Amendments
2010—[Pub. L. 111–148, § 1563(c)(5)], formerly § 1562(c)(5), as renumbered by [Pub. L. 111–148, § 10107(b)(1)], substituted “and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage” for “health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans”.
Effective Date
[Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title IX, § 903(c)(1)]], Oct. 21, 1998, [112 Stat. 2681–337], 2681–438, provided that:“(A)
In general.—
The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply to group health plans for plan years beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998].
“(B)
Special rule for collective bargaining agreements.—
In the case of a group health plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and 1 or more employers, any plan amendment made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any requirement added by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be treated as a termination of such collective bargaining agreement.”