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

D.C. Code § 44-921: Establishment; expenses; revolving fund; audit.

(a)
The Mayor is authorized to establish an enterprise program at St. Elizabeths Hospital to promote the rehabilitation and employment of clients of the Department of Mental Health with the intended purpose of assisting clients of the Department of Mental Health to acquire community work skills in preparation for independent living.

(b)
Purchases and sales of merchandise which may be made by clients and the payment of any wages to clients or any other expenses of the program may be paid from funds derived from the day to day operation of the enterprise program but shall not be subject to Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2.

(c)
The Mayor, or during a control year as defined in § 47-393, the Mayor or the Chief Financial Officer, is authorized to establish a revolving fund to be used for the collection and disbursement of funds for any enterprise program established pursuant to this subchapter and shall supervise all collections and disbursements from the fund for the purposes set forth in this subchapter.

(d)
Repealed.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 44. Charitable and Curative Institutions.
Chapter 9. Mental Health Services.
Subchapter II. Mental Health Services Client Enterprise Program.

(a)

The Mayor is authorized to establish an enterprise program at St. Elizabeths Hospital to promote the rehabilitation and employment of clients of the Department of Mental Health with the intended purpose of assisting clients of the Department of Mental Health to acquire community work skills in preparation for independent living.

(b)

Purchases and sales of merchandise which may be made by clients and the payment of any wages to clients or any other expenses of the program may be paid from funds derived from the day to day operation of the enterprise program but shall not be subject to Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2.

(c)

The Mayor, or during a control year as defined in § 47-393, the Mayor or the Chief Financial Officer, is authorized to establish a revolving fund to be used for the collection and disbursement of funds for any enterprise program established pursuant to this subchapter and shall supervise all collections and disbursements from the fund for the purposes set forth in this subchapter.

(d)

Repealed.

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