D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-2537

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

Rule 29-2537 - PSH PROGRAM - REFERRAL PROCESS

2537.1

When the Department or its designee has available placements in the PSH Program, the Department or its designee shall review all vulnerability assessments of individuals and families not previously placed in the PSH Program or other permanent supportive housing program to determine which individuals and families have priority for the available placements.

2537.2

When the Department or its designee receives funding for a significant number of new placements, the Department shall publish in the D.C. Register a notice of the new number of placements and provide notice of the expected review period for the Department to conduct vulnerability assessments to determine priority for those placements. Such notice shall be published so that a minimum of three (3) weeks is available for interested persons to complete a vulnerability assessment and be considered for those placements.

2537.3

Upon identifying those individuals and families with the highest vulnerability scores, and applying any applicable prioritizing factors pursuant to subsection 2536.4, the Department or its designee shall seek to locate the identified persons through service Providers, outreach workers, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data, or other available means.

2537.4

Upon location of the persons identified pursuant to subsection 2537.2, the Department or its designee shall assign a case manager to the individual or family to assist in completing the placement.

2537.5

If the individual or family cannot be located, the Department or its designee shall document efforts to locate the person and shall retain the vulnerability assessment for a future PSH Program referral.

2537.6

If the Department or its designee identifies but is unable to locate the individual or family for two (2) distinct referral groups, the Department or its designee shall remove the applicable vulnerability assessment from the pool of assessments available for referral.

2537.7

Any individual or family whose assessment is removed pursuant to subsection 2537.56 may retake a vulnerability assessment and be considered for available or future PSH referrals at any time.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-2537

Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 6438 (July 23, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice Emergency Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11353 (November 26, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3007 (April 8, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7442, 7483 (August 19, 2011)

Authority: The Director of the Department of Human Services (DHS or Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in section 31 of the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005 (HSRA or Act), effective October 22, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-35, D.C. Official Code § 4-756.02 (2008 Repl.)), and Mayor's Order 2006-20, dated February 13, 2006.