District of Columbia § 44-1203.01 Privatization of residential substance abuse treatment.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 44-1203.01 — Privatization of residential substance abuse treatment.

District of Columbia § 44-1203.01

Title 44Charitable and Curative Institutions.

Ch. 12Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention.

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D.C. Code § 44-1203.01 (2026).

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(a)Notwithstanding any provision of § 44-1203 , the Mayor shall contract out the operation of the substance abuse Residential Short Stay and Detoxification Facilities programs that are currently operated by the Addiction, Prevention, and Recovery Administration (“APRA”) and, when appropriate, priority shall be given to locating such facilities on the campus of the D.C. General Hospital. The affected employees of APRA shall be given the opportunity to compete in this privatization, which shall be carried out in accordance with § 2-352.05 .

(b)Any amount of funding necessary for costs of severance pay related to the contracting out of the operation of the substance abuse Residential Short Stay and Detoxification Facilities program shall be paid from the administrative costs of the Addicti

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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of § 44-1203 , the Mayor shall contract out the operation of the substance abuse Residential Short Stay and Detoxification Facilities programs that are currently operated by the Addiction, Prevention, and Recovery Administration (“APRA”) and, when appropriate, priority shall be given to locating such facilities on the campus of the D.C. General Hospital. The affected employees of APRA shall be given the opportunity to compete in this privatization, which shall be carried out in accordance with § 2-352.05 .

(b) Any amount of funding necessary for costs of severance pay related to the contracting out of the operation of the substance abuse Residential Short Stay and Detoxification Facilities program shall be paid from the administrative costs of the Addiction, Prevention, and Recovery Administration. No money for severance pay related to the contracting out shall be taken from any program funding allocated for substance abuse treatment services, including the $3 million increase allocated by the Council for community based substance abuse treatment services.

Legislative History

Mar. 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-80, § 4a, 36 DCR 8469; as added Oct. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 13-38, § 1702, 46 DCR 6373; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 218, 59 DCR 6190