Field Assistance Bulletins

Field Assistance Bulletins (or FABs) are written by the Office of Regulations and Interpretations to the Director of Enforcement and Regional Directors to provide guidance in response to questions that have arisen in field operations. FABs may also include transition enforcement relief that permits employers, plan officials, service providers and others time to respond to new laws or regulations.

**2008**
Document Number	Subject	Issue
Field Assistance Bulletin 2008-02	Wellness Program Analysis	What types of health promotion or disease prevention programs offered by a group health plan must comply with the Departments final wellness program regulations and how does a plan determine whether such a program is in compliance with the regulations?
Field Assistance Bulletin 2008-01	Fiduciary Responsibility for Collection of Delinquent Contributions	What are the responsibilities of named fiduciaries and trustees of ERISA-covered plans for the collection of delinquent employer and employee contributions?

**2007**
Document Number	Subject	Issue
Field Assistance Bulletin 2007-04	Supplemental health insurance coverage as excepted benefits under HIPAA and related legislation	What are the circumstances under which supplemental health insurance coverage satisfies the requirements for excepted benefits under sections 732(c)(3) and 733(c)(4) of ERISA?
Field Assistance Bulletin 2007-03	Periodic Pension Benefit Statements for Non-Participant Directed Individual Account Plans
Field Assistance Bulletin 2007-02	ERISA Coverage Of IRC Section 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Programs	How do the Department of the Treasury/Internal Revenue Service regulations governing Internal Revenue Code § 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity programs affect the status of such programs under the Department of Labor's safe harbor regulation at 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-2(f)?