§ 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 36959, July 13, 2021, as amended at 86 FR 66699, Nov. 23, 2021]