District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0473 Compare Versions

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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	October 4, 2023
4	4	Honorable Phil Mendelson
5	5	Chairman
6	6	Council
7	7	of the District of Columbia
8	8	John
9	9	A. Wilson Building
10	10	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
11	11	Washington, DC 20004
12	12	Dear Chairman Mendelson:
13	13	Enclosed
14	14	for consideration and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia is a
15	15	proposed resolution entitled Compensation Agreement Between the Department
16	16	of
17	17	Behavioral Health and the Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE,
18	18	AFSCME, AFL-CIO Approval Resolution
19	19	of 2023".
20	20	The proposed resolution will approve a collective bargaining agreement between the District
21	21	of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors' Council of the District of
22	22	Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO ("Doctors' Council"). The agreement provides
23	23	for an 8% retroactive wage increase for Fiscal Year 2021, an 8% retroactive wage increase
24	24	for Fiscal Year 2022, a 10% retroactive wage increase for Fiscal Year 2023, and a 7% wage
25	25	increase
26	26	for Fiscal Year 2024 as well as a $20,000 wage increases for the same fiscal year.
27	27	Premium pay for evening and night shifts
28	28	(6 pm through 6 am) will increase from a 10%
29	29	premium to a 15% premium. Saturday work will now
30	30	be included with Sunday work for the
31	31	25% premium rate. The pay premium for overtime hours will now be 50%,
32	32	up from 25%.
33	33	Working more than seven consecutive calendar days will entitle the employee to an
34	34	additional day
35	35	of paid leave within the following week. The District will also provide,
36	36	beginning in fiscal year 2023, a $5,000 annual allowance toward continuing education
37	37	expenses (up from $1,500).
38	38	Finally, DBH must set aside $50,000 to conduct a classification and compensation review
39	39	for non-psychiatrist positions.
40	40	Please contact me or
41	41	E. Lindsey Maxwell II, Director, Office of Labor Relations and
42	42	Collective Bargaining, at (202) 724-4953, should you have any questions regarding the
43	43	legislation or agreement. 1
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50	50	at the request
51	51	of the Mayor
52	52	8 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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56	56	12 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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62	62	To approve the negotiated compensation collective bargaining agreement for employees
63	63	18 employed by the Department of Behavioral Health who are represented by the Doctors'
64	64	19 Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO.
65	65	20
66	66	21 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
67	67	22 resolution may be cited as the "Compensation Agreement Between the Department of Behavioral
68	68	23 Health and the Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
69	69	24 Approval Resolution
70	70	of 2023 ".
71	71	25 Sec. 2. Pursuant to section l 7 l 7U) of the District of Columbia Government
72	72	26 Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act
73	73	of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D. C. Law 2-139; D.C.
74	74	27 Official Code l-617.17(j)), the Council approves the compensation collective bargaining
75	75	28 agreement between the Department
76	76	of Behavioral Health and the Doctors' Council of the District
77	77	29
78	78	of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, and the associated pay schedules, which were
79	79	30 transmitted to the Council by the Mayor on
80	80	_______ , 2023.
81	81	31 Sec. 3. Transmittal.
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83	83	The Secretary of the Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to 32
84	84	the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, to the 33
85	85	Department of Behavioral Health, and the Mayor. 34
86	86	Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 35
87	87	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 36
88	88	impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 37
89	89	approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 38
90	90	Sec. 5. Effective date. 39
91	91	This resolution shall take effect immediately. 40 MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
92	92	(EXCLUDING PSYCHIATRIST)
93	93	Effective Date: October 11, 2020 Fiscal Year: 2021
94	94	Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
95	95	CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan DS0032
96	96	Resolution # Date of Resolution:
97	97	Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
98	98	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
99	99	HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
100	100	3 up to 5 yrs post
101	101	training
102	102	5 up to 7 yrs post
103	103	training
104	104	7 up to 9 yrs post
105	105	training
106	106	9 up to 12 yrs
107	107	post training
108	108	12 up to 16 yrs post
109	109	training
110	110	16 up to 20 yrs
111	111	post training
112	112	20 up to 25 yrs
113	113	post training
114	114	Classification/specialty
115	115	practice area
116	116	1 130,121$ 133,375$ 136,709$ 140,125$ 143,628$ 147,218$ 150,902$ 154,670$ Podiatrist
117	117	1b 134,648$ 137,903$ 141,238$ 144,654$ 148,160$ 151,749$ 155,430$ 159,200$
118	118	2 144,577$ 148,191$ 151,896$ 155,693$ 159,586$ 163,575$ 167,666$ 171,858$ Dentist**
119	119	2b 149,107$ 152,721$ 156,426$ 160,223$ 164,116$ 168,105$ 172,195$ 176,387$
120	120
121	121	3 171,124$ 175,403$ 179,788$ 184,284$ 188,888$ 193,611$ 198,451$ 203,413$
122	122	3b 180,938$ 185,215$ 189,602$ 194,093$ 198,704$ 203,426$ 208,265$ 213,227$
123	123	3c 186,977$ 191,254$ 195,639$ 200,136$ 204,743$ 209,465$ 214,302$ 219,266$
124	124	4 179,025$ 183,500$ 188,087$ 192,791$ 197,609$ 202,549$ 207,614$ 212,804$
125	125	4b 188,838$ 193,312$ 197,900$ 202,604$ 207,422$ 212,364$ 217,429$ 222,618$
126	126	4c 194,877$ 199,354$ 203,941$ 208,644$ 213,463$ 218,402$ 223,466$ 228,658$
127	127	5 190,386$ 195,145$ 200,025$ 205,025$ 210,152$ 215,404$ 220,791$ 226,309$
128	128	5b 200,200$ 205,205$ 210,335$ 215,593$ 220,983$ 226,507$ 232,169$ 237,976$
129	129	5c 206,238$ 211,395$ 216,679$ 222,098$ 227,649$ 233,340$ 239,176$ 245,154$
130	130	The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ) i.e., 1 and 1b are "Grade Level" 1
131	131	Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = (fully trained/board eligible)
132	132	Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b and 5b = (board certified in primary)
133	133	Grade 3c,4c and 5c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
134	134	Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of “post-training experience”
135	135	**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
136	136	***Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
137	137	****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
138	138	General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
139	139	Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
140	140	other Dental
141	141	Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
142	142	rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
143	143	OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
144	144	Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
145	145	OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
146	146	Radiology, Pathology*, Neurology**;
147	147	Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
148	148	MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
149	149	(EXCLUDING PSYCHIATRIST)
150	150	Effective Date: October 10, 2021 Fiscal Year: 2022
151	151	Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
152	152	CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan DS0032
153	153	Resolution # Date of Resolution:
154	154	Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
155	155	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
156	156	HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
157	157	3 up to 5 yrs post
158	158	training
159	159	5 up to 7 yrs post
160	160	training
161	161	7 up to 9 yrs post
162	162	training
163	163	9 up to 12 yrs
164	164	post training
165	165	12 up to 16 yrs post
166	166	training
167	167	16 up to 20 yrs
168	168	post training
169	169	20 up to 25 yrs
170	170	post training
171	171	Classification/specialty
172	172	practice area
173	173	1 140,531$ 144,045$ 147,646$ 151,335$ 155,118$ 158,995$ 162,974$ 167,044$ Podiatrist
174	174	1b 145,420$ 148,935$ 152,537$ 156,226$ 160,013$ 163,889$ 167,864$ 171,936$
175	175	2 156,143$ 160,046$ 164,048$ 168,148$ 172,353$ 176,661$ 181,079$ 185,607$ Dentist**
176	176	2b 161,036$ 164,939$ 168,940$ 173,041$ 177,245$ 181,553$ 185,971$ 190,498$
177	177
178	178	3 184,814$ 189,435$ 194,171$ 199,027$ 203,999$ 209,100$ 214,327$ 219,686$
179	179	3b 195,413$ 200,032$ 204,770$ 209,620$ 214,600$ 219,700$ 224,926$ 230,285$
180	180	3c 201,935$ 206,554$ 211,290$ 216,147$ 221,122$ 226,222$ 231,446$ 236,807$
181	181	4 193,347$ 198,180$ 203,134$ 208,214$ 213,418$ 218,753$ 224,223$ 229,828$
182	182	4b 203,945$ 208,777$ 213,732$ 218,812$ 224,016$ 229,353$ 234,823$ 240,427$
183	183	4c 210,467$ 215,302$ 220,256$ 225,336$ 230,540$ 235,874$ 241,343$ 246,951$
184	184	5 205,617$ 210,757$ 216,027$ 221,427$ 226,964$ 232,636$ 238,454$ 244,414$
185	185	5b 216,216$ 221,621$ 227,162$ 232,840$ 238,662$ 244,628$ 250,743$ 257,014$
186	186	5c 222,737$ 228,307$ 234,013$ 239,866$ 245,861$ 252,007$ 258,310$ 264,766$
187	187	The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ) i.e., 1 and 1b are "Grade Level" 1
188	188	Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = (fully trained/board eligible)
189	189	Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b and 5b = (board certified in primary)
190	190	Grade 3c,4c and 5c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
191	191	Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of “post-training experience”
192	192	**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
193	193	***Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
