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RIN: 1210-AB72

Publication ID: Spring 2016

Title: Final Rules Under the Affordable Care Act for Grandfathered Plans, Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, Dependent Coverage, Appeals, and Patient Protections
Abstract: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the Affordable Care Act) amended title I of ERISA, by adding a new section 715 which encompasses various health reform provisions of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. Throughout 2010, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services issued interim final regulations implementing Affordable Care Act section 1251 (preservation of right to maintain existing coverage), and PHS Act sections 2704 (prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions), 2711 (no lifetime or annual limits), 2712 (prohibition on rescissions), 2714 (extension of dependent coverage), 2719 (appeals process), and 2719A (patient protections) with requests for comment (2010 interim final regulations). These regulations finalize the 2010 interim final regulations.
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
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1135 ERISA sec 505 29 U.S.C. 1191c ERISA sec 734

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Rule	11/18/2015	80 FR 72192
Final Rule Effective	01/19/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Federalism: Yes
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 1210-AB41, Related to 1210-AB42, Related to 1210-AB43, Related to 1210-AB45	Related Agencies: Joint: TREAS/IRS, null/null;
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