D.C. Code § 4-752.02a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-752.02a
§ 4-752.02a. Plan to end youth homelessness in the District by 2022.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than 300 days after February 26, 2015, the Interagency Council, working jointly with organizations providing service to homeless youth within the Continuum of Care as well as homeless or formerly homeless youth and their advocates, shall prepare, publish, and submit to the Council a comprehensive Plan to End Youth Homelessness in the District by 2022.
(b) The plan required by this section shall:
  (1) Include a community-wide needs assessment that takes into account existing data, including the results of the extended youth count required in § 4-753.01(h) ;
  (2) Include an analysis of strategies that have been successful in reducing youth homelessness;
  (3) Be developed pursuant to a process that includes public hearings and that will identify, prioritize, and target needs for services for homeless youth within the Continuum of Care;
  (4) Include specific recommendations for eradicating youth homelessness in the District by 2022, including recommendations for:
    (A) A grant-based family reunification program, a host-home program, and additional cultural competency training for youth homeless service workers, including intake and drop-in center workers, designed to inform such workers adequately concerning the developmental needs of homeless youth; and
    (B) Other specific culturally-competent and language-accessible programs designed to prevent youth from becoming homeless, identify youth that are homeless or [at risk of homelessness], and provide counseling, shelter, and appropriate services to the youth so identified (including minor heads of households and minors temporarily without parental supervision); and
  (5) Include estimates of the costs of carrying out various components of the plan.
(c) The plan required by this section shall identify any new legislation that is necessary to implement its recommendations, and provide recommendations concerning how to fund the provisions of the plan without reducing funding for other social programs.
(d) The Interagency Council shall revise and submit to the Council the strategic plan required by § 4-752.02(b)(2) no later than 390 days after February 26, 2015, incorporating the provisions of the plan required by this section.
D.C. Code § 4-105 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-105
§ 4-105. Director of Public Welfare.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia, upon the nomination of the Board, is hereby authorized to appoint a Director of Public Welfare, which position is hereby authorized and created, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Board and shall be charged, subject to its general supervision, with the executive and administrative duties provided for in this act. The Director shall be a person of such training, experience, and capacity as will especially qualify him or her to discharge the duties of the office. The Director of Public Welfare may be discharged by the Mayor of the District of Columbia upon recommendation of the Board. The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized, upon the nomination of the Board, to appoint such personnel as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties of the Board.
D.C. Code § 4-681.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6D / § 4-681.08
§ 4-681.08. Rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-561.16 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-561.16
§ 4-561.16. No private right of action.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall not be construed to create a private right of action or serve as the basis for excluding otherwise admissible evidence in a criminal proceeding.
D.C. Code § 4-205.44 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.44
§ 4-205.44. Amount.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-753.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-753.01
§ 4-753.01. Continuum of Care for individuals and families who are homeless.
Status: in_force

(a) The District’s provision of homeless services shall be based on a Continuum of Care that offers a comprehensive range of services through various member agencies and is designed to meet the specific, assessed needs of individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The District shall respond to the changing needs of individuals and families by ensuring that transfer between and among services within the Continuum of Care is fluid and allows clients to modify the intensity of services they receive to meet their needs, preferences, and changing circumstances.
(b) The Continuum of Care may include the following range of services:
  (1) Crisis intervention for the purpose of preventing homelessness by enabling individuals and families at risk of homelessness to remain in or access permanent housing; provided, that the Mayor shall not offer crisis intervention services authorized by this paragraph until the Chief Financial Officer has certified the availability of fiscal year 2006 funding pursuant to section 1016(5) of D.C. Law 16-33 ;
  (2) Outreach and assessment, including the operation of a hotline, for the purpose of identifying the housing and supportive service needs of individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and linking them to appropriate services;
  (3) Shelter to meet the emergency housing needs of individuals and families who are homeless through the provision of:
    (A) Severe weather shelter for the purpose of protecting lives in extreme hot and cold weather;
    (B) Low barrier shelter for individuals for the purpose of sheltering and engaging individuals who avoid temporary shelter because of identification, time limit, or other program requirements;
    (C) Temporary shelter for individuals and families for the purpose of meeting short-term housing needs and other supportive service needs; and
    (D) Transitional housing for the purpose of providing eligible individuals and families who are homeless with up to 24 months of assistance to prepare them for self-sufficient living in permanent housing.[;]
  (4) Programs, which may be of short-term or long-term duration, to assist individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to obtain and maintain permanent housing, and may include:
    (A) Permanent supportive housing for the purpose of providing eligible individuals and families experiencing chronic homelessness or at risk of experiencing chronic homelessness, with ongoing housing and supportive service; or
    (B) Rapid Re-Housing programs for the purpose of providing housing relocation and stabilization services and time-limited rental assistance to help a homeless individual or family move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in permanent housing.
  (5) Supportive services for the purpose of providing individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with services that address their housing, employment, physical health, mental health, alcohol and other substance abuse recovery, child care, case management, transportation, and other health and social service needs which, if unmet, may be barriers to obtaining or maintaining permanent housing. These services may, but need not, be delivered through day programs, drop-in centers, shelters, and transitional and permanent supportive housing providers, or through referrals to other appropriate service providers; and
  (6) Services designed to alleviate the high risk of homelessness faced by LGBTQ youth.
(b-1) Case management shall not be required for individuals or families determined to be eligible for or participating in Rapid Re-Housing. Case management may be made available to individuals or families participating in Rapid Re-Housing upon oral or written request, but no individual or family shall be entitled to case management.
(c) (1) Whenever the actual or forecasted temperature, including the wind chill factor, falls below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or whenever the actual or forecasted temperature or heat index rises above 95 degrees Fahrenheit, the District shall make available appropriate space in District of Columbia public or private buildings and facilities for any resident of the District who is homeless and cannot access other housing arrangements. The District may make such space available for any person who is not a resident of the District, is homeless, and cannot access other housing arrangements; provided, that the District shall give priority to residents of the District.
  (2) In making appropriate space available in District of Columbia public or private buildings and facilities, the District shall not use District of Columbia Public Schools buildings currently being used for educational purposes without the prior approval of the Mayor.
  (3) (A) 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.
    (B) The Mayor shall determine that a person seeking shelter by reason of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, refugee status, or asylum is a resident of the District without receiving demonstration of District residency in accordance with § 4-751.01(32) .
  (4) For the purposes of this subsection the term “cannot access other housing arrangements” means that the homeless person is living in a place not intended as a residence, such as outdoors, in a vehicle, or in a condemned or abandoned building or is living in a situation that is dangerous to the health or safety of the person or of any family member.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, when the Mayor places a family in shelter pursuant to this act, the shelter shall be one or more apartment-style units, or one or more DC General Family Shelter replacement units.
  (2) If an apartment-style unit or a DC General Family Shelter replacement unit is not available when the Mayor places a family in shelter pursuant to this chapter, the Mayor may place that family in one or more private rooms that are not apartment-style units or DC General Family Shelter replacement units.
  (3) Buildings composed of DC General Family Shelter replacement units shall include, at minimum:
    (A) A private bathroom, including a toilet, sink, and bathtub or shower, in at least 10% of the DC General Family Shelter replacement units;
    (B) For every 2 DC General Family Shelter replacement units, one private, lockable bathroom that includes a toilet, sink, and bathtub shall be accessible to all residents.
    (C) Repealed.
  (4) The Mayor shall maintain within the District’s shelter inventory a minimum of 121 apartment-style units.
  (5) Once constructed, the Mayor shall maintain within the District’s shelter inventory a minimum of 270 DC General Family Shelter replacement units.
(e) Pursuant to § 4-756.02 , the Mayor shall issue rules on the administration of emergency assistance grants offered as crisis intervention services to individuals and families in need of cash assistance for mortgage, rent, or utility bills in arrears or for a security deposit or first month’s rent.
(f) (1) The Mayor may require clients to establish and contribute to a savings or escrow account, or other similar savings arrangement. The savings or escrow arrangement shall be customized to each client so as not to jeopardize another benefit program and to allow for reasonable and necessary expenses.
  (2) A client shall not be terminated for failing to contribute to a savings or escrow account or similar savings arrangement; provided, that other sanctions may be imposed as provided by rule.
  (3) Pursuant to § 4-756.02 , the Mayor shall issue rules on the establishment of any mandatory savings or escrow accounts, or other similar savings arrangements, authorized by this section. The rules shall provide exceptions to the requirement for mandatory savings or escrow accounts, or other similar savings arrangements.
(g) The annual Point-in-Time survey conducted pursuant to regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall include data collection regarding the sexual orientation and gender identity of each individual counted, subject to the individual’s discretion to decline to provide that information.
(h) Repealed.
(i) No later than 180 days after February 26, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Department of Human Services, in coordination with the Interagency Council, shall conduct a youth census, separate from the annual Point-in-Time survey, to determine the needed scale and scope of a comprehensive program to end youth homelessness in the District. The youth census shall:
  (1) Count all children and youth under 18 years of age who are living apart from a parent or guardian, excluding those who are in the physical custody of the District, and all youth between the ages of 18 and 24 years of age who are economically or emotionally detached from their families and lack an adequate or fixed residence, including children and youth who are unstably housed, living in doubled up circumstances, in transitional housing, in shelter, or on the street;
  (2) For each child or youth counted, record basic demographic information including age, race, and gender identification, the location where the child or youth stayed the night before the count, the child or youth’s education and employment status, and membership in pertinent subgroups based on sexual orientation, gender orientation, pregnancy or parenting status, or involvement in the foster care or juvenile or adult criminal justice systems;
  (3) Identify patterns in responses describing factors leading to homelessness;
  (4) Identify patterns in responses describing services used and gaps in service;
  (5) Be conducted over a period of at least one week, controlling for duplication by assigning each child or youth a unique identifier; and
  (6) Include multiple strategies and entry points to identify homeless children and youth.
(j) Not Funded.
D.C. Code § 4-205.19j — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.19j
§ 4-205.19j. Health and safety standards for TANF and POWER recipients.
Status: in_force

