*NOTE: This section has been amended by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*
(a) To be eligible to receive payments from the Fund for a fiscal year, an ICF-IDD or DD waiver provider shall submit the following to the DHCF by June 30 of the prior fiscal year:
(1) Proof of a legally binding written commitment to fund quality of care improvements as defined in § 47-1270;
(2) Proof of an enforcement mechanism of the written commitment to fund quality of care improvements, such as arbitration, that is:
(A) Expeditious;
(B) Uses a neutral decision maker;
(C) Economical for the employees; and
(D) Available to the employees or their representatives; and
(3) Proof that the facility has provided written notice of the terms of the commitment and the availability of the enforcement mechanism to the relevant employees or their recognized representatives.
(b) The DHCF shall terminate the quality improvement funding for a facility if it finds the binding written commitment has expired and does not otherwise remain enforceable.
(c) The DHCF may inspect relevant payroll and personnel records of facilities receiving funds pursuant to this section to ensure that the quality of care improvements provided for in this section have been implemented.
(d) In addition to the remedies provided in § 47-1274, the DHCF may retroactively recover funds provided to a facility for quality of care improvements incurred after expiration of the commitment or if a facility has failed to maintain the commitment.
(e) Enforcement or attempted enforcement of the written commitment pursuant to § 47-1272 shall not constitute a basis for adverse action by a facility against an employee.
(f) Documents submitted by the ICF-IDD or DD waiver provider to show its compliance with § 47-1272 shall be available for public review.
(Mar. 8, 2006, D.C. Law 16-68, § 2(b), 53 DCR 47; Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 5032(b), 57 DCR 6242; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 33(b)(5), 59 DCR 5567; Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 5092(b)(4), 68 DCR 008602.)
Section ReferencesThis section is referenced in § 47-1271.
Effect of AmendmentsD.C. Law 18-223, in subsecs. (a), (b), and (c), substituted “DHCF” for “MAA”; and, in subsec. (d), substituted “DHCF” for “Department of Health”.
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “ICF-IDD” for “ICF-MR” in the introductory language of (a) and in (f).
Emergency LegislationFor temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5092(b)(4) of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 5032(b) of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
Editor's NotesSection 35 of D.C. Law 19-169 provided that no provision of the act shall impair any right or obligation existing under law.