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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 29-42. HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED WAIVER FOR PERSONS WHO ARE ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES |
Section 29-4230. PROGRAM SERVICES:PERS
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4230.1Homemaker staff shall meet established standards of education and training as approved by the District of Columbia for the provision of homemaker services.
4230.2Homemaker services shall only be provided in cases where neither the individual nor anyone else in the household is able to provide the service or pay for the provision of the service. Payment will not be made to a provider who is the waiver recipient's spouse, parent of a minor or, other legally responsible relative.
4230.3Homemaker staff shall perform the following tasks when providing homemaker services:
(a)Grocery shopping;
(b)Meal preparation;
(c)General household cleaning such as:
(1)Cleaning bathrooms;
(2)Vacuuming;
(3)Dusting;
(4)Mopping floors;
(5)Sweeping floors;
(6)Bed making;
(7)Linen changing;
(8)Wiping appliances; and
(9)Washing and ironing clothes.
(c)Running errands for recipients that are necessary to maintain the recipient in the home (for example, picking up medicine or mailing payments for utilities); and
(d)Providing escort services to and from medical appointments.
4230.4A unit of service for homemaker services is one (1) hour spent performing the allowable task(s).