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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (B) Working Group

2026 Proposed Revised Charges

  1. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Alternative Health Coverage (B) Working Group will:
    1. Monitor, report and analyze developments related to ERISA, and make recommendations regarding NAIC strategy and policy with respect to those developments.
    2. Monitor, facilitate and coordinate with the states and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) efforts related to sham health plans.
    3. Monitor, analyze, and report, as necessary, developments related to excepted benefits coverage, short-term, limited-duration (STLD) coverage, health sharing ministry coverage, and coverage that is offered and marketed as a substitute for, or an alternative to, comprehensive major medical coverage.
    4. Monitor, facilitate, and coordinate with the states and the DOL regarding compliance and enforcement efforts regarding the ACA that relate to ERISA.
    5. Review the Health and Welfare Plans Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act: Guidelines for State and Federal Regulation (ERISA Handbook) and modify it, as necessary, to reflect developments related to ERISA. Report annually.

2026 Charges

  1. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (B) Working Group will:
    1. Monitor, report and analyze developments related to ERISA, and make recommendations regarding NAIC strategy and policy with respect to those developments.
    2. Monitor, facilitate and coordinate with the states and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) efforts related to sham health plans.
    3. Monitor, facilitate and coordinate with the states and the DOL regarding compliance and enforcement efforts regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that relate to ERISA.
    4. Review the Health and Welfare Plans Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act: Guidelines for State and Federal Regulation (ERISA Handbook) and modify it, as necessary, to reflect developments related to ERISA. Report annually.

 

Upcoming Meeting
Discuss Draft Guidance Document - ERISA Preemption and State PBM laws

Public Webex Meeting
Thursday, February 26, 2026
3:00 PM ET, 2:00 PM CT, 1:00 PM MT, 12:00 PM PT
Expected Duration: 1 hr
Webex Link

Hear oral comments on the draft Guidance Document -- ERISA Preemption and State PBM laws. To ensure the meeting is as productive as possible, interested parties should email Jennifer Cook jcook@naic.org with written comments or indicate they plan to make oral comments during the Webex. Note that the final deadline for written comments is March 3. This is to allow interested parties to consider the meeting discussions when finalizing their written feedback.

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Spring National Meeting
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (B) Working Group

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (B) Working Group
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
11:15 AM - 3:00 PM PST

Manchester Grand Hyatt—Grand Hall A—Level 1

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Discuss Draft Guidance Document - ERISA Preemption and State PBM laws

Public Webex Meeting
Thursday, February 26, 2026
3:00 PM ET, 2:00 PM CT, 1:00 PM MT, 12:00 PM PT
Expected Duration: 1 hr
Webex Link

Hear oral comments on the draft Guidance Document -- ERISA Preemption and State PBM laws. To ensure the meeting is as productive as possible, interested parties should email Jennifer Cook jcook@naic.org with written comments or indicate they plan to make oral comments during the Webex. Note that the final deadline for written comments is March 3. This is to allow interested parties to consider the meeting discussions when finalizing their written feedback.

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ERISA Handbook (Health and Welfare Plans under the Employee Retirement Security Act: A Guide to State and Federal Regulation)

 

Contacts

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(816) 783-8909
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Jennifer R. Cook 
Senior Health Policy & Legislative Analyst & Counsel
202-471-3986

Please see the current Committee List for a complete list of committee members.