US Code

Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

29 U.S.C. § 1185d

Additional market reforms

(a)

General rule

Except as provided in subsection (b)—
(1)
42 U.S.C. 300gg the provisions of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act [ et seq.] (as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) shall apply to group health plans, and health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans, as if included in this subpart; and
(2)
to the extent that any provision of this part conflicts with a provision of such part A with respect to group health plans, or health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans, the provisions of such part A shall apply.
(b)

Exception

42 U.S.C. 300gg–16Notwithstanding subsection (a), the provisions of sections 2716 and 2718 of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act [, 300gg–18] (as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) shall not apply with respect to self-insured group health plans, and the provisions of this part shall continue to apply to such plans as if such sections of the Public Health Service Act (as so amended) had not been enacted.

Pub. L. 93–406, title I, § 715Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1563(e)124 Stat. 270 (, as added , formerly § 1562(e), title X, § 10107(b)(1), , , 911.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act July 1, 1944, ch. 373 58 Stat. 682 section 201 of Title 42The Public Health Service Act, referred to in text, is , . Part A of title XXVII of the Act is classified generally to part A (§ 300gg et seq.) of subchapter XXV of chapter 6A of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 111–148124 Stat. 119 section 18001 of Title 42The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to in text, is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under , The Public Health and Welfare, and Tables.

Codification

Pub. L. 111–148, which directed amendment of subpart B of part 7 of “subtitle A” of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by adding this section at the end, was executed by adding this section at the end of this subpart, which is subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.