Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Eligibility for Exemptions; Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions

June 26, 2013
The Department of Health and Human Services’ rule implements certain functions of the Affordable Insurance Exchanges, including determining eligibility for and granting certificates of exemption from the individual shared responsibility payment. The rule also implements the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the Secretary of the Treasury to designate other health benefits coverage as minimum essential coverage. Additionally, it outlines substantive and procedural requirements that other types of individual coverage must fulfill in order to be certified as minimum essential coverage. These regulations are effective beginning August 26, 2013.
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