194	194	****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
195	195	General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
196	196	Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
197	197	other Dental
198	198	Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
199	199	rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
200	200	OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
201	201	Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
202	202	OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
203	203	Radiology, Pathology*, Neurology**;
204	204	Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
205	205	MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
206	206	(EXCLUDING PSYCHIATRIST)
207	207	Effective Date: October 9, 2022 Fiscal Year: 2023
208	208	Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 10.0%
209	209	CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan DS0032
210	210	Resolution # Date of Resolution:
211	211	Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
212	212	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
213	213	HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
214	214	3 up to 5 yrs post
215	215	training
216	216	5 up to 7 yrs post
217	217	training
218	218	7 up to 9 yrs post
219	219	training
220	220	9 up to 12 yrs
221	221	post training
222	222	12 up to 16 yrs post
223	223	training
224	224	16 up to 20 yrs
225	225	post training
226	226	20 up to 25 yrs
227	227	post training
228	228	Classification/specialty
229	229	practice area
230	230	1 154,584$ 158,450$ 162,411$ 166,469$ 170,630$ 174,895$ 179,271$ 183,748$ Podiatrist
231	231	1b 159,962$ 163,829$ 167,791$ 171,849$ 176,014$ 180,278$ 184,650$ 189,130$
232	232	2 171,757$ 176,051$ 180,453$ 184,963$ 189,588$ 194,327$ 199,187$ 204,168$ Dentist**
233	233	2b 177,140$ 181,433$ 185,834$ 190,345$ 194,970$ 199,708$ 204,568$ 209,548$
234	234
235	235	3 203,295$ 208,379$ 213,588$ 218,930$ 224,399$ 230,010$ 235,760$ 241,655$
236	236	3b 214,954$ 220,035$ 225,247$ 230,582$ 236,060$ 241,670$ 247,419$ 253,314$
237	237	3c 222,129$ 227,209$ 232,419$ 237,762$ 243,234$ 248,844$ 254,591$ 260,488$
238	238	4 212,682$ 217,998$ 223,447$ 229,035$ 234,760$ 240,628$ 246,645$ 252,811$
239	239	4b 224,340$ 229,655$ 235,105$ 240,693$ 246,418$ 252,288$ 258,305$ 264,470$
240	240	4c 231,514$ 236,832$ 242,282$ 247,870$ 253,594$ 259,461$ 265,477$ 271,646$
241	241	5 226,179$ 231,833$ 237,630$ 243,570$ 249,660$ 255,900$ 262,299$ 268,855$
242	242	5b 237,838$ 243,783$ 249,878$ 256,124$ 262,528$ 269,091$ 275,817$ 282,715$
243	243	5c 245,011$ 251,138$ 257,414$ 263,853$ 270,447$ 277,208$ 284,141$ 291,243$
244	244	The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ) i.e., 1 and 1b are "Grade Level" 1
245	245	Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = (fully trained/board eligible)
246	246	Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b and 5b = (board certified in primary)
247	247	Grade 3c,4c and 5c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
248	248	Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of “post-training experience”
249	249	**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
250	250	***Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
251	251	****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
252	252	General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
253	253	Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
254	254	other Dental
255	255	Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
256	256	rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
257	257	OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
258	258	Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
259	259	OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
260	260	Radiology, Pathology*, Neurology**;
261	261	Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
262	262	MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
263	263	(EXCLUDING PSYCHIATRIST)
264	264	Effective Date: October 8, 2023 Fiscal Year: 2024
265	265	Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 7% + $20,000
266	266	CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan DS0032
267	267	Resolution # Date of Resolution:
268	268	Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
269	269	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
270	270	HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
271	271	3 up to 5 yrs post
272	272	training
273	273	5 up to 7 yrs post
274	274	training
275	275	7 up to 9 yrs post
276	276	training
277	277	9 up to 12 yrs
278	278	post training
279	279	12 up to 16 yrs post
280	280	training
281	281	16 up to 20 yrs
282	282	post training
283	283	20 up to 25 yrs
284	284	post training
285	285	Classification/specialty
286	286	practice area
287	287	1 185,405$ 189,542$ 193,780$ 198,122$ 202,574$ 207,138$ 211,820$ 216,610$ Podiatrist
288	288	1b 191,159$ 195,297$ 199,536$ 203,878$ 208,335$ 212,897$ 217,576$ 222,369$
289	289	2 203,780$ 208,375$ 213,085$ 217,910$ 222,859$ 227,930$ 233,130$ 238,460$ Dentist**
290	290	2b 209,540$ 214,133$ 218,842$ 223,669$ 228,618$ 233,688$ 238,888$ 244,216$
291	291
292	292	3 237,526$ 242,966$ 248,539$ 254,255$ 260,107$ 266,111$ 272,263$ 278,571$
293	293	3b 250,001$ 255,437$ 261,014$ 266,723$ 272,584$ 278,587$ 284,738$ 291,046$
294	294	3c 257,678$ 263,114$ 268,688$ 274,405$ 280,260$ 286,263$ 292,412$ 298,722$
295	295	4 247,570$ 253,258$ 259,088$ 265,067$ 271,193$ 277,472$ 283,910$ 290,508$
296	296	4b 260,044$ 265,731$ 271,562$ 277,542$ 283,667$ 289,948$ 296,386$ 302,983$
297	297	4c 267,720$ 273,410$ 279,242$ 285,221$ 291,346$ 297,623$ 304,060$ 310,661$
298	298	5 262,012$ 268,061$ 274,264$ 280,620$ 287,136$ 293,813$ 300,660$ 307,675$
299	299	5b 274,487$ 280,848$ 287,369$ 294,053$ 300,905$ 307,927$ 315,124$ 322,505$
300	300	5c 282,162$ 288,718$ 295,433$ 302,323$ 309,378$ 316,613$ 324,031$ 331,630$
301	301	The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ) i.e., 1 and 1b are "Grade Level" 1
302	302	Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = (fully trained/board eligible)
303	303	Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b and 5b = (board certified in primary)
304	304	Grade 3c,4c and 5c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
305	305	Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of “post-training experience”
306	306	**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
307	307	***Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
308	308	****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
309	309	General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
310	310	Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
311	311	other Dental
312	312	Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
313	313	rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
314	314	OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
315	315	Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
316	316	OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
317	317	Radiology, Pathology*, Neurology**;
318	318	Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
319	319	MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PSYCHIATRIST ONLY)
320	320	Effective Date: October 11, 2020 Fiscal Year: 2021
321	321	Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
322	322	CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 PeopleSoft Plan: DS0100
323	323	Resolution # Date of Resolution:
324	324	Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
325	325	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
326	326	HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
327	327	3 up to 5 yrs post
328	328	training
329	329	5 up to 7 yrs post
330	330	training
331	331	7 up to 9 yrs post
332	332	training
333	333	9 up to 12 yrs
334	334	post training
335	335	12 up to 16 yrs
336	336	post training
337	337	16 up to 20 yrs
338	338	post training
339	339	20 up to 25 yrs
340	340	post training
341	341	Classification/specialty
342	342	practice area
343	343	5 238,613$ 243,187$ 247,877$ 252,684$ 257,610$ 262,660$ 267,838$ 273,141$
344	344	5b 248,045$ 252,856$ 257,787$ 262,843$ 268,020$ 273,331$ 278,774$ 284,354$
345	345	5c 253,850$ 258,807$ 263,886$ 269,093$ 274,429$ 279,899$ 285,508$ 291,255$
346	346	6 248,699$ 253,527$ 258,474$ 263,548$ 268,744$ 274,072$ 279,533$ 285,131$
347	347	Child Psychiatry
348	348	6b 258,133$ 262,961$ 267,906$ 272,979$ 278,177$ 283,505$ 288,966$ 294,564$
349	349	6c 263,938$ 268,763$ 273,713$ 278,784$ 283,981$ 289,310$ 294,771$ 300,370$
350	350	The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 5 and 6 (i.e., 5 , 5b, and 5c are "Grade Level" 5)
351	351	Grades 5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
352	352	Grades 5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
353	353	Grade 5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
354	354	Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of "post-training experience"
355	355	****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
356	356	Psychiatry Gen.****
357	357	MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PSYCHIATRIST ONLY)
358	358	Effective Date: October 10, 2021 Fiscal Year: 2022
359	359	Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
360	360	CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 PeopleSoft Plan: DS0100
361	361	Resolution # Date of Resolution:
362	362	Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
363	363	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
364	364	HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
365	365	3 up to 5 yrs post
366	366	training
367	367	5 up to 7 yrs post
368	368	training
369	369	7 up to 9 yrs post
370	370	training
371	371	9 up to 12 yrs
372	372	post training
373	373	12 up to 16 yrs
374	374	post training
375	375	16 up to 20 yrs
376	376	post training
377	377	20 up to 25 yrs
378	378	post training
379	379	Classification/specialty
380	380	practice area
381	381	5 257,702$ 262,642$ 267,707$ 272,899$ 278,219$ 283,673$ 289,265$ 294,992$
382	382	5b 267,889$ 273,084$ 278,410$ 283,870$ 289,462$ 295,197$ 301,076$ 307,102$
383	383	5c 274,158$ 279,512$ 284,997$ 290,620$ 296,383$ 302,291$ 308,349$ 314,555$
384	384	6 268,595$ 273,809$ 279,152$ 284,632$ 290,244$ 295,998$ 301,896$ 307,941$
385	385	Child Psychiatry
