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(4) , fails to request a criminal records check as required by this part, the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia may dismiss the petition for adoption.
(c) If an individual described in § 4-1305.02(5) , or an adult residing in the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(5) , fails to request a criminal records check as required by this part, the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia may refuse to place the child in the individual’s home, may remove the child from the home, or may take other appropriate action to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the child.
D.C. Code § 4-1371.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1371.01
§ 4-1371.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the “Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2001”.
D.C. Code § 4-609 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6 / § 4-609
§ 4-609. Existing rights to reimbursement preserved.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to limit or repeal any other provision of law that invests the District with a right to reimbursement for health-care assistance provided to a beneficiary or specified class of beneficiary.
D.C. Code § 4-681.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6D / § 4-681.07
§ 4-681.07. Reporting requirement.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-804 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / § 4-804
§ 4-804. Prosecutions; investigations; subpoenas; witness fees; perjury; compulsion of obedience to subpoena; oaths; access to records.
Status: in_force

(a) Criminal prosecutions under § 4-802 may be brought in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or the Office of the Inspector General. Civil actions under § 4-803(e) may be brought in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel.
(b) In addition to any power to bring criminal or civil actions or otherwise carry out the duties under this chapter, the Corporation Counsel or the Office of the Inspector General shall have the authority to investigate all alleged violations of this chapter and, in exercising this power, may issue subpoenas for witnesses to appear and testify or to produce all books, records, papers, or documents in any investigation into alleged violations of this chapter.
(c) Witnesses, other than those employed by the District of Columbia, summoned under subsection (b) of this section shall be paid the same fees and mileage that witnesses are paid in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, but the fees need not be tendered to the witnesses before they appear and testify or produce books, records, papers, or documents.
(d) Any willful false swearing on the part of any witness testifying about a material fact pursuant to a subpoena issued under subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to prosecution pursuant to § 22-2402 .
(e) If any witness having been personally summoned shall neglect or refuse to obey the subpoena, the Corporation Counsel or the Office of the Inspector General may report that fact to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Superior Court of the District of Columbia may compel obedience to the subpoena to the same extent as witnesses may be compelled to obey the subpoenas of that court.
(f) The Corporation Counsel or the Office of the Inspector General may administer oaths to witnesses summoned in any investigation under subsection (b) of this section.
(g) No person holding records required to be maintained by the Medicaid legislation or regulations promulgated pursuant to that legislation may refuse to provide the Corporation Counsel or the Office of the Inspector General with access to the records on the basis that release would violate any recipient’s right of privacy, any recipient’s privilege against disclosure or use, or any professional or other privilege or right.
D.C. Code § 4-555.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-555.02
§ 4-555.02. Establishment of the Address Confidentiality Program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Address Confidentiality Program to be administered by OVSJG to protect the confidentiality of the actual address of a participant.
(b) Under the Program, OVSJG shall:
  (1) Designate a substitute address for a participant that shall be used as provided in this subchapter ; and
  (2) Receive first-class, certified, and registered mail sent to a participant's substitute address and forward the mail to the participant or the participant's representative within 3 business days after receipt.
(c) OVSJG shall maintain records of any certified or registered mail received on behalf of a participant.
(d) A participant's actual address shall not be disclosed under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 4-1303.35 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.35
§ 4-1303.35. Freedom of Information Act requests.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this part shall limit or restrict any right of access or disclosure that any person may have under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 (“Freedom of Information Act”). Section 4-1303.06   shall not provide a basis for denying any request under the Freedom of Information Act for any public record pertaining to a child fatality or near fatality.
D.C. Code § 4-205.19 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.19
§ 4-205.19. Application; assignment of rights for child support.
Status: in_force

