{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1131.20","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-1131.20","heading":"Department of Mental Health Nurse Training Program.","body":"(a)\nThere is established within the Department, in partnership with UDC, a nurse training program, which shall offer tuition reimbursement for courses at UDC for a licensed practical nurse employed by Saint Elizabeths Hospital to become a registered nurse or for a registered nurse employed by Saint Elizabeths Hospital to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree; provided, that the nurse earns at least a grade B and agrees, in writing, to continue his or her employment at Saint Elizabeths Hospital for a minimum of 2 years.\n\n(b)\nThe Department shall:\n(1)\nIn partnership with UDC, develop:\n(A)\nThe Program; and\n(B)\nA course of study that accommodates the schedule of nurses employed full-time;\n(2)\nAdminister the Program;\n(3)\nSubject to the availability of funds, establish the number, and amounts of, assistance that can be extended in any fiscal year;\n(4)\nDevelop a competitive application process for nurses at Saint Elizabeths Hospital to participate in the Program; and\n(5)\nProvide remote access learning capacities at Saint Elizabeths Hospital, if feasible.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 11B. Department of Mental Health Establishment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1131.20","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a2b240a9bcf58ae285bf074703fd7d7c933e2ea3ca49e22050a74f4504b52cd1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1131.19","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1131.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}