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Proposed Rule

Excepted Fertility Benefits

Agency
DOL
Document Number
2026-09479
Published
May 13, 2026
Effective Date
-

Abstract

This document contains proposed rules that would amend the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to establish certain fertility benefits as a new category of limited excepted benefits. Excepted benefits are generally exempt from the market requirements that were added to those laws by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the No Surprises Act, and certain other Federal laws specifically related to group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2026-09479 Federal Register document?
Document 2026-09479 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on May 13, 2026. This document contains proposed rules that would amend the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to establish certain fertility benefits as a new category of limited excepted benefits. Excepted benefits are generally exempt from the market requirements that were added to those laws by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the No Surprises Act, and certain other Federal laws specifically related to group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/13/2026-09479/excepted-fertility-benefits.
Is document 2026-09479 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2026-09479 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.

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