MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 4, 2023
Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council
of the District of Columbia
John
A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
Enclosed
for consideration and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia is a
proposed resolution entitled Compensation Agreement Between the Department
of
Behavioral Health and the Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE,
AFSCME, AFL-CIO Approval Resolution
of 2023".
The proposed resolution will approve a collective bargaining agreement between the District
of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors' Council of the District of
Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO ("Doctors' Council"). The agreement provides
for an 8% retroactive wage increase for Fiscal Year 2021, an 8% retroactive wage increase
for Fiscal Year 2022, a 10% retroactive wage increase for Fiscal Year 2023, and a 7% wage
increase
for Fiscal Year 2024 as well as a $20,000 wage increases for the same fiscal year.
Premium pay for evening and night shifts
(6 pm through 6 am) will increase from a 10%
premium to a 15% premium. Saturday work will now
be included with Sunday work for the
25% premium rate. The pay premium for overtime hours will now be 50%,
up from 25%.
Working more than seven consecutive calendar days will entitle the employee to an
additional day
of paid leave within the following week. The District will also provide,
beginning in fiscal year 2023, a $5,000 annual allowance toward continuing education
expenses (up from $1,500).
Finally, DBH must set aside $50,000 to conduct a classification and compensation review
for non-psychiatrist positions.
Please contact me or
E. Lindsey Maxwell II, Director, Office of Labor Relations and
Collective Bargaining, at (202) 724-4953, should you have any questions regarding the
legislation or agreement. 1
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5
6
7
at the request
of the Mayor
8 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
9
10
11
12 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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17
To approve the negotiated compensation collective bargaining agreement for employees
18 employed by the Department of Behavioral Health who are represented by the Doctors'
19 Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO.
20
21 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
22 resolution may be cited as the "Compensation Agreement Between the Department of Behavioral
23 Health and the Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
24 Approval Resolution
of 2023 ".
25 Sec. 2. Pursuant to section l 7 l 7U) of the District of Columbia Government
26 Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act
of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D. C. Law 2-139; D.C.
27 Official Code l-617.17(j)), the Council approves the compensation collective bargaining
28 agreement between the Department
of Behavioral Health and the Doctors' Council of the District
29
of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, and the associated pay schedules, which were
30 transmitted to the Council by the Mayor on
_______ , 2023.
31 Sec. 3. Transmittal.
1 2
The Secretary of the Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to 32
the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, to the 33
Department of Behavioral Health, and the Mayor. 34
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 35
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 36
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 37
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 38
Sec. 5. Effective date. 39
This resolution shall take effect immediately. 40 MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
(EXCLUDING PSYCHIATRIST)
Effective Date: October 11, 2020 Fiscal Year: 2021
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan DS0032
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs post
training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
1 130,121$ 133,375$ 136,709$ 140,125$ 143,628$ 147,218$ 150,902$ 154,670$ Podiatrist
1b 134,648$ 137,903$ 141,238$ 144,654$ 148,160$ 151,749$ 155,430$ 159,200$
2 144,577$ 148,191$ 151,896$ 155,693$ 159,586$ 163,575$ 167,666$ 171,858$ Dentist**
2b 149,107$ 152,721$ 156,426$ 160,223$ 164,116$ 168,105$ 172,195$ 176,387$
3 171,124$ 175,403$ 179,788$ 184,284$ 188,888$ 193,611$ 198,451$ 203,413$
3b 180,938$ 185,215$ 189,602$ 194,093$ 198,704$ 203,426$ 208,265$ 213,227$
3c 186,977$ 191,254$ 195,639$ 200,136$ 204,743$ 209,465$ 214,302$ 219,266$
4 179,025$ 183,500$ 188,087$ 192,791$ 197,609$ 202,549$ 207,614$ 212,804$
4b 188,838$ 193,312$ 197,900$ 202,604$ 207,422$ 212,364$ 217,429$ 222,618$
4c 194,877$ 199,354$ 203,941$ 208,644$ 213,463$ 218,402$ 223,466$ 228,658$
5 190,386$ 195,145$ 200,025$ 205,025$ 210,152$ 215,404$ 220,791$ 226,309$
5b 200,200$ 205,205$ 210,335$ 215,593$ 220,983$ 226,507$ 232,169$ 237,976$
5c 206,238$ 211,395$ 216,679$ 222,098$ 227,649$ 233,340$ 239,176$ 245,154$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ) i.e., 1 and 1b are "Grade Level" 1
Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b and 5b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 3c,4c and 5c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
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”
**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
***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
****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
General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
other Dental
Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
Radiology, Pathology***, Neurology****;
Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
(EXCLUDING PSYCHIATRIST)
Effective Date: October 10, 2021 Fiscal Year: 2022
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan DS0032
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs post
training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
1 140,531$ 144,045$ 147,646$ 151,335$ 155,118$ 158,995$ 162,974$ 167,044$ Podiatrist
1b 145,420$ 148,935$ 152,537$ 156,226$ 160,013$ 163,889$ 167,864$ 171,936$
2 156,143$ 160,046$ 164,048$ 168,148$ 172,353$ 176,661$ 181,079$ 185,607$ Dentist**
2b 161,036$ 164,939$ 168,940$ 173,041$ 177,245$ 181,553$ 185,971$ 190,498$
3 184,814$ 189,435$ 194,171$ 199,027$ 203,999$ 209,100$ 214,327$ 219,686$
3b 195,413$ 200,032$ 204,770$ 209,620$ 214,600$ 219,700$ 224,926$ 230,285$
3c 201,935$ 206,554$ 211,290$ 216,147$ 221,122$ 226,222$ 231,446$ 236,807$
4 193,347$ 198,180$ 203,134$ 208,214$ 213,418$ 218,753$ 224,223$ 229,828$
4b 203,945$ 208,777$ 213,732$ 218,812$ 224,016$ 229,353$ 234,823$ 240,427$
4c 210,467$ 215,302$ 220,256$ 225,336$ 230,540$ 235,874$ 241,343$ 246,951$
5 205,617$ 210,757$ 216,027$ 221,427$ 226,964$ 232,636$ 238,454$ 244,414$
5b 216,216$ 221,621$ 227,162$ 232,840$ 238,662$ 244,628$ 250,743$ 257,014$
5c 222,737$ 228,307$ 234,013$ 239,866$ 245,861$ 252,007$ 258,310$ 264,766$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ) i.e., 1 and 1b are "Grade Level" 1
Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b and 5b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 3c,4c and 5c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
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”
**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
***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
****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
General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
other Dental
Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
Radiology, Pathology***, Neurology****;
Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
(EXCLUDING PSYCHIATRIST)
Effective Date: October 9, 2022 Fiscal Year: 2023
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 10.0%
CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan DS0032
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs post
training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
1 154,584$ 158,450$ 162,411$ 166,469$ 170,630$ 174,895$ 179,271$ 183,748$ Podiatrist
1b 159,962$ 163,829$ 167,791$ 171,849$ 176,014$ 180,278$ 184,650$ 189,130$
2 171,757$ 176,051$ 180,453$ 184,963$ 189,588$ 194,327$ 199,187$ 204,168$ Dentist**
2b 177,140$ 181,433$ 185,834$ 190,345$ 194,970$ 199,708$ 204,568$ 209,548$
3 203,295$ 208,379$ 213,588$ 218,930$ 224,399$ 230,010$ 235,760$ 241,655$
3b 214,954$ 220,035$ 225,247$ 230,582$ 236,060$ 241,670$ 247,419$ 253,314$
3c 222,129$ 227,209$ 232,419$ 237,762$ 243,234$ 248,844$ 254,591$ 260,488$
