{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-281.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-281.05","heading":"Hearings.","body":"(a)\nA program participant or the program participant's representative may request a hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings (\"OAH\") to appeal a decision by the Department to:\n(1)\nTerminate the program participant from the program in less than 5 years of participation; or\n(2)\nReduce or change the support services provided to the program participant based on:\n(A)\nThe program participant's:\n(i)\nFailure to comply with the program requirements\"\n(ii)\nIncome; or\n(iii)\nHousehold composition; or\n(B)\nOther criteria established by the Department.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor shall give the program participant reasonable notice of the time and location of the hearing.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nUpon receipt of a hearing request, the Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, shall offer the program participant, or program participant's representative, an opportunity for an administrative review by the Department of the decision that is the subject of the hearing request.\n(2)\nIf eviction is imminent, the Department shall take all reasonable steps to provide expedited administrative review to maximize resolution of the appeal.\n\n(d)\nA program participant shall have 30 calendar days following receipt of the notice required under § 4-281.04 to request a hearing.\n\n(e)\nThe hearing shall be conducted in accordance with § 4-754.41(f)(1)-(3)).\n\n(f)\nA program participant that timely requests a hearing shall continue to receive the program services or supports provided to the program participant prior to receiving notice of the adverse action, pending a final decision.\n\n(g)\nIf OAH enters a decision in favor of a program participant, the Mayor shall authorize corrected payments and services, if applicable, retroactively to the date the incorrect action was taken.\n\n(h)\nMaterials and documents filed with OAH during the hearing proceedings shall be maintained in compliance with § 2-1831.13(d), and any other District or federal law pertaining to the confidentiality of records.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 2D. Career Mobility Action Plan Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-281.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6a19f0087a7d5e20ae0903fb96e9928230bc4e5c8436db0a165ae587c0f8ae64","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-281.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-281.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}