(a) A health maintenance organization which does not impose any preexisting condition exclusion, with respect to any particular coverage option, may impose an affiliation period for such coverage option, but only if such period is applied uniformly without regard to any health status-related factors and such period does not exceed 2 months (or 3 months in the case of a late enrollee).
(b) An affiliation period as described in subsection (a) of this section shall begin on the enrollment date.
(c) An affiliation period under a plan shall run concurrently with any waiting period under the plan.
(Apr. 13, 1999, D.C. Law 12-209, § 312, 45 DCR 8433.)
1981 Ed., § 35-1042.
See notes to § 31-3301.01.
See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 31-3301.01.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 31 - Insurance and Securities
Chapter 33 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Subchapter III - Group Insurance
§ 31–3303.01. Application of subchapter
§ 31–3303.02. Availability of health benefit plans to small employers
§ 31–3303.04. Reference to plan sponsor
§ 31–3303.07. Limitation on preexisting condition exclusion period
§ 31–3303.08. Disclosure of information
§ 31–3303.09. Eligibility to enroll
§ 31–3303.11. Rules used to determine group size
§ 31–3303.12. Affiliation period
§ 31–3303.13. Alternative methods
§ 31–3303.13a. Treatment of certain multiple employer welfare arrangements
§ 31–3303.13b. License requirement for non-District multiple employer welfare arrangements
§ 31–3303.13c. Licensing requirement for certain multiple employer welfare arrangements
§ 31–3303.13d. Short-term, limited-duration health insurance