District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 44-951.09. Budget.

(A) An emergency department;

(B) Behavioral health (e.g., psychiatric) services;

(C) The inpatient, outpatient, and support services necessary to provide services pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph; and

(D) Any additional critical care services meeting a community need that the Fiscal Management Board deems viable within the budget and financial plan for UMC adopted by the Council.

(A) Before implementing a RIF, the United Medical Center shall provide 30 days’ notice to the affected unions.

(B) In structuring a RIF, the Fiscal Management Board shall make utmost efforts to ensure that front-line care givers and support staff are affected the least and that all reductions comply with any existing collective bargaining agreement.

(4)(A) By July 1, 2021, the Fiscal Management Board shall develop an operational plan for the Corporation with an implementation schedule providing for reductions in services and staffing necessary to meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection through the time of dissolution of the Corporation under § 44-951.04. The Fiscal Management Board shall make the best effort to ensure that the nonsupervisory employees will be the last staff to be impacted by reduction of staffing after supervisory and contracted staff have been impacted; provided, that any staffing plan or decisions regarding reductions in staffing made by the Fiscal Management Board shall prioritize the health and safety of patients.

(B) The budgetary aspects of the operational plan shall be certifiable by the Chief Financial Officer, and then, no later than 15 days after the approval by the Fiscal Management Board of an operational plan pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall certify that the operational plan will satisfy the requirements set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(C) Beginning October 1, 2021, the Corporation shall produce quarterly financial reports subject to audit by the Chief Financial Officer measuring progress against the operational plan.

(D) Copies of such reports shall also be filed with the Secretary of the Council of the District of Columbia.

(E) The Fiscal Management Board shall make adjustments to the Corporation's budget and operations as necessary to maintain spending within the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection.