elaws - Health Benefits Advisor for Employers

Health Benefits Advisor for Employers

Based on your responses, the following health laws under Title I of ERISA appear to apply to your employer sponsored group health plan.

To find out the requirements of that law, please select it:

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (COBRA)

Based on your responses, the following health laws under Title I of ERISA do not appear to apply to your employer sponsored group health plan for the listed reason(s).

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (Newborns' Act)
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA)
The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA)

You indicated that your plan only offers excepted benefits. Group health plans which only have excepted benefit provisions are not subject to HIPAA, Newborns' Act, MHPA, MHPAEA or WHCRA.

Note: If you would like to review the information provided within this Advisor, you may select that issue above and it will take you back to that section in the Health Benefits Advisor where you can reread the description and answer the question again. This Advisor provides general guidance and users are encouraged to review their specific health plan or health plan options in conjunction with the general information provided. In addition, the Advisor does not address health benefits offered through Federal, state, or local government plans or church plans.

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