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RIN: 1210-AA54

Publication ID: Spring 2002

Title: Regulations Implementing the Health Care Access, Portability and Renewability Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Abstract: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) amended title I of ERISA by adding a new part 7, designed to improve health care access, portability and renewability. This rulemaking will provide regulatory guidance to implement these provisions.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 2590
Legal Authority: PL 104-91, sec 101 29 USC 1027 29 USC 1059 29 USC 1135 29 USC 1171 29 USC 1172 29 USC 1177

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Other	Statutory	Interim Final Rule.	04/01/1997

Overall Description of Deadline: Per section 734 of ERISA as added by section 101 of HIPAA.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	04/08/1997	62 FR 16894
Interim Final Rule Effective	06/07/1997
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	07/07/1997
Request for Information	10/25/1999	64 FR 57520
Comment Period End	01/25/2000
Final Rule	08/00/2002

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Amy J. Turner Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration Room N5677, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-5653, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-8335 Fax:202 219-1942