# Claims Procedure for Plans Providing Disability Benefits
> **Employee Benefits Security Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2016-12-19 · Effective 2017-01-18 · 81 FR 92316
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-30070
- **Category:** retirement-erisa
- **Sub-agency:** Employee Benefits Security Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 92316
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 2560
- **Publication date:** 2016-12-19
- **Effective date:** 2017-01-18
## Abstract

This document contains a final regulation revising the claims procedure regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for employee benefit plans providing disability benefits. The final rule revises and strengthens the current rules primarily by adopting certain procedural protections and safeguards for disability benefit claims that are currently applicable to claims for group health benefits pursuant to the Affordable Care Act. This rule affects plan administrators and participants and beneficiaries of plans providing disability benefits, and others who assist in the provision of these benefits, such as third-party benefits administrators and other service providers.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/19/2016-30070/claims-procedure-for-plans-providing-disability-benefits)
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