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News Release
Labor Department Publishes Year 2002 Form M-1 for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration today announced publication of the Year 2002 Form M-1 annual report for multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs). Although the format of the form has been improved to make it easier to read, the content is identical to the year 2001 form.
Generally, MEWAs are arrangements that offer medical benefits to the employees of two or more employers, or to their beneficiaries. These arrangements may not include plans that are established or maintained under collective bargaining agreements, by a rural electric cooperative or by a rural telephone cooperative association.
The Labor Department has authority under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to require reporting of information about MEWAs. Administrators generally must file the one-page Form M-1 once a year. The year 2002 form is generally due March 1, 2003, but administrators can request an automatic 60-day extension to May 1, 2003.
The Year 2002 Form M-1 is expected to be published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2002, and is available today on the PWBA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/pwba under Forms and Document Requests. The form also will be available in the near future by calling PWBA's Toll-Free Employee & Employer Hotline at 1.866.275.7922. Administrators may contact the PWBA Help Desk for assistance in completing this form by calling 202.693.8360.
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