386	386	6b 278,784$ 283,998$ 289,338$ 294,817$ 300,431$ 306,185$ 312,083$ 318,129$
387	387	6c 285,053$ 290,264$ 295,610$ 301,087$ 306,699$ 312,455$ 318,353$ 324,400$
388	388	The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 5 and 6 (i.e., 5 , 5b, and 5c are "Grade Level" 5)
389	389	Grades 5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
390	390	Grades 5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
391	391	Grade 5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
392	392	Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of "post-training experience"
393	393	****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
394	394	Psychiatry Gen.****
395	395	MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PSYCHIATRIST ONLY)
396	396	Effective Date: October 9, 2022 Fiscal Year: 2023
397	397	Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 10.0%
398	398	CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 PeopleSoft Plan: DS0100
399	399	Resolution # Date of Resolution:
400	400	Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
401	401	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
402	402	HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
403	403	3 up to 5 yrs post
404	404	training
405	405	5 up to 7 yrs post
406	406	training
407	407	7 up to 9 yrs post
408	408	training
409	409	9 up to 12 yrs
410	410	post training
411	411	12 up to 16 yrs
412	412	post training
413	413	16 up to 20 yrs
414	414	post training
415	415	20 up to 25 yrs
416	416	post training
417	417	Classification/specialty
418	418	practice area
419	419	5 283,472$ 288,906$ 294,478$ 300,189$ 306,041$ 312,040$ 318,192$ 324,491$
420	420	5b 294,678$ 300,392$ 306,251$ 312,257$ 318,408$ 324,717$ 331,184$ 337,812$
421	421	5c 301,574$ 307,463$ 313,497$ 319,682$ 326,021$ 332,520$ 339,184$ 346,011$
422	422	6 295,455$ 301,190$ 307,067$ 313,095$ 319,268$ 325,598$ 332,086$ 338,735$
423	423	Child Psychiatry
424	424	6b 306,662$ 312,398$ 318,272$ 324,299$ 330,474$ 336,804$ 343,291$ 349,942$
425	425	6c 313,558$ 319,290$ 325,171$ 331,196$ 337,369$ 343,701$ 350,188$ 356,840$
426	426	The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 5 and 6 (i.e., 5 , 5b, and 5c are "Grade Level" 5)
427	427	Grades 5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
428	428	Grades 5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
429	429	Grade 5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
430	430	Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of "post-training experience"
431	431	****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
432	432	Psychiatry Gen.****
433	433	MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PSYCHIATRIST ONLY)
434	434	Effective Date: October 8, 2023 Fiscal Year: 2024
435	435	Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 7% + $20,000
436	436	CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 PeopleSoft Plan: DS0100
437	437	Resolution # Date of Resolution:
438	438	Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
439	439	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
440	440	HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
441	441	3 up to 5 yrs post
442	442	training
443	443	5 up to 7 yrs post
444	444	training
445	445	7 up to 9 yrs post
446	446	training
447	447	9 up to 12 yrs
448	448	post training
449	449	12 up to 16 yrs
450	450	post training
451	451	16 up to 20 yrs
452	452	post training
453	453	20 up to 25 yrs
454	454	post training
455	455	Classification/specialty
456	456	practice area
457	457	5 323,315$ 329,129$ 335,091$ 341,202$ 347,464$ 353,883$ 360,465$ 367,205$
458	458	5b 335,305$ 341,419$ 347,689$ 354,115$ 360,697$ 367,447$ 374,367$ 381,459$
459	459	5c 342,684$ 348,985$ 355,442$ 362,060$ 368,842$ 375,796$ 382,927$ 390,232$
460	460	6 336,137$ 342,273$ 348,562$ 355,012$ 361,617$ 368,390$ 375,332$ 382,446$
461	461	Child Psychiatry
462	462	6b 348,128$ 354,266$ 360,551$ 367,000$ 373,607$ 380,380$ 387,321$ 394,438$
463	463	6c 355,507$ 361,640$ 367,933$ 374,380$ 380,985$ 387,760$ 394,701$ 401,819$
464	464	The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 5 and 6 (i.e., 5 , 5b, and 5c are "Grade Level" 5)
465	465	Grades 5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
466	466	Grades 5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
467	467	Grade 5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
468	468	Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of "post-training experience"
469	469	****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
470	470	Psychiatry Gen.****
471	471	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 409, Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone (202) 724-5524 Email: megan.browder@dc.gov
472	472
473	473
474	474	GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
475	475	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
476	476
477	477
478	478
479	479
480	480
481	481
482	482	Legal Counsel Division
483	483
484	484
485	485	MEMORANDUM
486	486	TO: Tommy Wells
487	487	Director
488	488	Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs
489	489	FROM: Megan D. Browder
490	490	Deputy Attorney General
491	491	Legal Counsel Division DATE: June 12, 2023 RE: Compensation Agreement Between the Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
492	492	Approval Resolution of 2023
493	493
494	494	(AE-23-359)
495	495	_____________________________________________________________________________________
496	496	This is to Certify that the Office of the Attorney General has reviewed the
497	497	legislation entitled the “Compensation Agreement Between the Department of Behavioral Health
498	498	and the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Approval Resolution of 2023” and determined that it is legally sufficient. If you have any questions, please do
499	499	not hesitate to call me at (202) 724-5524.
500	500
501	501	_________________________________ Megan D. Browder
502	502	Government of the District of Columbia
503	503	Office of the Chief Financial Officer
504	504
505	505	Glen Lee
506	506	Chief Financial Officer
507	507
508	508
509	509
510	510
511	511
512	512	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20004 (202)727-2476
513	513	www.cfo.dc.gov
514	514	MEMORANDUM
515	515
516	516	TO: The Honorable Phil Mendelson
517	517	Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia
518	518
519	519	FROM: Glen Lee
520	520	Chief Financial Officer
521	521
522	522	DATE: September 7, 2023
523	523
524	524	SUBJECT: Fiscal Impact Statement – Compensation Agreement Between the
525	525	Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors’ Council of the
526	526	District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Approval Resolution of
527	527	2023
528	528
529	529	REFERENCE: Draft Introduction as provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on July
530	530	19, 2023
531	531
532	532
533	533	Conclusion
534	534
535	535	Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2023 budget and fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2027
536	536	budget and financial plan to implement the bill. The resolution will cost approximately $7.3 million
537	537	in fiscal year 2023, $6.2 million in fiscal year 2024 and a total of $34.1 million through fiscal year
538	538	2027. The Local Funds portion of these costs is $6.6 million in fiscal year 2023, $5.2 million in fiscal
539	539	year 2024 and a total of $28.8 million through fiscal year 2027. Funds are available in the Workforce
540	540	Investments Account to cover this cost.
541	541
542	542
543	543	Background
544	544
545	545	The resolution approves a compensation agreement between the Department of Behavioral Health
546	546	(DBH) and Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. The agreement
547	547	affects approximately 51 FTE positions
548	548	1 for medical officers, dental officers and podiatrists, with an
549	549	average salary of approximately $233,000.
550	550
551	551	The agreement, which will be in effect from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024, includes
552	552	the following items:
553	553
554	554	1
555	555	There were 43 filled FTE positions and 8 vacant FTE positions as of July 13, 2023. The Honorable Phil Mendelson
556	556	FIS: “Compensation Agreement Between the Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors’ Council of the
557	557	District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Approval Resolution of 2023,” Draft Introduction as
558	558	provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on July 19, 2023
559	559	Page 2 of 3
560	560
561	561	• An 8% wage increase for fiscal year 2021 (retroactive)
562	562	• an 8% wage for fiscal year 2022 (retroactive)
563	563	• a 10% wage increase for fiscal year 2023 (retroactive)
564	564	• a $20,000 increase for fiscal year 2024 and a 7% wage increase for fiscal year 2024
565	565
566	566	DBH must set aside $50,000 to conduct a classification and compensation review for non-psychiatrist
567	567	positions.
568	568
569	569	Premium pay for evening and night shifts (6 pm through 6 am) will increase from a 10% premium to
570	570	a 15% premium. Saturday work will now be included with Sunday work for the 25% premium rate.
571	571	The pay premium for overtime hours will now be 50%, up from 25%. Working more than seven
572	572	consecutive calendar days will entitle the employee to an additional day of paid leave within the
573	573	following week.
574	574
575	575	The District will provide, beginning in fiscal year 2023, a $5,000 annual allowance toward continuing
576	576	education expenses (up from $1,500).
577	577
578	578
579	579	Financial Plan Impact
580	580
581	581	Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2023 budget and fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2027
582	582	budget and financial plan to implement the bill. The resolution will cost approximately $7.3 million
583	583	in fiscal year 2023, $6.2 million in fiscal year 2024 and a total of $34.1 million through fiscal year
584	584	2027. The Local Funds portion of these costs is $6.6 million in fiscal year 2023, $5.2 million in fiscal
585	585	year 2024 and a total of $28.8 million through fiscal year 2027. Funds are available in the Workforce
586	586	Investments Account to cover this cost.
