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Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.

Chapter 100. GROUP HEALTH PLAN REQUIREMENTS

Official text, no changes From the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, release point 119-121 (current through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026)). The official version is at uscode.house.gov (external site).

  1. Subchapter A Requirements Relating to Portability, Access, and Renewability §§ 9801–9806

    1. § 9801 Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusions
    2. § 9802 Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status
    3. § 9803 Guaranteed renewability in multi­employer plans and certain multiple employer welfare arrangements
    4. § 9804 Renumbered
    5. § 9805 Renumbered
    6. § 9806 Renumbered

  2. Subchapter B Other Requirements §§ 9811–9826

    1. § 9811 Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
    2. § 9812 Parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits
    3. § 9813 Coverage of dependent students on medically necessary leave of absence
    4. § 9815 Additional market reforms
    5. § 9816 Preventing surprise medical bills
    6. § 9817 Ending surprise air ambulance bills
    7. § 9818 Continuity of care
    8. § 9819 Maintenance of price comparison tool
    9. § 9820 Protecting patients and improving the accuracy of provider directory information
    10. § 9822 Other patient protections
    11. § 9823 Air ambulance report requirements
    12. § 9824 Increasing transparency by removing gag clauses on price and quality information
    13. § 9825 Reporting on pharmacy benefits and drug costs
    14. § 9826 Oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services

  3. Subchapter C General Provisions §§ 9831–9834

    1. § 9831 General exceptions
    2. § 9832 Definitions
    3. § 9833 Regulations
    4. § 9834 Enforcement