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DOL/EBSA RIN: 1210-AA63 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Health Care Standards for Mothers and Newborns 
Abstract: The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 (NMHPA) amended title I of ERISA and the Public Health Service Act with parallel provisions that protect mothers and their newborn children with regard to the length of hospital stays following the birth of a child. The Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services are mutually dependent due to shared interpretive jurisdiction and are proceeding concurrently to provide final regulatory guidance with regard to the provisions of the NMHPA. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 2590.711   
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1027    29 USC 1059    29 USC 1135    29 USC 1185    29 USC 1191 to 1191c   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  10/27/1998  63 FR 57546   
Final Action  10/20/2008  73 FR 62410   
Final Action Effective  12/19/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Amy J. Turner
Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance
Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Room N5677, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-5653,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-8335
Fax:202 219-1942