587	587
588	588	Cost of the Compensation Agreement between DBH and the Doctors’ Council of the District of
589	589	Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
590	590	Effective through September 30, 2024
591	591	Dollars in Thousands
592	592	FY 2023
593	593	(a) FY 2024 FY 2025
594	594	(b) FY 2026
595	595	(b) FY 2027
596	596	(b) Total
597	597	Cost of Base Salary
598	598	Increases $ 5,351 $4,768 $5,021 $ 5,278 $5,540 $25,956
599	599	Increases to premium
600	600	(for evenings, night
601	601	and Saturdays) and
602	602	overtime rates $960 $622 $633 $643 $654 $3,512
603	603	Cost of Increased
604	604	Fringe Benefits
605	605	(c) $798 $682 $715 $749 $784 $3,728 The Honorable Phil Mendelson
606	606	FIS: “Compensation Agreement Between the Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors’ Council of the
607	607	District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Approval Resolution of 2023,” Draft Introduction as
608	608	provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on July 19, 2023
609	609	Page 3 of 3
610	610
611	611	Cost of the Compensation Agreement between DBH and the Doctors’ Council of the District of
612	612	Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
613	613	Effective through September 30, 2024
614	614	Dollars in Thousands
615	615	FY 2023
616	616	(a) FY 2024 FY 2025
617	617	(b) FY 2026
618	618	(b) FY 2027
619	619	(b) Total
620	620	Classification Review
621	621	and Continuing
622	622	Education $225 $175 $175 $175 $175 $925
623	623	TOTAL COST
624	624	(d) $7,334 $6,247 $6,544 $6,846 $7,153 $34,123
625	625	Local Funds portion $6,633 $5,171 $5,416 $5,666 $5,920 $28,806
626	626	Less: Funds available
627	627	in the Financial Plan
628	628	(e) ($0) ($0) ($202) ($408) ($618) ($1,228)
629	629	COST TO BE
630	630	COVERED BY
631	631	WORKFORCE
632	632	INVESTMENTS $6,633 $5,171 $5,214 $ 5,258 $5,302 $27,578
633	633	Table Notes
634	634	a) Includes the retroactive fiscal year 2021 fiscal year 2022 raises
635	635	b) Assumes salaries grow by 1.7% in fiscal years 2025, 2026 and 2027
636	636	c) Assumes salary increases lead to additional fringe costs equal to 12.65 percent of increases
637	637	d) Costs are 83% Local Funds from FY 2023 onwards (and 100% Local Funds for retroactive amounts)
638	638	e) Increases built into the financial plan are used toward the cost of the agreement
639	639
640	640	COMPENSATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
641	641
642	642	THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
643	643	DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORIAL HEALTH
644	644
645	645	AND
646	646
647	647	DOCTORS' COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
648	648	NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL -CIO
649	649
650	650
651	651
652	652
653	653
654	654
655	655
656	656
657	657
658	658
659	659
660	660
661	661
662	662
663	663
664	664
665	665
666	666
667	667
668	668
669	669
670	670
671	671
672	672
673	673	Effective through September 30, 2024 - 2 -
674	674
675	675	TABLE OF CONTENTS
676	676
677	677	ARTICLE PAGE
678	678
679	679	PREAMBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
680	680	I WAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
681	681	II ADDITIONAL INCOME ALLOWANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
682	682	III ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY PAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
683	683	IV SPECIAL PAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
684	684	V OVERTIME/PAY/PAID LEAVE FOR ADDITIONAL HOURS OF WORK. . . . . . . 6
685	685	VI ON-CALL PAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
686	686	VII GAIN SHARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
687	687	VIII BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
688	688	IX REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
689	689	X CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
690	690	XI METRO PASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
691	691	XII GRIEVANCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
692	692	XIII SICK LEAVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
693	693	XIV FINALITY OF AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
694	694	XV SAVINGS CLAUSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
695	695	XVI DURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
696	696
697	697	APPROVAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 - 3 -
698	698
699	699	PREAMBLE
700	700
701	701	This Compensation Agreement is entered into between the Government of the District of Columbia
702	702	Department of Behavioral Health (formerly Department of Mental Health) and the Doctors' Council of
703	703	the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO.
704	704
705	705
706	706	ARTICLE I
707	707	WAGES
708	708
709	709	Section A – DBH Medical Officers in All Specialties :
710	710
711	711	1. FY 2021: Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October 1,
712	712	2020, the pay schedules for all members of the bargaining unit shall be increased by eight percent
713	713	(8%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary schedules.
714	714
715	715	2. FY 2022: Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October 1,
716	716	2021, the pay schedules in effect for all members of the bargaining unit shall be incr eased by
717	717	eight percent (8%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary schedules.
718	718
719	719	3. FY 2023: Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October 1,
720	720	2022, the pay schedules in effect for all members of the ba rgaining unit shall be increased by ten
721	721	percent (10%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary schedules.
722	722
723	723	4. FY 2024:
724	724
725	725	(A) Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October 1, 2023, the
726	726	pay schedules in effect for all members of the bargaining unit shall be increased by seven
727	727	percent (7%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary schedules.
728	728
729	729	(B) In addition, effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October
730	730	1, 2023, the pay schedules for all members of the bargaining unit shall be increased by
731	731	$20,000 (twenty thousand dollars) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary
732	732	schedules.
733	733
734	734	Section B : DBH Classification Review
735	735
736	736	Within sixty (60) days of Council approval of this A greement, the parties shall meet to identify and
737	737	retain a third-party consultant with expertise in classification and compensation to conduct a
738	738	classification review for all medical officer positions within DBH (other than Psychiatrists) to determine
739	739	whether a reclassification to a higher grade is appropriate. The agency shall allocate $50,000 to pay the
740	740	consultant for conducting the classification review.
741	741
742	742
743	743
744	744	- 4 -
745	745
746	746	Section C: Credit for Time in Step for New Hires
747	747
748	748	Effective October 1, 2021, employees hired into the bargaining unit shall receive credit, commensurate
749	749	with their years of experience, for time within the step into which they are hired, and the waiting period
750	750	for moving to the next step shall be reduced accordingly.
751	751
752	752	Section D: Definitions
753	753
754	754	1. As referenced in this document and any attachments, the term "fully trained" shall be defined as
755	755	follows:
756	756
757	757	a. Physicians: Graduated from an approved residency or fellowship training
758	758	program. Approved residency or fellowship training programs are those
759	759	American residency or fellowship programs approved by the Accreditation
760	760	Council for Gradual Medical Education (ACGME), the Residency Review
761	761	Committee for Pediatrics, the Residency Review Committee for Emergency
762	762	Medicine, or other appropriate authority or those Canadian training programs
763	763	approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the
764	764	College of Family Practice Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or other
765	765	appropriate Canadian medical authority; or experience and/or training programs
766	766	which are generally accepted to be equivalent to an ACGME approved residency
767	767	or fellowship program and/or specifically approved and accepted by the relevant
768	768	licensing board.
769	769
770	770	b. Dentists: Graduated with a degree in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine
771	771	(D.M.D.) from a U.S. or Canadian school approved by the Council on Dental
772	772	Education, American Dental Association, or an equivalent degree from another
773	773	dental school, provided the education and knowledge acquired are substantially
774	774	equivalent.
775	775
776	776	c. Podiatrists: Graduated from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the
777	777	American Podiatry Association in the year in which the degree was granted.
778	778
779	779
780	780	ARTICLE II
781	781	ADDITIONAL INCOME ALLOWANCE
782	782
783	783	SECTION A:
784	784
785	785	Bargaining unit employees may be eligible to receive an “ Additional Income Allowance” in accordance
786	786	with Chapter 11, §1143, of the District Personnel Manual (DPM), and when the Department desires that
787	787	an employee provide additional services based on skills gained through board certification(s) and/or
788	788	training or experience which was not previously credited at the time of appointment (or thereafter) or is
789	789	required for the performance of the duties of the employee's official position of record.
790	790
791	791	- 5 -
792	792
793	793
794	794
795	795
796	796	SECTION B:
797	797
798	798	An additional income allowance may be provided for additional board certification(s) and training or
799	799	experience only when it is determined by the Department that the employee's use of such certification(s)
800	800	and training or experience will enhance the accomplishment of its mission.
801	801
802	802	SECTION C:
803	803
804	804	Consistent with §1143 of the DPM, upon approval of an additional income allowance by the Department
805	805	Director, the Director or designee shall notify each employee offered the additional income allowance
806	806	of his or her obligation to enter into a service agreement as a condition of accepting the allowance. Each
807	807	service agreement executed for an additional income allowance shall comply with the requirements set
808	808	forth in §1143.19 of the DPM.
809	809
810	810	SECTION D:
811	811
812	812	Whenever the Department is contemplating offering an additional income allowance involving a
813	813	bargaining unit position, it shall give written notification to the Union of the reasons supporting the offer
814	814	and the intended amount. Such notification shall be given prior to any offer being made in sufficient
815	815	time to obtain appropriate input from the Union. In response to a request from the Union for a copy of
816	816	a request submitted for authorization to pay an AIA to an employee and/or for a copy of an executed
817	817	service agreement with an employee, the Department shall promptly provide the Union with the
818	818	requested material.
819	819
820	820	ARTICLE III
821	821	ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY PAY
822	822
823	823	Employees will be eligible for Administrative Responsibility Pay as follows:
824	824
825	825	SECTION A:
826	826
827	827	$1,000.00 per year for full-time Center Chiefs or employees with comparable Administrative
828	828	responsibility. These amounts will be prorated for part-time employees.
829	829
830	830	SECTION B:
831	831
832	832	Numbers of positions, assignments to and removal of employees from positions eligible for pay under
833	833	this Article is a Management decision and not subject to the grievance procedure.
834	834
835	835	SECTION C:
836	836
837	837	Administrative Responsibility Pay shall be in addition to basic pay and shall not constitute an increase - 6 -
838	838
839	839	in basic pay nor shall it be construed to constitute any portion of basic pay for any purpose.
840	840
841	841	SECTION D:
842	842
843	843	Administrative Responsibility Pay will be provided on a pay period basis.
844	844
845	845	ARTICLE IV
846	846	SPECIAL PAY
847	847
848	848	Employees will be eligible for Special Pay as described in this Article.
849	849
850	850	SECTION A:
851	851
852	852	1. Employees who are assigned to tours of duty that include evenings or night shifts,
853	853	Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays will receive premium pay for such scheduled hours worked, as
854	854	follows:
855	855
856	856	2. Evening and Night: Fifteen percent (15%) for regularly scheduled work performed
857	857	between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
858	858
859	859	3. Saturdays and Sundays: Twenty-five percent (25%) for full-time employees for regularly
860	860	scheduled hours worked either on Sa turday or on Sunday.
861	861
862	862	4. Holidays: If required to work on a legal holiday falling within the regular work week,
863	863	the employee will receive, in addition to straight- time pay for the holiday, premium pay at the
864	864	scheduled hourly rate for regularly scheduled hours worked.
865	865
866	866	SECTION B:
867	867
868	868	There shall be no pyramiding of premium pay paid pursuant to this Article, nor shall there be pyramiding
869	869	of premium pay with pay for additional hours of work authorized by this Agreement. Employees
870	870	receiving Saturday and Sunday premium pay will not be eligible for shift premium for the same hours.
