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Administration Proposes Changes to Regs Governing Insurance Subject to the ACA

"[T]he Proposed Rule contains a variety of key changes to the regulations governing health insurance subject to the ACA that will impact those seeking to obtain health coverage through state and federal insurance marketplaces (the “Marketplace”)."

Text of Treasury Department Proposed Regs Governing Practice Before the IRS

"These regulations propose to eliminate provisions related to registered tax return preparers, classify the use of certain contingent fee arrangements by practitioners as disreputable conduct, establish new standards for appraisals and the disqualification of appraisers, and update certain provisions as appropriate. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on the proposed regulations and withdraws the notice of proposed rulemaking published on July 28, 2009. The regulations would affect registered tax return preparers, enrolled agents (EAs), enrolled retirement plan agents, enrolled actuaries, Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) participants, attorneys, certified public accountants (CPAs), appraisers, and other practitioners."

Text of DOL Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Regs for Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications

"The [DOL] is extending the comment period for a proposed rule that would update, clarify, and supersede the Department's current regulation governing the filing and processing of applications for administrative exemptions from the prohibited transaction provisions of [ERISA], the Internal Revenue Code ... and the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986 (FERSA).... [The DOL] is extending the comment period for an additional 45 days, through May 29, 2022."

Text of Treasury Department Final Regs Governing Retirement Savings Bonds for Use by myRA Accounts

"The United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, offers a new nonmarketable, electronic retirement savings bond for Treasury's new retirement savings program. The bonds will be issued to a designated custodian for Roth individual retirement accounts established under Treasury's program. This new savings bond is only available to participants in the retirement savings program and will protect the principal contributed while earning interest at a rate previously available only to federal employees invested in the Government Securities Investment Fund (G Fund) of their Thrift Savings Plan."

Text of Final Regs Governing Practice Before the Internal Revenue Service, Amending Circular 230

"This document contains final regulations revising the regulations governing practice before the [IRS]. These final regulations affect individuals who practice before the IRS. These final regulations modify the standards governing written advice and update other related provisions of the regulations. These regulations are effective on June 12, 2014."

American Academy of Actuaries Comment Letter to IRS, Requesting Clarification of Proposed Regulations Governing the Performance of Actuarial Services Under ERISA (PDF)

Excerpt: The Academy's Pension Committee comments to the Joint Board in response to proposed regulations governing the performance of actuarial services under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

NASD Amends Rules Governing Eligibility of Claims for Arbitration (PDF)

2 pages. Excerpt: [The week of February 3, 2005,] NASD announced changes to the rules governing time limits on the submission ofclaims in arbitration. The NASD Code of Arbitration Procedure ('the NASD Code') retains the rule thatclaims are ineligible for submission to arbitration where six years have elapsed from the occurrence orevent giving rise to the claim.

ERIC Comment Letter to the Treasury Department on Amendments to Law Governing NQDC Plans (PDF)

ERIC's November 3, 2004 letter to Treasury's William Sweetnam attaches comments from The ERISA Industry Committee regarding certain questions related to the provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act (P.L. 108-357) that amend the law governing nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

New HIPAA Privacy Rule Governing Reproductive Health Care Information Imposes Obligations, Deadlines

"Plan sponsors will need to contractually obligate certain outside service providers of their plans to comply with the Final Rule by the applicable deadlines and will need to watch for the sample OCR attestation language that is expected to be released later this year."

New York Proposes Regs Governing Pharmacy Benefit Managers Operating in the State

"The Department is also inviting submissions of comments, data, or documented evidence from the public regarding network adequacy requirements, formulary changes, drug manufacturer rebates, and aberrant quantity/product list restrictions.... The regulations ... [1] Prohibit PBMs from barring any in-network pharmacies from providing mail order or delivery services ... [2] [Require] PBMs to list formularies and pharmacy directories online ... [3] Require PBMs to post a telephone number and email address for consumers[.]"