After OVSJG has certified that an applicant meets all requirements and would benefit from participation in the Program, OVSJG shall issue a Program authorization card to the participant or the participant's representative, which shall include the participant's:
An authorization card shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of the initial certification by OVSJG so long as the participant continues to qualify for the Program, unless the participant or the participant's representative cancels the participant's certification before the end of the three (3) year period.
At least sixty (60) days prior to the authorization card's expiration, OVSJG shall provide notification to the participant or the participant's representative of the pending expiration.
Participants may apply to OVSJG to renew their certification for an additional two (2) years. OVSJG shall renew a person's certification if OVSJG determines that the person continues to meet all requisite qualifications.
Upon the Director's approval of a renewal application, OVSJG shall issue a new authorization card to the participant or the participant's representative.
A District agency, presented with a valid authorization card by a participant, shall accept the substitute address designated by OVSJG as the participant's address, except as provided in § 4303.
A District agency employee who lawfully requests a residential, work, or school address from a participant may make a photocopy of the participant's authorization card with the substitute address, but shall return the original card to the participant.
District agency personnel shall not make the agency's compliance with this Act contingent upon:
To the extent an agency employee has questions about participants' participation in the Program, she or he may contact OVSJG.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-4304