Affordable Care Act Section 2715 Summary Disclosures

ICR 201202-1210-002

OMB: 1210-0147

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form
Modified
Supplementary Document
2012-02-07
Supporting Statement A
2012-02-02
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
198891
Modified
198890
Modified
198888 Modified
ICR Details
1210-0147 201202-1210-002
Historical Active 201201-1210-005
DOL/EBSA
Affordable Care Act Section 2715 Summary Disclosures
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Approved without change 02/14/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 02/14/2012
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/28/2015 36 Months From Approved
79,500,000 0 0
622,750 0 0
4,842,500 0 0

Section 2715 of the PHS Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), in consultation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and a working group comprised of stakeholders, to "develop standards for use by a group health plan and a health insurance issuer in compiling and providing to applicants, enrollees, and policyholders and certificate holders a summary of benefits and coverage explanation that accurately describes the benefits and coverage under the applicable plan or coverage. To implement these disclosure requirements, collection of information requests relate to the provision of the following: • Summary of benefits and coverage, which includes coverage examples. • A uniform glossary of health coverage and medical terms. • Notice of modifications.

PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 2715 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
  
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 2719 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act

1545-BJ94 Final or interim final rulemaking 77 FR 8668 02/14/2012

  76 FR 52442 08/22/2011
Yes

3
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Glossary
Modifications
Summary of Benefits and Coverage New Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Template

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 79,500,000 0 78,949,999 550,001 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 622,750 0 617,500 5,250 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 4,842,500 0 4,672,504 169,996 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
In response to comments received on the proposed regulation the Department made modifications its burden (reducing burden) and changes to how many glossaries would be received which increased burden.

$0
No
No
Yes
No
No
Uncollected
Chris Cosby 202 693-8540

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
02/07/2012


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