# Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program
> **US Department of Health and Human Services** · Final rule. · Published 2013-06-04 · Effective 2013-07-01 · 78 FR 33233
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-13149
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Health and Human Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 33233
- **CFR reference:** 45 CFR 155
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/06/04/2013-13149/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-establishment-of-exchanges-and-qualified-health-plans)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*