D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, § 4234
Program Services:homemaker Services
Effective Jul 21, 201764 DCR 6784Authority: Section 6(6) of the Department of Health Care Finance Establishment Act of 2007, effective February 27, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-109; D.C. Official Code § 7-771.05(6)), An Act To enable the District of Columbia to receive Federal financial assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act for a medical assistance program, and for other purposes, approved December 27, 1967 (81 Stat. 744; D.C. Official Code § 1-307.02), and Mayor’s Order 2024-115, dated July 1, 2024. Source: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 9025 (October 24, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6784 (July 21, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 004996 (April 25, 2025).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
4234.1 Homemaker services shall only be provided in cases where neither the beneficiary nor anyone else in the household (i.e., an unpaid family caregiver) is able to provide or deliver the service.
4234.2 Homemaker staff may perform the following tasks when providing homemaker services:
- (a) Food preparation and storage;
- (b) General household cleaning such as:
- (1) Cleaning bathrooms;
- (2) Vacuuming;
- (3) Dusting;
- (4) Mopping floors;
- (5) Sweeping floors;
- (6) Bed making;
- (7) Linen changing;
- (8) Wiping appliances;
- (9) Washing dishes;
- (10) Doing laundry and ironing clothes; and
- (c) Running errands necessary to maintain the beneficiary in the home (for example, shopping for food or essentials needed to clean the home; picking up medicine or mailing payments for utilities).
4234.3 Food preparation and storage shall consist of any tasks to promote maintaining a tidy kitchen including overseeing the proper storage of any groceries by ensuring that all perishable foods are stored in the freezer or fridge.
4234.4 A unit of service for homemaker services shall be one (1) hour spent performing the allowable task(s).
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 9025 (October 24, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6784 (July 21, 2017).