District Of Columbia § 31-1606 - Informed consent requirements; restrictions on disclosure.
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§ 31-1606. Informed consent requirements; restrictions on disclosure.
31-1606No insurer shall request or require a proposed insured to take the testing protocol certified pursuant to without first obtaining the signature of the proposed insured or the legal guardian of the named insured on a standard informed consent statement prepared and furnished by the Commissioner of Insurance and Securities.
An insurer shall provide information about the availability of counseling at public and private health facilities to each proposed insured who the insurer requests or requires to take the testing protocol.
Before any proposed insured or his or her legal guardian is requested to sign an informed consent statement, the insurer shall provide the proposed insured, or his or her legal guardian an explanation of the nature of AIDS, ARC, and the HIV infection, an explanation of the testing protocol, including its purpose, potential uses, limitations, and an updated percentage of false positives, and notice of the right of the proposed insured to appeal to the Commissioner of Insurance and Securities, an explanation of the meaning of test results, and a description of the disclosure restrictions established by this chapter.
Once an insurer has requested a signature on an informed consent statement pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and has complied with subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the proposed insured or legal guardian of the proposed insured may wait 14 days before signing the informed consent statement.
An insurer shall not disclose the fact that a proposed insured was tested or the results of the test except to:
The proposed insured or the legal guardian of the proposed insured;
A court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to a lawful court order; or
Any person named in a written authorization executed by the proposed insured or the legal guardian of the proposed insured.
An insurer that requires testing of a proposed insured shall maintain records and establish procedures in a manner that protects the privacy of the proposed insured and the confidentiality of the test results.
The Commissioner of Insurance and Securities [Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking] may, by rule, require an insurer to report numerical data regarding test results to the Commissioner for the limited purpose of performing epidemiological studies. The name, address, or other information that reveals the identity of the individual tested shall not be reported to the Commissioner of Insurance and Securities [Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking].
An insurer shall report numerical data regarding test results to actuaries employed or consulted by the insurer for the limited purpose of performing actuarial studies related to the business of insurance. The name, address, or other information that reveals the identity of the individual tested shall not be reported to the actuaries.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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