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§ 7-683

D.C. Code § 7-683

Long-Term Care Strategic Coordinator.

Effective Dec 6, 2025Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-238, § 3a; Dec. 6, 2025, D.C. Law 26-55, § 5202

(a) There is established within the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services ("DMHHS") the position of the Long-Term Care Strategic Coordinator ("Coordinator"), who shall be a full-time employee of the District. By January 1, 2026, the Coordinator shall be responsible for:
1. (1) Coordinating the Age-Friendly DC program;
2. (2) Tracking the long-term care services provided by agencies under the purview of DMHHS ("health agencies");
3. (3) Using data to develop a strategy to improve and increase the capacity of the long-term care services workforce to meet the District's needs;
4. (4) Identifying points of contact within each relevant agency outside of the health agencies, including the Deputy Mayor for Education and the Department for Aging and Community Living, to avoid duplication of work across agencies and to ensure each agency's work aligns with the broader mission of supporting the District's aging population and long-term care workforce; and
5. (5) Carrying out other duties relevant to support the long-term care workforce as may be identified and assigned by DMHHS.

History

Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-238, § 3a

Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-238, § 3a

Dec. 6, 2025, D.C. Law 26-55, § 5202

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) repeal of applicability provision of D.C. Law 22-238, see § 7159 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).

For temporary (90 days) repeal of applicability provision of D.C. Law 22-238, see § 7159 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 3a of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-146, Sept. 3, 2025, 72 DCR 9623).

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 3a of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-210, Nov. 24, 2025, 72 DCR 13514).

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-238: § 7159 of D.C. Law 23-16 repealed § 4 of D.C. Law 22-238. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-238 has been implemented.