4 212,682$ 217,998$ 223,447$ 229,035$ 234,760$ 240,628$ 246,645$ 252,811$
4b 224,340$ 229,655$ 235,105$ 240,693$ 246,418$ 252,288$ 258,305$ 264,470$
4c 231,514$ 236,832$ 242,282$ 247,870$ 253,594$ 259,461$ 265,477$ 271,646$
5 226,179$ 231,833$ 237,630$ 243,570$ 249,660$ 255,900$ 262,299$ 268,855$
5b 237,838$ 243,783$ 249,878$ 256,124$ 262,528$ 269,091$ 275,817$ 282,715$
5c 245,011$ 251,138$ 257,414$ 263,853$ 270,447$ 277,208$ 284,141$ 291,243$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ) i.e., 1 and 1b are "Grade Level" 1
Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b and 5b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 3c,4c and 5c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
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”
**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
***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
****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
General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
other Dental
Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
Radiology, Pathology***, Neurology****;
Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
(EXCLUDING PSYCHIATRIST)
Effective Date: October 8, 2023 Fiscal Year: 2024
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 7% + $20,000
CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan DS0032
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs post
training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
1 185,405$ 189,542$ 193,780$ 198,122$ 202,574$ 207,138$ 211,820$ 216,610$ Podiatrist
1b 191,159$ 195,297$ 199,536$ 203,878$ 208,335$ 212,897$ 217,576$ 222,369$
2 203,780$ 208,375$ 213,085$ 217,910$ 222,859$ 227,930$ 233,130$ 238,460$ Dentist**
2b 209,540$ 214,133$ 218,842$ 223,669$ 228,618$ 233,688$ 238,888$ 244,216$
3 237,526$ 242,966$ 248,539$ 254,255$ 260,107$ 266,111$ 272,263$ 278,571$
3b 250,001$ 255,437$ 261,014$ 266,723$ 272,584$ 278,587$ 284,738$ 291,046$
3c 257,678$ 263,114$ 268,688$ 274,405$ 280,260$ 286,263$ 292,412$ 298,722$
4 247,570$ 253,258$ 259,088$ 265,067$ 271,193$ 277,472$ 283,910$ 290,508$
4b 260,044$ 265,731$ 271,562$ 277,542$ 283,667$ 289,948$ 296,386$ 302,983$
4c 267,720$ 273,410$ 279,242$ 285,221$ 291,346$ 297,623$ 304,060$ 310,661$
5 262,012$ 268,061$ 274,264$ 280,620$ 287,136$ 293,813$ 300,660$ 307,675$
5b 274,487$ 280,848$ 287,369$ 294,053$ 300,905$ 307,927$ 315,124$ 322,505$
5c 282,162$ 288,718$ 295,433$ 302,323$ 309,378$ 316,613$ 324,031$ 331,630$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ) i.e., 1 and 1b are "Grade Level" 1
Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b and 5b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 3c,4c and 5c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
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”
**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
***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
****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
General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
other Dental
Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
Radiology, Pathology***, Neurology****;
Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PSYCHIATRIST ONLY)
Effective Date: October 11, 2020 Fiscal Year: 2021
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 PeopleSoft Plan: DS0100
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs
post training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
5 238,613$ 243,187$ 247,877$ 252,684$ 257,610$ 262,660$ 267,838$ 273,141$
5b 248,045$ 252,856$ 257,787$ 262,843$ 268,020$ 273,331$ 278,774$ 284,354$
5c 253,850$ 258,807$ 263,886$ 269,093$ 274,429$ 279,899$ 285,508$ 291,255$
6 248,699$ 253,527$ 258,474$ 263,548$ 268,744$ 274,072$ 279,533$ 285,131$
Child Psychiatry
6b 258,133$ 262,961$ 267,906$ 272,979$ 278,177$ 283,505$ 288,966$ 294,564$
6c 263,938$ 268,763$ 273,713$ 278,784$ 283,981$ 289,310$ 294,771$ 300,370$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 5 and 6 (i.e., 5 , 5b, and 5c are "Grade Level" 5)
Grades 5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
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"
****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
Psychiatry Gen.****
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PSYCHIATRIST ONLY)
Effective Date: October 10, 2021 Fiscal Year: 2022
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 PeopleSoft Plan: DS0100
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs
post training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
5 257,702$ 262,642$ 267,707$ 272,899$ 278,219$ 283,673$ 289,265$ 294,992$
5b 267,889$ 273,084$ 278,410$ 283,870$ 289,462$ 295,197$ 301,076$ 307,102$
5c 274,158$ 279,512$ 284,997$ 290,620$ 296,383$ 302,291$ 308,349$ 314,555$
6 268,595$ 273,809$ 279,152$ 284,632$ 290,244$ 295,998$ 301,896$ 307,941$
Child Psychiatry
6b 278,784$ 283,998$ 289,338$ 294,817$ 300,431$ 306,185$ 312,083$ 318,129$
6c 285,053$ 290,264$ 295,610$ 301,087$ 306,699$ 312,455$ 318,353$ 324,400$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 5 and 6 (i.e., 5 , 5b, and 5c are "Grade Level" 5)
Grades 5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
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"
****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
Psychiatry Gen.****
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PSYCHIATRIST ONLY)
Effective Date: October 9, 2022 Fiscal Year: 2023
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 10.0%
CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 PeopleSoft Plan: DS0100
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs
post training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
5 283,472$ 288,906$ 294,478$ 300,189$ 306,041$ 312,040$ 318,192$ 324,491$
5b 294,678$ 300,392$ 306,251$ 312,257$ 318,408$ 324,717$ 331,184$ 337,812$
5c 301,574$ 307,463$ 313,497$ 319,682$ 326,021$ 332,520$ 339,184$ 346,011$
6 295,455$ 301,190$ 307,067$ 313,095$ 319,268$ 325,598$ 332,086$ 338,735$
Child Psychiatry
6b 306,662$ 312,398$ 318,272$ 324,299$ 330,474$ 336,804$ 343,291$ 349,942$
6c 313,558$ 319,290$ 325,171$ 331,196$ 337,369$ 343,701$ 350,188$ 356,840$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 5 and 6 (i.e., 5 , 5b, and 5c are "Grade Level" 5)
Grades 5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
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"
****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
Psychiatry Gen.****
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19 DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PSYCHIATRIST ONLY)
Effective Date: October 8, 2023 Fiscal Year: 2024
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 7% + $20,000
CBU/Service Code: SEI A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 PeopleSoft Plan: DS0100
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP <3yr Post training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs
post training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
5 323,315$ 329,129$ 335,091$ 341,202$ 347,464$ 353,883$ 360,465$ 367,205$
5b 335,305$ 341,419$ 347,689$ 354,115$ 360,697$ 367,447$ 374,367$ 381,459$
5c 342,684$ 348,985$ 355,442$ 362,060$ 368,842$ 375,796$ 382,927$ 390,232$
6 336,137$ 342,273$ 348,562$ 355,012$ 361,617$ 368,390$ 375,332$ 382,446$
Child Psychiatry
6b 348,128$ 354,266$ 360,551$ 367,000$ 373,607$ 380,380$ 387,321$ 394,438$
6c 355,507$ 361,640$ 367,933$ 374,380$ 380,985$ 387,760$ 394,701$ 401,819$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 5 and 6 (i.e., 5 , 5b, and 5c are "Grade Level" 5)
Grades 5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
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"
****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
Psychiatry Gen.****
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 409, Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone (202) 724-5524 Email: megan.browder@dc.gov
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Legal Counsel Division
MEMORANDUM
TO: Tommy Wells
Director
Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs
FROM: Megan D. Browder
Deputy Attorney General
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
Approval Resolution of 2023
(AE-23-359)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
This is to Certify that the Office of the Attorney General has reviewed the
legislation entitled the “Compensation Agreement Between the Department of Behavioral Health
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
not hesitate to call me at (202) 724-5524.
