ABC REGULATORY ALERT – FALL 2010

ABC REGULATORY ALERT – FALL 2010


ABC’s quarterly Regulatory Alert provides a roundup of recent regulations and enforcement actions from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other federal agencies. Below are brief summaries of current issues, as well as links to more detailed information and guidance. If you have questions, contact Sean Thurman, ABC’s Manager of Regulatory Affairs, at thurman@abc.org or Karen Livingston, ABC’s Director of Policy, at livingston@abc.org.

Additional information and resources are available on ABC’s Regulatory Affairs page.

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IN THIS ALERT:

• OSHA Issues Long-Awaited OSHA Cranes & Derricks Standard

• EPA Lead Renovation Requirements In Effect; Certification Enforcement Delayed

• Numeric Requirement Scrapped from EPA Stormwater Runoff Guidelines

• Health Care Interim Rule: Grandfathered Health Plans

• Health Care Interim Rule: Extension of Dependent Coverage Up to Age 26

• Health Care Interim Rule: Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections

• Health Care Interim Rule: Coverage of Preventive Services

• Health Care Interim Rule: Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes