{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3231","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 31-3231","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“Health benefit plan” means any accident and health insurance policy or certificate, hospital and medical services corporation contract, health maintenance organization subscriber contract, plan provided by a multiple employer welfare arrangement, or plan provided by another benefit arrangement. The term “health benefit plan” does not mean accident only, credit, or disability insurance; coverage of Medicare services or federal employee health plans, pursuant to contracts with the United States government; Medicare supplemental or long-term care insurance; dental only or vision only insurance; specified disease insurance; hospital confinement indemnity coverage; limited benefit health coverage; coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, insurance arising out of a workers’ compensation or similar law; automobile medical payment insurance; medical expense and loss of income benefits; or insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance.\n\n(2)\n“Health insurer” means any person that provides one or more health benefit plans or insurance in the District of Columbia, including an insurer, a hospital and medical services corporation, a fraternal benefit society, a health maintenance organization, a multiple employer welfare arrangement, or any other person providing a plan of health insurance subject to the authority of the Commissioner.\n\n(3)\n“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation.","path":["Title 31. Insurance and Securities.","Chapter 32. Health Insurance Forms.","Subchapter II. Uniform Consultation Referral Forms."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-3231","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"faee31a390335a007a1d17f76c232bb03db20fc202cc6e9be50739d71be0bcbc","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3201","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}