Technical Release 2011-01: Extension of Non-Enforcement Period Relating to Certain Interim Procedures for Internal Claims and Appeals Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

This document is a technical release from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration that extends the non-enforcement period for certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act related to internal claims and appeals processes for group health plans and health insurance issuers until plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2012. The release provides temporary standards and guidance to help plans and issuers come into compliance with the new requirements.