Sec. 2301. INSURANCE REFORMS

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## SEC. 2301 INSURANCE REFORMS ###

(a)Extending Certain Insurance Reforms to Grandfathered Plans Section 1251(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as added by section 10103(d) of such Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) Application of certain provisions > > > ##### “(A) In general > > The following provisions of the Public Health Service Act (as added by this title) shall apply to grandfathered health plans for plan years beginning with the first plan year to which such provisions would otherwise apply: > > > ###### “(i) > > Section 2708 (relating to excessive waiting periods). > > > ###### “(ii) > > Those provisions of section 2711 relating to lifetime limits. > > > ###### “(iii) > > Section 2712 (relating to rescissions). > > > ###### “(iv) > > Section 2714 (relating to extension of dependent coverage). > > > ##### “(B) Provisions applicable only to group health plans > > > ###### “(i) Provisions described > > Those provisions of section 2711 relating to annual limits and the provisions of section 2704 (relating to pre-existing condition exclusions) of the Public Health Service Act (as added by this subtitle) shall apply to grandfathered health plans that are group health plans for plan years beginning with the first plan year to which such provisions otherwise apply. > > > ###### “(ii) Adult child coverage > > For plan years beginning before January 1, 2014, the provisions of section 2714 of the Public Health Service Act (as added by this subtitle) shall apply in the case of an adult child with respect to a grandfathered health plan that is a group health plan only if such adult child is not eligible to enroll in an eligible employer-sponsored health plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) other than such grandfathered health plan.” > . ###

(b)Clarification Regarding Dependent Coverage Section 2714(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 1001(5) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is amended by striking “(who is not married)”.