TANF and POWER applicants and recipients participating in job search, job readiness, work, or self-sufficiency activities shall be subject to the same health and safety standards established under District and federal laws that apply to other individuals in comparable activities who are not TANF or POWER applicants or recipients.
D.C. Code § 4-702.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / § 4-702.01
§ 4-702.01. Emergency Shelter and Support Services Program established.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-407 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / § 4-407
§ 4-407. Collection of overpayments.
Status: in_force

An overpayment by the Department to a child development center, child development home, or to an in-home caregiver who is continuing to provide day care services shall be collectible in any amount.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.74 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.74
§ 4-1303.74. Implementation plan.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days of April 23, 2013, the Agency shall develop an implementation plan for the dissemination of the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities and a mechanism for receiving and handling complaints or concerns made by youth or on behalf of youth and provide a mechanism to resolve issues related to the youth’s care, placement, and services through the Agency.
(b) The Agency shall have the following responsibilities regarding the implementation of this part:
  (1) Investigate and attempt to promptly resolve concerns made by youth or on behalf of youth;
  (2) Document the number, general sources and origins, and nature of the complaints;
  (3) Beginning February 28, 2018, and every February 28th thereafter, through the Director, make available to the Council a report containing data collected over the course of the prior year that includes the following information:
    (A) The number of contacts made to the Agency by telephone, website address, or otherwise;
    (B) The number of concerns made, including the type and general sources of those concerns;
    (C) The number of investigations performed;
    (D) The number of pending concerns; and
    (E) The trends and issues that arose in the course of investigating concerns and outcomes of the investigations conducted; and
  (4) Post the report required by paragraph (3) of this subsection on the Agency’s website so that it is readily available to the public.
D.C. Code § 4-431 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4A / § 4-431
§ 4-431. Diaper bank grant program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Health Care Finance shall issue grant funds to a diaper bank or diaper program for the purpose of providing funds for the purchase and distribution of free diapers to eligible parents and legal guardians with infants 3 years of age and under.
(b) To receive funds under the program, a diaper bank or diaper program shall submit a written application to the Department and satisfy the following conditions:
  (1) Serve organizations and individuals within the District;
  (2) Have an approved operating budget that includes the purchase of diapers approved by the board of directors or other governing body of the diaper bank or diaper program;
  (3) Submit a detailed proposal outlining how the funds will be used to purchase and distribute free diapers to eligible parents and legal guardians with infants 3 years of age and under; and
  (4) Meet any other criteria required by the Department.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Eligible parent" means the natural parent, adoptive parent, or legal guardian of an infant that is 3 years of age or under that currently resides in the District and is:
    (A) In a family that is eligible for:
      (i) DC Healthcare Alliance;
      (ii) DC Healthy Families;
      (iii) Emergency Rental Assistance Program;
      (iv) Housing Choice Program;
      (v) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program;
      (vi) Medicaid;
      (vii) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children;
      (viii) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;
      (ix) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; or
      (x) Unemployment Insurance;
    (B) Residing in an emergency shelter, temporary shelter, permanent supportive housing, or transitional housing; or
    (C) Utilizing the services of the diaper bank or diaper program, or the diaper bank's or diaper program's partner organizations.
  (2) "Department" means the Department of Health Care Finance.
  (3) "Diaper bank" means a nonprofit organization or a fiscally sponsored project of a nonprofit organization that collects or purchases diapers and other hygiene products for infants, children, or adults and regularly distributes diapers over an extended period through 2 or more partner agencies for eventual distribution to individuals free of charge.
  (4) "Diaper program" means a program within a nonprofit organization or a fiscally sponsored project of a nonprofit organization that collects or purchases diapers for the purpose of regularly distributing the diapers directly to individuals free of charge.
D.C. Code § 4-633 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6A / § 4-633
§ 4-633. Program eligibility.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual shall be eligible for the Program if the individual:
  (1) Has resided in the District for at least 6 months at the time of application to the Program;
  (2) Resides in a household having a gross household income not exceeding 400% of the federal poverty guidelines as updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2); and
  (3) Does not qualify for:
    (A) The DC HealthCare Alliance;
    (B) Medicare;
    (C) Medicaid; or
    (D) Other federal health-benefits programs; and
  (4) (A) Has not had health insurance during the 6-month period prior to application to the Program;
    (B) Has had health insurance during the 6-month period prior to application to the Program but the insurance was terminated due to:
      (i) The loss of employment;
      (ii) A death of a spouse, domestic partner, or family member who maintained the individual as a beneficiary on a health-insurance plan;
      (iii) Changes in student status, including graduation, a leave of absence, or reduction to part-time study;
      (iv) A change of employment to a new employer who does not provide group health insurance;
      (v) A legal annulment, separation, divorce, or the dissolution of a domestic partnership;
      (vi) The loss of financial eligibility under Medicaid or the DC HealthCare Alliance;
      (vii) The cancellation or discontinuation of a group health insurance contract by a health insurer; or
      (viii) Any other reason as determined by the Mayor; or
    (C) Has health insurance but the annual cost to the individual is deemed unaffordable, as determined by the Mayor.
(b) Eligibility for the Program shall not be subject to any pre-existing condition exclusions.
D.C. Code § 4-205.79 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.79
§ 4-205.79. POWER — No creation of an entitlement.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create any entitlement to POWER benefits or to confer on any person or family any entitlement to POWER benefits.
D.C. Code § 4-205.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.08
§ 4-205.08. GPA need determination.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1551.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15A / § 4-1551.06
§ 4-1551.06. Fees.
Status: in_force

