Notice for Health Reimbursement Arrangements Integrated with Individual Health Insurance Coverage

ICR 202204-1210-003

OMB: 1210-0160

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2022-05-06
ICR Details
1210-0160 202204-1210-003
Received in OIRA 201905-1210-001
DOL/EBSA
Notice for Health Reimbursement Arrangements Integrated with Individual Health Insurance Coverage
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 05/13/2022
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 06/30/2022
2,140,197 9,399,428
53,131 196,992
24,831 120,662

The rules removed the prohibition on integrating HRAs with individual health insurance coverage, if certain conditions are met including notice requirements. The rules also set forth conditions under which certain HRAs would be recognized as limited excepted benefits. DOL is providing a safe harbor to provide HRA plan sponsors with assurance that the individual health insurance coverage that is integrated with an HRA would not become part of an ERISA plan if the conditions of the safe harbor are met.

US Code: 29 USC 2510 and 2590 Name of Law: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  86 FR 70866 12/13/2021
87 FR 29391 05/13/2022
No

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 2,140,197 9,399,428 0 0 -7,259,231 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 53,131 196,992 0 0 -143,861 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 24,831 120,662 0 0 -95,831 0
No
No
On January 28, 2021, Executive Order 13813 was revoked by Executive Order 14009 , “Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act,” however; the regulations are still in effect. The Department also added the burden associated with the requirement in the regulation - Participant Notification of Individual Coverage HRA of Cancelled or Discontinued Coverage. The regulation requires that individual coverage HRA must require that the individual notify the HRA that coverage has been cancelled or discontinued and the date on which the coverage cancellation or discontinuance is effective. It is estimated that an average of 23,167 participants annually will cancel or discontinue their HRA coverage. The burden for this ICR is shared with Treasury/IRS. As a result the Department estimates that there will be 11,584 respondents with a corresponding 965 hours of time burden. The Department has also updated the postage cost, the electronic disclosure rate, and the data inputs.

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No
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    No
Yes
No
No
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James Butikofer 202 693-8434 Butikofer.James@dol.gov

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
05/13/2022


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