Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance

1210-AB69 201510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary

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. Section 2715 of the PHS Act directs the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services to develop standards for use by a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage in compiling and providing a summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) that accurately describes the benefits and coverage under the applicable plan or coverage. PHS Act section 2715 also calls for the development of standards for the definitions of terms used in health insurance coverage.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 29 CFR 2590 29 U.S.C. 1027, 1059, 1135, 1161-1169 29 U.S.C. 1181-1183, 1181 (note), 1185, 1185a, 1185b, 1185d 29 U.S.C. 1191, 1191a, 1191b and 1191c sec 101(g), Pub. L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 sec 401(b), Pub. L. 105-200, 112 Stat. 645 (42 U.S.C. 651 note) sec 512(d), Pub. L. 110-343, 122 Stat. 3881 sec 1001, 1201 and 1562(e), Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119, as amended by Pub. L. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 Secretary of Labor's Order 1-2011, 77 FR 1088 (Jan. 9, 2012) No NPRM 12/23/2014 79 FR 78578 NPRM Comment Period End 03/02/2015 Final Rule 06/16/2015 80 FR 34292 Final Rule Effective 08/17/2015 No Federal Local State Tribal No No No Amy Turner J. Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 202 693-8335 202 219-1942 Room N5677, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-5653, Washington DC 20210