District of Columbia
What is the mandate type for District of Columbia?
For District of Columbia, mandate type is mandate to cover; ivf covered is yes; cycle or retrieval limit is three rounds of IVF; lifetime dollar cap is not stated; age restriction is not stated, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17; source re-checked 2026-09-29.
Per DC statute, starting in 2025, plans offered through DC Health Link (the only way to obtain individual/family coverage in DC) and employer-sponsored plans must cover the diagnosis of infertility, three rounds of IVF, and an embryo transfer to a surrogate, if necessary. The plans must also cover fertility preservation services before a person undergoes medical treatment that could result in infertility.
— healthinsurance.org, retrieved 2026-08-17
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mandate type
- mandate to cover our reading
- IVF covered
- yes our reading
- Cycle or retrieval limit
- three rounds of IVF verified
- Lifetime dollar cap
- not stated
- Age restriction
- not stated
- Employer size threshold
- not stated
- Self-insured plans exempt
- not stated our reading
- Religious employer exempt
- not stated our reading
- Prior treatment required
- not stated our reading
- Effective date
- starting in 2025 verified
- Statute citation
- not stated
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- healthinsurance.orghttps://www.healthinsurance.org/faqs/does-health-insurance-cover-ivf-and-other-fertility-treatments/