{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3302.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 31-3302.07","heading":"Regulations establishing standards.","body":"(a)\nThe Commissioner may adopt regulations to enable him or her to establish and administer such standards relating to the provisions of this chapter as may be necessary to (i) implement the requirements of this chapter, and (ii) assure that the District of Columbia’s regulation of health insurers is not preempted pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, approved August 21, 1996 (P.L. 104-191; 110 Stat. 1936).\n\n(b)\nThe Commissioner may revise or amend such regulations and may increase the scope of the regulations to the extent necessary to maintain federal approval of the District of Columbia’s program for regulation of health insurers pursuant to the requirements established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.\n\n(b-1)\nThe Commissioner may issue rules to establish and administer such standards relating to the provisions of this chapter as may be necessary to improve access and affordability of health insurance in the District and to maintain the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, approved March 23, 2010 (124 Stat. 111; 42 U.S.C. § 18001, note).\n\n(c)\nThe Commissioner shall annually advise the Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, or such other Council committee or committees having subject matter jurisdiction over health insurance, of revisions and amendments made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.","path":["Title 31. Insurance and Securities.","Chapter 33. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability.","Subchapter II. Individual Health Insurance."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-3302.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1398ff568d6a813e91939d0815b98c9fabb8b784e623a4c95e7c826ddc2af1ff","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3302.06a","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3302.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}