*NOTE: This section has been amended by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*
(a) The Mayor shall allow enrollees for the DC HealthCare Alliance ("Alliance") program to complete an application for recertification with the Department of Human Services:
(1) In person;
(2) Over the telephone; and
(3) Through electronic means, including through a web-based portal.
(b) Applicants for the Alliance program shall not be required to complete a face-to-face interview to establish eligibility for enrollment in the Alliance program or to recertify their enrollment in person; except, that the Mayor may require enrollees to complete one in-person certification each year in Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, and 2025.
(c) Enrollees in the Alliance before April 1, 2025, shall be required to recertify their enrollment every 6 months.
(d) Enrollees in the Alliance after March 31, 2025, shall be required to recertify their enrollment on an annual basis.
(July 12, 2001, D.C. Law 14-18, § 7b; as added Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-35, § 2, 64 DCR 10929; Feb. 17, 2018, D.C. Law 22-62, § 3, 65 DCR 9; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 5102, 66 DCR 8621; Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 7100, 67 DCR 10493; Aug. 5, 2021, D.C. Act 24-156, § 3(a), 68 DCR 008008; Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 5112(a), 68 DCR 008602.)
ApplicabilityD.C. Act 24-15, § 7174 repealed, for 90 days, the amendment to this section made by D.C. Law 23-16, thus temporarily restoring the language created by D.C. Law 22-35.
D.C. Act 24-156 repealed, for 90 days, the amendment to this section made by D.C. Law 23-16, thus temporarily restoring the language created by D.C. Law 22-35.
D.C. Act 24-79 repealed, for 90 days, the amendment to this section made by D.C. Law 23-16, thus temporarily restoring the language created by D.C. Law 22-35.
Section 7100 of D.C. Law 23-149 repealed D.C. Law 22-62, removing the amendment made to this section by that law and implementing the amendment to this section made by D.C. Law 23-16.
Section 7062 of D.C. Law 23-149 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 22-35 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore, the creation of this section by section 2 of Law 22-35 has been implemented.
Section 5023 of D.C. Law 22-168 amended section 3(a) of D.C. Law 22-35 keeping in place the applicability provision. Therefore, the creation of this section by section 2 of Law 22-35 has not been implemented.
Section 5102 of D.C. Law 23-16 amended this section as added by section 2 of D.C. Law 22-35 keeping in place the applicability provision. Therefore, the creation of this section by section 2 of Law 22-35 has not been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-62: § 4 of D.C. Law 22-62 provided that the change made to this section by § 3 of D.C. Law 22-62 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.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-35: § 3 of D.C. Law 22-35 provided that the creation of this section by § 2 of D.C. Law 22-35 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 LegislationFor temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5112(a) of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5102 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 § 5102 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).