(a) Application for public assistance shall be accepted from, or on behalf of, any person who believes himself or herself eligible for public assistance. The application shall be made in the manner and form prescribed by the Council, and shall contain such information as the Mayor shall require.
(b) As a condition of eligibility for public assistance, each applicant or recipient shall assign to the District any rights to support from any other person that the applicant or recipient may have in the applicant’s or recipient’s own behalf, or on behalf of any other family member for whom the applicant or recipient is applying for or is receiving assistance.
(c) The assignment referred to in subsection (b) of this section:
  (1) Is effective as to both current and accrued child support obligations, except as limited by paragraphs (4) and (5) of this subsection;
  (2) Takes effect upon a determination that the applicant is eligible for assistance;
  (3) Terminates when an applicant ceases to receive assistance except with respect to the amount of any unpaid support obligation accrued under the assignment, as limited by paragraph (4) of this subsection;
  (4) With respect to an applicant or recipient of TANF or POWER benefits, shall not exceed the total amount of cash assistance provided to the family and shall not apply with respect to any support, other than support collected pursuant to § 464 of the Social Security Act, approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 860; 42 U.S.C. § 664), that accrued before the family received TANF or POWER benefits and that the District has not collected by:
    (A) September 30, 2000, if the assignment is executed on or after October 1, 1997, and before October 1, 2000; or
    (B) The date that the family ceases to receive assistance, if the assignment is executed on or after October 1, 2000; and
  (5) Beginning on October 1, 2005, shall not apply to up to the first $150 received each month by the assistance unit that represents a current monthly child support obligation or a voluntary child support payment from an absent parent or spouseand beginning on October 1, 2025, shall not apply to up to the first $200 received that represents such an obligation or payment.
D.C. Code § 4-508 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-508
§ 4-508. Disqualifications and reductions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Court shall not award compensation if the:
  (1) Claimant knowingly or willingly participated in the commission of the crime which forms the basis for the claim; provided, that a claimant who was a minor and a victim of sex trafficking of children, may be awarded compensation; or
  (2) Injury or death for which compensation is sought was caused by the victim’s consent, substantial provocation, or substantial incitement.
(b) An application for assistance may be denied, in whole or in part, if the Court finds:
  (1) Denial is appropriate due to the nature of the victim’s or secondary victim’s involvement in the events leading to the relevant crime; or
  (2) (A) The victim failed to reasonably cooperate with law enforcement; and
    (B) The victim's cooperation was not impacted by the factors described in § 4-506(c) .
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, if the victim is found to have willingly or knowingly participated, consented, provoked, or incited the crime, a secondary victim is not automatically precluded from compensation.
(d) Gang membership or co-habitation with the offender is not considered a disqualifying factor under subsections (a) or (b) of this section, unless the claimant will be substantially and unjustly enriched by the award.
D.C. Code § 4-1551.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15A / § 4-1551.01
§ 4-1551.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Background Check Fingerprinting Authority and Rap Back Program Act of 2025".
D.C. Code § 4-1702.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / § 4-1702.02
§ 4-1702.02. Financial audit and reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Bar Foundation shall provide the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants with:
    (A) (i) An annual financial audit of the Initiative prepared by a certified public accountant licensed in the District of Columbia and carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The audit may be conducted as part of the Bar Foundation’s annual audit.
      (ii) The Bar Foundation may use a portion of funds allocated for reasonable administrative expenses pursuant to § 4-1703.01(b) to procure an audit of the Initiative for the current or preceding fiscal year. The audit shall account for and reflect all interest associated with the grant funding. The audit may be conducted as part of the administrator’s annual audit.
    (B) Twice-yearly programmatic reporting on the administration and performance of the Initiative.
  (2) The Bar Foundation shall not be required to provide access to information on subgrantee matters covered by attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product privilege or that includes confidences and secrets of clients assisted by civil legal-service providers that receive funds through the Initiative.
(b) (1) (A) The Administrator for the LRAP shall provide to the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (or if the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants is acting as Administrator, the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants shall obtain) an annual financial audit of the LRAP prepared by a certified public accountant licensed in the District of Columbia and carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
    (B) The Administrator may use a portion of funds allocated for reasonable administrative expenses pursuant to § 4-1704.01(c)(3) to procure an audit of the LRAP for the current or preceding fiscal year. The audit shall account for and reflect all interest associated with the grant funding.
  (2) The Administrator shall provide semiannual programmatic reporting on the administration and performance of the LRAP.
  (3) The Administrator shall not be required to provide (or if the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants is acting as Administrator, shall not release) information on subgrantee matters covered by attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product privilege or any information that includes confidences and secrets of clients assisted by lawyers participating in the LRAP.
D.C. Code § 4-602 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6 / § 4-602
§ 4-602. Right to reimbursement established; subrogation and assignment.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the District provides health-care assistance to a beneficiary who has suffered an injury or illness under circumstances creating liability in a third party or under circumstances that would have created such a liability had the beneficiary instead of the District incurred the expense of the health-care assistance, it shall have an independent, direct cause of action against that third party for the unreimbursed value or cost of the health-care assistance provided.
(b) As soon as the District begins providing health-care assistance to a beneficiary, it shall become subrogated to any right or claim that the beneficiary has against a third party for the care and treatment it has undertaken to provide or pay for as health-care assistance. Alternatively, or in addition to the legal subrogation effected under this subsection, the Mayor may require a beneficiary to execute a written assignment of that same right or claim.
D.C. Code § 4-1701.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / § 4-1701.01
§ 4-1701.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Adequate notice” means written notice of termination from eligible employment provided within 15 days of termination and separate written confirmation by the provider of eligible employment.
(2) Repealed.
(3) “Administrator” means the entity designated to administer the LRAP, established pursuant to § 4-1704.01 .
(4) “Applicant” means an individual who applies for assistance from the LRAP.
(4A) "Association or society of attorneys or counsellors at law" means any such organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which offers professional referrals as an incidental service in the normal course of business, but which business does not include the providing of legal services.
(5) “ATJ” means the Access to Justice Grant Program.
(6) “Bar Foundation” means the District of Columbia Bar Foundation.
(6A) "CLCPP" means the Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program.
(7) “Deputy Mayor” means the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice or the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, as the context requires.
(8) “Eligible debt” means outstanding principal, interest, and related expenses from loans obtained for reasonable educational expenses  made by government and commercial lending institutions or educational institutions, but does not include loans extended by a private individual or group of individuals, including families.
(9) “Eligible employment” means those areas of legal practice certified by the Administrator to serve the public interest, including employment with legal organizations that qualify for District of Columbia Bar Foundation funding, but does not include employment with the District of Columbia government or federal government or with or as the Administrator; and
  (A) Working not less than 35 hours per week where such hours are fully devoted to eligible employment, hereinafter “full-time employment”; or
  (B) Working not less than 17 hours per week where such hours are fully devoted to eligible employment, hereinafter “part-time employment.”
(10) “Full-time employment” means not less than 35 hours of work per week.
(11) “Initiative” means the Access to Justice Initiative established pursuant to § 4-1702.01 .
(12) “Involuntary termination” means termination for budgetary or inadequate funding reasons, as confirmed, in writing, by the eligible employer.
(13) “Lawyer” means a graduate of an accredited law school who is:
  (A) Licensed to practice in the District of Columbia;
  (B) Authorized under the provisions of Rule 49(c)(9) of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to practice law before that court; or
  (C) A member in good standing of the highest court of any state who has submitted an application for admission to the District of Columbia Bar.
(14) “LRAP” means the District of Columbia Poverty Lawyer Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
(15) “Participant” means an eligible lawyer whose application to the LRAP has been approved.
(16) “Reasonable educational expenses” means the cost of tuition  as well as the costs of education considered to be required by the school’s degree program, such as fees for housing, transportation and commuting costs, books, supplies, and educational equipment and materials that are part of the estimated student budget of the school in which the participant was enrolled.
(17) “Service obligation” means the period of eligible employment necessary to sustain participation in the LRAP, which shall not be less than 45 weeks within the 12-month period for which the participant applied for assistance.
D.C. Code § 4-542 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-542
§ 4-542. Judicial review.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1223 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1223
§ 4-1223. Storage and moving emergency.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1422 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 14 / § 4-1422
§ 4-1422. Authority to enter into and execute Compact.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia (“District”) is authorized to execute a compact on behalf of the District with any state that legally joins the compact in the form substantially as follows:
I Purpose and policy. It is the purpose and policy of the party states to cooperate in the interstate placement of children to the end that:
  (1) Each child who requires placement shall receive the maximum opportunity to be placed in a suitable environment with a person or institution that has appropriate qualifications and facilities to provide necessary and desirable care.
  (2) The appropriate authority in a state where a child is to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain the circumstances of the proposed placement in order to promote full compliance with applicable requirements for the protection of the child.
  (3) The appropriate authority of the sending state may obtain the most complete information on the basis of which to evaluate a projected placement before it is made.
  (4) Appropriate jurisdictional arrangements for the care of children are promoted.
II Definitions. For the purposes of this compact the term:
  (1) “Child” means a person who, by reason of minority, is legally subject to parental, guardianship, or similar control.
  (2) “Placement” means the arrangement for the care of a child in a family, boarding home, or child-care agency or institution, but does not include an institution that cares for the mentally ill, mentally defective, or epileptic, an institution primarily educational in character, or a hospital or other medical facility.
  (3) “Receiving state” means the state to which a child is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought, whether by a public authority, a private person, or an agency, and whether for placement with a state or local public authority or private agency or person.
  (4) “Sending state” means a party state, including the District of Columbia, an officer or employee of the sending state, a subdivision of a party state, an officer, employee, or court of the party state, or a person, corporation, association, charitable agency, or other entity that sends, brings, or causes to be sent or brought a child to another party state.
III Conditions for placement. (a) No sending state shall send, bring, or cause to be sent or brought into any other party state a child for placement in foster care or prior to a possible adoption, unless the sending state complies with each requirement set forth in this compact and applicable laws of the receiving state that govern the placement of children.
  (b) Prior to sending, bringing, or causing a child to be sent or brought into a receiving state for placement in foster care or prior to a possible adoption, the sending state shall furnish the appropriate authority in the receiving state written notice of the intention to send, bring, or place the child in the receiving state. The notice shall contain:
    (1) The name, date, and place of birth of the child;
    (2) The identity and address of the parents or legal guardian;
    (3) The name and address of the person, agency, or institution to or which the sending state proposes to send, bring, or place the child; and
    (4) A full statement of the reason for the proposed action and evidence of the authority for the proposed placement.
  (c) The appropriate authority in a receiving state who receives notice pursuant to subsection (b) of this article may request of the sending state, and shall be entitled to receive, supporting or additional information necessary to carry out the purpose and policy of this compact.
  (d) The child shall not be sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought into the receiving state until the appropriate authority in the receiving state notifies the sending state, in writing, that the proposed placement does not appear to be contrary to the interests of the child.
IV Penalty for illegal placement. Any person or state who sends, brings, or causes to be sent or brought into a receiving state a child in violation of the terms of this compact may be punished or subjected to a penalty in either the sending or receiving state in accordance with the laws of each. In addition to liability for any punishment or penalty, each violation shall constitute full and sufficient grounds for the suspension or revocation of any license, permit, or other legal authorization held by the sending state that authorizes it to place or care for children.
V Retention of jurisdiction. (a) The sending state shall retain jurisdiction over the child sufficient to determine all matters that relate to the custody, supervision, care, treatment, and disposition of the child that it would have had if the child had remained in the sending state, until the child is adopted, reaches the age of majority, becomes self-supporting, or is discharged with the concurrence of the appropriate authority in the receiving state. The sending state shall continue to have financial responsibility for the support and maintenance of the child during the period of the placement. Nothing contained in this compact shall defeat a claim of jurisdiction by a receiving state to deal with an act of delinquency or crime committed in the receiving state.
  (b) When the sending state is a public agency, it may enter into an agreement with an authorized public or private agency in the receiving state to provide for the performance of any service with respect to the child by the receiving state as agent for the sending state.
  (c) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prevent a private charitable agency authorized to place children in the receiving state from performing services or acting as agent in the receiving state for a private charitable agency of the sending state, nor to prevent the agency in the receiving state from discharging financial responsibility for the support and maintenance of a child who has been placed on behalf of the sending state without relieving the responsibility set forth in subsection (a) of this article.
VI Institutional care of delinquent children. A child adjudicated delinquent may be placed in an institution in another party state pursuant to this compact, but no placement shall be made unless the child is given a court hearing, with an opportunity to be heard after notice to the parent or guardian, before the child is sent to the party state for institutional care and the court finds that:
  (1) Equivalent facilities for the child are not available in the sending state; and
  (2) Institutional care in the receiving state is in the best interest of the child and will not produce undue hardship.
VII Compact administrator. The appropriate authority shall be the general coordinator of activities under this compact in his or her state and who, acting jointly with the appropriate authority of other party states, shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the procedures established by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
VIII Limitations. This compact shall not apply if:
  (1) A child is sent or brought into a receiving state by his parent, step-parent, grandparent, adult brother or sister, adult uncle or aunt, or his guardian, or if the child is left with the relative or nonagency guardian in the receiving state.
  (2) A child is placed, sent, or brought into a receiving state pursuant to any other interstate compact to which both the state from which the child is placed and the receiving state are parties, or to any other agreement between the sending and receiving states that has the force of law.
IX Enactment and withdrawal. This compact shall be open to joinder by any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, with the consent of Congress, the government of Canada or any Canadian province. The compact shall be effective when the jurisdiction has enacted the compact into law. Withdrawal from this compact shall be by the enactment of a statute that repeals the compact, but the repeal shall not take effect until 2 years after the effective date of the statute that repeals the compact and written notice of the withdrawal has been given by the withdrawing state to the executive head of each other party jurisdiction. Withdrawal of a party state shall not affect the rights, duties, or obligations under this compact of any sending state with respect to a placement made prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
X Construction and severability. The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the compact. If this compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, the compact shall remain in effect as to the remaining states and in effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
D.C. Code § 4-517.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-517.01
§ 4-517.01. Crime victims assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) The victims assistance grants agency shall have the authority to use the funds transferred pursuant to § 4-515 to award grants and contracts to private nonprofit organizations and to transfer funds to government entities which provide assistance to crime victims.
(b) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1102 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / § 4-1102
§ 4-1102. D.C. General Hospital Hospice Program; established.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a hospice program to be administered by the D.C. General Hospital. The purpose of this program shall be to:
  (1) Provide care and support for the patients who have a terminal condition;
  (2) Educate consumers and providers regarding the benefits of hospice programs; and
  (3) Encourage volunteerism to assist the terminally ill.
(b) The program shall be designed to enable the patient to live as fully as possible during the final period of his or her life.
(c) The program shall be administered by the Hospice Program Coordinator (“Coordinator”), who shall be appointed by the Executive Director of D.C. General Hospital (“Executive Director”), with the consent of the D.C. General Hospital Commission (“Hospital Commission”), within 120 days after March 16, 1989. The Coordinator position shall be full-time.
(d) The duties of the Coordinator shall include, but not be limited to:
  (1) Assisting and counseling the family of the patient before and after the death of the patient;
  (2) Educating the D.C. General Hospital health-care staff and the community about the hospice concept and the program’s activities;
  (3) Establishing a hospice volunteer program utilizing existing systems and community resources;
  (4) Selecting, with the consent of the Executive Director and the Hospital Commission, a location to carry out the functions of the program; and
  (5) Establishing an inpatient component of the program pursuant to § 44-1801 et seq. [repealed].
(e) There shall be a hospice care team that shall carry out the purposes of this chapter and provide for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the terminally ill patient.
(f) The program shall offer the following types of services:
  (1) Inpatient management;
  (2) Home care;
  (3) Clinic treatment;
  (4) Bereavement counseling; and
  (5) Consultation with attending physicians.
D.C. Code § 4-251.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2A / § 4-251.02
§ 4-251.02. Establishment of program to provide subsidies for grandparent caregivers.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than March 1, 2006, the Mayor shall establish a program through which eligible grandparents may receive subsidy payments for the care and custody of a child residing in their home.
(b) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-555.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-555.06
§ 4-555.06. Requests by a District agency for disclosure of an actual address.
Status: in_force

