26 CFR § 54.9816-7T - Complaints process for surprise medical bills regarding group health plans (temporary).
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title: "26 CFR § 54.9816-7T - Complaints process for surprise medical bills regarding group health plans (temporary)."
title_number: 26
title_name: "Internal Revenue"
section_number: "54.9816-7T"
section_name: "Complaints process for surprise medical bills regarding group health plans (temporary)."
chapter_name: "INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS EXCISE TAXES"
part_number: "54"
part_name: "PENSION EXCISE TAXES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "26 U.S.C. 7805, unless otherwise noted."
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# 54.9816-7T Complaints process for surprise medical bills regarding group health plans (temporary).
*See* 45 CFR 149.150 for the process to receive and resolve complaints that a specific group health plan may be failing to meet the requirement of applying a qualifying payment amount under §§ 54.9816-4T, 54.9816-5T, 54.9816-6T, and 54.9817-1T, which may warrant an investigation.
[T.D. 9951, 86 FR 36950, July 13, 2021]