_________________________________ Megan D. Browder
Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Glen Lee
Chief Financial Officer
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20004 (202)727-2476
www.cfo.dc.gov
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia
FROM: Glen Lee
Chief Financial Officer
DATE: September 7, 2023
SUBJECT: Fiscal Impact Statement – Compensation Agreement Between the
Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors’ Council of the
District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Approval Resolution of
2023
REFERENCE: Draft Introduction as provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on July
19, 2023
Conclusion
Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2023 budget and fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2027
budget and financial plan to implement the bill. The resolution will cost approximately $7.3 million
in fiscal year 2023, $6.2 million in fiscal year 2024 and a total of $34.1 million through fiscal year
2027. The Local Funds portion of these costs is $6.6 million in fiscal year 2023, $5.2 million in fiscal
year 2024 and a total of $28.8 million through fiscal year 2027. Funds are available in the Workforce
Investments Account to cover this cost.
Background
The resolution approves a compensation agreement between the Department of Behavioral Health
(DBH) and Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. The agreement
affects approximately 51 FTE positions
1 for medical officers, dental officers and podiatrists, with an
average salary of approximately $233,000.
The agreement, which will be in effect from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024, includes
the following items:
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There were 43 filled FTE positions and 8 vacant FTE positions as of July 13, 2023. The Honorable Phil Mendelson
FIS: “Compensation Agreement Between the Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors’ Council of the
District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Approval Resolution of 2023,” Draft Introduction as
provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on July 19, 2023
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• An 8% wage increase for fiscal year 2021 (retroactive)
• an 8% wage for fiscal year 2022 (retroactive)
• a 10% wage increase for fiscal year 2023 (retroactive)
• a $20,000 increase for fiscal year 2024 and a 7% wage increase for fiscal year 2024
DBH must set aside $50,000 to conduct a classification and compensation review for non-psychiatrist
positions.
Premium pay for evening and night shifts (6 pm through 6 am) will increase from a 10% premium to
a 15% premium. Saturday work will now be included with Sunday work for the 25% premium rate.
The pay premium for overtime hours will now be 50%, up from 25%. Working more than seven
consecutive calendar days will entitle the employee to an additional day of paid leave within the
following week.
The District will provide, beginning in fiscal year 2023, a $5,000 annual allowance toward continuing
education expenses (up from $1,500).
Financial Plan Impact
Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2023 budget and fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2027
budget and financial plan to implement the bill. The resolution will cost approximately $7.3 million
in fiscal year 2023, $6.2 million in fiscal year 2024 and a total of $34.1 million through fiscal year
2027. The Local Funds portion of these costs is $6.6 million in fiscal year 2023, $5.2 million in fiscal
year 2024 and a total of $28.8 million through fiscal year 2027. Funds are available in the Workforce
Investments Account to cover this cost.
Cost of the Compensation Agreement between DBH and the Doctors’ Council of the District of
Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
Effective through September 30, 2024
Dollars in Thousands
FY 2023
(a) FY 2024 FY 2025
(b) FY 2026
(b) FY 2027
(b) Total
Cost of Base Salary
Increases $ 5,351 $4,768 $5,021 $ 5,278 $5,540 $25,956
Increases to premium
(for evenings, night
and Saturdays) and
overtime rates $960 $622 $633 $643 $654 $3,512
Cost of Increased
Fringe Benefits
(c) $798 $682 $715 $749 $784 $3,728 The Honorable Phil Mendelson
FIS: “Compensation Agreement Between the Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors’ Council of the
District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Approval Resolution of 2023,” Draft Introduction as
provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on July 19, 2023
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Cost of the Compensation Agreement between DBH and the Doctors’ Council of the District of
Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
Effective through September 30, 2024
Dollars in Thousands
FY 2023
(a) FY 2024 FY 2025
(b) FY 2026
(b) FY 2027
(b) Total
Classification Review
and Continuing
Education $225 $175 $175 $175 $175 $925
TOTAL COST
(d) $7,334 $6,247 $6,544 $6,846 $7,153 $34,123
Local Funds portion $6,633 $5,171 $5,416 $5,666 $5,920 $28,806
Less: Funds available
in the Financial Plan
(e) ($0) ($0) ($202) ($408) ($618) ($1,228)
COST TO BE
COVERED BY
WORKFORCE
INVESTMENTS $6,633 $5,171 $5,214 $ 5,258 $5,302 $27,578
Table Notes
a) Includes the retroactive fiscal year 2021 fiscal year 2022 raises
b) Assumes salaries grow by 1.7% in fiscal years 2025, 2026 and 2027
c) Assumes salary increases lead to additional fringe costs equal to 12.65 percent of increases
d) Costs are 83% Local Funds from FY 2023 onwards (and 100% Local Funds for retroactive amounts)
e) Increases built into the financial plan are used toward the cost of the agreement
COMPENSATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORIAL HEALTH
AND
DOCTORS' COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL -CIO
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE PAGE
PREAMBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
I WAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
II ADDITIONAL INCOME ALLOWANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
III ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY PAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
IV SPECIAL PAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
V OVERTIME/PAY/PAID LEAVE FOR ADDITIONAL HOURS OF WORK. . . . . . . 6
VI ON-CALL PAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
VII GAIN SHARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
VIII BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
IX REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
X CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
XI METRO PASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
XII GRIEVANCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
XIII SICK LEAVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
XIV FINALITY OF AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
XV SAVINGS CLAUSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
XVI DURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
APPROVAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 - 3 -
PREAMBLE
This Compensation Agreement is entered into between the Government of the District of Columbia
Department of Behavioral Health (formerly Department of Mental Health) and the Doctors' Council of
the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO.