871	871	Premium pay shall not constitute an increase in basic pay nor be considered as part of basic pay for any
872	872	purpose.
873	873	ARTICLE V
874	874	OVERTIME/PAY/PAID LEAVE FOR ADDITIONAL HOURS OF WORK
875	875
876	876	Employees shall be eligible to earn overtime pay or additional paid leave as follows:
877	877	SECTION A:
878	878	Employees required to work in excess of their administrative work week or alternative work schedule,
879	879	including call-backs, will receive compensation for additional hours, as provided in this Article, under
880	880	the following conditions:
881	881	- 7 -
882	882
883	883	1. Additional hours of work must be authorized or approved by the Employer, who shall
884	884	certify in writing that the extra work time (a) was medically necessary, (b) was directly related
885	885	to patient care responsibilities, (c) required the personal professional attention of the employee,
886	886	and (d) could not have been performed during the employee's regularly scheduled hours of work.
887	887
888	888	2. Pay for more than twenty (20) hours of overtime/additional hours of work in a pay
889	889	period must be authorized or approved by the Director or his/her designee.
890	890
891	891	SECTION B:
892	892
893	893	Hours of work authorized in excess of forty (40) hours in a pay status in a work week (or eighty [80]
894	894	hours for employees on an alternative work schedule based on an eighty [80] hour pay period) shall be
895	895	overtime work for which an employee shall receive overtime pay or compensatory time unless the
896	896	employee has used unscheduled leave during the forty (40) hours work week (or eighty [80] hour
897	897	alternative work schedule). Scheduled leave is leave requested and approved prior to the close of the
898	898	preceding shift. The overtime pay shall be at the employee's hourly rate of basic pay plus 50% (i.e ., 1.5
899	899	of hourly basic pay).
900	900
901	901	SECTION C:
902	902
903	903	Call-Back Pay: A minimum of four (4) hours overtime work shall be credited to any employee who is
904	904	called back to perform unscheduled overtime work either on a regular workday after he/she has completed his/her regular work schedule and left his/her place of employment, or on a day he/she is off
905	905	duty.
906	906	SECTION D:
907	907	Pay for additional hours worked pursuant to the above shall not constitute an increase in basic pay nor
908	908	be considered part of basic pay for any purpose.
909	909
910	910	SECTION E:
911	911
912	912	Upon mutual agreement, employees may receive compensatory time on an hour-for-hour basis for
913	913	overtime hours worked in lieu of the overtime payment described above. Compensatory time shall be
914	914	forfeited if not used by the end of the leave year following the leave year in which it was earned.
915	915
916	916	SECTION F:
917	917
918	918	Work on More Than Seven Consecutive Calendar Days: The agency shall provide each member who
919	919	has worked seven consecutive calendar days with one additional day of paid leave (i.e., with no charge
920	920	to the member’s own sick or annual leave), to be taken on a date of the member’s choosing within the
921	921	following seven calendar days.
922	922
923	923
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925	925
926	926	ARTICLE VI
927	927	ON-CALL PAY
928	928
929	929	SECTION A:
930	930
931	931	The Department shall designate bargaining unit positions for which on- call pay is authorized.
932	932	Positions for which on- call pay is authorized, may be designated based on the following conditions:
933	933
934	934	1. The work involved in the position is vital to:
935	935
936	936	a. Continuity of public health and human services;
937	937
938	938	b. Public safety and law enforcement;
939	939
940	940	c. Emergency management services and emergency medical services; or
941	941
942	942	d. Other crucial operations such as transportation, shelter operation, food
943	943	distribution, and communication; and
944	944
945	945	The work of the position requires the incumbent, when otherwise off duty, to be available to report for
946	946	work on short notice, within a maximum of one (1) hour or such lesser time as the Department deems
947	947	warranted by the nature of the position, provided. Where an employee, however, has notified the
948	948	Department in advance of the assignment of the inability to report for duty within an hour, the employee
949	949	shall report within the time frame established by the Department.
950	950
951	951	SECTION B:
952	952
953	953	For an employee to be eligible to receive on-call pay, all of the following conditions must be met:
954	954
955	955	He or she must occupy a position for which on- call pay has been authorized;
956	956
957	957	The Department must have placed the on- call time on the employee's official work schedule on a holiday
958	958	or outside the employee's scheduled tour of duty;
959	959
960	960	The employee must be required to be in a state of readiness to perform work; and, when called in, the
961	961	employee must be able to report for work within the time frame established by the Department.
962	962
963	963	SECTION C:
964	964
965	965	Except as provided in Section D, while in an on- call status, an employee shall be entitled to pay at a rate
966	966	equal to twenty- five percent (25%) of his or her rate of basic pay, payable on an hour for-hour basis, in
967	967	increments of one-quarter (1/4) of an hour for each fifteen (15) minutes and portion thereof in excess of
968	968	fifteen (15) minutes.
969	969
970	970
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972	972
973	973	SECTION D:
974	974
975	975	1. An employee on a regularly established on-call schedule shall be compensated at a rate
976	976	of thirty percent (30%) of his/her basic rate of pay for each hour the employee is scheduled for
977	977	on-call. For the purpose of this Agreement, "regularly established on- call schedule" is defined
978	978	as the practice of regularly scheduling an employee for on- call duty by placing the employee on
979	979	an Agency on-call schedule which is usually regularly established each pay period. An employee
980	980	on a regularly established on- call schedule shall be accessible via telephone or other means of
981	981	communication and/or available to report for work on short notice, within a maximum of one
982	982	(1) hour or such lesser time as the Department deems warranted by the nature of the position.
983	983	Where an employee, however, has notified the Department in advance of the assignment of the
984	984	inability to report for duty within an hour, the employee shall report within the time frame
985	985	established by the Department.
986	986
987	987	2. The on- call schedules applicable to child psychiatrist bargaining unit members assigned
988	988	to on- call at the time of these negotiations are examples of "regularly established on-call
989	989	schedules" referred to in this paragraph.
990	990
991	991	3. Prior to the Department initiating a regularly established on-call schedule affecting any
992	992	other bargaining unit position(s), the Department shall give written notice to the Union and the
993	993	employee(s) of the proposed schedule, and a description of the circumstances of on- call.
994	994
995	995	SECTION E:
996	996
997	997	When an employee who is in an on- call status is called in or according to mutually agreed upon criteria
998	998	performs work, he or she shall be credited with a minimum of two (2) hours of work time.
999	999
1000	1000	SECTION F:
1001	1001
1002	1002	On-call pay may not be provided nor may an employee be placed in an on- call status while on paid
1003	1003	leave.
1004	1004
1005	1005	SECTION G:
1006	1006
1007	1007	On-call pay shall not be considered basic pay for any purpose except for computing overtime under the
1008	1008	Fair Labor Standards Act.
1009	1009
1010	1010	SECTION H:
1011	1011
1012	1012	Upon mutual agreement of the employee and the Department, time off may be substituted for part or all
1013	1013	of the compensation under this Article.
1014	1014
1015	1015
1016	1016
1017	1017
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1019	1019
1020	1020	ARTICLE VII
1021	1021	GAIN SHARING
1022	1022
1023	1023	SECTION A:
1024	1024
1025	1025	The Parties agree to create a joint committee of an equal number of Department and Union
1026	1026	representatives to study, develop and if mutually agreed, establish a gain sharing program, including
1027	1027	pay incentives for employees, geared toward increasing reimbursements for billable services while
1028	1028	maintaining quality clinical practices.
1029	1029
1030	1030	SECTION B:
1031	1031
1032	1032	The committee will meet within 60 days after Council approval of this Agreement to begin its work and
1033	1033	shall, with 180 days of its first meeting, issue a report on its progress.
1034	1034
1035	1035
1036	1036	ARTICLE VIII
1037	1037	BENEFITS
1038	1038
1039	1039	SECTION A - Life Insurance
1040	1040
1041	1041	1. Life insurance is provided to covered employees in accordance with §1- 622.01 et seq. of
1042	1042	the District of Columbia Official Code (2016 Repl.) and Chapter 87 of Title 5 of the United
1043	1043	States Code.
1044	1044
1045	1045	a. District of Columbia Official Code §1- 622.03 (2016 Repl.) requires that benefits
1046	1046	shall be provided as set forth in §1- 622.07 to all employees of the District first employed after
1047	1047	September 30, 1987, except those specifically excluded by law or by rule .
1048	1048
1049	1049	b. District of Columbia Official Code §1- 622.01 (2016 Repl.) requires that benefits
1050	1050	shall be provided as set forth in Chapter 87 of Title 5 of the United States Code for all employees
1051	1051	of the District government first employed before October 1, 1987, except those specifically
1052	1052	excluded by law or rule and regulation. Benefits shall be provided as set forth in Chapter 87 of
1053	1053	Title 5 of the United States Code to all employees who, prior to October 1, 1987, were employed
1054	1054	by St. Elizabeths Hospital, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and pursuant to
1055	1055	Public Law 98- 621, as of October 1, 1987 became employed by the District of Columbia
1056	1056	Department of Human Services.
