47062 The amendments implement the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' 2008 revisions to the Medicare Supplement Minimum Standards Model Act.

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SECURITIES AND BANKING

 

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NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Acting Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (“Commissioner”), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 4, 5, 6, 9, and 11 of the Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Act of 1992, effective July 22, 1992 (D.C. Law 9-170; D.C. Official Code §§ 31-3703, 31-3704, 31-3705, 31-3708 and 31-3710 (2001)), and section 4 of Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation Establishment Act of 1996, effective May 21, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-268; D.C. Official Code § 31-103 (2009 Supp.)), hereby gives notice of the adoption of amendments to Chapter 22 (Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards) of Title 26 (Insurance) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”).

 

The amendments implement the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ 2008 revisions to the Medicare Supplement Minimum Standards Model Act.

 

Emergency rules were adopted on July 1, 2009, and took effect on that date.  A Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on September 25, 2009 (56 DCR 007661), and the Council approved the Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Approval Resolution of 2009, adopting the proposed rules on November 3, 2009, pursuant to section 11(a) of the Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Act of 1992 (D.C. Official Code § 31-3710(a).

 

The Department received comments concerning minor technical changes in the proposed rulemaking.  No substantive changes were made.  The amendments may be viewed in the D.C. Register at 56 DCR 007661. These rules are final upon publication of this notice.