2018 District of Columbia Code
Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety.
Chapter 11A - Department of Mental Health Establishment.
§ 7–1131.20. Department of Mental Health Nurse Training Program.
(a) There 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.
(b) The Department shall:
(1) In partnership with UDC, develop:
(A) The Program; and
(B) A course of study that accommodates the schedule of nurses employed full-time;
(2) Administer the Program;
(3) Subject to the availability of funds, establish the number, and amounts of, assistance that can be extended in any fiscal year;
(4) Develop a competitive application process for nurses at Saint Elizabeths Hospital to participate in the Program; and
(5) Provide remote access learning capacities at Saint Elizabeths Hospital, if feasible.
(Dec. 18, 2001, D.C. Law 14-56, § 115e; as added Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 5042(b), 59 DCR 8025.)
Section ReferencesThis section is referenced in § 7-1131.02.
Effect of AmendmentsThe 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-168 added this section.
