1210-AB75 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Expatriate Health Plans, Expatriate Health Plan Issuers and Qualified Expatriates; Excepted Benefits; Annual and Lifetime Limits; and Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance

The Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 (EHCCA) generally provides that the market reform requirements of the Affordable Care Act, which amended title I of ERISA, by adding a new section 715 to incorporate various health reform provisions of the Public Health Service Act, do not apply with respect to expatriate health plans, expatriate health insurance issuers. This document contains proposed regulations for expatriate health plans, expatriate health plan issuers and qualified expatriates under EHCCA. The proposed regulations also include standards for travel insurance, supplemental health insurance coverage, fixed indemnity plans and hospital fixed indemnity to be considered excepted benefits; revisions to the definition of short-term limited duration insurance; and an amendment to the final rules on lifetime and annual limits under the Affordable Care Act.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 29 CFR 2590 29 U.S.C. 1135 29 U.S.C. 1191c Secretary of Labor's Order 1-2011 (Jan. 9, 2012) (77 FR 1088) No NPRM 06/01/2016 81 FR 38019 NPRM Comment Period End 08/09/2016 Final Rule 10/31/2016 81 FR 75316 Final Rule Effective 12/30/2016 No None No No No 1545 Internal Revenue Service IRS Joint 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS Joint Elizabeth Schumacher 1200 Department of Labor DOL 202 693-8335 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20210