(a) A District agency may request disclosure of a participant's actual address from OVSJG pursuant to this section by sending a written request to OVSJG on the District agency's letterhead with the following information:
  (1) The name of the participant for whom the District agency seeks disclosure of the actual address;
  (2) An explanation of the reasons that the District agency is requesting the participant's actual address;
  (3) A statement that the agency has adopted internal procedures that would ensure that the confidentiality of the participant's actual address will be protected; and
  (4) Any other information that OVSJG may reasonably request to identify the participant in the records of OVSJG.
(b) (1) Upon the receipt of a request pursuant to this section, OVSJG shall provide the participant or the participant's representative with:
    (A) Written notice of the request for disclosure received pursuant to this section; and
    (B) An opportunity to express whether the request should be granted.
  (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply if the request for disclosure is made by a law enforcement agency investigating alleged criminal or delinquent conduct by the participant or when complying with paragraph (1) of this subsection would jeopardize an ongoing investigation or the safety of law enforcement personnel.
(c) (1) Within 30 days after receiving a request under this section, OVSJG shall determine whether to grant the request.
  (2) (A) Upon making a determination under paragraph (1) of this subsection, OVSJG shall provide the participant or the participant's representative with written notice describing whether the request is being granted or denied.
    (B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not apply if the request for disclosure is made by a law enforcement agency investigating alleged criminal or delinquent conduct by the participant or when complying with subparagraph (A) of this paragraph would jeopardize an ongoing investigation or the safety of law enforcement personnel.
(d) (1) If OVSJG grants a request pursuant to this section, OVSJG shall provide the District agency that submitted the request with the following information:
    (A) The participant's actual address;
    (B) A statement setting forth the permitted uses of the actual address and the persons permitted to have access to the actual address; and
    (C) The date on which the permitted use expires, if expiration is appropriate, after which the agency may no longer use the actual address.
  (2) If a District agency's request is granted pursuant to this section, the District agency may only use the participant's actual address as set forth in the statement required by paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection.
(e) If OVSJG denies a request under this section, OVSJG shall provide prompt written notice to the District agency that submitted the request, setting forth the specific reasons for the denial.
D.C. Code § 4-1371.11 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1371.11
§ 4-1371.11. Unlawful disclosure of information; penalties.
Status: in_force

Whoever discloses, receives, makes use of, or knowingly permits the use of information concerning a deceased child or other person in violation of this subchapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000. Violations of this subchapter shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General in the name of the District of Columbia. Subject to the availability of an appropriation for this purpose, any fines collected pursuant to this section shall be used by the Committee to fund its activities.
D.C. Code § 4-205.52 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.52
§ 4-205.52. Determination of amount of public assistance payments for assistance unit; standards of assistance enumerated.
Status: in_force

(a) To determine the TANF, POWER or GAC payment for an assistance unit, the Mayor shall subtract any income of the assistance unit, after applicable disregards, from the current payment level for a family that is the size of the assistance unit.
(b) Repealed.
(c) The standards of assistance are set forth in the following table and include a portion of basic costs of food, clothing, shelter, household and personal items, and certain transportation costs:
Family Size Standard Payment Level Level of Assistance 1 $ 450.00 $ 239.00 2 560.00 298.00 3 712.00 379.00 4 870.00 463.00 5 1,002.00 533.00 6 1,178.00 627.00 7 1,352.00 719.00 8 1,494.00 795.00 9 1,642.00 874.00 10 1,786.00 950.00 11 1,884.00 1,002.00 12 2,024.00 1,077.00 13 2,116.00 1,126.00 14 2,232.00 1,187.00 15 2,316.00 1,232.00 16 2,432.00 1,294.00 17 2,668.00 1,419.00 18 2,730.00 1,452.00 19 2,786.00 1,482.00
(c-1) Repealed.
(c-2) Repealed.
(c-3) Repealed.
(c-4) The level of District-funded TANF assistance paid to each assistance unit receiving benefits under section § 4-205.11a(a-1) shall be as follows:
  (1) For Fiscal Year 2027, 70% of the Fiscal Year 2026 amount;
  (2) For Fiscal Year 2028, 50% of the Fiscal Year 2026 amount;
  (3) For Fiscal Year 2029, 25% of the Fiscal Year 2026 amount; and
  (4) For Fiscal Year 2030 and thereafter, the level of assistance paid in Fiscal Year 2029.
(d) The table set forth in subsection (c) of this section shall apply to payments made after January 31, 1998. The level of public assistance payments for assistance units and the standards of assistance in subsection (c) of this section may be adjusted by the Mayor through promulgation of a rule in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
(d-1) (1) Effective October 1, 2014, the assistance levels set forth in subsection (c) of this section shall be adjusted annually for the rate of inflation, except for the following:
    (A) For Fiscal Year 2017, the assistance level shall be increased by 15.3%;
    (B) For Fiscal Year 2018, the assistance level shall be increased by 13.3%;
    (C) For Fiscal Year 2019, the assistance level shall be increased by 11.8%; and
    (D) For Fiscal Years 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, the assistance level shall not be adjusted for inflation.
  (2) In annually adjusting the assistance levels for the rate of inflation, the prior year’s assistance level shall be increased by an amount equal to the prior year’s assistance level multiplied by the CPI-U for all items from the preceding calendar year, as determined by the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(e) A recipient of public assistance may not make a claim for any cost-of-living adjustment in assistance payments that have not been paid prior to December 29, 1994, and would have been paid but for the enactment of the Public Assistance Act of 1982 Budget Conformity Amendment Act of 1991, effective August 17, 1991 ( D.C. Law 9-27 ; 38 DCR 5794).
(f) A recipient of public assistance may not make a claim for any adjustment in assistance payments that have not been paid prior to December 29, 1994, and would have been paid but for the enactment of the Public Assistance Act of 1982 Budget Conformity Amendment Act of 1991, effective August 17, 1991 ( D.C. Law 9-27 ; 38 DCR 5794).
D.C. Code § 4-205.11c — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.11c
§ 4-205.11c. Human impact statement.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.52 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.52
§ 4-1303.52. Panel membership.
Status: in_force

(a) The Panel shall be comprised of 15 members to be appointed as follows:
  (1) Eight members shall be appointed by the Mayor, and
  (2) Seven members shall be appointed by the Council by resolution.
(b) (1) Panel members shall be residents of the District.
  (2) None of the members shall be employed by the District government.
  (3) No more than 2 members appointed by the Mayor, and no more than 2 members appointed by the Council, shall serve as an officer, director, partner, employee, consultant, or contractor with an organization that provides services to the Agency.
(c) In making their appointments, the Mayor and Council shall establish a Panel that is broadly representative of the community and includes members who have expertise in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The Mayor and Council shall seek to include a diversity of professional backgrounds on the panel, such as children’s attorneys, child advocates, parents, foster parents, and other consumer representatives, social workers, educators, and health and mental health professionals who are familiar with the child welfare system.
(d) The Mayor’s initial 8 appointments shall include 3 members appointed to 3-year terms that begin on April 12, 2005, 3 members appointed to 2-year terms that begin on April 12, 2005, and 2 members appointed to one year terms that begin on April 12, 2005. All subsequent appointments by the Mayor shall be for 3-year terms.
(e) The Council’s initial 7 appointments shall include 3 members appointed to 3-year terms that begin on April 12, 2005, 2 members appointed to 2-year terms that begin on April 12, 2005, and 2 members appointed to one-year terms that begin on April 12, 2005. All subsequent appointments by the Council shall be for 3-year terms.
(f) (1) Vacancies in membership shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made, with the newly appointed member serving the unexpired term of his or her predecessor.
  (2) Members may be reappointed to the Panel.
(g) The Mayor shall designate the Chairperson of the Panel and the Council shall designate the Vice Chairperson of the Panel.
D.C. Code § 4-361 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / § 4-361
§ 4-361. Post-adoption contact agreement.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A prospective adoptive parent or an adoptive parent (“adoptive parent”) and the birth parent or other birth relative of a prospective adoptee or adoptee (“adoptee”) may enter into a written post-adoption contact agreement (“PAC agreement”) to allow contact, after the adoption, between the adoptee and a birth parent or other birth relative of the adoptee; provided, that written consent to the PAC agreement is obtained from an adoptee who is 14 years of age or older.
  (2) The decision to enter into a PAC agreement shall be at the sole discretion of the adoptive parent.
  (3) Failure to comply with a condition of the PAC agreement shall not be grounds for revoking consent to, or setting aside an order for, adoption.
(b) (1) The Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (“Family Court”) shall enforce a PAC agreement made in accordance with this section if the Family Court finds that enforcement of the PAC agreement is in the best interest of the adoptee.
  (2) In enforcing a PAC agreement, the court shall take into consideration the written consent to the agreement of an adoptee who is 14 years of age or older.
  (3) For cases involving an adoptee who is a respondent in a child abuse or neglect case under Chapter 23 of Title 16 , the court finalizing the adoption shall review and approve any PAC agreement based on whether it is in the best interest of the adoptee prior to finalizing the adoption.
(c) If a party moves to modify a PAC agreement and satisfies the court that the modification is in the best interest of the adoptee, the court shall order that the PAC agreement be modified accordingly.
(d) If a dispute arises between the parties to a PAC agreement, the parties shall certify that they have participated, or attempted to participate, in good faith, in mediation or other appropriate dispute resolution proceedings to resolve the dispute prior to seeking judicial resolution. The mediator shall be selected by the adoptive parent.
D.C. Code § 4-210.14 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-210.14
§ 4-210.14. Right to request hearing while absent from District.
Status: in_force