ARTICLE I
WAGES
Section A – DBH Medical Officers in All Specialties :
1. FY 2021: Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October 1,
2020, the pay schedules for all members of the bargaining unit shall be increased by eight percent
(8%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary schedules.
2. FY 2022: Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October 1,
2021, the pay schedules in effect for all members of the bargaining unit shall be incr eased by
eight percent (8%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary schedules.
3. FY 2023: Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October 1,
2022, the pay schedules in effect for all members of the ba rgaining unit shall be increased by ten
percent (10%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary schedules.
4. FY 2024:
(A) Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October 1, 2023, the
pay schedules in effect for all members of the bargaining unit shall be increased by seven
percent (7%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary schedules.
(B) In addition, effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October
1, 2023, the pay schedules for all members of the bargaining unit shall be increased by
$20,000 (twenty thousand dollars) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary
schedules.
Section B : DBH Classification Review
Within sixty (60) days of Council approval of this A greement, the parties shall meet to identify and
retain a third-party consultant with expertise in classification and compensation to conduct a
classification review for all medical officer positions within DBH (other than Psychiatrists) to determine
whether a reclassification to a higher grade is appropriate. The agency shall allocate $50,000 to pay the
consultant for conducting the classification review.
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Section C: Credit for Time in Step for New Hires
Effective October 1, 2021, employees hired into the bargaining unit shall receive credit, commensurate
with their years of experience, for time within the step into which they are hired, and the waiting period
for moving to the next step shall be reduced accordingly.
Section D: Definitions
1. As referenced in this document and any attachments, the term "fully trained" shall be defined as
follows:
a. Physicians: Graduated from an approved residency or fellowship training
program. Approved residency or fellowship training programs are those
American residency or fellowship programs approved by the Accreditation
Council for Gradual Medical Education (ACGME), the Residency Review
Committee for Pediatrics, the Residency Review Committee for Emergency
Medicine, or other appropriate authority or those Canadian training programs
approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the
College of Family Practice Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or other
appropriate Canadian medical authority; or experience and/or training programs
which are generally accepted to be equivalent to an ACGME approved residency
or fellowship program and/or specifically approved and accepted by the relevant
licensing board.
b. Dentists: Graduated with a degree in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine
(D.M.D.) from a U.S. or Canadian school approved by the Council on Dental
Education, American Dental Association, or an equivalent degree from another
dental school, provided the education and knowledge acquired are substantially
equivalent.
c. Podiatrists: Graduated from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the
American Podiatry Association in the year in which the degree was granted.
ARTICLE II
ADDITIONAL INCOME ALLOWANCE
SECTION A:
Bargaining unit employees may be eligible to receive an “ Additional Income Allowance” in accordance
with Chapter 11, §1143, of the District Personnel Manual (DPM), and when the Department desires that
an employee provide additional services based on skills gained through board certification(s) and/or
training or experience which was not previously credited at the time of appointment (or thereafter) or is
required for the performance of the duties of the employee's official position of record.
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SECTION B:
An additional income allowance may be provided for additional board certification(s) and training or
experience only when it is determined by the Department that the employee's use of such certification(s)
and training or experience will enhance the accomplishment of its mission.
SECTION C:
Consistent with §1143 of the DPM, upon approval of an additional income allowance by the Department
Director, the Director or designee shall notify each employee offered the additional income allowance
of his or her obligation to enter into a service agreement as a condition of accepting the allowance. Each
service agreement executed for an additional income allowance shall comply with the requirements set
forth in §1143.19 of the DPM.
SECTION D:
Whenever the Department is contemplating offering an additional income allowance involving a
bargaining unit position, it shall give written notification to the Union of the reasons supporting the offer
and the intended amount. Such notification shall be given prior to any offer being made in sufficient
time to obtain appropriate input from the Union. In response to a request from the Union for a copy of
a request submitted for authorization to pay an AIA to an employee and/or for a copy of an executed
service agreement with an employee, the Department shall promptly provide the Union with the
requested material.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY PAY
Employees will be eligible for Administrative Responsibility Pay as follows:
SECTION A:
$1,000.00 per year for full-time Center Chiefs or employees with comparable Administrative
responsibility. These amounts will be prorated for part-time employees.
SECTION B:
Numbers of positions, assignments to and removal of employees from positions eligible for pay under
this Article is a Management decision and not subject to the grievance procedure.
SECTION C:
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in basic pay nor shall it be construed to constitute any portion of basic pay for any purpose.
SECTION D:
Administrative Responsibility Pay will be provided on a pay period basis.
ARTICLE IV
SPECIAL PAY
Employees will be eligible for Special Pay as described in this Article.
SECTION A:
1. Employees who are assigned to tours of duty that include evenings or night shifts,
Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays will receive premium pay for such scheduled hours worked, as
follows:
2. Evening and Night: Fifteen percent (15%) for regularly scheduled work performed
between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
3. Saturdays and Sundays: Twenty-five percent (25%) for full-time employees for regularly
scheduled hours worked either on Sa turday or on Sunday.
4. Holidays: If required to work on a legal holiday falling within the regular work week,
the employee will receive, in addition to straight- time pay for the holiday, premium pay at the
scheduled hourly rate for regularly scheduled hours worked.
SECTION B:
There shall be no pyramiding of premium pay paid pursuant to this Article, nor shall there be pyramiding
of premium pay with pay for additional hours of work authorized by this Agreement. Employees
receiving Saturday and Sunday premium pay will not be eligible for shift premium for the same hours.
Premium pay shall not constitute an increase in basic pay nor be considered as part of basic pay for any
purpose.
ARTICLE V
OVERTIME/PAY/PAID LEAVE FOR ADDITIONAL HOURS OF WORK
Employees shall be eligible to earn overtime pay or additional paid leave as follows:
SECTION A:
Employees required to work in excess of their administrative work week or alternative work schedule,
including call-backs, will receive compensation for additional hours, as provided in this Article, under
the following conditions:
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1. Additional hours of work must be authorized or approved by the Employer, who shall
certify in writing that the extra work time (a) was medically necessary, (b) was directly related
to patient care responsibilities, (c) required the personal professional attention of the employee,
and (d) could not have been performed during the employee's regularly scheduled hours of work.
