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 2013_register executive 2013-02-28 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fbca8e D09002ee1c7fbcb01 United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Employee Benefits Security Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document contains final rules under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that implement reporting requirements for multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) and certain other entities that offer or provide benefits that consist of medical care (within the meaning of section 733(a)(2) of ERISA and 29 CFR 2590.701-2) for employees of two or more employers. These final rules amend the existing Form M-1 reporting rules by incorporating new provisions enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "Affordable Care Act"). They also amend existing Form 5500 annual reporting rules for ERISA-covered plans subject to Form M-1 reporting rules. Elsewhere in this edition of the Federal Register, the Employee Benefits Security Administration is publishing final rules related to the Secretary of Labor's new enforcement authority with respect to MEWAs, a notice adopting final revisions to the Form 5500 Annual Return/Report and its instructions to add new Form M-1 compliance questions, as well as an additional notice announcing the finalized revisions to the Form M-1 and its instructions. These improvements in reporting, together with stronger enforcement tools authorized by the Affordable Care Act, are designed to reduce MEWA fraud and abuse, protecting consumers from unpaid medical bills. 78 FR 13781 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-03-01/2013-04863 2013-04863 fr01mr13-4 RIN 1210-AB51 4510-29-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-03-01/2013-04863 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-03-01/html/2013-04863.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-03-01/pdf/2013-04863.pdf Accounting Employee Benefit Plans Pensions Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 16 p. 13781 13796 78 FR 13781 Title 29 Part 2520 29 CFR Part 2520 RIN 1210-AB51 Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Other Related Entities; Federal Register Vol. 78, Issue RULE 2013-04863 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration 2013-04-01 2013-07-01 4510-29-P 2013-04863 Final rules.

This document contains final rules under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that implement reporting requirements for multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) and certain other entities that offer or provide benefits that consist of medical care (within the meaning of section 733(a)(2) of ERISA and 29 CFR 2590.701-2) for employees of two or more employers. These final rules amend the existing Form M-1 reporting rules by incorporating new provisions enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "Affordable Care Act"). They also amend existing Form 5500 annual reporting rules for ERISA-covered plans subject to Form M-1 reporting rules. Elsewhere in this edition of the Federal Register, the Employee Benefits Security Administration is publishing final rules related to the Secretary of Labor's new enforcement authority with respect to MEWAs, a notice adopting final revisions to the Form 5500 Annual Return/Report and its instructions to add new Form M-1 compliance questions, as well as an additional notice announcing the finalized revisions to the Form M-1 and its instructions. These improvements in reporting, together with stronger enforcement tools authorized by the Affordable Care Act, are designed to reduce MEWA fraud and abuse, protecting consumers from unpaid medical bills.

Effective date. These final rules are effective on April 1, 2013. Applicability dates: These final rules pertaining to Form M-1 filings generally apply for all filing events beginning on or after July 1, 2013, except that in the case of the 2012 Form M-1 annual report, the deadline is now May 1, 2013 with an extension until July 1, 2013 available. The rules pertaining to Form 5500 annual reporting will be applicable for all Form 5500 Annual Return/Report filings beginning with the 2013 Form 5500. Allison Goodman or Suzanne Bach, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, at (202) 693-8335. This is not a toll-free number. Accounting Employee Benefit Plans Pensions Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Other Related Entities , http://www.dol.gov/_sec/stratplan/ http://www.dol.gov/ebsa http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsMEWAenforcement.html http://www.healthcare.gov http://www.RegInfo.gov http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf Vol. 78, no. 41 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2013-03-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 235 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-03-01 P0b002ee183dc83ce 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01mr13 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-03-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-03-01/pdf/FR-2013-03-01.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-03-01/xml/FR-2013-03-01.xml fdlp 13771 13997 DGPO 2013-02-28 2024-06-03 FR-2013-03-01 machine generated eng FR FR-2013-03-01 78 41