MPD may establish by rule a fee, to be imposed on a covered individual or participating agency, for subscription of a covered individual in the District of Columbia Rap Back Program. The fee may be imposed on an annual basis.
D.C. Code § 4-1341.07 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1341.07
§ 4-1341.07. Dissolution.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in a contract or legacy transferring or loaning property to the Trust Fund, upon dissolution of the Trust Fund as a corporation, all remaining assets shall be transferred to the Mayor of the District of Columbia. The Mayor shall make every effort to use the assets for the prevention of child abuse and child neglect as provided in this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 4-205.19h — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.19h
§ 4-205.19h. Administration of job search, job readiness, work, and self-sufficiency activities.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to other applicable provisions of District law, the Mayor may contract with a nongovernmental entity to perform all or part of the operation of job search, job readiness, other work activity, or self sufficiency programs under TANF or POWER with the exception of the following:
  (1) Responsibility for final decision-making on program planning and design, including program participation requirements;
  (2) Defining who is required to participate;
  (3) Defining good cause for failure to participate;
  (4) Issuance of rules and regulations governing participation;
  (5) Defining exemptions from participation;
  (6) Determination and application of sanctions against an individual;
  (7) Providing notice of case actions; and
  (8) Performing fair hearings and administrative reviews pursuant to subchapter X of this chapter .
(b) Any nongovernmental entity with which the Mayor has contracted regarding job search, job readiness, or work activities shall not have the authority to review, change, or disapprove any administrative decision of the Mayor or otherwise substitute its judgment for that of the Mayor regarding the application of policies, rules, and regulations promulgated by the Mayor or any agency.
(c) Any adverse determination, decision, or action of the nongovernmental entity made or taken with respect to an individual shall be reviewable by the Mayor, pursuant to procedures set forth in rules promulgated by the Mayor.
(d) In selecting a nongovernmental contractor, the Mayor shall take into account past performance in providing similar services, demonstrated effectiveness, fiscal accountability, ability to meet performance standards, other factors the Mayor determines to be appropriate, and any other factors that are required to be considered by District law.
D.C. Code § 4-1220 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1220
§ 4-1220. Rent emergency.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.42a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.42a
§ 4-205.42a. Eligibility for General Public Assistance.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-414 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / § 4-414
§ 4-414. Authorization of grants to develop satellite child development home programs.
Status: in_force

