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Employee Benefits Security Administration

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Codified in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations:


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EBSA Technical Releases

  • Technical Release 2012-02
    Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation under Public Health Service Act § 2708
  • Technical Release 2012-01
    Automatic Enrollment, Employer Shared Responsibility, and Waiting Periods
  • Technical Release 2011-03R
    Revised Interim Policy on Electronic Disclosure Under 29 CFR 2550.404a-5
  • Technical Release 2011-04
    Guidance on Rebates for Group Health Plans Paid Pursuant to the Medical Loss Ratio Requirements of the Public Health Service Act
  • Technical Release 2011-03
    Superseded by Technical Release 2011-03R
  • Technical Release 2011-02
    Guidance on External Review for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Offering Group and Individual Health Coverage, and Guidance for States on State External Review Processes
  • Technical Release 2011-01
    Extension of Non-Enforcement Period Relating to Certain Interim Procedures for Internal Claims and Appeals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • Technical Release 2010-02
    Interim Procedures for Internal Claims and Appeals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • Technical Release 2010-01
    Interim Procedures for Federal External Review Relating to Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • Technical Release
    Notice of Changes Under HIPAA to Cobra Continuation Coverage under Group Health Plans
  • Technical Release 97-01
    Clarifies the application of HIPAA portability provisions to Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Technical Release 97-02
    Clarifies the application of nondiscrimination provisions to individuals who, prior to the effective date of HIPAA, were denied group health coverage based on a health-status related factor
  • Technical Release 92-01
    Announces the revised enforcement policy with respect to cafeteria and contributory welfare plans and provides guidance on the application of the trust, reporting, and disclosure rules under Title I of ERISA to such plans
  • Technical Release 88-01
    Superseded by Technical Release 92-01

Regulatory Agenda and Related Events