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OMB Control No: 1210-0142	ICR Reference No: 201006-1210-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOL/EBSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Affordable Care Act Patient Protection Notice
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 06/21/2010
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 06/18/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/18/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2010	6 Months From Approved
Responses	6,186,404	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	33,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	48,000	0	0

Abstract: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care Act) was enacted by President Obama on March 23, 2010. Section 2719A of the PHS Act, as added by the Affordable Care Act, and the Departments interim final regulation (29 CFR 2590.715-2719A) that if a group health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage, requires or provides for designation by a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee of a participating primary care provider, then the plan or issuer must permit each participant, beneficiary, or enrollee to designate any participating primary care provider who is available to accept the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee. The statute and the interim final regulations impose a requirement for the designation of a pediatrician similar to the requirement for the designation of a primary care physician. Specifically, if a plan or issuer requires or provides for the designation of a participating primary care provider for a child by a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee, the plan or issuer must permit the designation of a physician (allopathic or osteopathic) who specializes in pediatrics as the child's primary care provider if the provider participates in the network of the plan or issuer. The statute and these interim final regulations also provide that a group health plan, or a health insurance issuer may not require authorization or referral by the plan, issuer, or any person (including a primary care provider) for a female participant, beneficiary, or enrollee who seeks obstetrical or gynecological care provided by an in-network health care professional who specializes in obstetrics or gynecology. When applicable, it is important that individuals enrolled in a plan or health insurance coverage know of their rights to (1) choose a primary care provider or a pediatrician when a plan or issuer requires participants or subscribers to designate a primary care physician; or (2) obtain obstetrical or gynecological care without prior authorization. Accordingly, paragraph (a)(4) of the interim final regulations requires such plans and issuers to provide a notice to participants (in the individual market, primary subscribers) of these rights when applicable. Model language is provided in these interim final regulations. The notice must be provided whenever the plan or issuer provides a participant with a summary plan description or other similar description of benefits under the plan or health insurance coverage, or in the individual market, provides a primary subscriber with a policy, certificate, or contract of health insurance.

Emergency Justfication: Please note that these ICRs are being submitted under emergency ICR procedures, because it is critical to provide the regulated community with immediate guidance regarding compliance with ICRs associated with the Affordable Care Act interim final regulations.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 10101(g) Name of Law: Affordable Care Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 10101(g) Name of Law: Affordable Care Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1210-AB43	Final or interim final rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Affordable Care Act Patient Protection Notice

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to New Statute
Annual Number of Responses	6,186,404	6,186,404
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	33,000	33,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	48,000	48,000

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Chris Cosby 202 693-8540

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