(a) In general.
(1) The requirements in §§ 2590.716-4 through 2590.716-7, 2590.717-1, 2590.722, and 2590.725-1 through 2590.725-4 apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage (including grandfathered health plans as defined in § 2590.715-1251), except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section.
(2) The requirements in §§ 2590.716-8 and 2590.717-2 apply to certified IDR entities and group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage (including grandfathered health plans as defined in § 2590.715-1251) except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) Exceptions. The requirements in §§ 2590.716-4 through 2590.716-8, 2590.717-1, 2590.717-2, 2590.722, and 2590.725-1 through 2590.725-4 do not apply to the following:
(1) Excepted benefits as described in § 2590.732.
(2) Short-term, limited-duration insurance as defined in § 2590.701-2.
(3) Health reimbursement arrangements or other account-based group health plans as described in § 2590.715-2711(d).
[86 FR 36959, July 13, 2021, as amended at 86 FR 56112, Oct. 7, 2021; 86 FR 66699, Nov. 23, 2021]