District of Columbia § 44-303.01 When a health care provider leaves a plan.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 44-303.01 — When a health care provider leaves a plan.

District of Columbia § 44-303.01

Title 44Charitable and Curative Institutions.

Ch. 3Grievance Procedures for Health Benefits Plans.

Subch. IIINotification of Health Care Provider Termination; Continuance of Coverage.

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D.C. Code § 44-303.01 (2026).

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If a contract between an insurer and a health care provider is terminated by either party for any reason other than termination for failure to meet applicable quality standards of care or fraud, and a member is undergoing a course of treatment from the physician at the time of the termination, the insurer shall notify the member on a timely basis of the termination. When medically necessary, persons with serious illness undergoing a course of treatment or who are in the second trimester of a pregnancy shall be permitted to continue to receive medically necessary covered services, with respect to the cause of treatment, by the physician, certified nurse-midwife, or certified midwife during a transitional period of at least 90 days from the date of the notice under the same terms and conditi

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If a contract between an insurer and a health care provider is terminated by either party for any reason other than termination for failure to meet applicable quality standards of care or fraud, and a member is undergoing a course of treatment from the physician at the time of the termination, the insurer shall notify the member on a timely basis of the termination. When medically necessary, persons with serious illness undergoing a course of treatment or who are in the second trimester of a pregnancy shall be permitted to continue to receive medically necessary covered services, with respect to the cause of treatment, by the physician, certified nurse-midwife, or certified midwife during a transitional period of at least 90 days from the date of the notice under the same terms and conditions as specified under the provider contract.