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District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 4-2002. Payment.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Repealed.

(a-1) In Fiscal Year 2025, the Mayor shall provide a supplemental payment from the Home and Community-Based Services Enhancement Fund, established pursuant to § 7-771.07d, to direct care service providers for the purpose of supporting payments to direct care professionals of 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.

(b) In determining the reimbursement rate to be provided to an eligible direct care service provider under this section, the Mayor shall consider:

(1) If applicable, the then-current reimbursement rates paid by the District to direct care service providers under the District of Columbia Medicaid State Plan or waivers thereof;

(2) The total cost, including wages, that the direct care service provider incurred during the previous year in providing direct care services;

(3) The additional operating support that the direct care service provider may need to allow it to pay its direct care professionals in accordance with the requirements of this section;  and

(4) Any other factor the Mayor considers relevant to the determination of the reimbursement rate.

(c) In Fiscal Year 2026, the reimbursement rate that the District shall pay to direct care service providers for the provision of direct care services shall be the reimbursement rate that is sufficient to support direct care service provider payments to direct care professionals at the highest of the following rates:

(1) 117.6% of the District living wage that was in effect on July 1, 2025, pursuant to subchapter X-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2;

(2) The current District minimum wage pursuant to § 32-1003;  or

(3) The current District living wage pursuant to subchapter X-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2.

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