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GAO-05-246R 1 (2005-01-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwmc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-295603 January 13, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Bill Thomas Chairman The Honorable Charles B. Rangel Ranking Minority Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; and Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Federal Regulations for Health Coverage Portability for Group Health Plans and Group Health Insurance Issuers Under HIPAA Titles I & IV Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on major rules promulgated by the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; and Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), entitled Federal Regulations for Health Coverage Portability for Group Health Plans and Group Health Insurance Issuers Under HIPAA Titles I & IV (RIN: 1545-AX84; 1210-AA54; 0938-AL43). We received the rules on December 30, 2004. It was published in the Federal Register as a final regulation on December 30, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 78720. The final rules, issued jointly by the three agencies, govern portability requirements for group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan. The rules implement changes made to the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Public Health Service Act enacted as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). GAO-05-246R

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