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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AL88 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Health Coverage Portability: Tolling Certain Time Periods and Interactions With Family and Medical Leave Act (CMS-2158-F) 
Abstract: This final rule will clarify certain portability requirements for group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan. It also implements changes made to the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Public Health Service Act enacted as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 146.113    45 CFR 146.115    45 CFR 146.117    45 CFR 146.120    45 CFR 146.145   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300gg    PL 104-191   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/30/2004  69 FR 78800   
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations  Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Adam Shaw
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Beneficiary Choices, Employer and Policy Operations Group, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-1091
Email: adam.shaw@cms.hhs.gov