{"id":8156,"date":"2023-05-17T11:19:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T16:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/insight\/impact-of-the-end-of-the-national-emergency-and-public-health-emergency-on-employee-benefit-plans-updated-may-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:19:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T16:19:38","slug":"impact-of-the-end-of-the-national-emergency-and-public-health-emergency-on-employee-benefit-plans-updated-may-2023","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/ca\/insight\/impact-of-the-end-of-the-national-emergency-and-public-health-emergency-on-employee-benefit-plans-updated-may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of the End of the National Emergency and Public Health Emergency on Employee Benefit Plans | Updated May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--wrap    \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--background-image hero--background-image-blur\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-background\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ESRPUpdate_WebsiteHeader.jpg) center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--inner width-100\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div class='content-heading  100%  '>\n    <p class='text-white subheading'>Employee Benefits<\/p>\n    <h1 class='text-white    '>\n      Impact of the End of the National Emergency and Public Health Emergency on Employee Benefit Plans | Updated May 2023\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    \n    <h1 class='text-brand-dark-blue    h2'>\n      Impact of the End of the National Emergency and Public Health Emergency on Employee Benefit Plans | Updated May 2023\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>[vc_column_text]As part of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple temporary rules were implemented for employer-sponsored group health plans. The duration of the temporary rules was, in many cases, tied to the federal government\u2019s declarations of both a Public Health Emergency and a National Emergency. These temporary federal rules include mandates related to group health plan coverage for COVID-19 testing and vaccines and the tolling, or extension of, certain timeframes applicable under HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA.<\/p>\n<p>On January 30, 2023, the White House issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SAP-H.R.-382-H.J.-Res.-7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement of Administrative Policy<\/a> declaring its intent to end both the Public Health Emergency and the National Emergency on May 11, 2023. The DOL, HHS and the Treasury (the Departments) released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/ebsa\/about-ebsa\/our-activities\/resource-center\/faqs\/aca-part-58.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQ Part 58<\/a> on March 29, 2023, providing further clarity on many of the issues impacted by the White House\u2019s Statement of Administrative Policy. Subsequently, the President of the United States signed legislation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/legislation\/2023\/04\/10\/bill-signed-h-j-res-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">end the National Emergency on April 10, 2023<\/a>, much earlier than the previously declared end date (May 11, 2023).<\/p>\n<p>The end of the Public Health Emergency and National Emergency will have consequences for group health plans and ERISA health and welfare plans, as summarized below.[\/vc_column_text]\t<div class='wpb_content_element text-left btn-container'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class='btn btn-brand-green  '\n\t\t\t\thref='https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Impact-of-the-End-of-the-National-and-Public-Health-Emergency-on-EB-Plans-04-2023-Brown-Brown.pdf' target='_blank' data-toggle=''>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-text-color--default\">Continue Reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2348&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;60&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Regulatory and Legislative Strategy Group<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t<div class='wpb_content_element text-center btn-container'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class='btn btn-brand-dark-blue  '\n\t\t\t\thref='\/us\/contact\/contact-general\/' target='' data-toggle=''>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-text-color--default\">Connect Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]As part of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple temporary rules were implemented for employer-sponsored group health plans. 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