{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-2004","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-2004","heading":"Eligibility for payment.","body":"(a)\nIt shall not be a violation of this chapter for a direct care service provider to pay a direct care professional less than the amount set forth in § 4-2002 if the direct care service provider creates a tiered compensation schedule that:\n(1)\nConsiders a direct care professional's qualified experience in the field and their demonstrated competency; and\n(2)\nEnsures that, on average, all direct care professionals were paid a wage equal to the amount set forth in § 4-2002.\n\n(b)\nDuring Fiscal Year 2026, a direct care service provider reimbursed by the District at a rate established pursuant to this act shall demonstrate to the Mayor that it paid its direct care professionals a wage that, on average, is equal to at least the amount set forth in § 4-2002(c) in the service provider's operating budget cycle, inclusive of overtime wages and bonuses, to remain eligible for payment for the current year.\n\n(c)\nA direct care service provider who received a supplemental payment from the District in Fiscal Year 2025 pursuant to § 4-2002(a-1) shall demonstrate to the Mayor that it paid its direct care professionals a wage that, on average, is equal to at least the greater of either 117.6% of the District minimum wage pursuant to § 32-1003, or 117.6% of the District living wage pursuant to subchapter X-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2, in the service provider's operating budget cycle, inclusive of overtime wages and bonuses.","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/4-2004","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b0e9fce39436036d2accabfa3d1a8824d444a78200ba7072a0e8f4311920cd9f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-2003.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-2005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}