 |
D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
 |
Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
|
Chapter 29-62. LICENSING OF YOUTH SHELTERS, RUNAWAY SHELTERS, EMERGENCY CARE FACILITIES, AND YOUTH GROUP HOMES |
Section 29-6213. SUSPENSION, CONVERSION, AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES
-
6213.1The applicable licensing agency shall have the discretion to revoke any existing license, suspend any existing license for a period of no longer than sixty (60) calendar days, or convert any annual license to a provisional or restricted license if it finds an immediate or serious and continuing danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the facility. An immediate or serious and continuing danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the facility includes, but is not limited to, numerous deficiencies or a serious single deficiency with respect to the requirements of this Chapter.
6213.2The applicable licensing agency shall immediately remove all residents from a facility when it suspends or revokes a facility's license.
6213.3The licensing agency shall immediately give the facility written notice of a revocation, suspension or conversion, including a statement of the grounds for the decision and notification of the facility's right to a fair hearing in accordance with 29 DCMR Chapter 59.
6213.4If the facility whose license has been suspended agrees to take appropriate corrective actions in accordance with a specific time frame acceptable to the applicable licensing agency, and the facility agrees to extend the suspension, the applicable licensing agency may extend the suspension for no longer than an additional sixty (60) calendar days.
6213.5If the facility whose license has been suspended does not request a fair hearing in accordance with 29 DCMR Chapter 59, and the facility whose license has been suspended has not either agreed to take appropriate corrective actions in accordance with a specific time frame acceptable to the applicable licensing agency or taken the appropriate corrective actions in accordance with the specific time frame acceptable to the applicable licensing agency, the applicable licensing agency may revoke the facility's license. If the applicable licensing agency revokes the facility's license, the applicable licensing agency shall give the facility written notice of the revocation, including notification of the facility's right to a fair hearing in accordance with 29 DCMR Chapter 59.
6213.6If the applicable licensing agency determines that a facility whose license has been suspended satisfies the requirements of a license, the applicable licensing agency shall reinstate the facility's license.
6213.7If the applicable licensing agency determines that a facility whose license has been converted satisfies the requirements of an annual license, the applicable licensing agency shall reinstate the facility's annual license.