(a) Nothing in this chapter, and no action taken by the Authority pursuant to this chapter, shall be construed to preempt or supersede the authority of the Commissioner to regulate the business of insurance within the District. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this chapter, all health carriers offering qualified health plans and qualified dental plans in the District shall comply fully with all applicable health insurance laws of the District and regulations adopted and orders issued by the Commissioner.
(b) Nothing in this chapter, and no action taken by the Authority pursuant to this chapter, shall be construed to preempt or supersede the authority of the Department of Health Care Finance, as the single state agency, to establish policy and enforce the rules and regulations governing Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and other health-care programs under its jurisdiction.
(Mar. 2, 2012, D.C. Law 19-94, § 14, 59 DCR 213.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 31 - Insurance and Securities
Chapter 31D - Health Benefit Exchange
§ 31–3171.02. Establishment and purpose
§ 31–3171.03. District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority Fund
§ 31–3171.04. Authority duties and powers
§ 31–3171.05. Executive board establishment and membership
§ 31–3171.06. Powers and duties of executive board
§ 31–3171.08. Executive director and Authority staff
§ 31–3171.09. Health benefit plan certification
§ 31–3171.09a. Distribution of individual and small group health benefit plans
§ 31–3171.09b. Sale, solicitation, and negotiation by insurance producers
§ 31–3171.10. Conflicts of interest
§ 31–3171.12. Limitation of liability
§ 31–3171.13. Relation to other laws
§ 31–3171.14. Powers of the Mayor
§ 31–3171.15. Dissolution of the Authority