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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-25. SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES |
Section 29-2537. PSH PROGRAM – REFERRAL PROCESS
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2537.1When the Department or its designee has available placements in the PSH Program, the Department or its designee shall review all vulnerability assessments of individuals and families not previously placed in the PSH Program or other permanent supportive housing program to determine which individuals and families have priority for the available placements.
2537.2When the Department or its designee receives funding for a significant number of new placements, the Department shall publish in the D.C. Register a notice of the new number of placements and provide notice of the expected review period for the Department to conduct vulnerability assessments to determine priority for those placements. Such notice shall be published so that a minimum of three (3) weeks is available for interested persons to complete a vulnerability assessment and be considered for those placements.
2537.3Upon identifying those individuals and families with the highest vulnerability scores, and applying any applicable prioritizing factors pursuant to subsection 2536.4, the Department or its designee shall seek to locate the identified persons through service Providers, outreach workers, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data, or other available means.
2537.4Upon location of the persons identified pursuant to subsection 2537.2, the Department or its designee shall assign a case manager to the individual or family to assist in completing the placement.
2537.5If the individual or family cannot be located, the Department or its designee shall document efforts to locate the person and shall retain the vulnerability assessment for a future PSH Program referral.
2537.6If the Department or its designee identifies but is unable to locate the individual or family for two (2) distinct referral groups, the Department or its designee shall remove the applicable vulnerability assessment from the pool of assessments available for referral.
2537.7Any individual or family whose assessment is removed pursuant to subsection 2537.56 may retake a vulnerability assessment and be considered for available or future PSH referrals at any time.