A recipient shall have the same right to a hearing while absent from the District that he or she had while living in the District.
D.C. Code § 4-671.11 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6C / § 4-671.11
§ 4-671.11. Reprisals prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) No person, including a CFSA constituent, an employee of an agency, an employee of an agency's licensed or contracted service and placement provider, or an employee of any entity that must operate under or comply with guidance from an agency, who files a complaint or participates in an investigation or proceeding pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to any penalties, sanctions, or restrictions in connection with the employee's employment or be denied any right, privilege, or benefit because of such action.
(b) A person who alleges a violation of this section may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, actual damages, and punitive damages. Punitive damages shall not exceed $10,000.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not limit the availability of any other remedy under the law.
D.C. Code § 4-753.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-753.07
§ 4-753.07. Local rent supplement program referrals.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-251.05 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2A / § 4-251.05
§ 4-251.05. Reports.
Status: in_force

No later than February 28th of each year, beginning in 2018, the Mayor shall issue a report to the Council on the subsidy program established by this subchapter. At a minimum, the report shall include:
(a) (1) The number of applications filed for the subsidy;
  (2) The number of subsidies awarded;
  (3) The number of families receiving both the subsidy and TANF;
  (4) The number of applications denied for failure to meet eligibility criteria;
  (5) The number of applications denied for lack of appropriated funding;
  (5A) The number of subsidies transferred to a relative caregiver pursuant to § 4-251.03a ;
  (6) An estimate of the number of grandparent caregivers whose income is less than 300% of the federally-defined poverty level but who have not applied for the subsidy;
  (7) The number of subsidies terminated by the Mayor pursuant to § 4-251.03(c) or voluntarily by the grandparent caregiver;
  (8) The number of substantiated cases of fraud and a comparison of this figure to the proportion of cases of fraud involving other benefit programs, including TANF, Food Stamps, and Medicaid;
  (9) The number of children removed from households receiving a subsidy under the program established by this subchapter due to a substantiated allegation of child abuse or neglect; and
  (10) Any legislative, policy, or administrative recommendations of the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or of agencies designated by the Mayor to execute the provisions of this subchapter that are intended to enhance the effectiveness of the program.
D.C. Code § 4-214.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-214.01
§ 4-214.01. Claim of District against estate of recipient; lien in favor of District; payment of share to United States.
Status: in_force

(a) At the death of any person who has received public assistance in the form of Old Age Assistance, or Aid to the Disabled pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or of any act repealed by this act, the District shall have a preferred claim for the amount of any such public assistance against the estate of the deceased recipient. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no statute of limitations shall be deemed applicable as a defense to any claim of the District made pursuant to this section. The Mayor may waive any such claim when in his or her judgment he or she deems it appropriate to do so.
(b) In addition to the remedy provided by subsection (a) of this section, or by any other provision of law, the Mayor may file a notice in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in any case where public assistance in the form of Old Age Assistance or Aid to the Disabled is granted to any person under this chapter, and such notice shall constitute and have the effect of a lien in favor of the District against the real and personal property of such person for the amount of such public assistance which theretofore has been granted or which may thereafter be granted to, or on behalf of, such persons. Any such lien may be enforced by the proceeding filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Mayor shall file in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds a release of any such real and personal property from the effect of such lien wherever there has been repaid to the District the amount of the public assistance theretofore granted to, or on behalf of, such person. The Mayor is also authorized to release any such lien when in his or her judgment he or she deems it appropriate to do so. Such notices and release may be filed without payment of fees.
(c) If the District collects from any recipient of public assistance in the form of Old Age Assistance or Aid to the Disabled or from his estate, or otherwise, any amount with respect to public assistance furnished him or her under this chapter, the pro rata share to which the United States is equitably entitled shall be paid to the United States in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 303, 603, 1203, 1353). The pro rata share due the District shall be deposited as miscellaneous receipts to the credit of the District.
D.C. Code § 4-561.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-561.03
§ 4-561.03. Payment for PERKs.
Status: in_force

