§2590.716-2 Applicability.

(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 66699, Nov. 23, 2021]