Excepted Fertility Benefits
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 13, 2026. Document 2026-09479. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.
- What it does
This document contains proposed rules that would amend the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to establish certain fertility benefits as a new category of limited excepted benefits. Excepted benefits are generally exempt from the market requirements that were added to those laws by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the No Surprises Act, and certain other Federal laws specifically related to group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage.
The Internal Revenue Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
3 parts of Title 26, 29, 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0938-AV94, 1210-AC40, 1545-BS02 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than July 13, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-09479 |
|---|---|
| Action | Proposed rules. |
| Agencies | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service; Labor Department; Employee Benefits Security Administration; Health and Human Services Department |
| Published | May 13, 2026 |
| Comments close | July 13, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0938-AV94, 1210-AC40, 1545-BS02 |
| Docket | EBSA-2026-0232 |
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