1057	1057
1058	1058	2. The current life insurance benefits for employees hired on or after October 1, 1987
1059	1059	(except as provided in paragraph 1 (b) with regard to St. Elizabeths’ transferees) are:
1060	1060
1061	1061	The District of Columbia provides life insurance in an amount equal to the employee's annual
1062	1062	salary rounded to the next thousand, plus an additional $2,000. Employees are required to pay
1063	1063	two-thirds (2/3) of the total cost of the monthly premium. The District Government shall pay
1064	1064	one-third (1/3) of the total cost of the premium. Employees may choose to purchase additional
1065	1065	life insurance coverage through the District Government. These additions to the basic coverage - 11 -
1066	1066
1067	1067	are set-forth in the schedule below:
1068	1068
1069	1069	Optional Plan Additional Coverage Premium Amount
1070	1070
1071	1071	Option A-Standard Provide $10,000 additional Cost determined by age
1072	1072	coverage
1073	1073
1074	1074	Option B-Additional Provides coverages up to five Cost determined by age
1075	1075	times the employee’s annual and employee’s salary
1076	1076	salary
1077	1077
1078	1078	Option C-Family Provides $5,000 coverage Cost determined by age
1079	1079	For the eligible spouse and
1080	1080	$2,500 for each eligible child
1081	1081
1082	1082	Employees must contact their respective personnel office to enroll or make changes in their life
1083	1083	insurance coverage.
1084	1084
1085	1085	SECTION B - Health Insurance
1086	1086
1087	1087	1. Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 1- 621.02 (2016 Repl.), employees covered by this
1088	1088	Agreement and hired after September 30, 1987, except as provided in paragraph 2 with regard
1089	1089	to St. Elizabeths’ transferees shall be entitled to enroll in group health insurance coverage
1090	1090	provided by the District of Columbia.
1091	1091	a. Health insurance coverage shall provide a level of benefits comparable to the planes)
1092	1092	provided on the effective date of this Agreement . Benefit levels shall not be reduced
1093	1093	during the term of this Agreement except by mutual agreement of the District,
1094	1094	representatives of Compensation Unit 19 and the insurance carrier(s). District employees
1095	1095	are required to execute an enrollment form in order to participate in this program.
1096	1096
1097	1097	b. The District may elect to provide additional health care providers for employees
1098	1098	employed after September 30, 1987, provided that such addition of providers does not
1099	1099	reduce the current level of benefits provided to employees. Should the District
1100	1100	Government decide to expand the list of eligible providers, the District shall give
1101	1101	Compensation Unit 19 representatives notice of the proposed additions.
1102	1102
1103	1103	c. Employees are required to contribute 25% of the total premium cost of the employee's
1104	1104	selected plan. The District of Columbia Government shall contribute 75% of the
1105	1105	premium cost of the employee's selected plan.
1106	1106
1107	1107	2. Pursuant to D.C. Official Code §1- 621.01 (2016 Repl.), employees covered by this
1108	1108	Agreement and hired before October 1, 1987, and employees who, prior to October 1, 1987,
1109	1109	were employed by St. Elizabeths Hospital, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and
1110	1110	pursuant to Public Law 98-621, as of October 1, 1987 became employed by the District of
1111	1111	Columbia Department of Human Services shall be eligible to participate in group health - 12 -
1112	1112
1113	1113	insurance coverage provided through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB)
1114	1114	as provided in Chapter 89 of Title 5 of the United States Code. This program is administered by
1115	1115	United States Official of Personnel Management.
1116	1116
1117	1117	3. The plan descriptions shall provide the terms of coverage and administration of the
1118	1118	respective plans. Employees and union representatives are entitled to receive a copy of the
1119	1119	summary plan description upon request. Additionally, employees and union representatives are
1120	1120	entitled to review copies of the actual plan description upon advanced request.
1121	1121
1122	1122	4. The District shall provide an employee a health services program that provides treatment,
1123	1123	counseling and preventive health programs consistent with its obligations under D.C. Official
1124	1124	Code §1- 620.07 (2016 Repl.) .
1125	1125
1126	1126	SECTION C - Optical and Dental
1127	1127
1128	1128	Except as provided in paragraph 2, the Employer will continue to pay premiums at the same rate
1129	1129	currently paid to the optical and dental plan providers of the Union approved programs currently
1130	1130	applicable to the B argaining U nit 2.
1131	1131	1. During the term of this Agreement, the Union may elect coverage under the Optical
1132	1132	and/or Dental plans in effect for District employees in Compensation Unit 1 under the personnel
1133	1133	authority of the Mayor ('"District Plans"). Should the Union elect to participate in the Optical
1134	1134	and/or Dental District Plans as offered by the District Government, the Employer will pay the
1135	1135	same premiums paid for other unionized District employees covered by the District Plans.
1136	1136	Benefit levels of the District Plans shall not be reduced during the term of this Agreement except
1137	1137	by mutual agreement of the District, the Union and the insurance carriers.
1138	1138
1139	1139	2. The District may elect to provide additional Optical and/or Dental providers, provided
1140	1140	that such addition of providers does not reduce the current level of benefits provided to
1141	1141	employees. Should the District Government decide to expand the list of eligible providers, the
1142	1142	District shall give Compensation Unit 19 representatives notice of the proposed additions.
1143	1143
1144	1144	3. Bargaining unit employees are required to execute an enrollment form in order to
1145	1145	participate in the District Optical and Dental Plans.
1146	1146
1147	1147	4. In the event the Union elects to participate in the District's Optical and/or Dental Plan as
1148	1148	described in Paragraph 2, in consultation with the Union, the Employer shall provide information
1149	1149	to the bargaining unit employees about the Plans' terms, benefits, and providers and any changes
1150	1150	thereto. The Employer shall assist employees in the unit and the Union in making a transition
1151	1151	from the current plans to the District Plan(s), including providing assistance in the enrollment
1152	1152	process.
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1154	1154
1155	1155	SECTION D - Disability Insurance Program
1156	1156
1157	1157	1. Short-Term Disability Program
1158	1158
1159	1159	Employees covered by this Agreement shall be eligible to enroll, at their own expense, in the
1160	1160	District's Short- Term Disability Insurance Program, which provides for partial income
1161	1161	replacement when employees are required to be absent from duty due to a non- work-related
1162	1162	qualifying medical condition. Employees may use income replacement benefits under the
1163	1163	program in conjunction with annual or sick leave benefits provided for in this Agreement.
1164	1164
1165	1165	2. Long-Term Disability Program
1166	1166
1167	1167	Employees covered by this Agreement shall be eligible to enroll, at their own expense, in the
1168	1168	District's Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance Program. Long- term disability insurance
1169	1169	provides income replacement under the terms of the plan that may be used in conjunction with
1170	1170	other available leave.
1171	1171	SECTION E - Annual Leave
1172	1172
1173	1173	1. In accordance with D.C. Official Code § 1-612.03 (2016 Repl.) , full-time employees
1174	1174	covered by the terms of this Agreement are entitled to:
1175	1175
1176	1176	a. one-half (1/2) day (4 hours) for each full biweekly pay period for an employee with
1177	1177	fewer than three years of service (accruing a total of thirteen (13) annual leave days per
1178	1178	annum);
1179	1179
1180	1180	b. three-fourths (3/4) day (6 hours) for each full biweekly pay period, except that the
1181	1181	accrual for the last full biweekly pay period in the year is one and one fourth days (10
1182	1182	hours), for an employee with three (3) but fewer than fifteen (15) years of service
1183	1183	(accruing a total of twenty (20) annual leave days per annum); and,
1184	1184
1185	1185	c. one (1) day (8 hours) for each full biweekly pay period for an employee with fifteen
1186	1186	(15) or more years of service (accruing a total of twenty-six (26) annual leave days per
1187	1187	annum).
1188	1188
1189	1189	2. Part-time employees earn annual leave as follows:
1190	1190
1191	1191	a. Those with fewer than three (3) years of service earn one (1) hour for each 20
1192	1192	hours in pay status;
1193	1193
1194	1194	b. Those with three (3) but fewer than fifteen (15) years of service earn one (1)
1195	1195	hour for each thirteen (13) hours in a pay status;
1196	1196
1197	1197	c. Those with fifteen (15) or more years of service earn one hour of annual leave
1198	1198	for each ten (10) hours in a pay status.
1199	1199	- 14 -
1200	1200
1201	1201	3. Employees shall be eligible to use annual leave in accordance with the District of
1202	1202	Columbia l aws.
1203	1203
1204	1204	SECTION F - Sick Leave
1205	1205
1206	1206	1. In accordance with District of Columbia Official Code §1-612.03 (2016 Repl.) , a full-
1207	1207	time employee covered by the terms of this Ag reement may accumulate up to thirteen (13) sick
1208	1208	days in a calendar year.
1209	1209
1210	1210	2. Part-time employees for whom there has been established in advance a regular tour of
1211	1211	duty of a definite day or hour of any day during each administrative workweek of the biweekly
1212	1212	pay period shall earn sick leave at the rate of one (1) hour for each twenty (20) hours of duty.
1213	1213	Credit may not exceed four (4) hours of sick leave for 80 hours of duty in any pay period. There
1214	1214	is no credit of leave for fractional parts of a biweekly pay period either at the beginning or end
1215	1215	of an employee's period of service.
1216	1216	SECTION G - Pre-Tax Benefits
1217	1217
1218	1218	1. Employee contributions to benefits programs established pursuant to D.C. Official Code
1219	1219	§1-611.19 (2016 Repl.), including the District of Colu mbia Employees Health Benefits Program,
1220	1220	may be made on a pre-tax basis in accordance with the requirements of the Internal Revenue
1221	1221	Code and, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, such pre-tax contributions shall
1222	1222	not effect a reduction of the amount of any other retirement, pension or other benefits provided
1223	1223	by law.
1224	1224
1225	1225	2. To the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, any amount of contributions made
1226	1226	on a pre-tax basis shall be included in the employee's contributions to existing life insurance,
1227	1227	retirement system, and for any other District government program keyed to the employee's
1228	1228	scheduled rate of pay, but shall not be included for the purpose of computing Federal or District
1229	1229	income tax withholdings, i ncluding F.I.C.A., on behalf of any such employee.