The Department is hereby authorized to make grants to private agencies that work with child development homes and to licensed child development centers for the purpose of developing or operating satellite child development home programs.
D.C. Code § 4-753.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-753.08
§ 4-753.08. Emergency rental assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) To qualify for emergency rental assistance funds made available pursuant to this section ("Emergency Rental Assistance Funds"), an applicant unit shall be required to meet only the following eligibility criteria:
    (A) Be living in the District of Columbia at the time of application;
    (B) Be presented with an emergency situation that he or she has no other available resources to resolve, while still meeting other basic needs; and
    (C) Have a net income, combined with the net income of any other individual within the applicant unit that, in the 30 days immediately preceding the date of application, does not exceed 40% of the Area Median Income for the District of Columbia for the specified household size.
  (2) (A) To qualify for Emergency Rental Assistance Funds, an applicant unit shall be required to document:
      (i) That the applicant unit is living in the District of Columbia at the time of application;
      (ii) The applicant unit's household income and assets;
      (iii) The number of bedrooms in the unit occupied by the applicant unit;
      (iv) The number of people in the applicant unit's household;
      (v) The facts and circumstances surrounding rental arrearages, the security or damage deposit, or the first month's rent, including that the applicant unit is responsible for payment; and
      (vi) The nature of the emergency situation; provided, that if the nature of the emergency situation precludes documentation, an unsworn declaration made under penalty of perjury explaining both the emergency situation and the reason why the applicant unit does not possess documentation regarding the nature of the emergency situation may be considered sufficient documentation of proof for this element of an application.
    (B) Other than the requirements listed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, no other documentation or proof shall be required.
  (3) Repealed.
  (4) To qualify for Emergency Rental Assistance Funds, an applicant unit shall not be required to provide documentation or proof that the members of the applicant unit are related by blood, legal adoption, marriage or domestic partnership, or legal guardianship.
  (5) Case management or other services shall not be required as a condition to qualify for Emergency Rental Assistance Funds.
(b) (1) Emergency Rental Assistance Funds shall not be paid to the applicant unit but instead directly to a vendor providing a service to the applicant unit or into the court registry.
  (2) If eviction is imminent, or if the applicant unit has a current rent arrearage at least 30 days past due, Emergency Rental Assistance Funds may be utilized to pay rent arrearages, late fees, or associated court fees.
  (3) (A) The total payment of Emergency Rental Assistance Funds on behalf of an applicant unit for rent arrearages, late fees, and associated court fees shall not exceed an amount equal to 5 times the applicable fair market monthly rent for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metropolitan area based on unit size and zip code, as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; provided, that the total payment limit may be waived if:
      (i) The applicant unit lives with 6 or more individuals and reasonable alternatives to the existing housing arrangement are not available;
      (ii) An individual living with the applicant unit has a physical or mental disability or an extended illness such that loss of existing housing would pose a serious threat to the health or safety of that individual; or
      (iii) The applicant unit is applying for Emergency Rental Assistance Funds during a public health emergency declared pursuant to § 7-2304.01 , or within 180 days after its conclusion.
    (B) During a public health emergency, and for 180 days after its conclusion, an arrearage paid with Emergency Rental Assistance Funds may be for as many months of rent as the total number of months that the public health emergency has been in effect or was in effect.
  (4) No payment shall be made when payment of Emergency Rental Assistance Funds up to the amount authorized by this section would not substantially alleviate an emergency situation during the 30-day period immediately following the authorization of payment unless the applicant unit demonstrates that a housing provider will:
    (A) Accept partial payment in full satisfaction of the outstanding rent due; or
    (B) Enter into a longer-term repayment plan for the payment of the remaining balance of unpaid rent.
  (5) (A) The use of Emergency Rental Assistance Funds to cover a security or damage deposit shall only be authorized if the housing provider does not waive the deposit and:
      (i) The applicant unit is or will become homeless if assistance is not provided; or
      (ii) The purpose of the assistance is to reunite a child less than 18 years of age with his or her family or to prevent separation of a child less than 18 years of age from his or her family.
    (B) The maximum payment for a security or damage deposit shall be the actual amount of the deposit, which may not exceed the amount of one month's unsubsidized rent, as specified by the housing provider.
  (6) (A) Assistance may be authorized for the first month's rent if:
      (i) The applicant unit is eligible for a security deposit payment as pecified in paragraph (5)(A) of this subsection;
      (ii) The first month's rent must be paid in conjunction with the security deposit in order for the applicant unit to assume tenancy; and
      (iii) The applicant unit has no other means of paying for the first month's rent at the time it is required.
    (B) The maximum emergency assistance payment for the first month's rent under this paragraph shall not exceed the actual amount of one month's unsubsidized rent, as specified by the housing provider.
(c) An applicant unit that has met the eligibility standards set forth in this section shall qualify for Emergency Rental Assistance Funds; except, that the agency may provide funding on a first come, first served basis and subject to the availability of funds.
(c-1) (1) Beginning October 31, 2023, the Mayor shall transmit a report to the Council every quarter that funds remain available for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program that provides the following information related to the program:
    (A) The number of applications:
      (i) Received in the current fiscal year;
      (ii) Pending review;
      (iii) Approved with funds disbursed;
      (iv) Approved and pending payment;
      (v) Denied; and
      (vi) In the process of an appeal; and
    (B) The amount of funding for the current fiscal year that has been:
      (i) Disbursed;
      (ii) Committed; and
      (iii) Remaining.
    (C) Repealed.
  (2) (A) The reports required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be posted conspicuously on the Department of Human Services website and the application portal website for Emergency Rental Assistance funds.
    (B) The Mayor shall not pass costs incurred or administrative obligations required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection on to community-based organizations that support the disbursal of Emergency Rental Assistance funds; except, that the Mayor may request the cooperation of community-based organizations to provide accurate reporting.
  (3) Repealed.
  (4) When funds for emergency rental assistance are exhausted for the fiscal year, the Mayor shall report quarterly to the Council the number of inquiries or requests related to emergency rental assistance received through any means by the Department of Human Services.
  (5) Within 30 days of September 18, 2024, the Department shall transmit recommendations to the Council for amendments to this section that:
    (A) Provide for equitable access for emergency rental assistance funds for residents experiencing emergencies, including residents without access to technology; and
    (B) Protect the program from any potential waste, fraud, or abuse.
(d) For purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Applicant unit" means an individual who is applying for Emergency Rental Assistance Funds pursuant to this section for his or her own needs or the needs of those with whom he or she lives.
  (2) "Basic needs" includes groceries, childcare, utilities, and car payments.
  (3) "Emergency situation" means a situation in which immediate action is necessary to avoid homelessness or eviction, to re-establish a rental home, or otherwise to prevent displacement from a rental home, which is the result of an unforeseen or unusual event, such as the loss of a job or high medical costs, that impacts the applicant unit's ability to pay rent and that cannot be resolved without financial assistance.
  (4) "Living in the District of Columbia" means that an individual is maintaining a home in the District as his or her principal residence or, if he or she is homeless, that he or she is physically present in the District and not a resident of another state.
(e) The Mayor shall issue regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 4-251.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2A / § 4-251.04
§ 4-251.04. Subsidies.
Status: in_force

