42 USC § 18118 - Rules of construction

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title: "42 USC § 18118 - Rules of construction"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "18118"
section_name: "Rules of construction"
chapter_number: 157
chapter_name: "QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1560, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 261.)"
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# § 18118. Rules of construction

**1** **No effect on antitrust laws** [^1][^1]section 12 of title 15section 45 of title 15

Nothing in this title  (or an amendment made by this title)  shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws. For the purposes of this section, the term “antitrust laws” has the meaning given such term in subsection (a) of , except that such term includes  to the extent that such section 45 applies to unfair methods of competition.

See References in Text note below.

**(b)** **Rule of construction regarding Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act** <sup>1</sup><sup>1</sup>section 1144(b)(5) of title 29

Nothing in this title  (or an amendment made by this title)  shall be construed to modify or limit the application of the exemption for Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act (Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 393–1 et seq.) as provided for under .

**(c)** **Student health insurance plans** <sup>1</sup><sup>1</sup>20 U.S.C. 1001

Nothing in this title  (or an amendment made by this title)  shall be construed to prohibit an institution of higher education (as such term is defined for purposes of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [ et seq.]) from offering a student health insurance plan, to the extent that such requirement is otherwise permitted under applicable Federal, State or local law.

**(d)** **No effect on existing requirements** <sup>1</sup><sup>1</sup>section 18083 of this title

Nothing in this title  (or an amendment made by this title, unless specified by direct statutory reference) shall be construed to modify any existing Federal requirement concerning the State agency responsible for determining eligibility for programs identified in .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1560, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 261.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This title, where footnoted in text, is title I of , , , which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and transferred numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.

The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (c), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 28 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.