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Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care ACT (Us Employee Benefits Security Administration Regulation) (Ebsa) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act (US Employee Benefits Security Administration Regulation) (EBSA) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act (US Employee Benefits Security Administration Regulation) (EBSA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The United States has a long history of providing conscience protections in the regulation of health care for entities and individuals with objections based on religious beliefs and moral convictions. These interim final rules expand exemptions to protect religious beliefs for certain entities and individuals whose health plans are subject to a mandate of contraceptive coverage through guidance issued pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. These rules do not alter the discretion of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a component of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to maintain the guidelines requiring contraceptive coverage where no regulatorily recognized objection exists. These rules also leave the "accommodation" process in place as an optional process for certain exempt entities that wish to use it voluntarily. These rules do not alter multiple other Federal programs that provide free or subsidized contraceptives for women at risk of unintended pregnancy. This book contains: - The complete text of the Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act (US Employee Benefits Security Administration Regulation) (EBSA) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section