Code of the District of Columbia
Official codified DC law sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain). 21,163 sections indexed.
- § 4-205.51aTANF Universal Service Delivery Model.
- § 4-205.51bAnnual comparative review.
- § 4-205.52Determination of amount of public assistance payments for assistance unit; standards of assistance enumerated.
- § 4-205.53Reconsideration of grants; modification of amount; duty of recipient to notify Mayor of change of circumstances; grants under General Public Assistance Program for Unemployables.
- § 4-205.54TANF assistance unit monthly report.
- § 4-205.55Timely and adequate notice of action to discontinue, etc., assistance.
- § 4-205.56Information from source other than recipient.
- § 4-205.57Consequences of failure to request hearing or submit additional information to clarify eligibility.
- § 4-205.58Consideration of additional information.
- § 4-205.59Effect of pending hearing.
- § 4-205.60Benefits pending hearing.
- § 4-205.61Definitions.
- § 4-205.62Establishment of a Demonstration Project.
- § 4-205.63Eligibility for public assistance; home living requirement.
- § 4-205.64Failure to meet home living requirement; notice.
- § 4-205.65Eligibility for public assistance; learnfare.
- § 4-205.66Failure to meet school attendance requirements; notice.
- § 4-205.67Expansion of Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills and Alternative Work Experience Programs.
- § 4-205.68Duties of the Mayor.
- § 4-205.69Denial of assistance for fraudulent misrepresentation of residency.
- § 4-205.70Denial of assistance for fugitive felons and probation and parole violators.
- § 4-205.71Granting TANF benefits to drug felons.
- § 4-205.72POWER — Establishment; eligibility.
- § 4-205.72aPOWER — Additional eligibility.
- § 4-205.73POWER — Application.
- § 4-205.74POWER — Medical review.
- § 4-205.75POWER — Redetermination of eligibility.
- § 4-205.76POWER — Participation in activities to assist in achieving self-sufficiency.
- § 4-205.77POWER — Failure to participate in self-sufficiency activities.
- § 4-205.78POWER — Amount of assistance.
- § 4-205.79POWER — No creation of an entitlement.
- § 4-205.80POWER — Medicaid eligibility.
- § 4-205.81Diversion payments.
- § 4-205.82Provision of information concerning the Earned Income Credit.
- § 4-206.01Authorized; limitation.
- § 4-206.02Crisis Assistance and Service Program.
- § 4-206.03Emergency Shelter Family Services Program.
- § 4-206.04Family Emergency Services Program.
- § 4-206.05Emergency shelter allowances.
- § 4-207.01Policy.
- § 4-207.02Authority to establish.
- § 4-207.03Rules.
- § 4-207.04Appropriations.
- § 4-208.01Determination by Mayor; method of payment.
- § 4-208.02Supplemental payments.
- § 4-208.03Underpayment corrections.
- § 4-208.04Amount of assistance payable.
- § 4-208.05Repayment by GPA recipient.
- § 4-209.01Investigation of applicants; issuance of identification cards; distribution of checks.
- § 4-209.02Adverse action not permitted for refusal to allow entry into home or permit inspection thereof.
- § 4-209.03Notification of adverse action not permitted.
- § 4-209.04Confidentiality of information.
- § 4-210.01Right to hearing; notification of right.
- § 4-210.02Grounds; objectives of hearing process.
- § 4-210.03Hearing officers.
- § 4-210.04Notification of right to request hearing and method of making request.
- § 4-210.05Request for hearing.
- § 4-210.06Hearing involving medical issues.
- § 4-210.07Procedures for administrative review of request.
- § 4-210.08Time, date, and place of hearing.
- § 4-210.09Time limit on requests.
- § 4-210.10Hearing procedure enumerated.
- § 4-210.11Findings, conclusions, and recommendations by hearing officer.
- § 4-210.12Final decision by Mayor’s agent.
- § 4-210.13Notification of decision and right to judicial review.
- § 4-210.14Right to request hearing while absent from District.
- § 4-210.15File of hearing decisions.
- § 4-210.16Class action permitted; correction or change in policy, construction, or interpretation.
- § 4-210.17Confidentiality.
- § 4-210.18Notice provisions of § 4-205.54 applicable.
- § 4-210.19Assistance received during pendency of decision.
- § 4-211.01Home repairs — Run-down premises.
- § 4-211.02Home repairs — Protection of District interest.
- § 4-211.03Home repairs — Federal financial participation.
- § 4-211.04Moving costs permitted.
- § 4-211.05Authorization of payment for moving costs.
- § 4-211.06Prompt payment of disregarded sum.
- § 4-212.01Payment to incapacitated recipient.
- § 4-212.02Protective or vendor payments on behalf of dependent children.
- § 4-212.03Protective payments on behalf of adult recipients.
- § 4-213.01Action for support.
- § 4-213.02Income scale exemptions.
- § 4-213.03Basis for computation of contribution.
- § 4-213.04Dependents defined.
- § 4-213.05Noncompliance by relative.
- § 4-213.06Verification of ability to contribute.
- § 4-214.01Claim of District against estate of recipient; lien in favor of District; payment of share to United States.
- § 4-214.02Funeral expenses — Payment permitted.
- § 4-214.03Funeral expenses — Indigent residents; wards of District.
- § 4-214.04Funeral allowance.
- § 4-215.01Prohibition; immunity from legal process.
- § 4-216.01Mayor to prescribe regulations.