(a) All subsidies established under this subchapter shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as creating an entitlement to a subsidy for any person.
(b) Pursuant to § 4-251.06 , the Mayor shall establish by rule the amount of a subsidy a grandparent or relative caregiver is eligible to receive under this subchapter; provided, that the subsidy shall be at least 66%, but no more than 105%, of the regular daily rate of the subsidy for a long-term permanent Level 1 guardianship established under § 29-6103.3 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(c) The amount of a subsidy a grandparent or relative caregiver is eligible to receive under this subchapter shall be offset by any amount a grandparent or relative caregiver receives as TANF for the child.
(d) The amount of the first subsidy payment shall be calculated from the date the grandparent or relative caregiver is deemed eligible to receive a subsidy.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.04
§ 4-1303.04. Services authorized; custodial placement; removal of child.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(b) When an investigation indicates that a child has been left alone or with inadequate supervision, the Agency is authorized to make a temporary custodial placement of the child; provided, that:
  (1) Notice is left for the parent or custodian which shall state the procedure for reclaiming the child;
  (2) Efforts continue to locate the parent;
  (3) The child is returned forthwith upon the request of the parent or custodian, unless there is additional evidence of immediate danger to the child and police action is taken pursuant to § 16-2309(3) or (4); and
  (4) A complaint alleging neglect is filed with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia:
    (A) At the end of 5 days if the parent or custodian fails to claim the child within that time; or
    (B) Immediately upon the discovery of additional evidence of immediate danger to the child.
(c) When an investigation made pursuant to § 4-1301.04 or § 4-1301.05 indicates that a child is an abused or a neglected child and when it has been determined that the child cannot be adequately protected by any of the services set forth in § 4-1303.03(a)(7) or (b) of this section or by any other services, the Director of the Agency is authorized to:
  (1) Remove the child with the consent of the parent, guardian, or other person acting in loco parentis;
  (2) Request the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia to petition the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a finding of abuse or neglect and, where appropriate, the removal of the child; and
  (3) Request the police to remove the child when the consent of a parent, guardian or other custodian cannot be obtained and the need to protect the child does not allow sufficient time to obtain a court order.
D.C. Code § 4-205.55 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.55
§ 4-205.55. Timely and adequate notice of action to discontinue, etc., assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall give timely and adequate notice in cases of intended action to discontinue, withhold, terminate, suspend, reduce assistance, or make assistance subject to additional conditions, or to change the manner or form of payment to a protective, vendor, or 2-party payment.
  (1) “Timely” means that the notice is postmarked at least 15 days before the date upon which the action would become effective, except as provided in § 4-205.54(d) .
  (2) “Adequate” means that the written notice includes a statement of what action the Mayor intends to take, the reasons for the intended action, the specific law and regulations supporting the action, an explanation of the individual’s right to request a hearing, and the circumstances under which assistance will be continued if a hearing is requested.
(b) The Mayor may dispense with timely notice, but shall send adequate notice no later than the date upon which the action would become effective when:
  (1) The Mayor has factual information confirming the death of a recipient or of the TANF or POWER payee when there is no relative available to serve as new payee;
  (2) The Mayor receives a clear written statement signed by a recipient that states that he or she no longer wishes assistance, or that gives information that requires termination or reduction of assistance, and the recipient has indicated, in writing, that he or she understands the consequence of supplying this information;
  (3) The recipient’s whereabouts are unknown and mail sent to him or her has been returned by the post office indicating no known forwarding address. (If the recipient’s whereabouts become known during the payment period covered by a returned check, the recipient’s check shall be made available to him or her by the Mayor.);
  (4) The recipient has been accepted for assistance in a new jurisdiction and that fact has been previously established by the Mayor; or
  (5) A special allowance granted for a specific period is terminated and the recipient had been informed in writing at the time the allowance was granted that the allowance shall automatically terminate at the end of the specified period.
(c) When changes in District of Columbia law require automatic grant adjustments for classes of recipients, timely notice of these grant adjustments shall be given, which shall be deemed “adequate” if it includes a statement of the intended action, the reasons for the intended action, a statement of the specific change in law requiring the action, and a statement of the circumstances under which a hearing may be obtained and assistance continued.
D.C. Code § 4-210.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-210.03
§ 4-210.03. Hearing officers.
Status: in_force

(a) All hearings relating to individual appeals shall be conducted by properly designated hearing officers. Hearing officers are directly responsible to the Mayor in carrying out their duties.
(b) The Mayor shall designate other Department personnel to serve as hearing officers when regular hearing officers are absent or when the number of requests for hearings are too numerous to be expedited by the regular hearing officers. Hearing officers shall be selected from personnel who are not connected with public assistance activity or otherwise involved with the implementation of the public assistance program and shall be directly responsible to the Mayor in carrying out the duties of the hearing officer.
D.C. Code § 4-261.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2B / § 4-261.03
§ 4-261.03. LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall establish a LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative for the purpose of providing the maximum standard utility allowance to all participants.
(b) All SNAP recipients who would receive additional SNAP benefits if they received the minimum annual benefit described in subsection (c) of this section shall be automatically enrolled in the LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative.
(c) All LIHEAP Heat and Eat participants shall receive a minimum annual benefit of $ 20.01.
(d) Participation in the LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative shall not preclude any recipient from receiving standard LIHEAP benefits for which he or she is eligible.
D.C. Code § 4-553 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-553
§ 4-553. Task force.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning October 1, 2013, the Office shall establish a task force to:
  (1) Assess staff and technology needs of the Hotline; and
  (2) Develop mechanisms for administration of the Hotline; and
  (3) Develop standards that coincide with the standards used by the existing domestic violence first responder line.
(b) The task force shall include representatives from the D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, governmental victim services programs, and domestic violence programs.
(c) By January 30, 2014, the task force shall transmit to the Office and to the Office of the Secretary to the Council a report that includes the assessments and developments completed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
D.C. Code § 4-571.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-571.01
§ 4-571.01. Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants transparency.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning on September 30, 2022, and every 6 months thereafter, the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants ("OVSJG") shall publish the following information, for the current fiscal year, on its website:
  (1) For all grants or sub-grants awarded to or received by OVSJG:
    (A) The funding source and amount received;
    (B) The date the grant or sub-grant was awarded or received;
    (C) The duration of the grant or sub-grant;
    (D) A description of the permissible uses of, or restrictions on, the grant or sub-grant and the source of those uses or restrictions; and
    (E) The remaining balance of the grant or sub-grant.
  (2) For all grants or subgrants awarded by OVSJG:
    (A) The name of the grantee or sub-grantee to whom the grant or sub-grant was awarded;
    (B) The funding source and amount awarded;
    (C) The date the grant or sub-grant was awarded;
    (D) The duration of the grant or sub-grant; and
    (E) A description of the permissible uses of, or restrictions on, the grant or sub-grant and the source of those uses or restrictions.
(b) The Mayor shall, when submitting to the Council an annual budget for the District of Columbia government as described in § 1-204.42 , publish, at a minimum, the following information regarding the proposed budget for OVSJG on a publicly accessible website:
  (1) The agency's grantmaking priorities for the proposed budget;
  (2) For the Victim Services division, anticipated grant funds budgeted for each agency grantmaking priority within the division, including:
    (A) Implementation of the Sexual Assault Victims' Rights Act of 2014 ;
    (B) The housing continuum of care for victims of crime, including emergency shelters, short-term housing, and transitional housing, broken down by whether the funding or housing is tied to specific:
      (i) Categories of crime, such as domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, or violent crime; or
      (ii) Vulnerable populations, such as LGBTQ individuals;
    (C) Hospital-based violence intervention programs; and
    (D) Non-residential direct services for victims of crime, broken down by whether the funding is tied to specific:
      (i) Categories of crime, such as domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, or violent crime; or
      (ii) Vulnerable populations, such as LGBTQ individuals;
  (3) For the Justice Grants division, anticipated grant funds budgeted for each agency grantmaking priority within the division, including:
    (A) The housing continuum of care, including emergency shelters, short-term housing, and transitional housing, for returning citizens or other justice-involved populations; and
    (B) Non-residential direct services for returning citizens or other justice-involved populations; and
  (4) Anticipated grant funds budgeted for all other agency grantmaking priorities.
(c) No later than 60 days after June 8, 2024, and annually thereafter, OVSJG shall publish information regarding the work of the Victim Services Division, including:
  (1) The number of victims engaged each month;
  (2) The number of victims who accepted service each month;
  (3) The services recommended to the victims each month; and
  (4) A summary of collected feedback from victims and their families on their experiences with victim services and coordination efforts.
D.C. Code § 4-119 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-119
§ 4-119. Commitment of children under 17 years of age.
Status: in_force

