Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance
mental-health · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Rule · Published 2016-10-31 · Effective 2016-12-30 · 81 FR 75316
Document
Document number
2016-26162
Federal Register citation
81 FR 75316
CFR reference
26 CFR 54
Type
Rule
Action
Final rules.
Category
mental-health
Sub-agency
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Publication date
2016-10-31
Effective date
2016-12-30
HHS docket
TD 9791
Abstract
This document contains final regulations regarding the definition of short-term, limited-duration insurance for purposes of the exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage, and standards for travel insurance and supplemental health insurance coverage to be considered excepted benefits. This document also amends a reference in the final regulations relating to the prohibition on lifetime and annual dollar limits.