Updated September 6, 2026. Quick answer: No. District of Columbia does not currently have an operative federal Long-Term Care Partnership Program, based on D.C. Code, Title 31, Chapter 36, Long-Term Care Insurance (Sections 31-3601 to 31-3612).
Why there is no Partnership protection to buy in District of Columbia
District of Columbia’s own law does not currently give a Partnership-qualified policy any Medicaid asset-protection effect. D.C. Code, Title 31, Chapter 36, Long-Term Care Insurance (Sections 31-3601 to 31-3612) is the relevant provision. Its own text reads: “Chapter 36. Long-Term Care Insurance. § 31–3601. Definitions. § 31–3602. Scope. § 31–3603. Long-term insurance; who may issue. § 31–3604. Group policies issued in other states. § 31–3605. Standards for long-term care insurance.” DC’s entire LTC insurance code chapter has no section establishing a qualified long-term care partnership policy or Medicaid asset disregard. DISB and DHCF consumer pages also do not mention a Partnership program either way. Inference from statutory/page silence, not an explicit DC denial.
What this means if you already own an out-of-state policy
Because District of Columbia has no operative Partnership Program of its own, a policy bought elsewhere does not automatically earn Medicaid asset protection inside District of Columbia on the strength of District of Columbia’s own law alone; whether the state you are moving FROM extends reciprocity to non-Partnership states is a question for that state’s own Medicaid agency, not District of Columbia’s.
What a policy purchase in this state does not buy
Because there is no operative program, there is no policy-vintage question to answer in District of Columbia: no policy issued at any date earns Partnership-specific Medicaid asset protection under District of Columbia’s own law as read this session.
Estate recovery, not just eligibility
Without an operative Partnership Program, District of Columbia has no Partnership-specific carve-out from ordinary Medicaid estate recovery rules. See how estate recovery itself works in District of Columbia for the rules that do apply.
A note on sourcing: DC’s entire LTC insurance code chapter has no section establishing a qualified long-term care partnership policy or Medicaid asset disregard. DISB and DHCF consumer pages also do not mention a Partnership program either way. Inference from statutory/page silence, not an explicit DC denial.
| Federal Partnership framework itself | 20 years old (in place since February 8, 2006) |
| Federal inflation-protection buyer-age brackets | compound protection required under age 61; some protection required age 61 to age 76 |
| State citation | D.C. Code, Title 31, Chapter 36, Long-Term Care Insurance (Sections 31-3601 to 31-3612) |
| Federal authority | 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(b), Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 |
| Participates | No |
| Confidence | Medium |
For the federal rules behind this state page, see how Partnership reciprocity works when you move states and why inflation protection is a condition of staying Partnership-qualified.
Every citation on this page was read directly from the state’s own Insurance Department, Medicaid agency, statute, or administrative code this session (or, where that site could not be reached, from an independently cross-checked legal-database mirror of the same codified text, disclosed below). General information, not insurance, legal, or tax advice on any specific policy or application; program rules and reciprocity agreements can change, and your state’s Insurance Department or Medicaid agency has the final say.