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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 22. HEALTH |
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SubTilte 22-A. MENTAL HEALTH |
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Chapter 22-A22. SUPPORTED HOUSING SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS |
Section 22-A2206. WAITING LIST
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2206.1When the Department has insufficient funds to issue new Home First Subsidies, the Department may maintain a waiting list for consumers. The Department may utilize the waiting list to manage referral of consumers to any available supported housing subsidy program.
2206.2If the Department maintains a waiting list, the Department shall place an eligible consumer on a waiting list when:
(a) The Department has no funds to issue any new Home First Subsidies;
(b) No unit with an attached subsidy that meets the consumer’s specific needs is available;
(c)No other supported housing program managed by the Department is available; or
(d)The eligible consumer is incarcerated, or hospitalized or otherwise not available to occupy housing at the time of application.
2206.3 Subject to the Department’s priority population in Section 2207, an eligible consumer shall be placed on the waiting list in chronological order by the date the Department receives the consumer’s completed application. Placement on the waiting list does not guarantee that a consumer will ultimately receive a Home First Subsidy.
2206.4The eligible consumer and CSA shall provide the Department with the eligible consumer’s current mailing address and telephone number while on the waiting list. Each change of address shall be reported in writing to the Department within five (5) business days of the change.
2206.5If the eligible consumer fails to ensure the Department has the consumer’s current mailing address and telephone number and the Department needs to contact the consumer because a subsidy becomes available for the consumer’s use, the Department will make a good faith effort to contact the consumer through the consumer’s CSA. If the consumer cannot be contacted within thirty (30) calendar days of the first day of attempted contact, the Department will then contact the next person on the list for utilization of the subsidy.
2206.6When an eligible consumer on the waiting list is notified that a subsidized housing unit or funding for a supported housing subsidy for his or her use in accordance with this chapter is now available, the Department shall re-determine the eligibility status of the consumer.
2206.7If an eligible consumer becomes ineligible for a supported housing subsidy in accordance with the requirements of Section 2204, the consumer will be removed from the supported housing subsidy wait list. The Department will send written notice of the removal to the consumer at his or her last known address, and to the consumer’s former CSA or other mental health provider. The consumer will have a right for review of the determination of ineligibility pursuant to Section 2217.