The hospital shall not bill a sexual assault victim for costs associated with a PERK, including the costs of the PERK, its administration, and the processing of the PERK or any biological specimens.
D.C. Code § 4-671.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6C / § 4-671.02
§ 4-671.02. Office of the Ombudsperson for Children; establishment; term.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established for the District of Columbia the Office of the Ombudsperson for Children, which, in addition to other remedies or rights of appeal available under the law, shall be an independent, impartial office responsible to the Council and tasked with improving outcomes for CFSA children by holding agencies accountable for fulfilling their responsibilities under the law.
(b) The Office shall be headed by the Ombudsperson for Children, who shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Council, subject to the approval of a majority of the Council.
(c) (1) The Ombudsperson shall serve for a term of 5 years and may be reappointed.
  (2) The Ombudsperson shall be paid at a rate of compensation as may be established from time to time by the Council.
  (3) The Ombudsperson shall receive 2-weeks' notice of removal and may be removed only for cause by a majority of the Council.
  (4) If the position of Ombudsperson becomes vacant, the Deputy CFSA Ombudsperson shall serve as acting Ombudsperson until an Ombudsperson has been appointed for a full term.
(d) Repealed.
(e) (1) The Ombudsperson shall appoint a Deputy CFSA Ombudsperson, who shall have primary responsibility for performing the duties under § 4-671.05 . The Deputy CFSA Ombudsperson shall be a licensed independent clinical social worker, or its equivalent, with experience in child and family welfare issues, case management, and data management systems, and shall be a member of:
    (A) The CFSA Internal Child Fatality Review Committee;
    and
    (B) The Mayor's Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect.
  (2) The Mayor shall furnish the Deputy CFSA Ombudsperson with such office space at CFSA's main office that is necessary for the discharge of the Deputy CFSA Ombudsperson's duties.
(f) The Ombudsperson shall serve as the personnel authority for the Office and shall have such staff as is appropriated in an approved budget. The Ombudsperson and all employees of the Office shall be appointed in subchapter IX of Chapter 6 of Title 1 .
(g) The Ombudsperson shall have exclusive authority to administer the Office's budget.
D.C. Code § 4-205.19g — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.19g
§ 4-205.19g. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall promulgate rules describing those categories of TANF applicants who are exempt from the requirements of § 4-205.19b(b) [(b) repealed]. The rules promulgated by the Mayor shall require that notice be provided to TANF applicants of the exemptions from the requirements of § 4-205.19b . Exempt TANF applicants shall include, at a minimum:
  (1) Minors who are not the head of an assistance unit, including minors in payee-only cases;
  (2) Individuals in a single-parent assistance unit who are already working in volunteer employment, work experience, or participating in another activity that has been approved by the Mayor as work participation, if, in the discretion of the Mayor, the participation in the activity is likely to lead to paid employment within the next 3 months, and the individual is participating in the activity for:
    (A) 20 hours or more per week, or an average of 80 hours or more per month, during the period of October 1, 1997, through September 30, 1998;
    (B) 25 hours or more per week, or an average of 100 hours or more per month, during the period of October 1, 1998, through September 30, 1999; or
    (C) 30 hours or more per week, or an average of 120 hours or more per month, after September 30, 1999;
  (3) Individuals in a two-parent assistance unit who are already working in volunteer employment, work experience, or participating in another activity that has been approved by the Mayor as work participation, if, in the discretion of the Mayor, the participation in the activity is likely to lead to paid employment within the next 3 months, and the total number of hours in which the individual and the other parent in the assistance unit are participating is at least 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 is caring for a child with a disability).
  (4) Single custodial parents caring for a child less than 12 months old;
  (5) Applicants more than 60 years old;
  (6) With respect to the District-funded portion of TANF, individuals who are enrolled in local, accredited post-secondary educational institutions.
(b) The Mayor shall promulgate rules describing those categories of TANF recipients who are exempt from the requirements of § 4-205.19d(b) [(b) repealed], (c), and (d). The rules promulgated by the Mayor shall require that notice be provided to TANF recipients of the exemptions from the requirements of § 4-205.19d(b) [(b) repealed], (c), and (d). Exempt TANF recipients shall include, at a minimum:
  (1) Minor who are not the heads of assistance units, including minors in payee-only cases;
  (2) Single custodial parents caring for a child less than 12 months old; and
  (3) Recipients more than 60 years old.
(c) Any TANF applicant or recipient who is exempt from mandatory participation in job search, job readiness, or work activities shall be permitted to participate in those activities on a voluntary basis to the extent that participation opportunities are available and the District’s resources otherwise permit.
D.C. Code § 4-402 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / § 4-402
§ 4-402. Day care program authorized; funding system for child development facilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department is hereby authorized to provide a broad program of day care services for children of parents referred or approved by the Department for various training and work incentive programs, for children of other parents known to the Department where day care appears to be in the child’s best interest, and for children of low-income families, otherwise unknown to the Department, where the parents are employed outside of the home. As a part of its broad program of day care services, the Department shall develop a funding system for all child development facilities serving such children consistent with the provisions of this chapter that will encourage such facilities to:
  (1) Provide a setting and a comprehensive program for the critically important early childhood development experience that will include, but not necessarily be limited to, educational, social, recreational, transportation, health, and nutritional services;
  (2) Provide services directed to the total well-being of the child and the stabilization of the family unit;
  (3) Provide a program which incorporates a broad-based parent and community participation component;
  (4) Provide a resource to enable parents to join or remain in the work force, participate in job training and to attain self-sufficiency and independence for their families;
  (5) Provide a program which protects children of working parents from neglect or inadequate care; and
  (6) Provide a program which supports the childcare needs of children with disabilities and their families.
(b) The Department is further authorized to establish an Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program ("program") for the purpose of providing supplemental payments to child development facilities licensed pursuant to § 7-2034 , from the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, to implement the ECE salary scale. To implement the program the Department shall:
  (1) Establish and periodically update the CDF payroll formula described in subsection (c) of this section;
  (2) Provide guidance to child development facilities on how to equitably differentiate employee salaries above the minimum salaries required in the ECE salary scale based on employee credentials and experience;
  (3) Establish requirements for licensed child development facilities to receive CDF payroll formula funds;
  (4) Execute contracts or agreements with licensed child development facility operators to govern Department distribution and facility use and administration of CDF payroll formula funds, which shall:
    (A) Be renewed not less frequently than once every 3 years;
    (B) Describe the basis on which CDF payroll formula payments will be calculated;
    (C) Provide a schedule of when the Department will distribute CDF payroll formula payments;
    (D) State requirements for participating facilities and remedies for failure to meet requirements; and
    (E) Specify reporting and auditing requirements for participating facilities; and
  (5) Ensure that licensed child development facilities that receive CDF payroll formula funds pay lead teachers and assistant teachers employed by the child development facility wages or salaries, on a regular basis, that meet or exceed the minimum salaries in the ECE salary scale applicable for an employee's role and credentials.
(b-1) To implement the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program, the Department is also authorized to:
  (1) (A) Provide direct, lump-sum payments to eligible employees of child development facilities through the District Integrated Financial System, a similar financial system, or a third-party provider; and
    (B) Notwithstanding § 1-328.13 , enter into a sole-source grant agreement for the purpose of providing direct, lump-sum payments to employees of early childhood development facilities; and
  (2) Issue rules pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
(c) (1) The Department shall use the CDF payroll formula to issue payments from the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund to licensed child development facilities that enter into contracts or agreements with the Department to implement the minimum salaries specified in the ECE salary scale.
  (2) The CDF payroll formula shall:
    (A) Incorporate the estimated cost for child development facilities to implement the minimum salaries required in the ECE salary scale;
    (B) Account for the cost modeling analysis conducted pursuant to § 4-410.01(b) ; and
    (C) Account for valid and reliable indicators of child, family, or community economic disadvantage and resources, in order to direct increased funding to child development facilities serving families and communities with fewer economic resources.
  (3) By March 1, 2023, the Department shall publish the first CDF payroll formula, which shall be based on the recommendations in the Final Report of the Early Childhood Educator Equitable Compensation Task Force, introduced March 23, 2022 (RC24-154). The publication shall include:
    (A) The estimated total cost of payments to be made to child development facilities in Fiscal Year 2024;
    (B) An explanation of the methodology used to develop the CDF payroll formula; and
    (C) The information required to be reported pursuant to § 4-410.01(c) .
(d) The Department is further authorized to:
  (1) Make grants, as authorized by § 38-2613(c)(5) , to child development facilities to support the costs of:
    (A) Maintaining dedicated slots for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities;
    (B) Providing out-of-school-time programming to school-aged children with disabilities; and
  (2) Establish a referral program to place children with disabilities in dedicated grant-funded slots.
D.C. Code § 4-205.19f — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.19f
§ 4-205.19f. Sanctions.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(b) The Mayor shall not consider an applicant or recipient to have complied with program requirements until the individual participates satisfactorily for at least one week.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, if the Mayor cannot schedule the applicant or recipient for participation, by no fault of the applicant or recipient, the Mayor shall consider the applicant or recipient to have complied on the day the applicant or recipient notifies the Mayor that he or she agrees to participate.
(d) If a sanction terminates because the TANF applicant or recipient complies with program requirements, the applicant or recipient shall not receive TANF benefits for the remainder of the month of compliance, and instead shall begin receiving TANF benefits again in the following month, for the following month, and for subsequent months so long as the recipient continues to comply and remains otherwise eligible.
(e) A TANF applicant or recipient who is aggrieved by the Mayor’s action concerning a sanction may seek redress under subchapter X of this chapter . A TANF applicant or recipient who has been sanctioned shall not be entitled to a conciliation process.
(f) If a TANF recipient fails to complete his or her annual review or is otherwise terminated while under sanctions, and makes a new application for benefits, the TANF applicant shall:
  (1) Undergo an assessment and orientation pursuant to § 4-205.19(b) ; and
  (2) Shall remain under the same level of sanction until in compliance pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(g) (1) Repealed.
  (2) Repealed.
  (3) The Department of Human Services shall reduce an assistance unit's TANF benefit by 25% when a TANF recipient is found to be in noncompliance with this subchapter or regulations implementing this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 4-1303.84 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.84
§ 4-1303.84. Implementation plan.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 180 days after February 18, 2017, the Agency shall establish:
  (1) A plan for the dissemination of the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities for Foster Parents to foster parents and the appropriate child-placing agency; and
  (2) A process for receiving, investigating, and resolving, within reasonable efforts, reports of violations of a foster parent's rights and complaints related to the Agency's provision of services and supports.
(b) (1) The Agency shall have the following responsibilities regarding the implementation of this part :
    (A) To receive, investigate, and resolve, within reasonable efforts, reports of violations of a foster parent's rights and complaints related to the Agency's provision of services and supports;
    (B) To document the number, general sources and origins, and the nature of reports received about violations of foster parent's rights and complaints received about the Agency's provision of services and supports;
    (C) Beginning on February 28, 2018, and every February 28th thereafter, to make available to the Council a report containing data collected over the course of the prior year that includes the information collected pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection; and
    (D) By February 28, 2018, and every February 28th thereafter, to post the report required by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph on the Agency's website so that it is readily available to the public.
  (2) (A) The report required by paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection shall include the following information regarding reports received by the Agency about violations of a foster parent's rights:
      (i) The number of contacts made by telephone, website, or otherwise;
      (ii) The type and general sources of those contacts;
      (iii) The number of investigations performed;
      (iv) The number of pending investigations;
      (v) The trends and issues identified during the course of investigations; and
      (vi) The outcomes of the investigations conducted.
    (B) The report shall include the following information regarding complaints received by the Agency about its provision of services and supports to foster parents:
      (i) The number of contacts made by telephone, website, or otherwise;
      (ii) The type and general sources of those contacts;
      (iii) The number of investigations performed;
      (iv) The number of pending investigations;
      (v) The trends and issues identified during the course of investigations; and
      (vi) The outcomes of the investigations conducted.
D.C. Code § 4-205.53 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.53
§ 4-205.53. Reconsideration of grants; modification of amount; duty of recipient to notify Mayor of change of circumstances; grants under General Public Assistance Program for Unemployables.
Status: in_force

(a) All public assistance grants made under this chapter shall be reconsidered by the Mayor as frequently as he or she may deem necessary, but in every case the Mayor shall make such reconsiderations at least once in each year. After such further investigation as the Mayor may deem necessary, the amount of public assistance may be changed, or may be entirely withdrawn, if the Mayor finds that any such grant has been made erroneously, if the recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant such action, or if the recipient has not timely completed the recertification process. If at any time during the continuance of public assistance the recipient becomes possessed of resources in excess of the amount previously reported by the recipient, or if other changes occur in the nonfinancial circumstances previously reported by the recipient that would alter either the recipient’s need or eligibility, it shall be the recipient’s duty to notify the Mayor of this information immediately upon the receipt or possession of the additional resources, or upon the change in circumstances. A recipient shall inform the Mayor whenever the recipient begins to receive earned income, if the recipient did not earn income previously, and whenever the recipient ceases to receive earned income. The recipient shall inform the Mayor as soon as the recipient becomes aware that a change will occur, rather than waiting to inform the Mayor in the periodic report required under § 4-205.54 .
(b) Repealed.
(c) Repealed.
(d) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.05 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.05
§ 4-1303.05. Medical treatment authorized.
Status: in_force

