For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
- (1) “Baseline mammogram” means a screening mammogram that is used as a comparison for future examinations.
- (2) “Screening mammogram” means a low dose x-ray used to visualize the internal structure of the breast.
- (3) “Cytologic screening” means a pap test to detect cervical cancer through the simple microscopic examination of cells scraped from the surface of the cervix.
- (4) “Health benefit plan” means any accident and health insurance policy or certificate, hospital and medical services corporation contract, health maintenance organization subscriber contract, plan provided by a multiple employer welfare arrangement, or plan provided by another benefit arrangement. The term “health benefit plan” does not mean accident only, credit, or disability insurance; coverage of Medicare services or federal employee health plans, pursuant to contracts with the United States government; Medicare supplemental or long-term care insurance; dental only or vision only insurance; specified disease insurance; hospital confinement indemnity coverage; limited benefit health coverage; coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, insurance arising out of a workers’ compensation or similar law; automobile medical payment insurance; medical expense and loss of income benefits; or insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance.
History
Mar. 7, 1991, D.C. Law 8-225, § 2, 38 DCR 217
June 18, 2003, D.C. Law 14-312, § 401(a), 50 DCR 306
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-312 rewrote par. (4) which had read as follows: “(4) ‘Health insurance policy’ means any health insurance policy that provides for the payment of indemnity on account of sickness and is offered by Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Incorporated, a health insurance company, a health self-insured, an insurance purchasing trust, or any health maintenance organization that offers insurance benefits or health plans in the District of Columbia (‘District’). The term ‘health insurance policy’ shall not include a hospital indemnity policy, a disability insurance policy, an accident only policy, or a student accident policy.”
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 35-2401.