{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-2004-perm","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-2004(Perm)","heading":"Eligibility for payment.","body":"\n  *NOTE: This codification is not the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: Current Version*\n  \n\n(a)\nIt shall not be a violation of this act for a direct care service provider to pay a direct care professional less than 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 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 that 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.\n\n(b)\nDuring Fiscal Year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, 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 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, 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 99. Reserved sections."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-2004(Perm)","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c9393ce03d26a14cdefb8cde100edad97856b287808ce8d458eea83a031df554","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.11-perm","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-2003.01-perm"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}