Curtis W. Copeland
Specialist in American National Government
More than 40 provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148, March 23, 2010, as amended) specifically require or permit federal agencies to issue regulations to implement the act’s requirements. This report describes the final rules implementing PPACA that had been published in the Federal Register during the first 8½ months of implementation.
As of December 7, 2010, at least 18 final rules had been issued implementing certain provisions in PPACA. An Appendix to this report lists these 18 final rules, including a summary of their requirements and their effective dates. PPACA specifically required that some of the rules be published. Other rules cited particular sections of PPACA as the statutory authority, but those sections did not specifically require the agencies to accomplish the underlying policy objectives through the rulemaking process. Most of the final rules were issued without a prior notice of proposed rulemaking, with the agencies often invoking the “good cause” exception in the Administrative Procedure Act (APA, 5 U.S.C. §551 et seq.) for not allowing the public to comment before the final rules were issued. In several of the rules, the issuing agencies also stated that Congress had specifically authorized the issuance of final rules without first issuing a proposed rule. Most of the final rules permitted post-promulgation public comments, with the comment periods ending on or after the dates that the rules took effect. Most of the rules were considered “economically significant” (i.e., with an annual impact on the economy of at least $100 million), so the agencies provided estimates of their costs, benefits, and transfers.
This report will not be updated; its intent is to describe the initial rules being issued pursuant to PPACA, not to serve as an ongoing compendium of all PPACA-related rules.
Date of Report: December 10, 2010
Number of Pages: 21
Order Number: R41346
Price: $29.95
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Specialist in American National Government
More than 40 provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148, March 23, 2010, as amended) specifically require or permit federal agencies to issue regulations to implement the act’s requirements. This report describes the final rules implementing PPACA that had been published in the Federal Register during the first 8½ months of implementation.
As of December 7, 2010, at least 18 final rules had been issued implementing certain provisions in PPACA. An Appendix to this report lists these 18 final rules, including a summary of their requirements and their effective dates. PPACA specifically required that some of the rules be published. Other rules cited particular sections of PPACA as the statutory authority, but those sections did not specifically require the agencies to accomplish the underlying policy objectives through the rulemaking process. Most of the final rules were issued without a prior notice of proposed rulemaking, with the agencies often invoking the “good cause” exception in the Administrative Procedure Act (APA, 5 U.S.C. §551 et seq.) for not allowing the public to comment before the final rules were issued. In several of the rules, the issuing agencies also stated that Congress had specifically authorized the issuance of final rules without first issuing a proposed rule. Most of the final rules permitted post-promulgation public comments, with the comment periods ending on or after the dates that the rules took effect. Most of the rules were considered “economically significant” (i.e., with an annual impact on the economy of at least $100 million), so the agencies provided estimates of their costs, benefits, and transfers.
This report will not be updated; its intent is to describe the initial rules being issued pursuant to PPACA, not to serve as an ongoing compendium of all PPACA-related rules.
Date of Report: December 10, 2010
Number of Pages: 21
Order Number: R41346
Price: $29.95
Follow us on TWITTER at http://www.twitter.com/alertsPHP or #CRSreports
Document available via e-mail as a pdf file or in paper form.
To order, e-mail Penny Hill Press or call us at 301-253-0881. Provide a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card number, expiration date, and name on the card. Indicate whether you want e-mail or postal delivery. Phone orders are preferred and receive priority processing.
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