{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-1004.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 44-1004.05","heading":"Rights independent and nonwaivable.","body":"(a)\nWhenever the grounds for a resident’s discharge, transfer, or relocation are being challenged, the remedies created by this subchapter shall not be available in lieu of those established by subchapter III of this chapter. In all other cases, a person authorized to bring an action under this subchapter may do so notwithstanding the availability of other remedies, and prior exhaustion of administrative remedies shall not be required.\n\n(b)\nAny purported waiver of a person’s right to bring an action under this subchapter shall be void.","path":["Title 44. Charitable and Curative Institutions.","Chapter 10. Nursing Homes and Community Residence Facilities Protections.","Subchapter IV. Private Rights of Action."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/44-1004.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c1aa52270c844e97eab7bf8f71675106d69ffc17d6caece76aefb25960a1949b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-1004.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-1005.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}