The health insurance benefit provisions of Chapter 89 of Title 5 of the United States Code are applicable to all employees of the District government first employed before October 1, 1987, except those specifically excluded by law or rule and regulation. Procedures established for administering the health benefits program with the District government shall be consistent with law and civil service rules.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2101, 25 DCR 5740; Oct. 1, 1987, D.C. Law 7-27, § 2(c), 34 DCR 5079.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-622.1.
1973 Ed., § 1-351.1.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-139, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-601.01.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-27, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-621.02.
Miscellaneous Notes
Feasibility Study for Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: See § 8 of the Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 9-114).