Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Health Insurance Portability for Group Health Plans

Résumé

The Department of Labor submits this notice to extend its public information collection request (ICR) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Pub. L. 104-191, consisting of three distinct ICRs, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). These three ICRs were first published in the Federal Register under the Interim Rules implementing the Health Insurance Portability Requirements for Group Health Plans on April 8, 1997. 62 FR 16920 through 16923 (April 8 Interim Rules). In the April 8 publication, the Department submitted the group market information collection requirements for, among other things, establishing creditable coverage, notice of special enrollment rights, and notice of pre-existing condition exclusions to OMB for emergency review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approved these ICRs through December 31, 1997 under OMB Control numbers 1210-0103, 1210-0101, and 1210-0102, respectively. Subsequently, the Department published the OMB control numbers in the Federal Register. 62