United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1997_register executive 2010-09-24 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be0213a9 D09002ee1be0214aa United States Proposed Rule originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of the Treasury originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Internal Revenue Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Health Care Financing Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document contains interim rules governing access, portability and renewability requirements for group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan. The rules contained in this document implement changes made to certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) enacted as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the interim rules for consideration by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (Departments) in developing final rules. The rules contained in this document are being adopted in an interim basis to accommodate statutorily established time frames intended to ensure that sponsors and administrators of group health plans, participants and beneficiaries, States, and issuers of group health insurance coverage have timely guidance concerning compliance with the recently enacted requirements of HIPAA. 62 FR 16894 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-04-08/97-8275 97-8275 fr08ap97-18 RIN 1545-AV05 RIN 1210-AA54 RIN 0938-AI08 T.D. 8716 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-04-08/97-8275 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-04-08/html/97-8275.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-04-08/pdf/97-8275.pdf 83 p. 16894 16976 62 FR 16894 Title 26 Part 54 26 CFR Part 54 Title 29 Part 2590 29 CFR Part 2590 Title 45 Part 148 45 CFR Part 148 RIN 1545-AV05 RIN 1210-AA54 RIN 0938-AI08 Interim Rules for Health Insurance Portability for Group Health Plans; Federal Register Vol. 62, Issue RULE 97-8275 II Proposed Rule DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Care Financing Administration 1997-06-07 T.D. 8716 97-8275 Interim rules with request for comments.

This document contains interim rules governing access, portability and renewability requirements for group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan. The rules contained in this document implement changes made to certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) enacted as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the interim rules for consideration by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (Departments) in developing final rules. The rules contained in this document are being adopted in an interim basis to accommodate statutorily established time frames intended to ensure that sponsors and administrators of group health plans, participants and beneficiaries, States, and issuers of group health insurance coverage have timely guidance concerning compliance with the recently enacted requirements of HIPAA.

Effective date: These interim rules are effective on June 7, 1997. Julie Walton, Health Care Financing Administration, at 410-786-1565; Mark Connor, Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of Labor, at 202-219-4377; Diane Pedulla, Plan Benefits Security Division, Office of the Solicitor, Department of Labor, at 202-219-4377; or Russ Weinheimer, Internal Revenue Service, at 202-622- 4695. These are not toll-free numbers. Vol. 62, no. 67 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1997-04-08 continuing daily deposited born digital 392 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-04-08 P0b002ee180a38e1e 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr08ap97 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-04-08 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-04-08/pdf/FR-1997-04-08.pdf fdlp 16659 17039 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1997-04-08 machine generated eng FR FR-1997-04-08 62 67