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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AS52 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: ●Amendments to Excepted Benefits (CMS-9946-F2) 
Abstract:

This second final rule amends the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act. Excepted benefits are generally exempt from the requirements that were added to those laws by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Affordable Care Act.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 146   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111-148, sec 1334   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/23/2014  79 FR 76931   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/22/2015 
Final Action  03/18/2015  80 FR 13995   
Final Action Effective  05/18/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related Agencies: Joint: DOL/EBSA, TREAS/IRS; 
Agency Contact:
Jacob Ackerman
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, MS: 733H.02, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:301 492-4179
Email: jacob.ackerman@cms.hhs.gov