Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance

1210-AB83 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act

This document contains interim final regulations that will expand the exemption from requirements to provide coverage for contraceptive items and service for entities that object to providing such coverage. The exemption is expanded by means of two rulemaking documents, one for those who object to providing contraceptive coverage based on religious beliefs, and one for entities that object based on moral convictions.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 29 CFR 2590.715-2713 29 CFR 2590.715-2713A 29 U.S.C. 1002(16), 1027, 1059, 1135, 1161 to 1169 29 U.S.C. 1181 to 1183, 1181 (note) 29 U.S.C. 1185, 1185a, 1185b, 1185d, 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 Interim Final Rule 10/13/2017 82 FR 47792 Interim Final Rule Effective 10/06/2017 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 12/05/2017 Final Rule 07/00/2018 No Undetermined No No No 1210-AB84 Related to 1545 Internal Revenue Service IRS Joint 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Joint 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