{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-2590.716-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 2590.716-2","heading":"-2 Applicability.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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:\n(1) Excepted benefits as described in § 2590.732.\n(2) Short-term, limited-duration insurance as defined in § 2590.701-2.\n(3) Health reimbursement arrangements or other account-based group health plans as described in § 2590.715-2711(d).","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XXV—EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER L—GROUP HEALTH PLANS","PART 2590—RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GROUP HEALTH PLANS","Subpart D—Surprise Billing and Transparency Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"e3a0a5850358f7a7bd9f5ca26fab7fb631dc743203a0ae1becfff0a1de2568a6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-2590.716-1","next":"us/29-cfr-2590.716-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}