29 CFR § 2590.701-7 - HMO affiliation period as an alternative to a preexisting condition exclusion.
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t29/s2590.701-7
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor
Authority
29 U.S.C. 1027, 1059, 1135, 1161-1168, 1169, 1181-1183, 1181 note, 1185, 1185a-n, 1191, 1191a, 1191b, and 1191c; sec. 101(g), Pub. L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936; sec. 401(b), Pub. L. 105-200, 112 Stat. 6... 29 U.S.C. 1027, 1059, 1135, 1161-1168, 1169, 1181-1183, 1181 note, 1185, 1185a-n, 1191, 1191a, 1191b, and 1191c; sec. 101(g), Pub. L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936; sec. 401(b), Pub. L. 105-200, 112 Stat. 645 (42 U.S.C. 651 note); sec. 512(d), Pub. L. 110-343, 122 Stat. 3881; sec. 1001, 1201, and 1562(e), Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119, as amended by Pub. L. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029; Division M, Pub. L. 113-235, 128 Stat. 2130; Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182; Secretary of Labor's Order 1-2011, 77 FR 1088 (Jan. 9, 2012).
# 2590.701-7 HMO affiliation period as an alternative to a preexisting condition exclusion.The rules for HMO affiliation periods have been superseded by the prohibition on preexisting condition exclusions. *See* § 2590.715-2704 for rules prohibiting the imposition of a preexisting condition exclusion.[79 FR 10309, Feb. 24, 2014]