D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, § 118
Subpoenas
Effective Jul 7, 201764 DCR 6325Authority: Section 2344 of the District of Columbia Government Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-623.44 (2016 Supp.)); the Office of Administrative Hearings Establishment Act of 2001 (OAH Act), effective March 6, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-76; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-1831.01 et seq. (2016 Repl.)); Section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2003 for the Office of Risk Management, effective December 15, 2003; and Mayor's Order 2004-198, dated December 14, 2004. Source: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 2307 (May 22, 1981); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9540 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12224, 12229 (December 24, 2010); repealed and replaced by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8771 (July 27, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6325 (July 7, 2017).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
118.1 The Program may issue subpoenas as part of its authority to conduct any investigation pursuant to this chapter.
118.2 Subpoenas issued pursuant to investigations authorized under this chapter may be issued for any of the following purposes:
- (a) To compel the attendance of employees, claimants, medical providers or other witnesses within a radius of one hundred miles of the District of Columbia at interviews, alive and well checks, depositions, settlement conferences, or any other inquiry being held for the purposes of obtaining information about a claim;
- (b) To administer an oath or affirmation and to examine employees, claimants, medical providers or other witnesses; or
- (c) To require the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence.
118.3 A subpoena issued under this section shall provide notice to the recipient of the legal authorization for the subpoena, the testimony or evidence being sought by the Program, the deadline for providing the testimony or evidence, and the telephone number and mailing address of the authorizing official issuing the subpoena.
118.4 Subpoenas may be issued pursuant to this section only upon written authorization of the Chief Risk Officer, as attested to by the signature of the Chief Risk Officer, or his authorized designee.
118.5 Subpoenas issued pursuant to this section shall be enforced by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 2307 (May 22, 1981); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9540 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12224, 12229 (December 24, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8771 (July 27, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6325 (July 7, 2017).