{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-603","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-603","heading":"Set-off.","body":"(a)\nExcept as provided in subsection (b) of this section, whenever the District is a defendant in a proceeding brought by a beneficiary, it shall have a right to set off from a judgment against it any damages that represent compensation for the care and treatment it has undertaken to provide or pay for as health-care assistance.\n\n(b)\nNo set-off shall be allowed from a judgment entered against the District pursuant to any provision of Chapter 13 of Title 7.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 6. Health-Care Assistance Reimbursement."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-603","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6f42333f0ffb40c838743ebc34d053421d1b9b92a2ee920996235054985aeda5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-602","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}