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RIN: 1210-AA75

Publication ID: Spring 1999

Title: ●Request for Information Relating to the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998
Abstract: The Department is requesting information from the public on a number of issues arising under the provisions of the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA), enacted on October 21, 1998 (P.L. 105-277). WHCRA amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) to provide protection for patients who elect breast reconstruction in connection with a mastectomy. The WHCRA provisions are set forth in part 7 of Subtitle B of title I of ERISA and in title XXVII of the PHS Act. The Department has statutory authority to publish this rule as an interim final rule with a request for comments. A determination has yet to be made with regard to whether the rule should be promulgated on an interim basis.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1185 PL 105-277 112 Stat 2681 29 USC 1135 29 USC 1194

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Request for Information (RFI)	04/00/1999
RFI Comment Period End	05/00/1999
Interim Final Rule	09/00/1999

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Elena Lynett Pension Law Specialist Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration Room C5331, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., C5331, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-8335