EBSA Unified Agenda - [Final Rule Stage]

RIN: 1210-AB27

Publication ID: Spring 2009 

Title: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination 

Abstract: Pursuant to ERISA sections 702, 733(d), and 502, as amended by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) (Pub. L. 110-233) enacted May 21, 2008, the Department is developing regulatory guidance. Regulatory guidance will provide clarification regarding GINA’s prohibition against discrimination in group premiums based on genetic information, its limitations on genetic testing, its prohibition on collection of genetic information, and its new civil monetary penalties under ERISA. 

Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) 

Priority: Other Significant 

RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda

Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 

Major: No 

Unfunded Mandates: No 

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) 

Legal Authority: 29 USC 1182; 29 USC 1191b(d); 29 USC 1132 

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	As per GINA section 101(f)(1)	05/21/2009

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Request for Information	10/10/2008	73 FR 60208
Request for Information Comment Period End	12/09/2008
Interim Final Rule	05/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined 

Government Levels Affected: None 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 

Agency Contact:
Amy J. Turner
Senior Advisor
Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Room N5677, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N5653,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-8335
Fax:202 219-1942