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DC Code § 4-410.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 4 - Day Care|§ 4-410.02. Payments to child development facilities for infants and toddlers

(a) OSSE shall establish payment rates for child development facilities providing care for infants and toddlers. The rate of payment shall be sufficient to provide a child development center and child development home with funding to operate based on a cost modeling analysis that incorporates costs incurred as a result of implementing the salary scale and schedule developed by OSSE pursuant to § 4-410.01(b). Subject to appropriations, the cost of care and teacher salary scale shall be increased as follows: (1) By October 1, 2019, $4,298,064 of the projected fiscal impact of the full cost of care and teacher salary scale; (2) Not Funded. (3) Not Funded. (4) Not Funded. (5) Not Funded. (6) By October 1, 2024, and on a triennial basis thereafter, OSSE shall revise the payment rates based on the updated cost of care and teacher salary scale developed pursuant to § 4-410.01(b). (b) Not Funded.  (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 11b; as added Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-179, § 201(d), 65 DCR 9569; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 5143, 66 DCR 8621.)  Applicability Section 5142(c) of D.C. Law 23-16 amended section 301(a) of D.C. Law 23-16 removing the applicability provision impacting subsection (a)(1) and (6) of this section. Therefore, the addition of subsection (a)(1) and (6) of this section by section 201(d) of D.C. Law 22-179 (as amended by D.C. Law 23-16) has been implemented.  Applicability of D.C. Law 22-179: § 301 of D.C. Law 22-179 provided that the creation of this section by § 201(d) of D.C. Law 22-179 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented. Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5143 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5143 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
DC Code § 4-410.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 4 - Day Care|§ 4-410.03. Subsidized child care services. [Not Funded]

Not Funded.  (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 11c; as added Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-179, § 201(d), 65 DCR 9569.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 22-179: § 301 of D.C. Law 22-179 provided that the creation of this section by § 201(d) of D.C. Law 22-179 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 4-410.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 4 - Day Care|§ 4-410.04. Early Childhood Development Fund

(a) There is established as a special fund the Early Childhood Development Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) Fifty percent of all net revenue collected pursuant to § 36-621.11(a)(3), shall be deposited into the Fund. (c) Money in the Fund shall be used to support the cost of care and the teacher salary scale increases as set forth in § 4-410.02. (d)(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.  (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 11d; as added Mar. 19, 2020, D.C. Law 23-68, § 5, 67 DCR 743.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 5 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Clarification Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Law 23-68, Mar. 19, 2020, 67 DCR 743).
DC Code § 4-412 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 4 - Day Care|§ 4-412. Compliance with District regulation

(a) Any child development center or child development home that contracts or agrees with the Department to provide day care shall comply with all applicable provisions of Regulation No. 74-34 (Child Development Facilities Regulation). (b) Licenses issued to child development facilities or child development homes under this section or any other provision of law shall be issued as a Public Health: Child Health and Welfare endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47.  (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 13, 26 DCR 20; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2003(f), 46 DCR 3142; Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 3(e), 50 DCR 6913.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-312. 1973 Ed., § 3-312. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-38, in subsec. (b), substituted “Public Health: Child Health and Welfare endorsement to a basic business license under the basic” for “Class A Public Health: Child Health and Welfare endorsement to a master business license under the master”. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(e) of Streamlining Regulation Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-145, August 11, 2003, 50 DCR 6896).
DC Code § 4-413 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 4 - Day Care|§ 4-413. Monitoring day care services; publication of procedures; compliance with federal regulations

(a) The Department shall be responsible for monitoring the provision of day care services to assure that adequate services are provided to the children and that contractual and other agreements are met. (b) The Department shall develop and publish procedures that will assure that any licensed child development center or home in the District of Columbia can apply to provide day care services to eligible children. (c) Child development facilities contracting or agreeing with the Department to provide day care, which are included in the programs for federal reimbursement, shall comply with all applicable federal regulations and requirements. (d) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.  (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 14, 26 DCR 20; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-192, § 5182, 53 DCR 6899.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-313. 1973 Ed., § 3-313. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-192 added subsec. (d). Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Day Care Grant-Making and Rulemaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-380, May 19, 2006, 53 DCR 4405). For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 5182 of Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-477, August 8, 2006, 53 DCR 7068). For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 5182 of Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-499, October 23, 2006, 53 DCR 8845). For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 5182 of Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-1, January 16, 2007, 54 DCR 1165). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Day Care Grant-Making and Rulemaking Temporary Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Law 16-156, September 19, 2006, law notification 53 DCR 7928). Short Title Short title: Section 5181 of D.C. Law 16-192 provided that subtitle L of title V of the act may be cited as the “Day Care Improvement Amendment Act of 2006”.
DC Code § 4-414 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 4 - Day Care|§ 4-414. Authorization of grants to develop satellite child development home programs

