Offering Coverage
To start offering coverage to your employees on DC Health Link, you must meet all of these requirements:
Offer coverage to all full-time employees;
Be either:
- Headquartered in the District of Columbia.
- Offer coverage to all full-time employees who have a primary worksite in the District of Columbia.
Have between 1 and 50 full-time equivalent employees.
Have at least one non-owner employee enroll in health coverage through DC Health Link.
Have at least two-thirds of employees either enroll in coverage through DC Health Link or waive coverage (if they have other qualifying coverage). This is called minimum participation.*
Cover at least 50 percent of employees' premium costs. This is called minimum contribution.*
*DC Health Link has waived minimum participation and contribution requirements through December 2022. To offer group coverage to your employees, you do not have to meet minimum participation and contribution requirements.
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