29 U.S.C. 1181: Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusions

Created in 1996 by Public Law 93-406. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

16 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 26 U.S.C. 9801, 29 U.S.C. 1022, 29 U.S.C. 1132, 29 U.S.C. 1165, 29 U.S.C. 1182.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor (2).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2011Pub. L. 112-40

2010Omnibus Trade Act of 2010

2009American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

2009Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

1996Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997

1996Pub. L. 93-406added it

29 U.S.C. 1181Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusions

(a)Limitation on preexisting condition exclusion period; crediting for periods of previous coverage

(b)Definitions

(c)Rules relating to crediting previous coverage

(d)Exceptions

(e)Certifications and disclosure of coverage

(f)Special enrollment periods

(g)Use of affiliation period by HMOs as alternative to preexisting condition exclusion

This CongressBills that change it or would

None we track

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2011

Pub. L. 112–40 substituted "January 1, 2014" for "February 13, 2011" in introductory provisions. Law text · (c)

2010

Pub. L. 111–344 substituted "February 13, 2011" for "January 1, 2011" in introductory provisions. (Omnibus Trade Act of 2010) Law text · (c)

2009

Pub. L. 111–5 added subpar. (C). (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 111–3 added par. (3). (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009) Law text · (f)

1996

Pub. L. 104–204 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1191b of this title. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997) Law text · (c)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.