1230	1230
1231	1231	SECTION H - Retirement
1232	1232
1233	1233	1. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CSRS): As prescribed by 5 U.S.C. 8401
1234	1234	and related chapters, employees first hired by the District of Columbia Government before
1235	1235	October 1, 1987, and employees who, prior to October 1, 1987, were employed by St.
1236	1236	Elizabeths Hospital, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and pursuant to Public Law
1237	1237	98-621, as of October 1, 1987 became employed by the District of Columbia Department of
1238	1238	Human Services are subject to the provisions of the CSRS, which is administered by the U.S.
1239	1239	Office of Personnel Management. Under Optional Retirement the aforementioned employee
1240	1240	may choose to retire when he/she reaches:
1241	1241
1242	1242	a. Age 55 and 30 years of service;
1243	1243
1244	1244	b. Age 60 and 20 years of service;
1245	1245	- 15 -
1246	1246
1247	1247	c. Age 62 and 5 years of service.
1248	1248
1249	1249	Under Voluntary Early Retirement, which must be authorized by the U.S. Office of Personnel
1250	1250	Management, an employee may choose to retire when he/she reaches:
1251	1251
1252	1252	a. Age 50 and 20 years of service;
1253	1253
1254	1254	b. Any age and 25 years of service.
1255	1255
1256	1256	The pension of an employee who chooses Voluntary Early Retirement will be reduced by 2% for each
1257	1257	year under age 55.
1258	1258	The Employer will notify the Union prior to submitting any request for Early Out Retirement authority
1259	1259	in any Department where bargaining unit members are employed. Upon request, the Employer shall
1260	1260	meet and bargain concerning the impact of such request, including the exclusion and/or inclusion of
1261	1261	Medical Officer, Dental Officer and Podiatrist positions in the request.
1262	1262
1263	1263	2. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLAN:
1264	1264
1265	1265	a. All eligible employees hired by the District on or after October 1, 1987, except
1266	1266	as provided in paragraph 1 with regard to St. Elizabeths’ transferees, are enrolled into
1267	1267	the defined contribution pension plan.
1268	1268
1269	1269	b. As prescribed by §1- 626.09(c) of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.) after the
1270	1270	completion of one year of service, the District shall contribute an amount not less than
1271	1271	5% of their base salary to an employee's Defined Contribution Pension Plan account.
1272	1272	The District government funds this plan; there is no employee contribution to the
1273	1273	Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Employees are fully vested after five years of
1274	1274	participation in the plan.
1275	1275
1276	1276	c. As prescribed by §1- 626.09(d) of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.) the
1277	1277	District shall contribute an amount not less than an additional .5% of an employee’s
1278	1278	base salary to the same plan.
1279	1279
1280	1280	d. In the event the defined contribution pension plan is amended for employees of
1281	1281	Compensation Units 1 and 2, the same changes, on the same effective dates, shall apply
1282	1282	to employees in this compensation unit. The Employer shall give written notice to the
1283	1283	Union of the changes prior to their implementation.
1284	1284
1285	1285	3. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM:
1286	1286
1287	1287	As prescribed by §1- 626.05 and related Chapters of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.), employees
1288	1288	covered by this Agreement shall be eligible to participate in the District's Deferred Compensation
1289	1289	Program. The Deferred Compensation Program is a savings system through pre-tax deductions and
1290	1290	allows employees to accumulate funds for long- term goals, including retirement. The portion of salary
1291	1291	contributed reduces the amount of taxable income in each paycheck. The Internal Revenue Service - 16 -
1292	1292
1293	1293	determines the annual maximum deferral amount. Under the program, employees can choose from
1294	1294	various fixed or variable investment options.
1295	1295
1296	1296	SECTION I - Holidays:
1297	1297
1298	1298	1. As prescribed by § 1-612.02 of the D.C. Official Code, the following nonnegotiable legal
1299	1299	public holidays are provided to all employees covered by this Agreement:
1300	1300
1301	1301	a. New Year's Day, January 1st of each year;
1302	1302
1303	1303	b. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, the 3rd Monday in January of each year;
1304	1304
1305	1305	c. Washington's Birthday [Presidents' Day], the 3rd Monday in February of each
1306	1306	year;
1307	1307
1308	1308	d. Emancipation Day, April 16th of each year;
1309	1309
1310	1310	e. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May of each year;
1311	1311
1312	1312	f. Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19th of each year;
1313	1313
1314	1314	g. Independence Day, July 4th of each year;
1315	1315
1316	1316	h. Labor Day, the 1st Monday in September of each year;
1317	1317
1318	1318	i. Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the 2nd Monday in October of each year;
1319	1319
1320	1320	j. Veterans Day, November 11th of each year;
1321	1321
1322	1322	k. Thanksgiving Day, the 4th Thursday in November of each year;
1323	1323
1324	1324	l. Christmas Day, December 25th of each year; and
1325	1325
1326	1326	m. Inauguration Day (January 20th of each 4th year, starting in 1981).
1327	1327
1328	1328	2. When an employee, having a regularly scheduled tour of duty is relieved or prevented
1329	1329	from working on a day District agencies are closed by order of the Mayor, he or she is entitled
1330	1330	to the same pay for that day as for a day on which an ordinary day's work is performed.
1331	1331
1332	1332	SECTION J - Flexible Spending Accounts:
1333	1333
1334	1334	Employees may participate in the Flexible Spending Account plans established by the District pursuant
1335	1335	to the Internal Revenue Code. These plans provide a pre-tax benefit to an employee who chooses to
1336	1336	participate in these plans by agreeing to reduce his or her salary by an annual amount up to the dollar
1337	1337	amounts permitted under the Internal Revenue Code. Under the plans, participants may recover, for - 17 -
1338	1338
1339	1339	example, certain dependent care costs (Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account) and certain
1340	1340	unreimbursed health care costs (Medical Expense Flexible Spending Account).
1341	1341
1342	1342	SECTION K - Participation in Comp. Units 1 and 2 Labor-Management Benefits Committee:
1343	1343
1344	1344	The Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia may send one delegate to participate in the
1345	1345	Compensation Units 1 and 2 Labor-Management Benefits Committee, provided that such arrangement
1346	1346	is not objectionable to Compensation Units 1 and 2. The Employer shall promptly provide the Union
1347	1347	president a copy of materials provided to, and those generated by, members of the Compensation Units
1348	1348	1 and 2 Labor Management Benefits Committee, if such materials impact the benefits of bargaining unit
1349	1349	members.
1350	1350
1351	1351	SECTION L - Changes to Benefits
1352	1352
1353	1353	1. In the event the Employer proposes improvements in any of the benefits in Sections A -I
1354	1354	or proposes adding new benefits generally applicable to employees under the personnel authority
1355	1355	of the Mayor, the Employer shall notify the Union of the bargaining unit members eligibility for
1356	1356	such benefits and shall consult with the union concerning the proposal(s).
1357	1357
1358	1358	2. Any future legislation, ordinance or order, which improves the benefits which employees
1359	1359	covered by this Agreement now receive, shall automatically be applied to such employees.
1360	1360
1361	1361
1362	1362	ARTICLE IX
1363	1363	REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
1364	1364
1365	1365	SECTION A:
1366	1366
1367	1367	The Department will reimburse bargaining unit members for expenses incurred as a result of official
1368	1368	DBH travel. All work-related travel by an employee must be approved in advance by the employee's
1369	1369	supervisor. Consideration of the mode of transportation to be used will be made jointly, when possible,
1370	1370	by the employee and supervisor and in the following order, taking into account both the cost and the
1371	1371	efficiency for timely arrival at the destination:
1372	1372
1373	1373	1. Government vehicle;
1374	1374
1375	1375	2. Metrorail/Metrobus;
1376	1376
1377	1377	3. Private vehicle; and lastly,
1378	1378
1379	1379	4. Taxi.
1380	1380
1381	1381	SECTION B:
1382	1382
1383	1383	Except if inconsistent with this Article, requests for reimbursement must be made in accordance with
1384	1384	DBH policy. All appropriate expenses, including mileage (at the applicable Federal rate if a private - 18 -
1385	1385
1386	1386	vehicle is utilized) and parking, will be reimbursed within a reasonable period of time after submission
1387	1387	of a completed travel expense voucher and presentation of necessary receipts. Parking expenses,
1388	1388	excluding fines for illegal parking, will be reimbursed provided the supervisor has approved the
1389	1389	reimbursement in advance. Mileage reimbursement will be made only for miles actually driven. In no
1390	1390	instance, however, will the Department reimburse for travel incurred from an employee's home to or
1391	1391	through their regular work site or vice versa.
1392	1392
1393	1393
1394	1394	ARTICLE X
1395	1395	CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
1396	1396
1397	1397	SECTION A: Continuing Medical Education (“CME”) Allowance
1398	1398
1399	1399	Effective Fiscal Year 2023, all members shall receive a continuing medical education (“ CME”)
1400	1400	allowance of $5,000 per fiscal year, to be used for travel, registration, and other appropriate expenses
1401	1401	associated with training, education, conferences, and examinations.
1402	1402
1403	1403	SECTION B: CME Attendance and Expenses
1404	1404
1405	1405	1. CMEs may be delivered through in-person or virtual formats.
1406	1406
1407	1407	2. Requests for approval of covered expenses shall be processed by the parties as set forth in DPM
1408	1408	4017. Approval shall not be unreasonably denied.
1409	1409
1410	1410	3. Whenever possible, the agency shall pay expenses directly with an agency purchase card or
1411	1411	through a requisition, as provided by DPM 4018.1. When direct payment is not reasonably
1412	1412	possible, members shall be entitled, as provided in DPM 4018.2, to an advance of funds to pay
1413	1413	for the estimated expenses. Advances should be requested with the corresponding request for
1414	1414	approval.
