FEDERAL · 42 U.S.C. · Chapter 6A
Prohibition on excessive waiting periods
42 U.S.C. § 300gg–7
Title42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
SubchapterXXV
PartA
Current throughPub. L. 119-99
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42 U.S.C. § 300gg–7.
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A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage shall not apply any waiting period (as defined in section 300gg–3(b)(4) of this title) that exceeds 90 days.
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§ 300g
42 U.S.C. § 300g
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History
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, §2708, as added and amended Pub. L. 111–148, title I, §1201(4), title X, §10103(b), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 161, 892.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 300gg–7, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, §2707, as added Pub. L. 110–381, §2(b)(1), Oct. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 4083, which related to coverage of dependent students on medically necessary leave of absence, was renumbered section 2728 of act July 1, 1944, and transferred to section 300gg–28 of this title.
A prior section 2708 of act July 1, 1944, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 238g of this title.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–148, §10103(b), struck out "or individual" after "offering group".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014, see section 1255 of Pub. L. 111–148, set out as a note under section 300gg of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 300gg–7, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, §2707, as added Pub. L. 110–381, §2(b)(1), Oct. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 4083, which related to coverage of dependent students on medically necessary leave of absence, was renumbered section 2728 of act July 1, 1944, and transferred to section 300gg–28 of this title.
A prior section 2708 of act July 1, 1944, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 238g of this title.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–148, §10103(b), struck out "or individual" after "offering group".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014, see section 1255 of Pub. L. 111–148, set out as a note under section 300gg of this title.
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