Rules and regulations governing respite care.
The Department on Disability Services shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the provision of respite care for persons with intellectual disabilities. These shall provide that periods of respite care shall not exceed 42 days in a 12-month period without specific authorization by the Court after a hearing conducted in accordance with subchapter IV of this chapter. Should any person be detained for respite care for a period exceeding 42 days in a 12-month period without specific authorization by the Court after a hearing conducted in accordance with subchapter IV of this chapter, he or she shall be promptly discharged.
Annotations
Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-137, § 314, 25 DCR 5094 Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-264, § 301(h), 54 DCR 818 Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 26(i), 53 DCR 6198 Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 17(q), 59 DCR 5567 Section 35 of D.C. Law 19-169 provided that no provision of the act shall impair any right or obligation existing under law. The Department of Human Resources was replaced by the Department of Human Services pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979, dated February 21, 1980. For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 301(h) of Developmental Disabilities Services Management Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-672, December 28, 2006, 54 DCR 1155). The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “intellectual disabilities” for “mental retardation” in the first sentence of (a). D.C. Law 16-305, in subsec. (a), substituted “persons with mental retardation” for “mentally retarded persons”. D.C. Law 16-264, in subsec. (a), substituted “Department on Disability Services” for “Department of Human Services”. 1973 Ed., § 6-1667. 1981 Ed., § 6-1934. Rights of mentally retarded citizens, effective date of chapter, see § 7-1306.05. Rights of mentally retarded citizens, discharge following requests by parent, guardian or person committed, hearings, see § 7-1303.08. Mental health information, refusal or limitation on disclosures, see § 7-1202.06.
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