Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program
other · US Department of Health and Human Services · Rule · Published 2013-06-04 · Effective 2013-07-01 · 78 FR 33233
Document
Document number
2013-13149
Federal Register citation
78 FR 33233
CFR reference
45 CFR 155
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
Publication date
2013-06-04
Effective date
2013-07-01
HHS docket
CMS-9964-F2
Abstract
This final rule implements provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act) related to the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). Specifically, this final rule amends existing regulations regarding triggering events and special enrollment periods for qualified employees and their dependents and implements a transitional policy regarding employees' choice of qualified health plans (QHPs) in the SHOP.