Living conditions; teaching of skills.

Annotations

Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-137, § 502, 25 DCR 5094
Sept. 26, 1995, D.C. Law 11-52, § 506(n), 42 DCR 3684
Oct. 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-199, § 2(q), 49 DCR 7647
Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 17(ee), 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.
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(q) of Civil Commitment of Citizens with Mental Retardation Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-454, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8096).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(q) of Civil Commitment of Citizens with Mental Retardation Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-383, June 12, 2002, 49 DCR 5701).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 505(n) of the Multiyear Budget Spending Reduction and Support Emergency Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-389, December 29, 1994, 42 DCR 197).
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 505(n) of Multiyear Budget Spending Reduction and Support Temporary Act of 1995 (D.C. Law 10-253, March 23, 1995, law notification 42 DCR 1652).
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “Individuals” for “Customers” in the first and last sentences; and substituted “intellectual disability” for “mental retardation” twice in the second sentence.
D.C. Law 14-199 rewrote the section which had read as follows: “Customers shall be provided with the least restrictive and most normal living conditions possible. This standard shall apply to dress, grooming, movement, use of free time, and contact and communication with the community, including access to services outside of the institution or residential facility. Customers shall be taught skills that help them learn how to effectively utilize their environment and how to make choices necessary for daily living.”
1973 Ed., § 6-1682.
1981 Ed., § 6-1962.