When the Agency has physical custody of a child pursuant to § 4-1303.03 or pursuant to § 16-2313 or § 16-2320 , it may:
(1) Authorize a medical evaluation or emergency medical, surgical, or dental treatment, or authorize an outpatient psychiatric evaluation or emergency outpatient psychiatric treatment, at any time; and
(2) Authorize non-emergency outpatient medical, surgical, dental or psychiatric treatment, or autopsy, when reasonable efforts to consult the parent have been made but a parent cannot be consulted.
D.C. Code § 4-201.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-201.01
§ 4-201.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) Repealed.
(1A) “Adult” means a person who is not a minor.
(1B) “Assistance unit” means all individuals whose needs, income and resources are considered in determining eligibility for, and the amount of, public assistance.
(1C) “Caretaker relative” means a relative by blood, half-blood, or legal adoption caring for a dependent child, who is a child’s parent, or, if a parent is not in the home exercising responsibility for the care and control of the dependent child, the child’s sibling; aunt; uncle; first cousin; first cousin once removed; second cousin; nephew; niece; grandparent; step-parent; step-sibling; relative of a preceding generation as denoted by prefixes of grand-, great-, great-great-, or great-great-great-; or the spouse of a parent or other relative listed in this paragraph, even after the marriage is terminated by death or divorce.
(1D) Repealed.
(1E) Not Funded.
(2) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.
(2A) “Department” means the Department of Human Services of the District of Columbia, or any successor organizational unit (in whole or in part).
(3) “District” means the District of Columbia government.
(3A) Not Funded.
(3B) Not Funded.
(3C) “GAC” means the General Assistance for Children program established by § 4-205.05a .
(4) Repealed.
(4A) “Head of assistance unit” means:
  (A) The adult parent of a minor child, if both are part of the same single-parent assistance unit;
  (B) The principal household income earner or the nonincapacitated parent in a two-parent assistance unit, if that person is an adult parent of a minor child, and the parent and child are part of the same assistance unit;
  (C) A caretaker relative residing with, and providing care for, a minor child, if the caretaker relative and child are part of the same assistance unit; or
  (D) A minor parent of a minor child, if the parent and child are part of the same assistance unit and there are no adults in the assistance unit.
(5) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or the agents, agencies, officers, and employees designated by him or her to perform any function vested in them by this chapter.
(5A) “Minor” means a person who is:
  (A) Less than 18 years of age; or
  (B) Less than 19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school (or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical training).
(5B) “Parent” means a child’s natural or adoptive parent.
(5C) “Parent who is the principal household income earner” means whichever parent, in a home in which both parents of a minor child are living, earned the greater amount of income in a 24-month period, the last month of which immediately preceded the month in which a TANF application was filed.
(5D) Not Funded.
(5E) “POWER” means the Program on Work, Employment, and Responsibility established by § 4-205.72 .
(6) “Public assistance” means payment in or by money, medical care, remedial care, goods or services to, or for the benefit of, needy persons.
(7) “Recipient” means a person to whom or on whose behalf public assistance is granted.
(8) “State” means each of the states of the United States. The term “state” includes Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
(8A) Not Funded.
(9) “Stepparent” means a person who is living in the home of a minor child for whom TANF or POWER is requested, and who is legally married to the natural or adoptive parent of the child.
(10) “TANF” means the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program established by subchapter II of this chapter .
(10A) Not Funded.
(11) “IV-D agency” means the organizational unit, or any successor organizational unit (in whole or in part), that is responsible for administering or supervising the administration of the District’s State Plan under title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act, approved January 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2351; 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), pertaining to paternity establishment and the establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support orders and certain spousal support orders (those in which the spouse or former spouse is living with a child for whom the spousal support obligor also owes support).
D.C. Code § 4-2003.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / § 4-2003.01
§ 4-2003.01. Report to Council.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-753.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-753.02
§ 4-753.02. Eligibility for services within the Continuum of Care.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual or family is eligible to receive services within the Continuum of Care if the individual or family:
  (1) Is homeless or at risk of homelessness;
  (2) Is a resident of the District, as defined by § 4-751.01(32) , except that low-barrier shelters and severe weather shelters operating as low-barrier shelters shall not be required to receive demonstration of residency or prioritize District residents, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section; and
  (3) Meets any additional eligibility requirements that have been established pursuant to § 4-754.31 by the provider from whom services are sought.
(a-1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of this section, the Mayor may exclude certain services within the Continuum of Care from the residency requirement; provided, that the Mayor publishes which services are excluded from the requirement.
(a-2) In determining whether an applicant can demonstrate residency pursuant to § 4-751.01(32) , the Department shall search Department databases and other data systems to which it has access to assist individuals and families in demonstrating residency.
(a-3) If in consideration of the relevant factors, the Department can demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence, that an applicant is not a resident pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, the Department may determine that the applicant is ineligible to receive services within the Continuum of Care.
(a-4) If the Mayor determines that an individual or family has an ownership interest in safe housing or is listed on a lease or occupancy agreement for safe housing, the Mayor may presume that the individual or family is not eligible for shelter, unless the individual or family provides credible evidence that the individual or family cannot safely inhabit the housing associated with the lease or occupancy agreement. This presumption shall not apply to individuals or families seeking shelter for reasons of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking. Additionally, this presumption shall not affect an individual's or family's eligibility for crisis intervention services, including family mediation, conflict resolution, or other family stabilization services.
(b) No individual or family may be deemed ineligible for services solely because the individual or family cannot establish proof of homelessness or residency at the time of the individual or family’s application for assistance. The District shall give priority, however, to an individual or family who establishes proof of residency and homelessness at the time of application for assistance.
(b-1) (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, upon receipt of new and relevant information regarding the program eligibility of an individual or family receiving services within the Continuum of Care, the Mayor may redetermine the individual or family's program eligibility; provided, that the Mayor shall not redetermine the program eligibility of an individual or family more than once every 180 days.
    (B) Without limitation, upon receipt of new and relevant information regarding program eligibility related to the age, household composition, an absence of more than 4 consecutive days without good cause (according to a standard established by the Mayor), or identification as a tenant on a residential lease or occupancy agreement of an individual or family receiving services within the Continuum of Care, the Mayor may redetermine the individual or family's program eligibility.
  (2) The Mayor may not determine that an individual or family is ineligible for services within the Continuum of Care pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection if the individual or family cannot safely inhabit the housing associated with the lease or occupancy agreement that identifies the individual or family as a tenant.
  (3) An individual or family shall have the right to continue their current services while the Mayor redetermines their eligibility pursuant to this subsection.
(c) (1) The Mayor shall operate at least one central intake center for families for the purposes of:
    (A) Assessing the eligibility of families for services within the Continuum of Care and making appropriate referrals for those services; and
    (B) Serving as a resource center for families who are seeking information about the availability of services within the Continuum of Care.
  (1A) The Mayor shall operate an intake center specializing in crisis intervention services and located in close proximity to the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
  (1B) Intake workers shall provide the following for each individual seeking services:
    (A) An overview of the shelter’s policies in regards to the protection of residents based upon actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity;
    (B) The opportunity for the individual to disclose whether he or she requests special placement or care based on safety concerns due to actual or perceived sexual orientation status or gender identity; and
    (C) The opportunity to disclose, voluntarily and only following a discussion of the shelter’s policies and accommodations for LGBTQ populations and ability to safeguard confidential information, the individual’s sexual orientation and gender identification and expression; provided, that the intake worker and all staff shall conduct this discussion in a culturally competent manner.
  (1C) Repealed.
  (2) Families who are eligible for services within the Continuum of Care shall receive appropriate referrals based on the District's centralized or coordinated assessment system protocol, consistent with any additional eligibility requirements established pursuant to § 4-754.32 by the provider from whom services are sought.
  (3) Any family who is determined to be eligible for services pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(A) of this section, but who is not immediately served due to lack of capacity, shall be placed on one or more waiting lists for the services sought and shall be served in the order in which appropriate referrals become available.
  (4) In determining what is an “appropriate referral,” the Mayor shall consider relevant factors, including prior receipt of services, disability, family size, affordability of housing, age, and whether an individual is an LGBTQ homeless youth, and may use these factors to prioritize a family’s placement in shelter or other service.
  (5) The Mayor shall not impose or apply eligibility criteria that exclude or tend to exclude an individual with a disability or any class of individuals with disabilities from fully and equally enjoying any services within the Continuum of Care, unless such criteria are shown to be necessary for the provision of the services.
(c-1) (1) If eligibility for a family seeking shelter cannot be determined pursuant to subsection (a) of this section on the business day on which the family applies for shelter, the Mayor may place the family in an interim eligibility placement for a period not to exceed 3 days.
  (2) The Mayor may extend an interim eligibility placement no more than 3 times; provided, that an interim eligibility placement shall not exceed a period of 12 days, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection and § 4-754.11(a)(20) .
  (3) The Mayor shall issue an eligibility determination pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to a family placed in an interim eligibility placement within 12 days of the start of the interim eligibility placement.
  (4) If the Mayor does not issue an eligibility determination within 12 days of the start of an interim eligibility placement, the interim eligibility placement shall conclude and the family shall be considered eligible for shelter.
  (5) If the Mayor determines that a family in an interim eligibility placement is eligible for shelter, the Mayor shall place that family in shelter, subject to the requirements of § 4-753.01(d) .
  (6) If the Mayor determines that a family in an interim eligibility placement is ineligible for shelter pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, because the Mayor determines that the family has access to safe housing or for another reason, the interim eligibility placement shall conclude on the date indicated in the written notice issued pursuant to § 4-754.33(b-1) , unless the family has filed a timely fair hearing request pursuant to § 4-754.41 .
  (7) The Mayor may consider a family that was placed in an interim eligibility placement, but was determined to be ineligible for shelter because the family has access to other safe housing, for the same housing and case management services offered by the Department to family shelter residents.
  (8) If the Mayor determines that a family placed in an interim eligibility placement is ineligible for shelter because the family has access to safe housing, and the family subsequently loses access to that safe housing within 14 days of the Mayor’s determination, the Mayor shall place the family in shelter if the Mayor determines that:
    (A) The family is participating in prevention and diversion services; and
    (B) The family has no access to other safe housing that complies with paragraph (9) of this subsection.
  (9) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a family in an interim eligibility placement for shelter pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, safe housing, in addition to meeting the definition of “safe housing” set forth in § 4-751.01(32A) , shall satisfy the following criteria:
    (A) The family shall be expected to have access to the safe housing for at least 14 days; and
    (B) To the best of the provider’s knowledge, the family’s presence in the safe housing shall not imminently jeopardize the tenancy of any household already occupying the safe housing.
  (10) Other than during a hypothermia alert, no provision under this subsection shall be construed to require the Mayor to provide shelter to a family if there is no existing capacity in the shelter system or if the Department has exhausted its appropriation for family shelter services.
(d) (1) The Mayor shall operate the HMIS to collect, maintain, and distribute up-to-date information regarding the number of beds or units available in the Continuum of Care and the current usage and unmet demand for such beds and units.
  (2) Intake providers shall enter the information provided pursuant to subsection (c)(1B) of this section in the computerized information system.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.71 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.71
§ 4-1303.71. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, the term “Youth” means an individual under 21 years of age who is in the care of the Agency.
D.C. Code § 4-1302.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1302.04
§ 4-1302.04. Release of information for research and evaluation.
Status: in_force

The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register may release information from said Register for research and evaluation only upon an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; provided, however, that no information identifying the persons named in a report shall be made available to the researcher or evaluator.
D.C. Code § 4-538 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-538
§ 4-538. False claims.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1704.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / § 4-1704.04
§ 4-1704.04. LRAP; award of loans.
Status: in_force

