[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 31695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14810]
[[Page 31695]]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
29 CFR Part 2520
RIN 1210-AA55
Interim Rules Amending ERISA Disclosure Requirements for Group
Health Plans; Correction
AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Correction to interim rules.
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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the interim rules which
were published Tuesday, April 8, 1997, (62 FR 16979). The interim rules
implement the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996 (HIPAA) and the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of
1996 (NMHPA) and govern the content of the summary plan description
(SPD) for group health plans, the furnishing of summaries of material
reductions in covered services or benefits by group health plans, and
the disclosure of SPD and related information through electronic media.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eric A. Raps (202) 219-8515 (not a toll-free call).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The interim rules affect administrators of group health plans who
are subject to HIPAA's and NMHPA's requirements on SPDs and furnishing
summaries of material reductions in covered services or benefits.
Need for Correction
As published, the interim rules contains misprints which may prove
to be misleading and are in need of clarification.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the publication on April 8, 1997 of interim rules
which were subject of FR Doc. 97-8173, is corrected as follows:
Sec. 2520.102-3 [Corrected]
Paragraph 1. On page 16984, in the third column, in amendatory
instruction 3, lines 3 and 4 are corrected to read ``the undesignated
text at the end of paragraph (t)(2) to read as follows:''.
Par. 2. On page 16984, in the third column, in Sec. 2520.102-3, the
last sentence of the undesignated text at the end of paragraph (t)(2),
ninth line, the word ``Benefit'' is corrected to read ``Benefits''.
Par. 3. On page 16984, in the third column, in Sec. 2520.102-3,
paragraph (v)(1), third and fourth lines, the words ``the last two
sentences'' are corrected to read ``the last sentence''.
Robert J. Doyle,
Director of Regulations and Interpretations, Pension and Welfare
Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-14810 Filed 6-9-97; 8:45 am]
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