EBSA Issues Additional FAQs for Affordable Care Act Implementation

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (?Ç£EBSA?Ç¥) on April 4th released a set of six frequently asked questions (?Ç£FAQs?Ç¥) regarding issues for grandfathered plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (?Ç£PPACA?Ç¥). The FAQs were prepared jointly by the Department of Health and Human Services (?Ç£HHS?Ç¥), Department of Labor and Department of the Treasury, and are the sixth set of FAQs issued to help stakeholders implement provisions of PPACA. The new FAQs cover topics such as the anti-abuse rules under the Interim Final Grandfather Regulations and whether certain scenarios would cause a plan to relinquish grandfathered status. This set of FAQs can be found here. Previously issued FAQs are available?áhere.