(a) The Administrator shall award loans to participants during the period of service obligation in accordance with § 4-1704.06 . Subject to the availability of funds and within the limits established by subsection (c) of this section, participants shall be granted loans sufficient to repay all eligible debt.
(b) If the needs of all participants exceed the financing available in any fiscal year, preference shall be given to participants who:
  (1) Are graduates of accredited public schools of law in the District of Columbia;
  (2) Have completed no less than 2 prior service obligations in the LRAP;
  (3) Have graduated from an accredited school of law within the last 3 years; or
  (4) Have a high debt to income ratio as compared to other participants.
(c) Participants in the LRAP shall not receive loan repayment assistance under the LRAP in excess of $1,000 for a single month; except, that:
  (1) The Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants may by rulemaking increase the award limit established in this subsection to reflect changes in reasonable education expenses; and
  (2) The Bar Foundation may use the funds to repay any or all of the loan principal or interest of those applicants whose loans would not otherwise be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
D.C. Code § 4-328 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / § 4-328
§ 4-328. Federal participation.
Status: in_force

Consistent with federal law, the Department, in connection with the administration of this subchapter and any compact pursuant hereto, shall include in any state plan made pursuant to the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272), Titles IV(E) and XIX of the Social Security Act, and any other applicable federal laws, the provision of adoption assistance and medical assistance for which the federal government pays some or all of the cost. The Department shall apply for and administer all relevant federal aid in accordance with law.
D.C. Code § 4-281.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2D / § 4-281.07
§ 4-281.07. Exclusion from income for certain purposes.
Status: in_force

Support services shall not be considered income or an asset for purposes of Chapter 2 of this title .
D.C. Code § 4-681.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6D / § 4-681.04
§ 4-681.04. Independent fiduciary.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.05 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.05
§ 4-205.05. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Earned income” means income in cash or in kind produced as a result of the performance of services currently rendered by an individual. In the case of an applicant or recipient of TANF, the term “earned income” shall not include the amount of earned income credit or other refundable income tax credit payments actually received, including a periodic payment made pursuant to § 47-1806.04(f)(3) .
(2) “Family” means the total applicant or assistance unit.
(3) “Gross income” means total earned income before any deductions required by law.
(4) “Income” means earned or unearned money received by an individual that is of gain or benefit to the individual or assistance unit. The term “income” includes the following: wages; salary; gross income from self-employment; training allowances, stipends or other payments for work experience (to the extent that they are countable as income pursuant to § 4-205.13a ); District public assistance payments; federal public assistance payments (to the extent permitted under federal law); pensions; retirement benefits; annuities; unemployment compensation; worker’s compensation; child support or alimony payments made directly to a member of the assistance unit from someone who is not a member of the assistance unit; interest; dividends; scholarships; rent received from a tenant or lessee; and money that is required by District or federal law to be deemed from a person who is not a member of the assistance unit. The term “income” does not include: a non-recurring lump-sum payment (which shall be considered a resource); payments made by a government agency to a third party for child care, housing, or medical assistance; a relocation payment under § 42-2851.05 ; or direct cash assistance payments received from District-based cash assistance programs or pilot programs that provide unrestricted cash assistance directly to individuals or households and that are administered by a nonprofit organization; or any payment that is specifically excluded by federal or District law from consideration as income for the purpose of determining eligibility for public assistance.
(5) “Mandatory deductions” means those deductions required by law or as a condition of employment.
D.C. Code § 4-2006 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / § 4-2006
§ 4-2006. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply until such time that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves any amendments to the Medicaid State Plan or waivers that are necessary to implement this chapter .
D.C. Code § 4-415 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / § 4-415
§ 4-415. Comprehensive child development programs.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding §§ 4-402 through 4-410 , the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (“OSSE”) shall establish a pilot community-based Quality Improvement Network (“QIN”) composed of:
  (1) Child development hubs, selected through a competitive process, that will provide quality improvement technical assistance and comprehensive services to licensed child development centers and licensed child development homes selected by OSSE to be partners and that agree to meet federal Early Head Start Program Performance Standards for program participation; and
  (2) Child development centers and child development homes, selected through a competitive process, to provide low-income infants and toddlers high-quality, full-day, full-year comprehensive early learning and development services and continuum of care.
(b) Child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall receive technical assistance from child development hubs to achieve the following within 18 months of being selected by OSSE to participate in the QIN:
  (1) Child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall have adult-to-child ratios and group sizes that meet or exceed federal Early Head Start standards for all children from birth to 3 years of age in child development centers, or as otherwise approved by OSSE.
  (2) Child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall have a comprehensive curriculum or program that is aligned with federal Head Start Program Performance Standards and the District’s early learning and development standards for serving infants, toddlers, and their families.
  (3) Staff who have direct supervision of infants and toddlers at child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall, at a minimum, meet or exceed Early Head Start Standards for staff qualifications or credentials.
  (4) Child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall partner with child development hubs to develop and implement a quality improvement plan, including aligning program policies and procedures to support on-site coaching, professional development, and teacher planning time.
  (5) Child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall provide child-, family-, and program-level data to OSSE and the child development hubs as requested.
  (6) Child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall participate in ongoing, on-site, and desktop monitoring activities to ensure compliance with program requirements and Head Start Program Performance Standards required to remain in good standing with OSSE, the child development hubs, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start, if applicable.
  (7) Child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall support comprehensive services for children and families by the child development hubs, including implementation of individualized family service plans.
  (8) Child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
  (9) Child development centers and child development homes within the QIN shall facilitate children’s and families” transitions to Pre-K or Head Start programs.
(c) OSSE may set payment rates and develop policies and procedures for high-quality early learning and development services set under the authority of this section.
(d) To be eligible for infant and toddler child development services provided by child-care partners in the QIN, a child shall be a resident of the District of Columbia and between birth and 3 years of age; provided, that a child who turns 3 years old during a program year may continue to receive services for the duration of the program year before transitioning into a pre-kindergarten or Head Start preschool program.
(e) To the extent possible, priority enrollment shall be given to children between birth and 3 years of age whose families are living at or below the federal poverty level, who are homeless or in the foster care system, or who live with a grandparent, godparent, or relative who is receiving a grandparent caregiver subsidy pursuant to Chapter 2A of this title [ § 4-251.01 et seq.].
(f) OSSE shall monitor the child development hubs and partner participants in the QIN for adherence to policies and procedures set under the authority of this chapter.
(g) OSSE may terminate, in whole or in part, the grant provided to a child development hub or partner participant at any time if OSSE determines that the hub or partner participant has:
  (1) Substantially failed to comply with, or meet the objectives and terms of, the grant award; or
  (2) Failed to comply with applicable federal or District laws or regulations.
(h) OSSE shall continue on-site monitoring for health and safety licensing compliance of child-care partners participating in the QIN; provided, that OSSE may delegate to the child development hubs on-site monitoring of the compliance of participating child development centers and homes with federal Head Start Program Performance Standards; provided, that relevant data collected by child development hubs is regularly reported to OSSE.
D.C. Code § 4-1451.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 14A / § 4-1451.01
§ 4-1451.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Authorized Receiving Facility” means a hospital, or other place authorized by the Mayor, by rule, to accept a newborn for surrender pursuant to this chapter.
(2) “CFSA” means the Child and Family Services Agency.
(3) “Newborn” means an infant whose parent refuses or is unable to assume the responsibility for the infant’s care, control, and subsistence and who is surrendered by that parent and who a licensed physician or other person authorized to accept the surrender reasonably believes is 14 days old or less.
(4) “Surrender” means to bring a newborn to an Authorized Receiving Facility during its hours of operation and to leave the newborn with personnel of the Authorized Receiving Facility.
D.C. Code § 4-754.13 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.13
§ 4-754.13. Client responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) Clients receiving services within the Continuum of Care shall:
  (1) Seek appropriate permanent housing according to the Program Rules established by a provider pursuant to § 4-754.32 , except when the client is residing in severe weather and low barrier shelter;
  (2) Seek employment, education, or training when appropriate, except when the client is residing in severe weather and low barrier shelter;
  (3) Refrain from the following behaviors while on a provider’s premises:
    (A) The use or possession of alcohol or illegal drugs;
    (B) The use or possession of weapons;
    (C) Assaulting or battering any individual, or threatening to do so; and
    (D) Any other acts that endanger the health or safety of the client or any other individual on the premises;
  (4) Ensure that children within the client’s family and physical custody are enrolled in school, where required by law;
  (5) Ensure that the client’s minor children receive appropriate supervision while on the provider’s premises;
  (6) Utilize child care services when necessary to enable the adult client to seek employment or housing or to attend school or training, unless the client meets any of the exemptions of § 4-205.19g , or section 5809.4(b)-(e) of Title 29 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, including any subsequent revisions.
  (7) Respect the safety, personal rights, and private property of provider staff members and other clients;
  (8) Maintain clean sleeping and living areas, including bathroom and cooking areas;
  (9) Use communal areas appropriately, with attention to cleanliness and respect for the interests of other clients;
  (10) Be responsible for one’s own personal property;
  (11) Establish and contribute to a savings or escrow account, or other similar savings arrangement, if required by rules established by the Mayor pursuant to § 4-753.01(f) and included in the provider’s Program Rules approved pursuant to § 4-754.32(b) ; and
  (12) Follow all Program Rules established by a provider pursuant to § 4-754.32 .
(b) Clients residing in temporary shelter and transitional housing shall participate in the provider’s assessment and case management services.
D.C. Code § 4-1301.51 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1301.51
§ 4-1301.51. Mandatory investigation of child abuse and neglect cases by multidisciplinary team.
Status: in_force