No court shall commit a child under 17 years of age, charged with or convicted of a petty crime or misdemeanor punishable by a fine or imprisonment, to a jail, workhouse, or police station, but if such child be unable to give bail or pay a fine, it may be committed to the Board of Public Welfare temporarily or permanently, in the discretion of the court, and said Board shall make some suitable provision for said child outside the inclosure of any jail, workhouse, or police station, or said court may commit such child to the National Training School under the laws now providing for such commitment.
D.C. Code § 4-207.03 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-207.03
§ 4-207.03. Rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.03f — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.03f
§ 4-1303.03f. Reasonable and prudent parent standard.
Status: in_force

(a) Foster parents and group homes for children who have been abused or neglected shall use the reasonable and prudent parent standard when determining whether to allow a ward to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
(b) The Agency, foster parents, and group homes shall not be held liable for any civil damages resulting from the application of, or the failure to apply, the reasonable and prudent parent standard, except in cases constituting gross negligence.
D.C. Code § 4-204.08 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-204.08
§ 4-204.08. Pilot program for Interim Disability Assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall establish a pilot program for providing Interim Disability Assistance, beginning no later than February 1, 2002. Eligibility for assistance under the program shall be based on a minimum appropriation of no less than $2,150,000, and assistance shall continue to be provided if additional funds in excess of the $2,150,000 become available. During any period in which eligibility for assistance is capped due to the unavailability of funds, the Mayor shall establish and maintain a waiting list of likely eligible applicants.
(b) The Department of Human Services, Income Maintenance Administration (“IMA”) shall conduct a study to determine the size of the eligible population for assistance. The report shall be completed in time for the IMA to recommend to the Mayor the appropriate funding level for the program in Fiscal Year 2003.
(c) Based on an analysis of the available data, including the size of the eligible population determined pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the IMA shall recommend to the Mayor the appropriate funding level to fully fund the Interim Disability Assistance program for Fiscal Year 2003.
(d) The Mayor shall fully fund the Interim Disability Assistance program for Fiscal Year 2003 by including a line item for that purpose in the Fiscal Year 2003 base budget and operational plan.
D.C. Code § 4-211.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-211.04
§ 4-211.04. Moving costs permitted.
Status: in_force

The Mayor may pay moving costs when necessary to enable a recipient of public assistance to move into public or private housing.
D.C. Code § 4-213.05 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-213.05
§ 4-213.05. Noncompliance by relative.
Status: in_force

Whenever a responsible relative fails to provide information necessary to determine his ability to support, or when it has been determined that he is financially able to but has not contributed to the person in need of assistance, the case shall be evaluated for appropriate action including referral to Corporation Counsel.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.02
§ 4-1303.02. Organization.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-707 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / § 4-707
§ 4-707. Severability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1451.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 14A / § 4-1451.02
§ 4-1451.02. Surrender.
Status: in_force

(a) Except when there is actual or suspected child abuse or neglect, a custodial parent who is a resident of the District of Columbia may surrenders a newborn in accordance with this chapter and shall have the right to remain anonymous and to leave the place of surrender at any time and shall not be pursued by any person at the time of surrender or prosecuted for the surrender of the newborn.
(b) To surrender a newborn in accordance with this chapter, and rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, shall not, by itself, constitute a basis for a finding of abuse, neglect, or abandonment.
(c) The Authorized Receiving Facility personnel receiving the surrendered newborn shall make a reasonable effort to obtain family and medical history from the surrendering parent, including personal information such as both of the parents’ identities, and shall provide to the surrendering parent information on adoption and counseling services.
(d) The Authorized Receiving Facility personnel receiving the surrender of a newborn shall file a written statement with the CFSA, on or before the time CFSA assumes physical custody of the newborn, that includes the:
  (1) Date of the surrender;
  (2) Time of the surrender;
  (3) Circumstances of the surrender; and
  (4) Personal information obtained, if any.
D.C. Code § 4-754.55 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.55
§ 4-754.55. Retaliation prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person shall retaliate against a person who brings a complaint or provides information to the Shelter Monitoring Unit ("Unit") relevant to the performance of its duties. The Unit shall report any violation of this section to the Interagency Council and the Office of the Inspector General.
D.C. Code § 4-1321.05 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1321.05
§ 4-1321.05. Privileges; waiver.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 14-306 and 14-307 , neither the spouse or domestic partner privilege nor the physician-patient privilege shall be grounds for excluding evidence in any proceeding in the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia concerning the welfare of a neglected child; provided, that a judge of the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia determines such privilege should be waived in the interest of justice.
D.C. Code § 4-754.25a — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.25a
§ 4-754.25a. Additional standards for providers of shelter, transitional housing, or permanent housing programs for LGBTQ homeless youth.
Status: in_force

Providers of shelter, transitional housing, or permanent housing programs for LGBTQ homeless youth shall implement research-based family acceptance interventions that are designed to educate families on the impact of rejection towards their LGBTQ children and negative outcomes for LGBTQ youth associated with rejection, including depression, suicidal behavior, drug use, and unprotected sex. Family acceptance interventions may include individual and family sessions, assessment tools, and resources for families that promote acceptance by parents and positive well-being and development of LGBTQ youth.
D.C. Code § 4-205.15 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.15
§ 4-205.15. Standards for inclusion in TANF assistance unit.
Status: in_force

(a) An application on behalf of a dependent child shall include in the TANF assistance unit the following individuals, if living in the same household as the dependent child and otherwise eligible:
  (1) The parent or parents of a dependent child, except that a parent who marries a person with whom the parent does not have any child in common may, at the parent’s request, choose not to be included in the dependent child’s assistance unit;
  (1A) The step-parent of a dependent child, if there is a parent of the dependent child in the home who chooses to be included in the dependent child’s assistance unit; and
  (1B) Any dependent child of a step-parent who is included in a dependent step-child’s assistance unit; and
  (2) All blood-related, half-blooded-related, and adopted brothers and sisters of the dependent child who are themselves dependent children under age 18 or under 19 years of age and are full-time students in a secondary school (or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical training); and
  (3) Repealed.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall determine the meaning of the term “full-time student” and shall determine which vocational or technical training courses are equivalent to the level of secondary school.
(c) In order to be included in an TANF assistance unit under this section, a dependent child aged 16 or 17 years must be enrolled in a program of secondary education or vocational or technical training.
(d) An application on behalf of a dependent child may include in the TANF assistance unit a caretaker relative other than a parent, provided that neither parent is living in the home and the caretaker relative requests to be included, meets each eligibility requirement, and lives in the same household as the dependent child.
(e) Individuals who are ineligible to receive TANF, and who shall be excluded from the TANF assistance unit during the period of ineligibility, shall include:
  (1) An individual who receives SSI benefits;
  (2) An alien who is ineligible for TANF as a result of the deeming of a sponsor’s income and resources to the alien pursuant to § 421 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, approved August 22, 1996 (110 Stat. 2105; 8 U.S.C. § 1631);
  (3) An alien who is ineligible for TANF because the alien does not meet the citizenship and alienage requirements of § 4-205.24(a) ;
  (4) An individual who is ineligible for TANF as the result of the imposition of a sanction; and
  (5) An individual who is ineligible for TANF, pursuant to § 4-205.33 , due to receipt of lump-sum income.
  (6) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-261.01 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2B / § 4-261.01
§ 4-261.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Categorical eligibility” means the automatic eligibility for SNAP as determined by the enrollment in a separate TANF funded program.
(2) Repealed.
(3) “LIHEAP” means the Low Income Home Energy Assistance program.
(4) “Maximum standard utility allowance” means the maximum level of accepted utility-based income deductions used in determining benefits under the food stamp program.
(4A) "SNAP" means the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established pursuant to section 4 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2013).
(5) “TANF” means the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
D.C. Code § 4-205.17 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.17
§ 4-205.17. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-205.22 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.22
§ 4-205.22. Availability of stepparent.
Status: in_force

