District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 4-603: Set-off.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 4. Public Care Systems.
Chapter 6. Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, whenever the District is a defendant in a proceeding brought by a beneficiary, it shall have a right to set off from a judgment against it any damages that represent compensation for the care and treatment it has undertaken to provide or pay for as health-care assistance.

(b)

No set-off shall be allowed from a judgment entered against the District pursuant to any provision of Chapter 13 of Title 7.

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