(a) Basis. Sections 2590.716-1 through 2590.725-4 implement sections 716-725 of ERISA.
(b) Scope. This part establishes standards for group health plans, and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage with respect to surprise medical bills, transparency in health care coverage, and additional patient protections. This part also establishes an independent dispute resolution process, and standards for certifying independent dispute resolution entities.
[86 FR 36959, July 13, 2021, as amended at 86 FR 56111, Oct. 7, 2021; 86 FR 66699, Nov. 23, 2021]
authority: 29 U.S.C. 1027,
1059,
1135,
1161,
1169,
1181,
1181,
1185,
1185a-n,
1191,
1191a,
1191b, and
1191c; sec. 101(g), Pub. L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936; sec. 401(b), Pub. L. 105-200, 112 Stat. 645 (
42 U.S.C. 651 note); sec. 512(d), Pub. L. 110-343, 122 Stat. 3881; sec. 1001, 1201, and 1562(e), Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119, as amended by Pub. L. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029; Division M, Pub. L. 113-235, 128 Stat. 2130; Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182; Secretary of Labor's Order 1-2011, 77 FR 1088 (Jan. 9, 2012)
source: 62 FR 16941, Apr. 8, 1997, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 29 CFR 2590.716-1