(a) A stepparent is not required by the law of the District to support his or her stepchildren, but is legally responsible for the support of his or her spouse.
(b) (1) When a child lives with a parent and a stepparent, the income of the stepparent shall be considered as available to the family in computing eligibility for public assistance according to the requirements of this subsection. When the child lives with a parent and another person, not a stepparent, who is maintaining a home with the parent, the financial resources of that person shall be considered to the extent to which that person is contributing to the support of the parent and the child.
  (1A) In computing the availability of a stepparent’s income to an assistance unit:
    (A) If the stepparent is included in the assistance unit, and has at least one child in common with another member of the assistance unit, and that child is part of the assistance unit, the family shall be considered to be a two-parent assistance unit and the stepparent’s income shall be treated like a parent’s income;
    (B) If the stepparent is included in the assistance unit, but does not have a child in common with another member of the assistance unit, the stepparent shall be treated as the parent of the dependent child in the assistance unit; and
    (C) If the stepparent is not included in the assistance unit, none of the stepparent’s income shall be considered available to the assistance unit.
  (2) In computing the availability of a deemed parent’s income, the Department shall exclude:
    (A) The first $90 of the total of the deemed parent’s earned income for the month;
    (B) An additional amount for the support of the deemed parent and any other individuals who are living in the home, but whose needs are not taken into account in making the TANF eligibility determination and who are claimed by the deemed parent as dependents for purposes of determining his or her federal personal income tax liability. This disregarded amount shall equal the District’s standard of assistance for a family group of the same composition as the deemed parent and those other individuals described in the preceding sentence; and
    (C) Repealed.
    (D) Payments by such deemed parent of alimony or child support with respect to individuals not living in the household.
  (3) Repealed.
  (4) Repealed.
(c) Repealed.
(d) For purposes of this section, a “deemed parent” is:
  (1) The natural or adoptive parent of a minor dependent child, if the child is his- or herself the parent of a dependent child, and all three generations live in the same household; or
  (2) The parent of a minor dependent child, if the parent lives in the same household with the dependent child and marries a person who is not the parent of the dependent child, and chooses to be excluded from the dependent child’s assistance unit.
D.C. Code § 4-1227 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1227
§ 4-1227. Necessities of employment.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1215 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / § 4-1215
§ 4-1215. Food emergency.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-754.25 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7A / § 4-754.25
§ 4-754.25. Additional standards for providers of transitional housing.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements of §§ 4-754.21 , 4-754.22 , 4-754.23 , and 4-754.24 , all providers of transitional housing shall provide:
(1) Follow-up supportive services, for a minimum of 6 months, for clients who have transferred to permanent housing from their program, unless the client is receiving such supportive services from another provider;
(2) An apartment-style or group home housing accommodation; and
(3) Access to private space and personal time.
D.C. Code § 4-555.10 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-555.10
§ 4-555.10. Appeals.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by an action of OVSJG taken pursuant to this subchapter may appeal the action of OVSJG to the Office of Administrative Hearings pursuant to § 2-1831.03 .
D.C. Code § 4-101 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-101
§ 4-101. Board of Charities, Board of Children’s Guardians, and National Training School for Girls abolished.
Status: omitted

Omitted.
D.C. Code § 4-1501.11 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / § 4-1501.11
§ 4-1501.11. 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. The rules shall include:
(1) Notice that applicants for employment with, and employees and unsupervised volunteers of, clearly identified covered child or youth services providers are required to apply for criminal background checks within 45 days from the date of publication of the rules;
(2) The location of the office in which applications for criminal background checks are to be made;
(3) Standards for determining which District agencies and private entities are considered to be covered child or youth services providers that are required to comply with the requirements of this chapter;
(4) Procedures for covered child or youth services providers to challenge the determination that they are required to comply with this chapter;
(5) Procedures for an applicant or employee to challenge allegations that the applicant or employee committed a proscribed offense; and
(6) A description of the corrective or adverse actions that may be taken against any covered child or youth services provider that, or any employee of a covered child or youth services provider who, is found to have violated the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.32 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.32
§ 4-1303.32. Disclosure of findings and information.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a disclosing official shall upon written request by any person, and may upon his or her own initiative, disclose to the public the findings and information related to a child fatality or near fatality, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to the disclosure of any portion of the findings or information if disclosure of that portion would likely:
    (A) Endanger the life, physical safety, or physical or emotional well-being of the child who is the subject of the findings and information or a child who is a sibling of such child or has shared the same household as such child;
    (B) Endanger the life or physical safety of any person;
    (C) Interfere with an ongoing law enforcement investigation or proceeding pertaining to the child fatality or near fatality;
    (D) Deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;
    (E) Disclose the identity of any person who reported suspected abuse, neglect, or maltreatment to the Metropolitan Police Department or the Child and Family Services Agency, or the identity of any confidential law enforcement source in a criminal proceeding pertaining to the child fatality or near fatality;
    (F) Disclose the identity of a birth parent of a child, if the child has been adopted and there has been no contact between the child and the birth parent immediately prior to the fatality or near fatality; or
    (G) Disclose personal or private information.
  (3) Any reasonably segregable portion of a public record shall be provided to any person requesting such record after deletion of those portions which may be withheld from disclosure under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(b) (1) The disclosing official shall either make the requested findings or information related to a child fatality or near fatality accessible to the person making the request or send the person a letter of denial explaining the disclosing official’s determination to withhold all or any portion of the requested findings or information within 10 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) of receipt of the request by the disclosing official. A letter of denial shall contain at least the following:
    (A) The specific reasons and legal authority for the denial or decision to withhold;
    (B) Notification to the requestor of any right to appeal; and
    (C) A description of the documents withheld by the disclosing official.
  (2) In unusual circumstances, the time limit provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be extended by written notice to the person making the request setting forth the reasons for extension and expected date for determination. The extension shall not exceed 10 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays). For purposes of this subsection, and only to the extent necessary for processing of the particular request, “unusual circumstances” are limited to:
    (A) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in a single request; or
    (B) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another agency having a substantial interest in the determination of the request.
  (3) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any failure on the part of the disclosing official to comply with a request under this section within the time provision of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be deemed a denial of the request, and the person making the request shall be considered to have exhausted his or her administrative remedies with respect to that request.
D.C. Code § 4-1303.72 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1303.72
§ 4-1303.72. Statements of Rights and Responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days of April 23, 2013, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall amend existing rules governing youth in foster care, namely, 29 DCMR §§ 6004, 6203, and 6303, (Statement of Rights and Responsibilities for youth in foster homes, group homes, and independent living programs), to:
  (1) Incorporate existing rights for youth in foster care provided by local law, federal law, local regulations, agency administrative issuances, and other policy documents; and
  (2) State that a youth in foster care has the right to receive and have the youth’s caregivers and guardians ad litem receive, if the youth is under 18 years of age, at least 30 days before leaving care, copies of the youth’s:
    (A) Birth certificate;
    (B) Original social security card;
    (C) State and District identification cards;
    (D) Immunization records;
    (E) Medical insurance information;
    (F) Education portfolios and health records;
    (G) Immigration documents; and
    (H) Other personal information as the Mayor deems appropriate.
(b) Statements of Rights and Responsibilities required by subsection (a) of this section (“Statements of Rights and Responsibilities”) shall guarantee that each youth will receive the following:
  (1) A printed copy of the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities in readily understandable language;
  (2) An explanation of each youth’s right to be informed of all decisions made on the youth’s behalf by the Agency;
  (3) An explanation of each youth’s right to report violations of the youth’s rights to the Agency;
  (4) The process for reporting rights violations to the Agency; and (5) An explanation of the process for contacting the Agency to make concerns about care, placement, and services.
(c) Proposed rules to implement this part shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-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 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed disapproved.
D.C. Code § 4-102 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / § 4-102
§ 4-102. Board of Public Welfare — Created; successor to abolished Boards; employees transferred.
Status: omitted

