D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 33
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (§§ 31-3301.01 to 31-3303.14)
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Publisher. Council of the District of Columbia (code.dccouncil.gov)
Status. D.C. Official Code; public domain.
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D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 33 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (§§ 31-3301.01 to 31-3303.14) is a state statute published by Council of the District of Columbia (code.dccouncil.gov). It is one of the District of Columbia documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including district of columbia life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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- D.C. Code § 31-3303.03 (renewability of group coverage)
“In any case in which a health insurer elects to discontinue offering all health insurance coverage in the small or large group market in the District of Columbia, health insurance coverage may be discontinued by the health insurer only in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia and if:...”
- D.C. Code § 31-3303.06 (availability of coverage to small employers)
“If coverage is offered to small employers under this subchapter, such coverage shall be offered and made available to every small employer that applies for such coverage. Participation in such plan shall be made available to all the eligible employees of a covered small employer and their...”
- D.C. Code § 31-3303.07 (limitation on preexisting condition exclusion period)
“A group health plan, and health insurer offering health insurance coverage, may not impose any preexisting condition exclusion relating to pregnancy as a preexisting condition.”
- D.C. Code § 31-3303.12 (affiliation period)
“A health maintenance organization which does not impose any preexisting condition exclusion, with respect to any particular coverage option, may impose an affiliation period for such coverage option, but only if such period is applied uniformly without regard to any health status-related factors...”
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