2. Pay for more than twenty (20) hours of overtime/additional hours of work in a pay
period must be authorized or approved by the Director or his/her designee.
SECTION B:
Hours of work authorized in excess of forty (40) hours in a pay status in a work week (or eighty [80]
hours for employees on an alternative work schedule based on an eighty [80] hour pay period) shall be
overtime work for which an employee shall receive overtime pay or compensatory time unless the
employee has used unscheduled leave during the forty (40) hours work week (or eighty [80] hour
alternative work schedule). Scheduled leave is leave requested and approved prior to the close of the
preceding shift. The overtime pay shall be at the employee's hourly rate of basic pay plus 50% (i.e ., 1.5
of hourly basic pay).
SECTION C:
Call-Back Pay: A minimum of four (4) hours overtime work shall be credited to any employee who is
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
duty.
SECTION D:
Pay for additional hours worked pursuant to the above shall not constitute an increase in basic pay nor
be considered part of basic pay for any purpose.
SECTION E:
Upon mutual agreement, employees may receive compensatory time on an hour-for-hour basis for
overtime hours worked in lieu of the overtime payment described above. Compensatory time shall be
forfeited if not used by the end of the leave year following the leave year in which it was earned.
SECTION F:
Work on More Than Seven Consecutive Calendar Days: The agency shall provide each member who
has worked seven consecutive calendar days with one additional day of paid leave (i.e., with no charge
to the member’s own sick or annual leave), to be taken on a date of the member’s choosing within the
following seven calendar days.
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ARTICLE VI
ON-CALL PAY
SECTION A:
The Department shall designate bargaining unit positions for which on- call pay is authorized.
Positions for which on- call pay is authorized, may be designated based on the following conditions:
1. The work involved in the position is vital to:
a. Continuity of public health and human services;
b. Public safety and law enforcement;
c. Emergency management services and emergency medical services; or
d. Other crucial operations such as transportation, shelter operation, food
distribution, and communication; and
The work of the position requires the incumbent, when otherwise off duty, to be available to report for
work on short notice, within a maximum of one (1) hour or such lesser time as the Department deems
warranted by the nature of the position, provided. Where an employee, however, has notified the
Department in advance of the assignment of the inability to report for duty within an hour, the employee
shall report within the time frame established by the Department.
SECTION B:
For an employee to be eligible to receive on-call pay, all of the following conditions must be met:
He or she must occupy a position for which on- call pay has been authorized;
The Department must have placed the on- call time on the employee's official work schedule on a holiday
or outside the employee's scheduled tour of duty;
The employee must be required to be in a state of readiness to perform work; and, when called in, the
employee must be able to report for work within the time frame established by the Department.
SECTION C:
Except as provided in Section D, while in an on- call status, an employee shall be entitled to pay at a rate
equal to twenty- five percent (25%) of his or her rate of basic pay, payable on an hour for-hour basis, in
increments of one-quarter (1/4) of an hour for each fifteen (15) minutes and portion thereof in excess of
fifteen (15) minutes.
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SECTION D:
1. An employee on a regularly established on-call schedule shall be compensated at a rate
of thirty percent (30%) of his/her basic rate of pay for each hour the employee is scheduled for
on-call. For the purpose of this Agreement, "regularly established on- call schedule" is defined
as the practice of regularly scheduling an employee for on- call duty by placing the employee on
an Agency on-call schedule which is usually regularly established each pay period. An employee
on a regularly established on- call schedule shall be accessible via telephone or other means of
communication and/or available to report for work on short notice, within a maximum of one
(1) hour or such lesser time as the Department deems warranted by the nature of the position.
Where an employee, however, has notified the Department in advance of the assignment of the
inability to report for duty within an hour, the employee shall report within the time frame
established by the Department.
2. The on- call schedules applicable to child psychiatrist bargaining unit members assigned
to on- call at the time of these negotiations are examples of "regularly established on-call
schedules" referred to in this paragraph.
3. Prior to the Department initiating a regularly established on-call schedule affecting any
other bargaining unit position(s), the Department shall give written notice to the Union and the
employee(s) of the proposed schedule, and a description of the circumstances of on- call.
SECTION E:
When an employee who is in an on- call status is called in or according to mutually agreed upon criteria
performs work, he or she shall be credited with a minimum of two (2) hours of work time.
SECTION F:
On-call pay may not be provided nor may an employee be placed in an on- call status while on paid
leave.
SECTION G:
On-call pay shall not be considered basic pay for any purpose except for computing overtime under the
Fair Labor Standards Act.
SECTION H:
Upon mutual agreement of the employee and the Department, time off may be substituted for part or all
of the compensation under this Article.
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ARTICLE VII
GAIN SHARING
SECTION A:
The Parties agree to create a joint committee of an equal number of Department and Union
representatives to study, develop and if mutually agreed, establish a gain sharing program, including
pay incentives for employees, geared toward increasing reimbursements for billable services while
maintaining quality clinical practices.
SECTION B:
The committee will meet within 60 days after Council approval of this Agreement to begin its work and
shall, with 180 days of its first meeting, issue a report on its progress.
ARTICLE VIII
BENEFITS
SECTION A - Life Insurance
1. Life insurance is provided to covered employees in accordance with §1- 622.01 et seq. of
the District of Columbia Official Code (2016 Repl.) and Chapter 87 of Title 5 of the United
States Code.
a. District of Columbia Official Code §1- 622.03 (2016 Repl.) requires that benefits
shall be provided as set forth in §1- 622.07 to all employees of the District first employed after
September 30, 1987, except those specifically excluded by law or by rule .
b. District of Columbia Official Code §1- 622.01 (2016 Repl.) requires that benefits
shall be provided as set forth in Chapter 87 of Title 5 of the United States Code for all employees
of the District government first employed before October 1, 1987, except those specifically
excluded by law or rule and regulation. Benefits shall be provided as set forth in Chapter 87 of
Title 5 of the United States Code to all employees who, prior to October 1, 1987, were employed
by St. Elizabeths Hospital, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and pursuant to
Public Law 98- 621, as of October 1, 1987 became employed by the District of Columbia
Department of Human Services.
2. The current life insurance benefits for employees hired on or after October 1, 1987
(except as provided in paragraph 1 (b) with regard to St. Elizabeths’ transferees) are:
The District of Columbia provides life insurance in an amount equal to the employee's annual
salary rounded to the next thousand, plus an additional $2,000. Employees are required to pay
two-thirds (2/3) of the total cost of the monthly premium. The District Government shall pay
one-third (1/3) of the total cost of the premium. Employees may choose to purchase additional
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are set-forth in the schedule below:
Optional Plan Additional Coverage Premium Amount
Option A-Standard Provide $10,000 additional Cost determined by age
coverage
Option B-Additional Provides coverages up to five Cost determined by age
times the employee’s annual and employee’s salary
salary
Option C-Family Provides $5,000 coverage Cost determined by age
For the eligible spouse and
$2,500 for each eligible child
Employees must contact their respective personnel office to enroll or make changes in their life
insurance coverage.
