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RIN: 1210-AB56

Publication ID: Spring 2014

Title: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act
Abstract: The Patient and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the Affordable Care Act) amended title I of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), by adding a new section 715 which encompasses various health reform provisions of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. These regulations provide guidance on the 90-day waiting period limitation under section 2708 of the PHS Act and makes technical amendments to regulations to conform to Affordable Care Act provisions already in effect, as well as those that will become effective beginning 2014.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1185d

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	03/21/2013	78 FR 17313
NPRM Comment Period End	05/20/2013
Final Rule	02/24/2014	79 FR 10296
Final Rule Effective	04/25/2014

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Related Agencies: Joint: null/null, TREAS/IRS;
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