{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.1021","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.1021","heading":"Work for the District of Columbia.","body":"If you work as an employee of the District of Columbia or a wholly owned instrumentality of the District of Columbia, your work is covered as employment unless—\n(a) Your work is covered by a retirement system established by a law of the United States; or\n(b) You are—\n(1) A patient or inmate of a hospital or penal institution and your work is for that hospital or institution;\n(2) A student employee (a student nurse, dietitian, or physical or occupational therapist, but not a medical or dental intern or resident in training) of a District of Columbia hospital, clinic, or medical or dental laboratory;\n(3) An employee serving temporarily in case of fire, storm, snow, earthquake, flood, or other similar emergency; or\n(4) A member of a board, committee, or council of the District of Columbia paid on a per diem, meeting, or other fee basis.\n(c) Medicare qualified government employment. If your work is not covered under Social Security, it may be covered as Medicare qualified government employment (see § 404.1018b(c) of this subpart).","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart K—Employment, Wages, Self-Employment, and Self-Employment Income"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"0861a34f62a5f4a88f9a1a1164b9962fa59b1f97029196950e88d6d38d563196","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.1020","next":"us/20-cfr-404.1022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}