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U.S.C. Title 29 - LABOR 29 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2023 Edition
Title 29 - LABOR
CHAPTER 18 - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER I - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS
Subtitle B - Regulatory Provisions
part 7 - group health plan requirements
Subpart B - Other Requirements
Sec. 1185h - Maintenance of price comparison tool
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§1185h. Maintenance of price comparison tool

A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage shall offer price comparison guidance by telephone and make available on the Internet website of the plan or issuer a price comparison tool that (to the extent practicable) allows an individual enrolled under such plan or coverage, with respect to such plan year, such geographic region, and participating providers with respect to such plan or coverage, to compare the amount of cost-sharing that the individual would be responsible for paying under such plan or coverage with respect to the furnishing of a specific item or service by any such provider.

(Pub. L. 93–406, title I, §719, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. BB, title I, §114(c)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2874.)


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable with respect to plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2022, see section 114(d) of div. BB of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 9819 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.