D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B3702

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

Rule 22-B3702 - PLACEMENT SERVICES

3702.1

The Central Referral Bureau shall recommend placements in community residence facilities for the following:

(a) All persons seeking such living arrangements who are receiving a supplement to their Supplementary Security Income from the District;

(b) All persons who are receiving general public assistance from the District;

(c) All persons who are on convalescent leave from Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, if their hospitalization was paid for in part by the District; and

(d) Any other persons to whom the District is responsible for the cost of their care and maintenance.

3702.2

Recommended placements shall be based on an evaluation of the applicant's physical, mental, and social needs made by a team of physicians, nurses, social workers, and other professional and paraprofessional personnel made available to the Central Referral Bureau for that purpose.

3702.3

The Central Referral Bureau shall be responsible for certifying that a person is eligible for the supplementation of his or her Supplementary Security Income by the District government.

3702.4

The Central Referral Bureau shall recommend placements in specific skilled care, intermediate care, or community residence facilities for any other person seeking such living arrangements at the request of the prospective resident or his or her next of kin, doctor, or sponsor.

3702.5

Placement recommendations shall be based on evaluations of the prospective resident's physical, mental, and social needs as determined by the prospective resident's own physician or the professionals made available to the Central Referral Bureau by the District government.

3702.6

For persons having no access to private or institutional social service assistance in actual placement in the facility, the Central Referral Bureau shall arrange assistance.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B3702

Council Regulation No. 74-15 effective June 14, 1977, as amended by § 401 of the Community Residence Facilities Licensure Act of 1977, D C. Law 2-35, 24 DCR 1458, 1517 (August 19, 1977)