D.C. Code § 4-755.03
Medical respite services; exemptions.
(a) A medical respite service provider's decision to terminate, suspend, or transfer a client receiving medical respite services because the client no longer requires such services shall be based on the determination of a licensed medical professional.
(b) Before transferring, suspending, or terminating a client from medical respite services for non-medical reasons, the provider shall consult with a licensed medical professional.
(c) Section 4-754.11(a)(16) and (18) and §§ 4-754.34 , 4-754.35 , 4-754.36 , 4-754.36a , 4-754.37 , 4-754.38 , 4-754.39 , 4-754.41 , and 4-754.42 shall not apply where the placement of a client receiving medical respite services is terminated, suspended, or transferred, because the client no longer requires medical respite services.