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RIN: 1210-AA69

Publication ID: Spring 1998

Title: ●Amendments to Summary Plan Description Regulations
Abstract: These proposed amendments to the regulations governing the contents of summary plan descriptions are intended to ensure that all participants in group health plans are provided, consistent with the recommendations of the President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, understandable information concerning their plan; provider network composition; preauthorization and utilization review procedures; whether, and under what circumstances, coverage is provided for existing and new drugs; and whether, and under what circumstances coverage is provided for experimental drugs, devices and procedures. These amendments will include the repeal of special rules limiting the information that must be included in summary plan descriptions with respect to certain health maintenance organizations.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 2520.102-3 29 CFR 2520.102-5
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1024 29 USC 1135

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	08/00/1998

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: John J. Canary Deputy Director, Office of Regulations and Interpretations Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration Room N5669, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, N5655, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-8500