{"data":{"id":"us-de/18-del.-c.-3609","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"18 Del. C. § 3609","heading":"Nondiscrimination in health care [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 99, § 19].","body":"(a) Providers. — A health insurer offering individual health insurance coverage shall not discriminate with respect to participation under the coverage against any health-care provider who is acting within the scope of that provider’s license or certification under applicable state law. This section shall not require that a health insurer contract with any health-care provider willing to abide by the terms and conditions for participation established by the insurer. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing a health insurer or the Commissioner from establishing varying reimbursement rates based on quality or performance measures.\n(b) Individuals. — The provisions of § 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (relating to nondiscrimination) [42 U.S.C. § 18116], as the law and its implementing regulations were in effect on January 1, 2025, apply with respect to a health insurer offering individual health insurance coverage.","path":["Title 18. Insurance Code","Insurance","CHAPTER 36. Individual Health Insurance Minimum Standards"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title18/c036/index.html#3609","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:24Z","sha256":"edbbf96248c109686d77a35f80e2e4b364ac69bd1a09fe5f3504065df4df1397","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/18-del.-c.-3608","next":"us-de/18-del.-c.-3610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}