# Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary-Templates, Instructions, and Related Materials; and Guidance for Compliance
> **US Department of Labor** · Guidance for compliance and notice of availability of templates, instructions, and related materials. · Published 2012-02-14 · 77 FR 8706
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-3230
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Labor
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 8706
- **CFR reference:** 26 CFR 54
- **Publication date:** 2012-02-14
- **DOL docket:** CMS-9982-FN
## Abstract

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury are simultaneously publishing in the Federal Register this guidance document and final regulations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to implement the disclosure for group health plans and health insurance issuers of the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC), notice of modifications, and the uniform glossary. This guidance document provides guidance for compliance with section 2715 of the Public Health Service Act and the Departments' final regulations, including a template for the SBC, instructions, sample language, a guide for coverage example calculations, and the uniform glossary.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/02/14/2012-3230/summary-of-benefits-and-coverage-and-uniform-glossary-templates-instructions-and-related-materials)
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