JD Supra January 14, 2022
Background:
On January 1, 2022, two Interim Final Rules (the “Rules”) that implement key aspects of the No Surprises Act (“NSA”) became effective. The first Interim Final Rule was initially issued by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Labor, and Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management (collectively, the “Departments”) on July 1, 2021. The second, issued by the same agencies, was issued on October 7, 2021. Generally, the NSA, which was signed into law on December 27, 2020, (1) limits cost-sharing and prohibits balance billing in certain situations and (2) requires providers to provide good faith estimates (“GFE”) of charges to uninsured or self-pay patients. The NSA and the Rules also establish notice and consent requirements...