{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3303.13c","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 31-3303.13c","heading":"Licensing requirement for certain multiple employer welfare arrangements.","body":"(a)\nA multiple employer welfare arrangement that is not fully insured, as described in subsection (c) of this section, shall not operate in the District or market, offer, or issue a health benefit plan to any individual or employer in the District without first meeting the requirements for, and becoming licensed as, an insurer, a hospital and medical services corporation, a fraternal benefit society, or a health maintenance organization.\n\n(b)\nThe existence of contracts of reinsurance shall not be considered in determining whether a multiple employer welfare arrangement is fully insured.\n\n(c)\nFor the purposes of this section, a multiple employer welfare arrangement is not fully insured unless the covered benefits it provides are:\n(1)\nInsured on a direct basis by an insurance company licensed to transact the business of insurance in District; or\n(2)\nArranged for or provided on a direct basis by\n(A)\nA hospital and medical services corporation;\n(B)\nA fraternal benefit society;\n(C)\nA health maintenance organization licensed in the District; or\n(D)\nAny combination of these entities.","path":["Title 31. Insurance and Securities.","Chapter 33. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability.","Subchapter III. Group Insurance."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-3303.13c","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"66eb64f5d260083ebd4683ed1a1f24d6c6665b719d611d0ba3b728d556b53cab","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3303.13b","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3303.13d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}