[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 31695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14810]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

29 CFR Part 2520

RIN 1210-AA55


Interim Rules Amending ERISA Disclosure Requirements for Group 
Health Plans; Correction

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of 
Labor.

ACTION: Correction to interim rules.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the interim rules which 
were published Tuesday, April 8, 1997, (62 FR 16979). The interim rules 
implement the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
1996 (HIPAA) and the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 
1996 (NMHPA) and govern the content of the summary plan description 
(SPD) for group health plans, the furnishing of summaries of material 
reductions in covered services or benefits by group health plans, and 
the disclosure of SPD and related information through electronic media.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eric A. Raps (202) 219-8515 (not a toll-free call).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The interim rules affect administrators of group health plans who 
are subject to HIPAA's and NMHPA's requirements on SPDs and furnishing 
summaries of material reductions in covered services or benefits.

Need for Correction

    As published, the interim rules contains misprints which may prove 
to be misleading and are in need of clarification.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on April 8, 1997 of interim rules 
which were subject of FR Doc. 97-8173, is corrected as follows:


Sec. 2520.102-3  [Corrected]

    Paragraph 1. On page 16984, in the third column, in amendatory 
instruction 3, lines 3 and 4 are corrected to read ``the undesignated 
text at the end of paragraph (t)(2) to read as follows:''.
    Par. 2. On page 16984, in the third column, in Sec. 2520.102-3, the 
last sentence of the undesignated text at the end of paragraph (t)(2), 
ninth line, the word ``Benefit'' is corrected to read ``Benefits''.
    Par. 3. On page 16984, in the third column, in Sec. 2520.102-3, 
paragraph (v)(1), third and fourth lines, the words ``the last two 
sentences'' are corrected to read ``the last sentence''.
Robert J. Doyle,
Director of Regulations and Interpretations, Pension and Welfare 
Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-14810 Filed 6-9-97; 8:45 am]
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