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.  (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 15, 26 DCR 20; Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-174, § 2(c), 32 DCR 743.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-314. 1973 Ed., § 3-314.
DC Code § 4-416 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 4 - Day Care|§ 4-416. Expansion of the Quality Improvement Network. [Not Funded]

Not Funded.  (Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 15b; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-179, § 201(e), 65 DCR 9569.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 22-179: § 301 of D.C. Law 22-179 provided that the creation of this section by § 201(e) of D.C. Law 22-179 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 4-601 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement|§ 4-601. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Beneficiary” means any individual who has received health-care assistance from the District and, if applicable, that individual’s guardian, conservator, personal representative, estate, dependents, and survivors. (2) “District” means the District of Columbia. (3) “Health-care assistance” means health or health-related care and treatment that the District has undertaken to provide or pay for free of charge or at a discounted rate, and includes future care and treatment that the Mayor, in his or her discretion, reasonably anticipates will be provided or paid for by the District. The term “health-care assistance” includes, but shall not be limited to, medical, surgical, nursing, dental, hospital, nursing home, hospice, and home care, prostheses and medical appliances, physical and occupational therapy, counseling and psychotherapy, social work, related transportation costs, and funeral and burial expenses. (4) “Third party” means a third-party tortfeasor, beneficiary’s insurer, or any other individual, organization, or entity that is or may be liable to a beneficiary, in tort or contract, for all or part of the care and treatment the District has undertaken to provide or pay for as health-care assistance.  (June 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-86, § 2, 31 DCR 2098.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-501. Delegation of Authority Delegation of authority under D.C. Law 5-86, see Mayor’s Order 85-56, May 17, 1985.
DC Code § 4-602 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement|§ 4-602. Right to reimbursement established; subrogation and assignment

(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.  (June 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-86, § 3, 31 DCR 2098.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-502. Section References This section is referenced in § 4-604.
DC Code § 4-603 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement|§ 4-603. Set-off

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, whenever the District is a defendant in a proceeding brought by a beneficiary, it shall have a right to set off from a judgment against it any damages that represent compensation for the care and treatment it has undertaken to provide or pay for as health-care assistance. (b) No set-off shall be allowed from a judgment entered against the District pursuant to any provision of Chapter 13 of Title 7.  (June 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-86, § 4, 31 DCR 2098.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-503. Cross References Mentally retarded persons, action to compel rights, initiation, see § 7-1305.13. Mentally retarded persons, commitment and maintenance of substantially retarded persons, liability of estate of public patient for maintenance, see § 21-1110. Mentally retarded persons, deprivation of civil rights, see § 7-1305.14.
DC Code § 4-604 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement|§ 4-604. Enforcement of right; waiver

(a) In enforcing its right to reimbursement, the District may: (1) Permit the beneficiary to proceed on behalf of the District in prosecuting, in conjunction with his or her own claims, the District’s claim for the unreimbursed value or cost of the health-care assistance provided; (2) Intervene or join in any proceeding brought by the beneficiary; (3) Institute and prosecute a proceeding either alone (in its own or the beneficiary’s name) or in conjunction with the beneficiary; or (4) Compromise or settle and execute a release of its claim against a third party. (b) The Mayor may waive, in whole or in part, enforcement of the District’s claim against a third party if enforcement in a particular case would not be cost effective or would result in undue hardship to the beneficiary, including any dependents or survivors of the actual recipient of health-care assistance. If waiver is based on the avoidance of undue hardship, the Mayor may in addition void the legal subrogation or assignment effected pursuant to § 4-602(b). In determining whether, and to what extent, reimbursement should be sought or awarded under this chapter, the Mayor or a court, respectively, shall give due consideration to the extent of the beneficiary’s injuries and his or her current and future needs, including the current and future needs of any dependents or survivors of the actual recipient of health-care assistance. (c) No proceeding prosecuted or judgment received by the District pursuant to this chapter shall be a bar to a beneficiary’s claim or cause of action for elements of damage not covered by the District’s cause of action, or shall operate to deny the beneficiary recovery of those elements of damage.  (June 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-86, § 5, 31 DCR 2098.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-504.
DC Code § 4-605 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement|§ 4-605. Settlement probative of liability

Any settlement or compromise of a claim or cause of action between a beneficiary and third party for more than what in the opinion of the court is a nominal amount in light of the claims asserted shall be admissible in evidence as probative of that third party’s liability to the District.  (June 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-86, § 6, 31 DCR 2098.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-505.
DC Code § 4-606 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement|§ 4-606. Notice

