Section 22-B3403. ADMISSION POLICIES

 

3403.1A prospective resident shall be admitted to and retained by a community residence facility only if the prospective resident, the sponsor (if any), and the Residence Director agree, and the resident’s personal physician certifies in writing, that the resident is not in need of professional nursing care and can be assisted safely and adequately within a community residence facility.

 

3403.2The Mayor shall prepare a form to be used by physicians in certifying residents for placement in community residence facilities that clearly states the limitations placed on community residence facilities with regard to the services they are licensed to provide and the condition of persons they are authorized to accept as residents.

 

3403.3Residents shall be able to perform the activities of daily living with minimal assistance, generally be oriented as to person and place, and capable of proper judgment in taking action for self-preservation under emergency conditions.

 

3403.4Persons not generally oriented as to time and place or persons substantially ambulatory but needing limited personal assistance in case of an emergency may be admitted to a community residence facility by special permission of the Mayor.

 

3403.5Permission to admit a patient needing limited personal assistance under § 3403.4 shall only be granted if the Mayor is satisfied that the community residence facility has sufficient staff to ensure the safety of those residents.

 

3403.6Admission requirements that are predicted upon religion, sex, organizational membership, or similar requirements shall be in writing.

 

3403.7Whenever a community residence facility denies an applicant admission to the community residence facility, the reason for the denial shall be given to the applicant in writing, if requested in writing.

 

3403.8Each resident shall have a pre-admission medical examination by a physician not more than thirty (30) days prior to his or her admission to a community residence facility.

 

3403.9The examining physician shall certify that the resident is free of communicable disease as defined in Chapter 2 of this title, and shall provide the community residence facility with a written report, including sufficient information concerning the resident’s health to assist the community residence facility in providing adequate care, including any treatment orders, drugs prescribed, special diets, and a rehabilitation program.

 

3403.10Each resident who is on convalescent leave from a psychiatric hospital, or who has been determined to be mentally incompetent or in need of treatment under the 1964 Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill Act approved September 14, 1965 (D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. § 21-501), shall have had a psychiatric examination not more than thirty (30) days prior to his or her admission.

 

3403.11The examining physician shall provide the community residence facility with a written report providing sufficient information on the resident’s condition to enable the community residence facility to assist the resident toward rehabilitation, together with a record of any prescriptions, treatment orders, or special instructions for the management and protection of the resident.

 

3403.12In the case of group homes for mentally retarded persons, no person shall be eligible for admission to a group home until the person has, prior to admission (but in no event more than six (6) months prior to admission), undergone a comprehensive evaluation that has resulted in a determination that the individual is mentally retarded and is in need of or would benefit from habilitation.

 

3403.13Upon admission of a person who would benefit from habilitation under the provisions of § 3403.12, but in no event later than ten (10) days after the date of admission, an individual plan for habilitation shall be developed by appropriate professionals to meet the specific needs of the resident.

 

3403.14The provisions of §§ 3403.1 through 3403.5 of this section and the provisions of §§ 3403.10 and 3403.11 of this section shall not apply to admission policies and requirements for prospective residents of group homes for mentally retarded persons.

 

3403.15The Mayor shall issue regulations specifying standards for group homes for mentally retarded persons.

 

3403.16The standards required under § 3403.15 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

 

(a)Staffing appropriate to the residential needs of the persons in a home, in light of the individual habilitation plans of those persons; and

 

(b)Accessibility of the facility to those persons who are not ambulatory.

 

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, 1472 (August 19, 1977); as amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004).

EditorNote

For regulations regarding group homes for mentally retarded persons, please refer to Chapter 35 of this title.