42 U.S.C. § 300gg-14

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 300gg-14 - Extension of dependent coverage

(a) In general

A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage that provides dependent coverage of children shall continue to make such coverage available for an adult child until the child turns 26 years of age. Nothing in this section shall require a health plan or a health insurance issuer described in the preceding sentence to make coverage available for a child of a child receiving dependent coverage.

(b) Regulations

The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to define the dependents to which coverage shall be made available under subsection (a).

(c) Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the definition of "dependent" as used in title 26 with respect to the tax treatment of the cost of coverage.

42 U.S.C. § 300gg-14

July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, §2714, as added Pub. L. 111-148, title I, §1001(5), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 132; amended Pub. L. 111-152, title II, §2301(b), Mar. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 1082.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 2714 of act July 1, 1944, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 238m of this title.

AMENDMENTS2010-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111-152 struck out "(who is not married)" after "adult child".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective for plan years beginning on or after the date that is 6 months after Mar. 23, 2010, see section 1004 of Pub. L. 111-148 set out as a note under section 300gg-11 of this title.

Secretary

the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,