On October 1st, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury jointly released an advanced copy of the interim final regulations on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The interim final regulations were posted to the Federal Register on October 7th and clarify several aspects of GINA as it relates to health risk assessments.
The rules become effective December 7th, 2009. GINA’s provisions for group health plans are effective for plan years beginning on or after May 21, 2009. Thus, the effective date for calendar year plans is Jan. 1, 2010.
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