{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-2996.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 31-2996.02","heading":"Dependent child coverage.","body":"(a)\nA group health plan or an individual health plan, and a health insurer offering health insurance coverage that provides coverage for dependent children, that delivers, issues for delivery, amends, or renews a health insurance policy in the District of Columbia shall make health insurance coverage available and, if requested by the policyholder, extend coverage to any dependent child of a policyholder until the dependent child is no longer a dependent child.\n\n(b)\nThe health insurance coverage shall provide:\n(1)\nThe same health insurance coverage benefits to a dependent child that are available to any other covered dependent; and\n(2)\nHealth insurance coverage benefits to a dependent child at the same rate or premium applicable to any other covered dependent.\n\n(c)\nNothing in this chapter shall be construed to require:\n(1)\nCoverage for services provided to a dependent before October 26, 2010; or\n(2)\nThat an employer or other group policyholder pay all or part of the cost of coverage for a dependent as provided pursuant to this section.","path":["Title 31. Insurance and Securities.","Chapter 29D. Dependent Health Insurance."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-2996.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6277d0fbbb2525eb4048bf473292271431ba3f78f5f2b2ff74aa288d02b233e1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-2996.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-2996.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}