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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
No health insurer shall:
(1) Require an insured to pay a higher deductible, copayment, or coinsurance; require a longer waiting period; or impose any other condition for coverage of any of the benefits set forth in this chapter other than is required for other benefits covered by the insured's health benefit plan;
(2) Refuse to issue a health benefit plan solely because an applicant may use any of the benefits covered by this chapter;
(3) Cancel a health benefit plan solely because an insured has used any of the benefits covered by this chapter;
(4) Offer to pay any type of material inducement or financial incentive to an insured to discourage the insured from using any of the benefits covered by this chapter; or
(5) Offer to pay any type of financial or other material incentive to a health care provider to deny, reduce, withhold, limit, or delay to an insured any of the benefits covered by this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - District of Columbia Code Division V. Local Business Affairs § 31-3003. Nondiscrimination - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/dc/division-v-local-business-affairs/dc-code-sect-31-3003/
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