{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-2001","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-2001","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a)\nFor the purpose of this chapter, the term:\n(1)\nRepealed.\n(2)\n\"Direct care services\" means home and community-based, rehabilitative, and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities services authorized under the District of Columbia Medicaid State Plan or waivers thereof, including the District's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities program, the District's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Individual and Family Supports, and the District's Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver for the Elderly and Persons with Physical Disabilities.\n(3)\n\"Direct care professional\" means an employee of a direct care service provider who provides direct care services for at least 50% of the employee's work hours.\n(4)\n\"Direct care service provider\" means an entity enrolled with the District of Columbia Medicaid program that provides direct care services.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 20. Direct Services to Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-2001","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"93835b9dcf26bf919927d40d693e0d3612aa7b15b73f78755c82a43d1f05a4fc","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1901","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-2002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}