2016-26162: Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance
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This document contains final regulations regarding the definition of short-term, limited-duration insurance for purposes of the exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage, and standards for travel insurance and supplemental health insurance coverage to be considered excepted benefits. This document also amends a reference in the final regulations relating to the prohibition on lifetime and annual dollar limits.
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What this changes
Amends 6 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 26 CFR 54 Pension Excise Taxes
- 29 CFR 2590 Rules and Regulations for Group Health Plans
- 45 CFR 144 Requirements Relating to Health Insurance Coverage
- 45 CFR 146 Requirements for the Group Health Insurance Market
- 45 CFR 147 Health Insurance Reform Requirements for the Group and Individual Health Insurance Markets
- 45 CFR 148 Requirements for the Individual Health Insurance Market
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