1415	1415
1416	1416	4. As provided in DPM 4019.1(c), for all covered expenses that are not paid directly or through an
1417	1417	advance, reimbursement shall be provided to the member not later than thirty (30) calendar days
1418	1418	from agency management’s receipt of a properly completed reimbursement claim form.
1419	1419
1420	1420	5. The above sections of Chapter 40 of the DPM, current as of the date of this Agreement , are
1421	1421	attached hereto as Appendix A .
1422	1422
1423	1423
1424	1424	ARTICLE XI
1425	1425	METRO PASSES
1426	1426
1427	1427	After approval of this Agreement by the Council, the District of Columbia Government shall subsidize
1428	1428	the costs of transit passes for personal use by employees by not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) per month
1429	1429	for employees according to the same terms and conditions as the benefit is available to employees in Compensation Units 1 and 2. - 19 -
1430	1430
1431	1431	ARTICLE XII
1432	1432	GRIEVANCES
1433	1433
1434	1434	The Compensation Agreement shall be incorporated by reference into the working conditions agreement
1435	1435	in order to utilize the grievance/arbitration procedure in that agreement to consider alleged violations of
1436	1436	this Agreement.
1437	1437
1438	1438
1439	1439	ARTICLE XIII
1440	1440	SICK LEAVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
1441	1441
1442	1442	The Employer agrees to provide time off in accordance with the following:
1443	1443	SECTION A:
1444	1444	A full-time employee who is in a pay status for the leave year shall accrue annually:
1445	1445
1446	1446	1. Three (3) days off for utilizing a total of no more than two (2) days of accrued sick leave.
1447	1447
1448	1448	2. Two (2) days off for utilizing a total of more than two (2) but not more than four (4) days
1449	1449	of accrued sick leave.
1450	1450
1451	1451	3. One (1) day off for utilizing a total of more than four (4) but no more than five (5) days
1452	1452	of accrued sick leave.
1453	1453
1454	1454	SECTION B:
1455	1455
1456	1456	Employees in a non- pay status for no more than two (2) pay periods for the leave year shall remain
1457	1457	eligible for incentive days under this Article. Sick leave usage for maternity or catastrophic
1458	1458	illness/injury, not to exceed two (2) consecutive pay periods, shall not be counted against sick leave for
1459	1459	calculating eligibility for incentive leave under this Article.
1460	1460
1461	1461	SECTION C:
1462	1462
1463	1463	Time off pursuant to a sick leave incentive award shall be selected by the employee and requested at
1464	1464	least three (3) full workdays in advance of the leave date. Requests for time off pursuant to an incentive
1465	1465	award shall be given priority consideration and the employee's supervisor shall approve such requests
1466	1466	for time off unless staffing needs or workload considerations dictate otherwise. If the request is denied,
1467	1467	the employee shall request and be granted a different day off within one (1) month of the date the
1468	1468	employee initially requested. Requests for time off shall be made on the standard "Application for
1469	1469	Leave" form.
1470	1470
1471	1471	SECTION D:
1472	1472
1473	1473	All incentive days must be used in full-day increments following the leave year in which they were
1474	1474	earned. Incentive days may not be substituted for any other type of absence from duty. There shall be - 20 -
1475	1475
1476	1476	no carryover or payment for any unused incentive days.
1477	1477
1478	1478	SECTION E:
1479	1479
1480	1480	Part-time employees are not eligible for the sick leave incentive as provided in this Article.
1481	1481	SECTION F:
1482	1482	This program took effect in Fiscal Year 2008 and remains in effect.
1483	1483
1484	1484
1485	1485	ARTICLE XIV
1486	1486	FINALITY OF AGREEMENT
1487	1487
1488	1488	This Agreement represents the complete agreement of the Parties with respect to all compensation
1489	1489	matters which were or could have been negotiated. Compensation matters not referred to in the
1490	1490	Agreement shall be provided in accordance with law. The Parties waive the right to negotiate with
1491	1491	respect to any matter referred to or not referred to herein for the duration of this Agreement, except upon
1492	1492	mutual agreement.
1493	1493
1494	1494
1495	1495	ARTICLE XV
1496	1496	SAVINGS CLAUSE
1497	1497
1498	1498	SECTION A:
1499	1499
1500	1500	In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall at any time be declared invalid by a court of
1501	1501	competent authority or other competent authority, such decision shall not invalidate the entire
1502	1502	Agreement, it being the intent of the Parties that all valid provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
1503	1503	In the event any provision is invalidated under this Article, such provision shall be renegotiated at the
1504	1504	request of either Party.
1505	1505
1506	1506	SECTION B:
1507	1507
1508	1508	In the event of action by the President or Congress of the United States, which results in any change in
1509	1509	relationship or status as between the Federal Government and the Government of the District of
1510	1510	Columbia, any directly affected contract provision will be subject to immediate renegotiation.
1511	1511
1512	1512
1513	1513
1514	1514
1515	1515
1516	1516
1517	1517
1518	1518
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1520	1520
1521	1521	ARTICLE XVI
1522	1522	DURATION
1523	1523
1524	1524	SECTION A:
1525	1525
1526	1526	This Agreement shall remain in effect to and including September 30, 2024. The Agreement shall be
1527	1527	automatically renewed from year to year thereafter until changed by the Parties, in accordance with §
1528	1528	1-617.17 of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.) .
1529	1529
1530	1530	SECTION B:
1531	1531
1532	1532	In the event that a timely notice to modify the provisions of this Agreement has been served, but the
1533	1533	Parties have not negotiated a successor contract as of September 30, 2024, it is hereby agreed that all of
1534	1534	the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until a successor Agreement is
1535	1535	achieved through collective bargaining or through the appropriate procedures under the Comprehensive
1536	1536	Merit Personnel Act.
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1538	1538
1539	1539	SIGNATURE PAGE
1540	1540
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1542	1542
1543	1543	APPROVAL
1544	1544
1545	1545
1546	1546	This compensation collective bargaining agreement between the District of Columbia and D.C.
1547	1547	Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors Council of the District of Columbia, dated
1548	1548	______________________, 2023 has been reviewed in accordance with Section 1 -617.17 of the
1549	1549	District of Columbia Official Code and is hereby approved on this ______ day of
1550	1550	________________, 2023.
1551	1551
1552	1552
1553	1553
1554	1554
1555	1555
1556	1556	______________________________
1557	1557	Muriel Bowser, Mayor
1558	1558
1559	1559	Appendix A –
1560	1560	District Personnel Manual, Chapter 40 [relevant provisions]
1561	1561
1562	1562	4017 Agency Approval
1563	1563	4017.1 Travel approvals shall be processed as follows:
1564	1564	a. The employee requesting travel authorization shall submit the approval form to his
1565	1565	or her immediate supervisor;
1566	1566	b. The supervisor shall review and certify whether the requested travel benefits the
1567	1567	agency;
1568	1568	c. The supervisor shall submit the approval form to the travel officer;
1569	1569	d. The travel officer shall certify whether the request complies with this chapter, and
1570	1570	that the request is complete and accurate;
1571	1571	e. The travel officer shall secure the signature of the agency fiscal officer, certifying
1572	1572	that funds are available to fund the request;
1573	1573	f. The agency head, or designee, shall either approve or deny the travel approval
1574	1574	request; and
1575	1575	g. The travel officer shall notify the employee and the supervisor of the decision on the
1576	1576	request.
1577	1577	4017.2 Each agency head, or the agency head’s designee, shall be the authorizing official
1578	1578	for travel by an employee of the agency, except:
1579	1579	a. The City Administrator shall be the authorizing official for deputy mayors;
1580	1580	b. Each deputy mayor shall be the authorizing official for his or her agencies’ directors;
1581	1581	c. The Mayor’s Chief of Staff shall be the authorizing official for the directors of
1582	1582	agencies that report to the Executive Office of the Mayor;
1583	1583	4017.3 Travel must be authorized before the travel begins, unless extenuating
1584	1584	circumstances acceptable to the authorizing official make it infeasible for the travel
1585	1585	authorization to be issued before the travel begins. The extenuating circumstances shall be
1586	1586	described in the authorization.
1587	1587	4018 Advance Payment of Expenses
1588	1588	4018.1 Whenever possible, an agency shall pay for travel expenses with the agency’s
1589	1589	purchase card or through a requisition.
1590	1590	4018.2 When the purchase of travel expenses cannot reasonably be made using the
1591	1591	agency’s purchase card or a requisition, an employee may be provided District government
1592	1592	funds in advance of travel to pay for the estimated expenses.
1593	1593	a. Advances shall be requested along with the corresponding request for travel
1594	1594	approval. b. An employee may receive an advance of one hundred percent (100%) of the
1595	1595	estimated travel expenses that cannot reasonably be secured with the agency’s
1596	1596	purchase card or through a requisition.
1597	1597	c. Advances shall be disbursed to an employee no sooner than ten (10) calendar days
1598	1598	before the date of travel, unless an earlier disbursement is necessary to secure
1599	1599	lower travel rates.
1600	1600	d. An agency shall not advance funds to any employee who has an outstanding advance
1601	1601	or portion of an advance due to the government.
1602	1602	4019 Reimbursement of Expenses
1603	1603	4019.1 An employee shall be reimbursed for approved and eligible travel expenses.
1604	1604	a. Employees shall seek reimbursement for such expenses using a travel expense
1605	1605	reimbursement form issued by the personnel authority.
1606	1606	b. Completed forms, along with appropriate documentation, shall be submitted to the
1607	1607	travel officer within ten (10) business days after returning from travel.
1608	1608	c. The District shall provide an employee any authorized reimbursements within
1609	1609	thirty (30) calendar days after receiving a properly completed reimbursement claim
1610	1610	form.
1611	1611