(a) Every instance of sexual abuse of a child shall be reviewed and investigated by a multidisciplinary investigation team (“MDT”), which shall focus, first, on the needs of the child, and, second, on the law enforcement, prosecution, and related civil proceedings. The MDT may handle other instances of child abuse and neglect as identified in the protocol provided in subsection (b) of this section.
  (1) A MDT shall consist of one or more representatives of the:
    (A) Metropolitan Police Department;
    (B) Child and Family Services Agency; and
    (C) Office of the Corporation Counsel.
  (2) The Office of the United States Attorney and the Children’s Advocacy Center shall be requested to designate one or more representatives to serve on a MDT, and those designated representatives shall be included on the MDT.
  (3) A MDT may also include:
    (A) A representative of the District of Columbia Public Schools;
    (B) Licensed mental health practitioners;
    (C) Medical personnel;
    (D) Child development specialists;
    (E) Victim counselors; and
    (F) Experts in the assessment and treatment of substance abuse.
(b) The MDT shall adopt a written child abuse protocol to ensure coordination and cooperation among all agencies investigating and prosecuting cases arising from alleged child abuse or neglect to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the agencies handling the cases and to facilitate the provision of services to children and families. The protocol shall:
  (1) Define additional categories of abuse and neglect cases, in addition to sexual abuse, which will be handled by the MDT;
  (2) Outline in detail the procedures to be used in investigating and prosecuting cases arising from alleged child abuse or neglect; and
  (3) Outline in detail the methods to be used in coordinating treatment programs and other services to the child, the family, and the perpetrator.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-701 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / § 4-701
§ 4-701. Statement of policy.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.42 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.42
§ 4-205.42. Definitions relating to incapacity and disability.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of determining coverage and conditions of eligibility of applicants and recipients in financial and medical assistance programs of the District, the Mayor shall apply the following definitions relating to incapacity and disability with respect to parents and other adults who are otherwise eligible for assistance under such programs:
(1) Physical or mental incapacity. — (A) For the TANF program, physical or mental incapacity shall be deemed to exist when 1 parent has a physical or mental defect, illness, or impairment. The incapacity shall be supported by competent medical testimony and must be of such a debilitating nature as to reduce substantially or eliminate the parent’s ability to support or care for an otherwise eligible child and be expected to last for a period of at least 30 days.
  (B) Repealed.
  (C) In making the determination of ability to support, the Mayor shall take into account the limited employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities.
  (D) A finding of eligibility for OASDI or SSI benefits, based on disability or blindness, shall be deemed acceptable proof of incapacity for purposes of the TANF program.
(2) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.83 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.83
§ 4-1303.83. Dissemination of rights and responsibilities information.
Status: in_force

(a) When a foster parent is licensed by the Agency, the Agency shall inform the foster parent of the foster parent's rights and responsibilities and disseminate to the foster parent and the appropriate child-placing agency the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities for Foster Parents.
(b) The Agency shall disseminate the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities for Foster Parents and related information to foster parents who were licensed by the Agency before February 18, 2017.
(c) The Agency shall incorporate the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities for Foster Parents into scheduled trainings for foster parents, social workers, and other affected partners, including providers and other persons who are associated with the care of youth.
D.C. Code § 4-217.11 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-217.11
§ 4-217.11. Condition of eligibility — Protective or vendor payments.
Status: in_force

If the relative with whom the child is living is found to be ineligible for assistance because of failure to comply with conditions of §§ 4-217.08 and 4-217.09 , any aid for which such child is eligible (determined without regard to the needs of the ineligible relative) shall be provided in the form of protective or vendor payments.
D.C. Code § 4-206.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-206.04
§ 4-206.04. Family Emergency Services Program.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, in administering the Family Emergency Services Program, may claim federal financial participation to the extent allowable by law for assistance and services to needy families with children, provided the family has not received assistance from any emergency program for more than 30 consecutive days within the last 12 months, and provided the emergency did not arise because the child, parent, or other relative refused without good cause to accept employment or training for employment.
D.C. Code § 4-502 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-502
§ 4-502. Establishment of a Crime Victims Compensation Program.
Status: in_force

There is established a Crime Victims Compensation Program (“Program”) that shall administer all funds from all sources for the purpose of investigating and, where appropriate, compensating the claims of victims and secondary victims in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 4-635 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6A / § 4-635
§ 4-635. Program implementation.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall make the Program available to eligible individuals by January 1, 2010.
(b) To meet the deadline set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor is authorized to enter into a contract with one or more health insurers to administer the Program.
(c) Any contract entered into pursuant to this section shall require annual reporting of clinical-quality measurements and utilization data to the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 4-671.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6C / § 4-671.06
§ 4-671.06. Powers.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ombudsperson shall have the power to:
  (1) Access, examine, and copy, without payment of a fee, any agency record that is required for the discharge of the Ombudsperson's duties;
  (2) Make inquiries and obtain assistance and information from an agency, an agency-licensed or contracted service and placement provider, or an entity that must operate under or comply with guidance from an agency that is required for the discharge of the Ombudsperson's duties;
  (3) Log-in directly to CFSA's web-based case management and electronic data systems that service CFSA children without having to first obtain CFSA's consent or provide notice;
  (4) Conduct inspections of the premises, or any part thereof, without prior notice, of CFSA and licensed or contracted placement providers, including secure facilities and group homes, but excluding licensed single-family foster homes, that are necessary for the discharge of the Ombudsperson's duties;
  (5) Conduct inspections of the premises, or any part thereof, with prior notice and consent, of single-family foster homes, contracted or licensed service providers, and any entity that must operate under or comply with guidance from CFSA that are necessary for the discharge of the Ombudsperson's duties;
  (6) Issue a subpoena, enforceable in Superior Court of the District of Columbia, to compel the attendance and testimony of any person or to produce any record from an agency, an agency-licensed or contracted service and placement provider, or an entity that must operate under or comply with guidance from an agency that is required for the discharge of the Ombudsperson's duties;
  (7) Communicate privately with a CFSA child who wishes to speak to the Ombudsperson, without prior notice to, or consent or interference from, CFSA; and
  (8) Communicate privately with an agency employee without prior notice to, consent or interference from, or in the presence of, that employee's supervisor, manager, or any other senior managers of the agency.
(b) If the Ombudsperson, during the course of an investigation, requests to communicate with a CFSA child who is not the complainant:
  (1) The CFSA child shall have the opportunity to consult with counsel before communicating with the Ombudsperson; and
  (2) The Ombudsperson shall not compel a CFSA child to communicate with the Ombudsperson.
(c) The Ombudsperson shall not:
  (1) Take any personnel action, except with regard to the employees of the Office; or
  (2) Provide legal advice or legal representation.
D.C. Code § 4-545 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-545
§ 4-545. Appropriations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-125 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-125
§ 4-125. Assisting child to leave institution without authority; concealing such child; duty of police.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall entice or attempt to entice, away from any home or institution, any child legally committed to the Board of Public Welfare and placed by said Board in such home or institution, or any person who shall assist or attempt to assist any such child to leave without permission such home or institution, knowing such child to be an inmate of such institution or to have been placed in such home, or any person who shall harbor, conceal, or aid in harboring or concealing any such child who shall be absent without leave from a home or institution in which he has been placed by the Board of Public Welfare, shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100; and any policeman shall have power, and it is hereby made his duty, to take into custody any child, when in his power to do so, who shall be absent without leave from a home or institution in which he has been placed and return him thereto or to the Receiving Home.
D.C. Code § 4-1501.10 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / § 4-1501.10
§ 4-1501.10. Penalties for disclosing confidential information.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who discloses confidential information in violation of § 4-1501.08 is guilty of a criminal offense and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both.
(b) Prosecutions for violations of this chapter shall be brought in the Superior Court of the District of Colombia by the Office of the Attorney General.
D.C. Code § 4-205.24 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.24
§ 4-205.24. Eligibility requirements for alien children.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States, who entered the United States before August 22, 1996, and who is a “qualified alien”, as defined by § 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, approved August 22, 1996 (110 Stat. 2105; 8 U.S.C. § 1641), may receive the following:
  (1) TANF benefits, if otherwise eligible under this chapter;
  (2) Medicaid benefits, if otherwise eligible under the District of Columbia State Plan submitted pursuant to title XIX of the Social Security Act, approved July 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 343; 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.); and
  (3) Benefits and services funded under title XX of the Social Security Act, approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 867; 42 U.S.C. § 1397 et seq.), if otherwise eligible under applicable federal and District law.
(b) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States and who is a “qualified alien”, as defined by § 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, may receive any District-funded benefit if otherwise eligible under applicable District law, regardless of the person’s date of entry into the United States.
D.C. Code § 4-671.12 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6C / § 4-671.12
§ 4-671.12. Budgeting.
Status: in_force

Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022, the Chief Financial Officer shall assign an individual agency-level code for the Office of the Ombudsperson for Children in the District's financial system.
D.C. Code § 4-1051 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10A / § 4-1051
§ 4-1051. Heirs' property legal assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may issue grants to assist low-income individuals to pay for legal services necessary to obtain clear legal title to property the individual inherited either testate or intestate from a member of the individual's family.
(b) The grants authorized by this section may be issued to an individual eligible for assistance under subsection (a) of this section, a legal services organization providing the legal services described in subsection (a) of this section, or to a third-party grant-managing entity for the purpose of making subgrants to such individuals or organizations on behalf of the Mayor.
(c) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement this section.
D.C. Code § 4-1302.09 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1302.09
§ 4-1302.09. Prosecution.
Status: in_force

All violations of this subchapter shall be prosecuted by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia or his or her designee in the name of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 4-219.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-219.01
§ 4-219.01. Authorization.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall include in his or her annual estimates of appropriations such sums as may be needed to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Unobligated balances of appropriations for the Department of Human Services, established by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979, are made available for the purposes of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 4-1222 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1222
§ 4-1222. Essential home repairs emergency.
Status: repealed

Repealed.