GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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December 10, 2010
David W. Wilmot, Esq.
Chairman and President
Individual Development, Inc.
1010 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 810
Washington, D.C. 20005
SUBJECT: District of Columbia v. Individual Development, Inc., Civil Action No. 7399-09
(D.C. Super. Ct.) — District of Columbia’s Final Demand for Immediate Payment
of Monetary Pen: of $241,089.60
Dear Mr. Wilmot:
By letter dated October 21, 2010, the District of Columbia (“District”) sent Individual
Development, Inc. (“IDI”) notification of monetary penalties totaling $241,089.60, in accordance
with the Consent Order and Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) dated October 28,
2009. While IDI exercised its right under the Settlement Agreement to appeal the imposition of
these monetary penalties to my office by submission dated October 28, 2010, I carefully
considered all of the documentation that IDI provided and denied the appeal in my letter dated
November 2, 2010. Consistent with the agreed-upon terms of the Settlement Agreement, the
District provided IDI with 30 calendar days or until December 2, 2010, within which to submit a
check for $241,089.60 made payable to the District of Columbia Treasurer. This letter
constitutes the District’s final demand for payment before exercising its rights under the
Settlement Agreement to terminate the ICF/ID certifications for each of the six IDI homes which
are subject to these monetary penalties.
As you are well aware, the monetary penalties are triggered by Liberty Healthcare Corporation’s
(“Liberty”) findings during the past two bi-monthly reviews of non-compliance with certain
Directed Plans of Correction (“DPoC”) and full implementation of the Continuous Quality
Improvement Plan (“CIP”) under the Settlement Agreement. Liberty's findings identified eight,
DPoC items (i.¢., 20(d), 24, 36(a), 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43) and two CIP items (i.e., 173 and 174)
with which IDI was out of compliance at the conclusion of the July through August 2010 bi-
monthly review and the previous bi-monthly review (ie., May through June 2010) for six IDI-
operated homes. In October 2009, the parties negotiated the terms of the Settlement Agreement
to include third-party state monitoring by Liberty, an appeal process to the Attorney General to
resolve disagreements, and failure to make payment as one of four triggers for automatic
termination of ICF/ID certification. By Order Granting Joint Motion to Approve Settlement
Agreement dated October 30, 2009, the Honorable Brook Hedge both approved and ordered the
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 409, Washington, D.C. 20004 + (202) 724-1301David W. Wilmot, Esq,
Chairman and President, IDI
December 10, 2010
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Settlement Agreement. Accordingly, IDI’s failure to pay constitutes both a material breach of
the Settlement Agreement and contempt of court.
Consistent with the terms of the Settlement Agreement as ordered by the Court, the District
hereby demands immediate payment by IDI of $241,089.60, plus four percent interest for eight
days on that amount for the period of nonpayment from December 2, 2010, to today’s date. The
check should be made payable to the District of Columbia Treasurer and be hand-delivered to
my office by 3:00 pm today. The District negotiated the Settlement Agreement in good faith and
fully expects IDI to abide by its obligation to make payment of $241,089.60, plus interest,
immediately. Any failure to make full and immediate payment will result in the District
proceeding with automatic termination of the certification for the six aforementioned IDI
ICFS/ID, and such other relief as may be available under the parties” agreed-upon and court-
ordered Settlement Agreement, including specific performance and contempt of court.
‘Thank you for your attention to this matter.
s
neral for the District of Columbia
ce: Mark D. Back, Acting General Counsel
Ellen A. Efros, Assistant Deputy/Chief, Office of the Attorney General
Sarah A. Sulkowski, Assistant Attorney General
Laura L, Nuss, DDS Director
Cathy R. Anderson, DDS Deputy Director for DDA
Nicholas G. Karambelas, Counsel to IDI