{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3003","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 31-3003","heading":"Nondiscrimination.","body":"No health insurer shall:\n\n(1)\nRequire 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;\n\n(2)\nRefuse to issue a health benefit plan solely because an applicant may use  any of the benefits covered by this chapter;\n\n(3)\nCancel a health benefit plan solely because an insured has used any of  the benefits covered by this chapter;\n\n(4)\nOffer 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\n\n(5)\nOffer 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.","path":["Title 31. Insurance and Securities.","Chapter 30. Diabetes Health Insurance Coverage."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-3003","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8185d44ca0fa5db348c7680bf63f3af8b810992fbb794a2967320e966a806c15","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3002","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}