Omitted.
D.C. Code § 4-211.06 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-211.06
§ 4-211.06. Prompt payment of disregarded sum.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-219.02 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-219.02
§ 4-219.02. Disbursement of expenses.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-1301.04 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / § 4-1301.04
§ 4-1301.04. Handling of reports — By Agency.
Status: in_force

(a) The Agency shall conduct a thorough investigation of a report of suspected child abuse or neglect to protect the health and safety of the child or children.
(b) The investigation shall commence:
  (1) Immediately upon receiving a report of suspected abuse or neglect indicating that the child’s safety or health is in immediate danger; and
  (2) As soon as possible, and at least within 24 hours, upon receiving any report not involving immediate danger to the child.
(c) The initial phase of the investigation shall:
  (1) Be completed within 24 hours of its commencement;
  (2) Include notification and coordination with the Metropolitan Police Department when there is indication of a crime, including sexual or serious physical abuse; and
  (3) Include:
    (A) Seeing the child and all other children in the household outside of the presence of the caretaker or caretakers;
    (B) Conducting an interview with the child’s caretaker or caretakers;
    (C) Speaking with the source of the report;
    (D) Assessing the safety and risk of harm to the child from abuse or neglect in the place where the child lives;
    (E) Deciding on the safety of the child and of other children in the household;
    (F) Deciding on the safety of other children in the care or custody of the person or persons alleged to be abusing or neglecting the child; and
    (G) A finding as to whether the report of abuse or neglect is substantiated, inconclusive, or unfounded.
(d) The Agency may request the assistance of the Metropolitan Police Department to assist in the investigation or to ensure the safety of Agency staff.
(e) (1) Repealed.
  (2) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-210.17 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-210.17
§ 4-210.17. Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

If the claimant waives in writing his or her privilege of confidentiality as to the hearing, he or she shall be permitted by the Mayor to invite to the hearing any reasonable number of members of the public as he deems appropriate; provided, that the hearing officer may, in his discretion, considering the space and seating capacity of the room in which the hearing is to be held, impose limitations on the number of persons allowed to attend the same.
D.C. Code § 4-518 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / § 4-518
§ 4-518. Appropriations.
Status: in_force

Funds may be appropriated as necessary to carry out this chapter.
D.C. Code § 4-205.33 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-205.33
§ 4-205.33. Treatment of lump-sum payments and settlements.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(b) For applicants for and recipients of TANF:
  (1) The amount of a lump-sum payment or settlement shall be considered as current income of the applicant or recipient, both in the month in which it was received and, to the extent required by paragraph (2) of this subsection, in future months, irrespective of the month in which it was reported to the Mayor.
  (2) If the amount of the payment, when added to any other income, exceeds the standard of assistance applicable to the family of which the applicant or recipient is a member:
    (A) The family of the applicant or recipient shall be ineligible for assistance for the full number of months that equals:
      (i) The sum of the payment and all other countable income received in such month, divided by;
      (ii) The standard of assistance applicable to such family; and
    (B) Any income remaining (which amount is less than the applicable monthly standard) shall be treated as if it were income received in the 1st month following the period of ineligibility specified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
  (3) The period of ineligibility described in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be shortened if: (A) An applicant reapplies and it is determined that the standards of assistance have been increased and the amount the assistance unit would have received has also changed; (B) the lump-sum payment or a portion of it has become unavailable to the assistance unit for a reason beyond the control of the assistance unit; or (C) a member of the assistance unit incurred and paid for medical expenses in a month during the period of ineligibility caused by receipt of a lump-sum payment. The Mayor shall establish guidelines for determining when the circumstances of an assistance unit fall within the purview of this paragraph.
  (4) For the purposes of this subsection the term "lump-sum payment or settlement" does not include any federal, state, or local earned income tax credit or other refundable income tax credit payments 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.
D.C. Code § 4-204.54 — DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-204.54
§ 4-204.54. Purposes of the Fund.
Status: in_force

The Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) Ensuring adequate resources are available to support District-wide Medicaid costs and revenue shortfalls;
(1A) Ensuring adequate resources are available to support District-wide Medicare costs and revenue shortfalls;
(1B) Ensuring adequate resources are available to support District-wide Foster Care and Adoption Assistance costs and revenue shortfalls;
(2) Ensuring adequate resources are available to support District-wide Special Education costs and revenue shortfalls;
(3) Supporting Medicaid, Medicare, and Foster Care and Adoption Assistance reform activities designed to establish cost-effective, agency-based Medicaid, Medicare, and Foster Care and Adoption Assistance operations; and
(4) Optimizing Medicaid, Medicare, Foster Care and Adoption Assistance and other third-party revenues.