SECTION B - Health Insurance
1. Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 1- 621.02 (2016 Repl.), employees covered by this
Agreement and hired after September 30, 1987, except as provided in paragraph 2 with regard
to St. Elizabeths’ transferees shall be entitled to enroll in group health insurance coverage
provided by the District of Columbia.
a. Health insurance coverage shall provide a level of benefits comparable to the planes)
provided on the effective date of this Agreement . Benefit levels shall not be reduced
during the term of this Agreement except by mutual agreement of the District,
representatives of Compensation Unit 19 and the insurance carrier(s). District employees
are required to execute an enrollment form in order to participate in this program.
b. The District may elect to provide additional health care providers for employees
employed after September 30, 1987, provided that such addition of providers does not
reduce the current level of benefits provided to employees. Should the District
Government decide to expand the list of eligible providers, the District shall give
Compensation Unit 19 representatives notice of the proposed additions.
c. Employees are required to contribute 25% of the total premium cost of the employee's
selected plan. The District of Columbia Government shall contribute 75% of the
premium cost of the employee's selected plan.
2. Pursuant to D.C. Official Code §1- 621.01 (2016 Repl.), employees covered by this
Agreement and hired before October 1, 1987, and employees who, prior to October 1, 1987,
were employed by St. Elizabeths Hospital, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and
pursuant to Public Law 98-621, as of October 1, 1987 became employed by the District of
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insurance coverage provided through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB)
as provided in Chapter 89 of Title 5 of the United States Code. This program is administered by
United States Official of Personnel Management.
3. The plan descriptions shall provide the terms of coverage and administration of the
respective plans. Employees and union representatives are entitled to receive a copy of the
summary plan description upon request. Additionally, employees and union representatives are
entitled to review copies of the actual plan description upon advanced request.
4. The District shall provide an employee a health services program that provides treatment,
counseling and preventive health programs consistent with its obligations under D.C. Official
Code §1- 620.07 (2016 Repl.) .
SECTION C - Optical and Dental
Except as provided in paragraph 2, the Employer will continue to pay premiums at the same rate
currently paid to the optical and dental plan providers of the Union approved programs currently
applicable to the B argaining U nit 2.
1. During the term of this Agreement, the Union may elect coverage under the Optical
and/or Dental plans in effect for District employees in Compensation Unit 1 under the personnel
authority of the Mayor ('"District Plans"). Should the Union elect to participate in the Optical
and/or Dental District Plans as offered by the District Government, the Employer will pay the
same premiums paid for other unionized District employees covered by the District Plans.
Benefit levels of the District Plans shall not be reduced during the term of this Agreement except
by mutual agreement of the District, the Union and the insurance carriers.
2. The District may elect to provide additional Optical and/or Dental providers, provided
that such addition of providers does not reduce the current level of benefits provided to
employees. Should the District Government decide to expand the list of eligible providers, the
District shall give Compensation Unit 19 representatives notice of the proposed additions.
3. Bargaining unit employees are required to execute an enrollment form in order to
participate in the District Optical and Dental Plans.
4. In the event the Union elects to participate in the District's Optical and/or Dental Plan as
described in Paragraph 2, in consultation with the Union, the Employer shall provide information
to the bargaining unit employees about the Plans' terms, benefits, and providers and any changes
thereto. The Employer shall assist employees in the unit and the Union in making a transition
from the current plans to the District Plan(s), including providing assistance in the enrollment
process.
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SECTION D - Disability Insurance Program
1. Short-Term Disability Program
Employees covered by this Agreement shall be eligible to enroll, at their own expense, in the
District's Short- Term Disability Insurance Program, which provides for partial income
replacement when employees are required to be absent from duty due to a non- work-related
qualifying medical condition. Employees may use income replacement benefits under the
program in conjunction with annual or sick leave benefits provided for in this Agreement.
2. Long-Term Disability Program
Employees covered by this Agreement shall be eligible to enroll, at their own expense, in the
District's Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance Program. Long- term disability insurance
provides income replacement under the terms of the plan that may be used in conjunction with
other available leave.
SECTION E - Annual Leave
1. In accordance with D.C. Official Code § 1-612.03 (2016 Repl.) , full-time employees
covered by the terms of this Agreement are entitled to:
a. one-half (1/2) day (4 hours) for each full biweekly pay period for an employee with
fewer than three years of service (accruing a total of thirteen (13) annual leave days per
annum);
b. three-fourths (3/4) day (6 hours) for each full biweekly pay period, except that the
accrual for the last full biweekly pay period in the year is one and one fourth days (10
hours), for an employee with three (3) but fewer than fifteen (15) years of service
(accruing a total of twenty (20) annual leave days per annum); and,
c. one (1) day (8 hours) for each full biweekly pay period for an employee with fifteen
(15) or more years of service (accruing a total of twenty-six (26) annual leave days per
annum).
2. Part-time employees earn annual leave as follows:
a. Those with fewer than three (3) years of service earn one (1) hour for each 20
hours in pay status;
b. Those with three (3) but fewer than fifteen (15) years of service earn one (1)
hour for each thirteen (13) hours in a pay status;
c. Those with fifteen (15) or more years of service earn one hour of annual leave
for each ten (10) hours in a pay status.
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3. Employees shall be eligible to use annual leave in accordance with the District of
Columbia l aws.
SECTION F - Sick Leave
1. In accordance with District of Columbia Official Code §1-612.03 (2016 Repl.) , a full-
time employee covered by the terms of this Ag reement may accumulate up to thirteen (13) sick
days in a calendar year.
2. Part-time employees for whom there has been established in advance a regular tour of
duty of a definite day or hour of any day during each administrative workweek of the biweekly
pay period shall earn sick leave at the rate of one (1) hour for each twenty (20) hours of duty.
Credit may not exceed four (4) hours of sick leave for 80 hours of duty in any pay period. There
is no credit of leave for fractional parts of a biweekly pay period either at the beginning or end
of an employee's period of service.
SECTION G - Pre-Tax Benefits
1. Employee contributions to benefits programs established pursuant to D.C. Official Code
§1-611.19 (2016 Repl.), including the District of Colu mbia Employees Health Benefits Program,
may be made on a pre-tax basis in accordance with the requirements of the Internal Revenue
Code and, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, such pre-tax contributions shall
not effect a reduction of the amount of any other retirement, pension or other benefits provided
by law.
