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 2015_register executive 2018-02-23 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f75e0c D09002ee1c7f75f0a 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 Employee Benefits Security 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 This document contains final regulations regarding coverage of certain preventive services under section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended, and incorporated into the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code. Section 2713 of the PHS Act requires coverage without cost sharing of certain preventive health services by non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance coverage. These regulations finalize provisions from three rulemaking actions: Interim final regulations issued in July 2010 related to coverage of preventive services, interim final regulations issued in August 2014 related to the process an eligible organization uses to provide notice of its religious objection to the coverage of contraceptive services, and proposed regulations issued in August 2014 related to the definition of "eligible organization," which would expand the set of entities that may avail themselves of an accommodation with respect to the coverage of contraceptive services. 80 FR 41318 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-07-14/2015-17076 2015-17076 fr14jy15-17 RIN 1545-BJ58 RIN 1545-BM37 RIN 1545-BM39 RIN 1210-AB67 RIN 0938-AS50 6325-64-P; 4150-28-P; 4120-01-P TD-9726 CMS-9940-F https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-07-14/2015-17076 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-07-14/html/2015-17076.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-07-14/pdf/2015-17076.pdf 30 p. 41318 41347 80 FR 41318 Title 26 Part 54 26 CFR Part 54 Title 29 Part 2510 29 CFR Part 2510 Title 29 Part 2590 29 CFR Part 2590 Title 45 Part 147 45 CFR Part 147 RIN 1545-BJ58 RIN 1545-BM37 RIN 1545-BM39 RIN 1210-AB67 RIN 0938-AS50 Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue RULE 2015-17076 IV DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2015-09-14 TD-9726 CMS-9940-F 6325-64-P; 4150-28-P; 4120-01-P 2015-17076 Final rules.

This document contains final regulations regarding coverage of certain preventive services under section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended, and incorporated into the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code. Section 2713 of the PHS Act requires coverage without cost sharing of certain preventive health services by non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance coverage. These regulations finalize provisions from three rulemaking actions: Interim final regulations issued in July 2010 related to coverage of preventive services, interim final regulations issued in August 2014 related to the process an eligible organization uses to provide notice of its religious objection to the coverage of contraceptive services, and proposed regulations issued in August 2014 related to the definition of "eligible organization," which would expand the set of entities that may avail themselves of an accommodation with respect to the coverage of contraceptive services.

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