Section 22-B3401. MEDICAL COVERAGE

 

3401.1Each resident shall provide for his or her own medical care, at his or her own expense, if able, or under Titles 17 and 19 of the Social Security Act, or at the expense of any other public or private plan or agency.

 

3401.2Nothing in this section shall be considered to require a resident to have a medical relationship with a licensed physician when the resident relies solely upon generally recognized treatment by prayer or spiritual means, unless his or her failure to obtain medical care represents a threat to the health or safety of others.

 

3401.3All residents shall be seen by a physician not more than thirty (30) days prior to admission to a community residence facility and at least one (1) time each year after admission.

 

3401.4If a resident is unable to make arrangements for his or her annual examination, the Residence Director shall make the arrangements and assist the resident in complying with this requirement.

 

3401.5A community residence facility with thirty (30) or more residents shall, by written agreement, retain the services of a licensed physician who shall advise on medical matters, review the community residence facility’s program of residential health care, and handle medical emergencies if a resident’s personal physician is unavailable.

 

source

Regulation No. 74-15 (June 14, 1974); as amended by the Community Residence Facilities Act of 1977 § 101(e), D.C. Law 2-35, 24 DCR 1458, 1469 (August 19, 1977); as amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004).