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)
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Order 13813 was revoked by Executive Order 14009 , “Strengthening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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Yes
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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.