2. To the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, any amount of contributions made
on a pre-tax basis shall be included in the employee's contributions to existing life insurance,
retirement system, and for any other District government program keyed to the employee's
scheduled rate of pay, but shall not be included for the purpose of computing Federal or District
income tax withholdings, i ncluding F.I.C.A., on behalf of any such employee.
SECTION H - Retirement
1. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CSRS): As prescribed by 5 U.S.C. 8401
and related chapters, employees first hired by the District of Columbia Government before
October 1, 1987, and employees who, prior to October 1, 1987, were employed by St.
Elizabeths Hospital, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and pursuant to Public Law
98-621, as of October 1, 1987 became employed by the District of Columbia Department of
Human Services are subject to the provisions of the CSRS, which is administered by the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management. Under Optional Retirement the aforementioned employee
may choose to retire when he/she reaches:
a. Age 55 and 30 years of service;
b. Age 60 and 20 years of service;
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c. Age 62 and 5 years of service.
Under Voluntary Early Retirement, which must be authorized by the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, an employee may choose to retire when he/she reaches:
a. Age 50 and 20 years of service;
b. Any age and 25 years of service.
The pension of an employee who chooses Voluntary Early Retirement will be reduced by 2% for each
year under age 55.
The Employer will notify the Union prior to submitting any request for Early Out Retirement authority
in any Department where bargaining unit members are employed. Upon request, the Employer shall
meet and bargain concerning the impact of such request, including the exclusion and/or inclusion of
Medical Officer, Dental Officer and Podiatrist positions in the request.
2. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLAN:
a. All eligible employees hired by the District on or after October 1, 1987, except
as provided in paragraph 1 with regard to St. Elizabeths’ transferees, are enrolled into
the defined contribution pension plan.
b. As prescribed by §1- 626.09(c) of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.) after the
completion of one year of service, the District shall contribute an amount not less than
5% of their base salary to an employee's Defined Contribution Pension Plan account.
The District government funds this plan; there is no employee contribution to the
Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Employees are fully vested after five years of
participation in the plan.
c. As prescribed by §1- 626.09(d) of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.) the
District shall contribute an amount not less than an additional .5% of an employee’s
base salary to the same plan.
d. In the event the defined contribution pension plan is amended for employees of
Compensation Units 1 and 2, the same changes, on the same effective dates, shall apply
to employees in this compensation unit. The Employer shall give written notice to the
Union of the changes prior to their implementation.
3. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM:
As prescribed by §1- 626.05 and related Chapters of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.), employees
covered by this Agreement shall be eligible to participate in the District's Deferred Compensation
Program. The Deferred Compensation Program is a savings system through pre-tax deductions and
allows employees to accumulate funds for long- term goals, including retirement. The portion of salary
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determines the annual maximum deferral amount. Under the program, employees can choose from
various fixed or variable investment options.
SECTION I - Holidays:
1. As prescribed by § 1-612.02 of the D.C. Official Code, the following nonnegotiable legal
public holidays are provided to all employees covered by this Agreement:
a. New Year's Day, January 1st of each year;
b. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, the 3rd Monday in January of each year;
c. Washington's Birthday [Presidents' Day], the 3rd Monday in February of each
year;
d. Emancipation Day, April 16th of each year;
e. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May of each year;
f. Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19th of each year;
g. Independence Day, July 4th of each year;
h. Labor Day, the 1st Monday in September of each year;
i. Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the 2nd Monday in October of each year;
j. Veterans Day, November 11th of each year;
k. Thanksgiving Day, the 4th Thursday in November of each year;
l. Christmas Day, December 25th of each year; and
m. Inauguration Day (January 20th of each 4th year, starting in 1981).
2. When an employee, having a regularly scheduled tour of duty is relieved or prevented
from working on a day District agencies are closed by order of the Mayor, he or she is entitled
to the same pay for that day as for a day on which an ordinary day's work is performed.
SECTION J - Flexible Spending Accounts:
Employees may participate in the Flexible Spending Account plans established by the District pursuant
to the Internal Revenue Code. These plans provide a pre-tax benefit to an employee who chooses to
participate in these plans by agreeing to reduce his or her salary by an annual amount up to the dollar
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example, certain dependent care costs (Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account) and certain
unreimbursed health care costs (Medical Expense Flexible Spending Account).
SECTION K - Participation in Comp. Units 1 and 2 Labor-Management Benefits Committee:
The Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia may send one delegate to participate in the
Compensation Units 1 and 2 Labor-Management Benefits Committee, provided that such arrangement
is not objectionable to Compensation Units 1 and 2. The Employer shall promptly provide the Union
president a copy of materials provided to, and those generated by, members of the Compensation Units
1 and 2 Labor Management Benefits Committee, if such materials impact the benefits of bargaining unit
members.
SECTION L - Changes to Benefits
1. In the event the Employer proposes improvements in any of the benefits in Sections A -I
or proposes adding new benefits generally applicable to employees under the personnel authority
of the Mayor, the Employer shall notify the Union of the bargaining unit members eligibility for
such benefits and shall consult with the union concerning the proposal(s).
2. Any future legislation, ordinance or order, which improves the benefits which employees
covered by this Agreement now receive, shall automatically be applied to such employees.
ARTICLE IX
REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
SECTION A:
The Department will reimburse bargaining unit members for expenses incurred as a result of official
DBH travel. All work-related travel by an employee must be approved in advance by the employee's
supervisor. Consideration of the mode of transportation to be used will be made jointly, when possible,
by the employee and supervisor and in the following order, taking into account both the cost and the
efficiency for timely arrival at the destination:
1. Government vehicle;
2. Metrorail/Metrobus;
3. Private vehicle; and lastly,
4. Taxi.
SECTION B:
Except if inconsistent with this Article, requests for reimbursement must be made in accordance with
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vehicle is utilized) and parking, will be reimbursed within a reasonable period of time after submission
of a completed travel expense voucher and presentation of necessary receipts. Parking expenses,
excluding fines for illegal parking, will be reimbursed provided the supervisor has approved the
reimbursement in advance. Mileage reimbursement will be made only for miles actually driven. In no
instance, however, will the Department reimburse for travel incurred from an employee's home to or
through their regular work site or vice versa.
ARTICLE X
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
SECTION A: Continuing Medical Education (“CME”) Allowance
Effective Fiscal Year 2023, all members shall receive a continuing medical education (“ CME”)
allowance of $5,000 per fiscal year, to be used for travel, registration, and other appropriate expenses
associated with training, education, conferences, and examinations.
SECTION B: CME Attendance and Expenses
1. CMEs may be delivered through in-person or virtual formats.
2. Requests for approval of covered expenses shall be processed by the parties as set forth in DPM
4017. Approval shall not be unreasonably denied.
3. Whenever possible, the agency shall pay expenses directly with an agency purchase card or
through a requisition, as provided by DPM 4018.1. When direct payment is not reasonably
possible, members shall be entitled, as provided in DPM 4018.2, to an advance of funds to pay
for the estimated expenses. Advances should be requested with the corresponding request for
approval.
