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 2016_register executive 2016-12-17 article Part VI Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f311f9 D09002ee1c7f312e8 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 a final regulation revising the claims procedure regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for employee benefit plans providing disability benefits. The final rule revises and strengthens the current rules primarily by adopting certain procedural protections and safeguards for disability benefit claims that are currently applicable to claims for group health benefits pursuant to the Affordable Care Act. This rule affects plan administrators and participants and beneficiaries of plans providing disability benefits, and others who assist in the provision of these benefits, such as third-party benefits administrators and other service providers. 81 FR 92316 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-12-19/2016-30070 2016-30070 fr19de16-34 RIN 1210-AB39 4510-29-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-12-19/2016-30070 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-19/html/2016-30070.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-19/pdf/2016-30070.pdf Claims Employee Benefit Plans 28 p. 92316 92343 81 FR 92316 Title 29 Part 2560 29 CFR Part 2560 RIN 1210-AB39 Claims Procedure for Plans Providing Disability Benefits; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-30070 VI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration 2017-01-18 4510-29-P 2016-30070 Final rule.

This document contains a final regulation revising the claims procedure regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for employee benefit plans providing disability benefits. The final rule revises and strengthens the current rules primarily by adopting certain procedural protections and safeguards for disability benefit claims that are currently applicable to claims for group health benefits pursuant to the Affordable Care Act. This rule affects plan administrators and participants and beneficiaries of plans providing disability benefits, and others who assist in the provision of these benefits, such as third-party benefits administrators and other service providers.

Effective Date: This rule is effective January 18, 2017. Frances P. Steen, Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, (202) 693-8500. This is not a toll free number. Claims Employee Benefit Plans Claims Procedure for Plans Providing Disability Benefits , http://www.bls.gov/lau/lastrk14.htm http://www.bls.gov/lau/staadata.txt http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-4/disability-insurance-plans.htm http://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Fact-Sheets-and-FAQs/Downloads/2009-13-CLAS-County-Data.pdf http://www.RegInfo.gov https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GNPDEF https://www.dol.gov/sites/default/files/ebsa/laws-and-regulations/rules-and-regulations/technical-appendices/labor-cost-inputs-used-in-ebsa-opr-ria-and-pra-burden-calculations-august-2016.pdf www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2014/ebbl0055.pdf www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/laws-and-regulations/laws/affordable-care-act/for-employers-and-advisers/internal-claims-and-appeals www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/laws-and-regulations/rules-and-regulations/public-comments/1210-AB39 www.dol.gov/sites/default/files/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council/2012ACreport2.pdf www.dol.gov/sites/default/files/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/programs-and-initiatives/outreach-and-education/hbec/CAGHDP.pdf Vol. 81, no. 243 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-12-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 862 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-12-19 P0b002ee19310afdf 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19de16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-12-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-19/pdf/FR-2016-12-19.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-19/xml/FR-2016-12-19.xml fdlp 91643 92498 DGPO 2016-12-17 2024-06-01 FR-2016-12-19 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-12-19 81 243