D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B3400

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 22-B3400 - RESIDENCE DIRECTORS

3400.1

A community residence facility shall have a Residence Director who may be the licensee of the community residence facility and who shall have the following qualifications:

(a) He or she shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

(b) He or she shall be certified annually by a physician as being in good physical and mental condition, capable of doing physical household tasks or of directing the work of household assistants, and free of communicable diseases as defined in Chapter 2 of this title;

(c) At the time of the initial application for a license for a community residence facility, the Residence Director shall be examined orally by the Mayor as to his or her understanding of the requirements of Chapters 30 through 34 of this subtitle and ability to provide adequate care to residents within the community residence facility; and

(d) The Residence Director of a community residence facility with thirty (30) or more residents shall hold a bachelor's degree or have at least three (3) years full-time experience in a field directly related to the administration of the program or the services of the community residence facility.

3400.2

The Residence Director shall have the following responsibilities, except in those areas in which the governing board of the community residence facility has retained the responsibility:

(a) The supervision of the day-to-day operation of the community residence facility;

(b) The implementation of policies, practices, and procedures of the community residence facility, including the screening of prospective residents;

(c) The preparation of all reports and documents required by the Mayor;

(d) The preparation of the budget and the supervision of financial matters;

(e) The supervision of the community residence facility's sanitation, safety, laundry, and dietary standards and services, and of its services relating to the health, education, and welfare of its residents;

(f) The maintenance of the community residence facility's records and reports relating to residents and finances; and

(g) The supervision and direction of the other employees of the community residence facility.

3400.3

The Residence Director shall not be employed outside the community residence facility and shall be present in the community residence facility and within call of the residents at all times, or shall assign his or her duties for a period not to exceed twelve hours (12) to an individual who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and who is capable of recognizing visible changes in the residents' physical and mental conditions and of taking responsible action in the case of an emergency.

3400.4

If the Residence Director is to be temporarily absent for periods to exceed twelve (12) hours, he or she shall designate an assistant Residence Director who shall be capable of assuming the responsibilities of the Residence Director.

3400.5

If all of the residents of a community residence facility are regularly occupied or employed away from the community residence facility during certain hours, the Mayor, upon application by the Residence Director, may permit that community residence facility to be unattended during those hours and the Residence Director to be otherwise employed. The Residence Director shall ensure that the community residence facility will be properly supervised in the event of a resident's illness or an emergency.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B3400

Regulation No. 74-15 (June 14, 1974); as amended by the Community Residence Facilities Act of 1977 § 101(e), D.C. Law 2-35, 24 DCR 1458, 1465 (August 19, 1977); as amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004)

AUTHORITY: Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 §§ 402(4), 402(5), 402(134) and 402(391), 1 D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. at 125; D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 1-303.03, 1-303.04, 7 -131, and 47-2842.