4. As provided in DPM 4019.1(c), for all covered expenses that are not paid directly or through an
advance, reimbursement shall be provided to the member not later than thirty (30) calendar days
from agency management’s receipt of a properly completed reimbursement claim form.
5. The above sections of Chapter 40 of the DPM, current as of the date of this Agreement , are
attached hereto as Appendix A .
ARTICLE XI
METRO PASSES
After approval of this Agreement by the Council, the District of Columbia Government shall subsidize
the costs of transit passes for personal use by employees by not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) per month
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ARTICLE XII
GRIEVANCES
The Compensation Agreement shall be incorporated by reference into the working conditions agreement
in order to utilize the grievance/arbitration procedure in that agreement to consider alleged violations of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE XIII
SICK LEAVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The Employer agrees to provide time off in accordance with the following:
SECTION A:
A full-time employee who is in a pay status for the leave year shall accrue annually:
1. Three (3) days off for utilizing a total of no more than two (2) days of accrued sick leave.
2. Two (2) days off for utilizing a total of more than two (2) but not more than four (4) days
of accrued sick leave.
3. One (1) day off for utilizing a total of more than four (4) but no more than five (5) days
of accrued sick leave.
SECTION B:
Employees in a non- pay status for no more than two (2) pay periods for the leave year shall remain
eligible for incentive days under this Article. Sick leave usage for maternity or catastrophic
illness/injury, not to exceed two (2) consecutive pay periods, shall not be counted against sick leave for
calculating eligibility for incentive leave under this Article.
SECTION C:
Time off pursuant to a sick leave incentive award shall be selected by the employee and requested at
least three (3) full workdays in advance of the leave date. Requests for time off pursuant to an incentive
award shall be given priority consideration and the employee's supervisor shall approve such requests
for time off unless staffing needs or workload considerations dictate otherwise. If the request is denied,
the employee shall request and be granted a different day off within one (1) month of the date the
employee initially requested. Requests for time off shall be made on the standard "Application for
Leave" form.
SECTION D:
All incentive days must be used in full-day increments following the leave year in which they were
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no carryover or payment for any unused incentive days.
SECTION E:
Part-time employees are not eligible for the sick leave incentive as provided in this Article.
SECTION F:
This program took effect in Fiscal Year 2008 and remains in effect.
ARTICLE XIV
FINALITY OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement represents the complete agreement of the Parties with respect to all compensation
matters which were or could have been negotiated. Compensation matters not referred to in the
Agreement shall be provided in accordance with law. The Parties waive the right to negotiate with
respect to any matter referred to or not referred to herein for the duration of this Agreement, except upon
mutual agreement.
ARTICLE XV
SAVINGS CLAUSE
SECTION A:
In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall at any time be declared invalid by a court of
competent authority or other competent authority, such decision shall not invalidate the entire
Agreement, it being the intent of the Parties that all valid provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
In the event any provision is invalidated under this Article, such provision shall be renegotiated at the
request of either Party.
SECTION B:
In the event of action by the President or Congress of the United States, which results in any change in
relationship or status as between the Federal Government and the Government of the District of
Columbia, any directly affected contract provision will be subject to immediate renegotiation.
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ARTICLE XVI
DURATION
SECTION A:
This Agreement shall remain in effect to and including September 30, 2024. The Agreement shall be
automatically renewed from year to year thereafter until changed by the Parties, in accordance with §
1-617.17 of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.) .
SECTION B:
In the event that a timely notice to modify the provisions of this Agreement has been served, but the
Parties have not negotiated a successor contract as of September 30, 2024, it is hereby agreed that all of
the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until a successor Agreement is
achieved through collective bargaining or through the appropriate procedures under the Comprehensive
Merit Personnel Act.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
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APPROVAL
This compensation collective bargaining agreement between the District of Columbia and D.C.
Department of Behavioral Health and the Doctors Council of the District of Columbia, dated
______________________, 2023 has been reviewed in accordance with Section 1 -617.17 of the
District of Columbia Official Code and is hereby approved on this ______ day of
________________, 2023.
______________________________
Muriel Bowser, Mayor
Appendix A –
District Personnel Manual, Chapter 40 [relevant provisions]
4017 Agency Approval
4017.1 Travel approvals shall be processed as follows:
a. The employee requesting travel authorization shall submit the approval form to his
or her immediate supervisor;
b. The supervisor shall review and certify whether the requested travel benefits the
agency;
c. The supervisor shall submit the approval form to the travel officer;
d. The travel officer shall certify whether the request complies with this chapter, and
that the request is complete and accurate;
e. The travel officer shall secure the signature of the agency fiscal officer, certifying
that funds are available to fund the request;
f. The agency head, or designee, shall either approve or deny the travel approval
request; and
g. The travel officer shall notify the employee and the supervisor of the decision on the
request.
4017.2 Each agency head, or the agency head’s designee, shall be the authorizing official
for travel by an employee of the agency, except:
a. The City Administrator shall be the authorizing official for deputy mayors;
b. Each deputy mayor shall be the authorizing official for his or her agencies’ directors;
c. The Mayor’s Chief of Staff shall be the authorizing official for the directors of
agencies that report to the Executive Office of the Mayor;
4017.3 Travel must be authorized before the travel begins, unless extenuating
circumstances acceptable to the authorizing official make it infeasible for the travel
authorization to be issued before the travel begins. The extenuating circumstances shall be
described in the authorization.
4018 Advance Payment of Expenses
4018.1 Whenever possible, an agency shall pay for travel expenses with the agency’s
purchase card or through a requisition.
4018.2 When the purchase of travel expenses cannot reasonably be made using the
agency’s purchase card or a requisition, an employee may be provided District government
funds in advance of travel to pay for the estimated expenses.
a. Advances shall be requested along with the corresponding request for travel
approval. b. An employee may receive an advance of one hundred percent (100%) of the
estimated travel expenses that cannot reasonably be secured with the agency’s
purchase card or through a requisition.
c. Advances shall be disbursed to an employee no sooner than ten (10) calendar days
before the date of travel, unless an earlier disbursement is necessary to secure
lower travel rates.
d. An agency shall not advance funds to any employee who has an outstanding advance
or portion of an advance due to the government.
4019 Reimbursement of Expenses
4019.1 An employee shall be reimbursed for approved and eligible travel expenses.
a. Employees shall seek reimbursement for such expenses using a travel expense
reimbursement form issued by the personnel authority.
b. Completed forms, along with appropriate documentation, shall be submitted to the
travel officer within ten (10) business days after returning from travel.
c. The District shall provide an employee any authorized reimbursements within
thirty (30) calendar days after receiving a properly completed reimbursement claim
form.