45 C.F.R. § 148.101 Basis and purpose.
Title 45 - Public Welfare
This part implements sections 2741 through 2763 and 2791 and 2792 of the PHS Act. Its purpose is to improve access to individual health insurance coverage for certain eligible individuals who previously had group coverage, and to guarantee the renewability of all coverage in the individual market. It also provides certain protections for mothers and newborns with respect to coverage for hospital stays in connection with childbirth. [63 FR 57561, Oct. 27, 1998]
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 148—REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 148.101 Basis and purpose.