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TREAS/IRS RIN: 1545-BD51 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: HIPAA Portability: Special Enrollment Procedures, Tolling, and Interaction With FMLA 
Abstract: These regulations enhance the existing HIPAA portability regulations by tolling the running of certain time periods in certain circumstances, clarifying the procedures for requesting special enrollment, addressing how the HIPAA portability requirements apply to individuals taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and prescribing how to count the number of employees an employer has. 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 26 CFR 54   
Legal Authority: 26 USC 7805    26 USC 9833   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/30/2004  69 FR 78800   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/30/2005    
Final Action  12/00/2009    
Additional Information: REG-130370-04 Drafting attorney: Russell E. Weinheimer (202) 622-6080 Reviewing attorney: Alan Tawshunsky (202) 622-6000 Treasury attorney: Kevin Knopf (202) 622-2329 CC: TEGE
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1545-AW02, Related to 1545-AX84 
Agency Contact:
Russell E. Weinheimer
Senior Counsel
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
MAIL STOP 2200 LVG, Suite 301, 110 N. City Parkway,
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Phone:702 868-5170
Fax:202 317-4560
Email: russell.e.weinheimer@irscounsel.treas.gov