{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1303.74","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1303.74","heading":"Implementation plan.","body":"(a)\nWithin 90 days of April 23, 2013, the Agency shall develop an implementation plan for the dissemination of the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities and a mechanism for receiving and handling complaints or concerns made by youth or on behalf of youth and provide a mechanism to resolve issues related to the youth’s care, placement, and services through the Agency.\n\n(b)\nThe Agency shall have the following responsibilities regarding the implementation of this part:\n(1)\nInvestigate and attempt to promptly resolve concerns made by youth or on behalf of youth;\n(2)\nDocument the number, general sources and origins, and nature of the complaints;\n(3)\nBeginning February 28, 2018, and every February 28th thereafter, through the Director, make available to the Council a report containing data collected over the course of the prior year that includes the following information:\n(A)\nThe number of contacts made to the Agency by telephone, website address, or otherwise;\n(B)\nThe number of concerns made, including the type and general sources of those concerns;\n(C)\nThe number of investigations performed;\n(D)\nThe number of pending concerns; and\n(E)\nThe trends and issues that arose in the course of investigating concerns and outcomes of the investigations conducted; and\n(4)\nPost the report required by paragraph (3) of this subsection on the Agency’s website so that it is readily available to the public.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 13. Child Abuse and Neglect.","Subchapter I. Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.","Part C-iii. Statements of Rights and Responsibilities for Youth in Foster Care."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1303.74","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"08fec2709a98aedddfd4b41a4fbcb03390450b4f534828694ae1241dff404b9b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1303.73","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1303.81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}