District of Columbia § 4-2004 Eligibility for payment.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 4-2004 — Eligibility for payment.

District of Columbia § 4-2004

Title 4Public Care Systems.

Ch. 20Direct Services to Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

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D.C. Code § 4-2004 (2026).

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(a)It shall not be a violation of this chapter for a direct care service provider to pay a direct care professional less than the amount set forth in § 4-2002 if the direct care service provider creates a tiered compensation schedule that:

(1)Considers a direct care professional's qualified experience in the field and their demonstrated competency; and

(2)Ensures that, on average, all direct care professionals were paid a wage equal to the amount set forth in § 4-2002 .

(b)During Fiscal Year 2026, a direct care service provider reimbursed by the District at a rate established pursuant to this act shall demonstrate to the Mayor that it paid its direct care professionals a wage that, on average, is equal to at least the amount set forth in § 4-2002(c) in the service provider's ope

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(a) It shall not be a violation of this chapter for a direct care service provider to pay a direct care professional less than the amount set forth in § 4-2002 if the direct care service provider creates a tiered compensation schedule that:

(1) Considers a direct care professional's qualified experience in the field and their demonstrated competency; and

(2) Ensures that, on average, all direct care professionals were paid a wage equal to the amount set forth in § 4-2002 .

(b) During Fiscal Year 2026, a direct care service provider reimbursed by the District at a rate established pursuant to this act shall demonstrate to the Mayor that it paid its direct care professionals a wage that, on average, is equal to at least the amount set forth in § 4-2002(c) in the service provider's operating budget cycle, inclusive of overtime wages and bonuses, to remain eligible for payment for the current year.

(c) A direct care service provider who received a supplemental payment from the District in Fiscal Year 2025 pursuant to § 4-2002(a-1) shall demonstrate to the Mayor that it paid its direct care professionals a wage that, on average, is equal to at least the greater of either 117.6% of the District minimum wage pursuant to § 32-1003 , or 117.6% of the District living wage pursuant to subchapter X-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2 , in the service provider's operating budget cycle, inclusive of overtime wages and bonuses.