(a) Any individual or institutional health-care provider that bills the District for health-care assistance furnished to a beneficiary shall provide the Mayor with written notice of any known or suspected third-party liability as soon as the health-care provider acquires knowledge of or suspects the existence of that liability. The written notice shall include the beneficiary’s name and, if known, the name of the third party and a description of the circumstances allegedly creating a liability. (b) If either the beneficiary or the Mayor separately institutes a proceeding against or settlement negotiations with a third party, the party instituting the proceeding or negotiations shall have 20 calendar days to give the other party written notice of the action by personal service or certified mail. If a court proceeding has been instituted, proof of timely notice shall be filed with the court. Whenever the Mayor separately institutes a proceeding under this chapter, written notice to the beneficiary shall advise him or her of the Mayor’s right to reimbursement and, if the beneficiary has not proceeded to trial in another proceeding or executed a settlement agreement, his or her rights to intervene or join in the proceeding and to retain private counsel. (c) After deducting a beneficiary’s litigation costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, a third party who is aware that the District might have a claim against the remainder of a judgment or settlement awarded or executed in favor of the beneficiary shall not satisfy the remainder of that judgment or settlement without first giving the Mayor both written notice of the judgment or settlement and 30 calendar days from the date notice is received to determine the appropriateness of a lien under § 4-607, and, if appropriate, to perfect and satisfy that lien. (d) If a beneficiary retains private counsel, counsel shall be responsible for giving all notices required by this section.  (June 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-86, § 7, 31 DCR 2098.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-506. Section References This section is referenced in § 4-608.
DC Code § 4-607 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement|§ 4-607. Lien

(a) Except as limited by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the District shall have a lien, perfected in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, upon any judgment or settlement awarded or executed in favor of a beneficiary against a third party for that amount of the judgment or settlement that represents the care and treatment it has undertaken to provide or pay for as health-care assistance. (b) If the beneficiary prosecutes a claim on behalf of the District in a proceeding or settlement negotiations and incurs a personal liability for litigation costs and attorney’s fees, the Mayor shall determine in good faith what, if any, contribution to those costs and fees would be appropriate, and that contribution shall be subtracted from the amount of the lien. (c) The beneficiary shall have the right to retain the amount of judgment or settlement that remains after the deduction of litigation costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, or any amount necessary to reimburse the District for medical assistance payments the District has made on behalf of the beneficiary or the United States to the extent of the United States’ financial participation in the medical assistance. (d) To perfect a lien under this section, the Mayor, before payment of any part of a judgment or settlement is made to the beneficiary, shall: (1) File in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in a docket provided for this type of lien, a written notice containing the beneficiary’s name and address, the approximate date and location of the incident that caused or allegedly caused the beneficiary’s injury or illness, and the name of the third party; and (2) Provide by personal service or certified mail copies of the written notice of lien together with a statement of the date of filing to the beneficiary, the third party, and, if applicable and ascertained by the Mayor, the insurer of a third-party tortfeasor. (e) If after receiving a notice of lien under paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this section, a beneficiary, third party, or an insurer of a third-party tortfeasor disposes of funds covered by a lien perfected under this section without paying the District the amount of its lien that could have been satisfied from those funds after paying off any prior liens, that beneficiary, third party, or insurer shall, for a period of 1 year from the date the funds were improperly disposed of, be liable to the District for any amount that, because of the disposition, it is unable to recover.  (June 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-86, § 8, 31 DCR 2098; Mar. 24, 1990, D.C. Law 8-99, § 2, 37 DCR 1067.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-507. Section References This section is referenced in § 4-606 and § 4-608.
DC Code § 4-608 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement|§ 4-608. Rules

The Mayor may, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue rules to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, rules for: (1) Determining the unreimbursed value of health or health-related care and treatment that the District undertakes to provide directly; (2) Determining the appropriateness and amount of a District contribution under § 4-607(b); (3) Establishing procedures to implement the notice requirements in § 4-606; and (4) Facilitating the District’s compliance with applicable federal regulations.  (June 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-86, § 9, 31 DCR 2098.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-508.
DC Code § 4-609 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6 - Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement|§ 4-609. Existing rights to reimbursement preserved

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.  (June 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-86, § 10, 31 DCR 2098.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-509. Cross References Disability compensation, medical services and initial medical and other benefits, furnishing to District government employees, see § 1-623.03. Disability compensation, recovery from third persons, adjustment after recovery, see § 1-623.32. Police and firefighters medical care recovery, see § 5-601 et seq.
DC Code § 4-631 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 6A - Healthy DC Program|§ 4-631. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term “health insurer” means any person that provides one or more health benefit plans or insurance in the District of Columbia, including an insurer, a hospital and medical services corporation, a fraternal benefit society, a health maintenance organization, a multiple employer welfare arrangement, or any other person providing a plan of health insurance subject to the authority of the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking.  (Aug. 16, 2008, D.C. Law 17-219, § 5041, 55 DCR 7598.)  Short Title Short title: Section 5040 of D.C. Law 17-219 provided that subtitle R of title V of the act may be cited as the “Healthy DC Act of 2008”.