District of Columbia Official Code 2001 Edition. |
Division VIII. General Laws. |
Title 44. Charitable and Curative Institutions. |
Subtitle I. Health Related Institutions. |
Chapter 10. Nursing Homes and Community Residence Facilities Protections. |
Subchapter III. Discharge, Transfer, and Relocation of Residents. |
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Current through October 23, 2012
(a) Whenever the immediate transfer or discharge of 1 or more residents is required by an emergency pursuant to § 44-1003.05(a)(5), the Mayor shall notify the licensee or administrator of the facility and any resident(s) to be removed that an emergency has been found to exist and that removal is ordered. In addition, whenever practicable the Mayor shall involve the resident(s) in the removal planning.
(b) Following emergency removal, the Mayor shall provide the licensee or administrator of the facility, each resident removed, and each removed resident's representative with a written notice stating the basis for the finding of an emergency and informing them of their right to contest the removal under § 44-1003.09.
(Apr. 18, 1986, D.C. Law 6-108, § 308, 33 DCR 1510.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 32-1438.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 6-108, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 44-1001.01.