# Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
> **US Department of Health and Human Services** · Final rules. · Published 2012-02-15 · Effective 2012-04-16 · 77 FR 8725
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-3547
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Health and Human Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 8725
- **CFR reference:** 26 CFR 54
- **Publication date:** 2012-02-15
- **Effective date:** 2012-04-16
- **HHS docket:** TD 9578
## Abstract

These regulations finalize, without change, interim final regulations authorizing the exemption of group health plans and group health insurance coverage sponsored by certain religious employers from having to cover certain preventive health services under provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/02/15/2012-3547/group-health-plans-and-health-insurance-issuers-relating-to-coverage-of-preventive-services-under)
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