District of Columbia § 7-3101 Establishment.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 7-3101 — Establishment.

District of Columbia § 7-3101

Title 7Human Health Care and Safety.

Ch. 31Substance Abuse Program for Youth.

This text of District of Columbia § 7-3101 (Establishment.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

D.C. Code § 7-3101 (2026).

Text

(a)The Mayor shall establish, by contract, a substance abuse program for youths 14 through 20 years of age. The Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration shall administer the program from its appropriated operating budget.

(b)In fiscal year 2005, the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration shall:

(1)Provide no less than 400 slots in the program for youth treatment services;

(2)Provide, at minimum, an average of 15 youth residential treatment slots, but at no time less than 12 residential slots, to be used exclusively to serve 120 youth;

(3)Provide a minimum of 385 community-based youth outpatient treatment slots exclusively for youth, of which 75 intensive outpatient slots and 125 outpatient treatment slots shall be utilized exclusively to provide a continuum

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) The Mayor shall establish, by contract, a substance abuse program for youths 14 through 20 years of age. The Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration shall administer the program from its appropriated operating budget.

(b) In fiscal year 2005, the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration shall:

(1) Provide no less than 400 slots in the program for youth treatment services;

(2) Provide, at minimum, an average of 15 youth residential treatment slots, but at no time less than 12 residential slots, to be used exclusively to serve 120 youth;

(3) Provide a minimum of 385 community-based youth outpatient treatment slots exclusively for youth, of which 75 intensive outpatient slots and 125 outpatient treatment slots shall be utilized exclusively to provide a continuum of community-based care services for youth in the care of the Youth Services Administration who are released from the Oak Hill Youth Center.

(c) To support the infrastructure necessary for implementation and ongoing monitoring of quality assurance for the youth substance abuse treatment program, 3 full-time employees, personnel grade DSS-11/12, shall be detailed from the Department of Human Services, Youth Services Administration to the Department of Health, Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration to serve as Program Monitors/Coordinators.

(1) The Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration shall fund 2 positions to support the administration, service delivery, and monitoring of services provided to youth under the care of the Youth Services Administration. One position shall be titled the Program Manager, and shall be classified as a personnel grade MSS-13. The second position shall be an Administrative Assistant, classified as a personnel grade DSS-9.

(2) The Program Manager shall serve as a continuity of care liaison between the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration and the Youth Services Administration, and shall be housed at, or report regularly to, the Oak Hill Youth Center.

(3) The Program Manager shall work closely with the Youth Services Administration to assure that as slots are identified, filled, monitored, and maintained that all services are beneficial to the Youth Services Administration’s efforts to comply with the Jerry M v. District of Columbia consent decree. Jerry M v. District of Columbia

(4) The Program Manager shall be responsible for working closely with other Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration staff to utilize Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Option services.

(e) A memorandum of understanding, or any other formal agreement deemed necessary to facilitate the implementation of the priority outpatient slots for the Youth Services Administration, shall be finalized and signed no later than October 1, 2004. A copy of the agreement shall be provided to the Council’s Committee on Human Services.

Legislative History

Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 4212, 48 DCR 6981; Nov. 13, 2003, D.C. Law 15-39, § 2602, 50 DCR 5668; Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 5502, 51 DCR 8441