- § 4-217.01Requirements for benefits.
- § 4-217.02Types of placement.
- § 4-217.03Administration of benefits.
- § 4-217.04Federal financial participation.
- § 4-217.05Determination of need.
- § 4-217.06Monies applied to purchase of essential article.
- § 4-217.07Condition of eligibility — Social Security number; assignment of support rights.
- § 4-217.08Condition of eligibility — Cooperation in identifying and locating parents, establishing paternity, obtaining support payments, and other payments.
- § 4-217.09Condition of eligibility — Exception to cooperation.
- § 4-217.10Condition of eligibility — Effect of failure to comply.
- § 4-217.11Condition of eligibility — Protective or vendor payments.
- § 4-218.01Fraud in obtaining public assistance; repayment; liability of family members; penalties.
- § 4-218.02Penalty for violation of § 4-218.01(b); prosecutions.
- § 4-218.03Unauthorized use of identification card.
- § 4-218.04Prosecutions; subpoenas; witness fees; perjury; compulsion of obedience to subpoena; oaths.
- § 4-218.05Penalties.
- § 4-218.06Suspension, revocation, or denial of a business license or permit.
- § 4-219.01Authorization.
- § 4-219.02Disbursement of expenses.
- § 4-220.01Nonrevival of previously repealed or superseded laws, acts, regulations, Commissioner’s orders, Commissioners’ orders, and administrative orders; effect of amendments.
- § 4-220.02Nonabatement of causes of action.
- § 4-220.03No new rights or entitlements created; exception.
- § 4-221.01Severability.
- § 4-251.01Definitions.
- § 4-251.02Establishment of program to provide subsidies for grandparent caregivers.
- § 4-251.03Eligibility.
- § 4-251.03aTransfer of subsidy.
- § 4-251.04Subsidies.
- § 4-251.05Reports.
- § 4-251.06Rules.
- § 4-251.07Construction.
- § 4-261.01Definitions.
- § 4-261.02Categorical eligibility for food stamps.
- § 4-261.03LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative.
- § 4-261.04Locally funded minimum benefit.
- § 4-261.21Implementation of transitional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits.
- § 4-261.22Implementation of simplified self-employment deduction.
- § 4-261.23Reporting.
- § 4-271.01SOAR Pilot Program.
- § 4-301Adoption subsidy payments.
- § 4-302Powers of Mayor regarding custody, placement and adoption of dependent children.
- § 4-321Definitions.
- § 4-322Findings.
- § 4-323Purposes.
- § 4-324Medical assistance.
- § 4-325Compacts authorized.
- § 4-326Contents of compacts.
- § 4-327Optional contents of compacts.
- § 4-328Federal participation.
- § 4-341Legislative findings.
- § 4-342Definitions.
- § 4-343Establishment of the Adoption Incentive Program; purpose.
- § 4-344.01Establishment of the Adoption Support Fund.
- § 4-344Establishment of the Adoption Voucher Fund.
- § 4-345Benefits.
- § 4-346Administration of the Adoption Incentive Program and the Adoption Voucher Fund.
- § 4-361Post-adoption contact agreement.
- § 4-401Definitions.
- § 4-402.01Funding for day care provided by D.C. Public Schools.
- § 4-402Day care program authorized; funding system for child development facilities.
- § 4-403Payment of full cost by Department.
- § 4-404.01Supplemental payments by the Mayor.
- § 4-404Supplemental payments by Department.
- § 4-405Schedule of payments by parents.
- § 4-406Responsibility of Department for payment.
- § 4-407Collection of overpayments.
- § 4-408Waiver of overpayments.
- § 4-409Contracts with licensed child development centers; payment for services.
- § 4-410Payments to child development homes and to in-home caregivers.
- § 4-411Standards for in-home care.
- § 4-412Compliance with District regulation.
- § 4-413Monitoring day care services; publication of procedures; compliance with federal regulations.
- § 4-414Authorization of grants to develop satellite child development home programs.
- § 4-415Comprehensive child development programs.
- § 4-501Definitions.
- § 4-502Establishment of a Crime Victims Compensation Program.
- § 4-503Administration of Program.
- § 4-504Crime Victims Compensation Advisory Commission; establishment; membership; duties.
- § 4-505Crime Victims Compensation Appeals Board; establishment; membership; duties.
- § 4-506Eligibility for compensation.
- § 4-507Awards of compensation.
- § 4-508Disqualifications and reductions.
- § 4-509Preservation of civil actions; subrogation.
- § 4-510Emergency awards.
- § 4-511Confidentiality.
- § 4-512Procedures for filing claims.
- § 4-513False claims.
- § 4-514Annual report.
- § 4-515.01Crime Victims Assistance Fund.
- § 4-515Crime Victims Compensation Fund.
- § 4-516Assessments.
- § 4-517.01Crime victims assistance.
- § 4-517Duty of law enforcement agencies.
- § 4-518Appropriations.
- § 4-521Shelter and Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence Fund.
- § 4-531Definitions.
- § 4-532Eligibility.
- § 4-533Awards of compensation.
- § 4-534Emergency awards.
- § 4-535Attorneys fees.
- § 4-536Preservation of civil actions; subrogation.
- § 4-537Waiver of rights void; award exempt from execution or attachment.
- § 4-538False claims.
- § 4-539Administration; annual report to Council.
- § 4-540Duties and powers of Mayor.
- § 4-541Procedure.
- § 4-542Judicial review.
- § 4-543Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund.
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