A preliminary explanation (and I reserve the right to edit it as I get deeper into the regs!):
http://balkin.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-augmented-contraception-coverage.html On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Richard Foltin <folt...@ajc.org> wrote: > Chip, > > I was able to access the document. The proposed rule is open for > comments, which must be submitted by October 21. > > Richard > > > > > *Richard T. 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Have others been able to > access these documents? > > > > May I ask if the expansion of the accommodation to for-profits is a > proposal put out for notice and comment over a prescribed number of days? > > > > Chip > > > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Berg, Thomas C. <tcb...@stthomas.edu> > wrote: > > The two proposals from HHS are out now: > > http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2014-20252_PI.pdf (interim final > rules allowing non-profits to notify HHS to claim the accommodation) > http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2014-20254_PI.pdf (proposal to > expand the accommodation to closely held for-profits) > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Thomas C. Berg > > James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy > > University of St. Thomas School of Law > > MSL 400, 1000 LaSalle Avenue > > Minneapolis, MN 55403-2015 > > Phone: 651 962 4918 > > Fax: 651 962 4881 > > E-mail: tcb...@stthomas.edu > > SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author='261564 > > Weblog: http://www.mirrorofjustice.blogs.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------ > > *From:* religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [ > religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of Marty Lederman [ > lederman.ma...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2014 11:05 AM > *To:* Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > *Subject:* Re: "Administration to ‘Augment’ ACA Contraceptive Rules" > > I blogged about it here: > > > > http://balkin.blogspot.com/2014/07/confirmation-that-supreme-courts.html > > > > DOJ has now told the 10th Circuit that the new reg will be issued no later > than a week from today (Aug. 22). > > > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Conkle, Daniel O. <con...@indiana.edu> > wrote: > > This is old news, but I hadn’t seen it and so pass it along in case others > missed it as well. > > > > Administration to ‘Augment’ ACA Contraceptive Rules > > > > July 24 — The Obama administration intends to issue interim final rules > within a month regarding the “accommodations” granted to religious > nonprofit organizations that object to providing contraceptive coverage > under the Affordable Care Act, according to a government brief > <http://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/document/Little_Sisters_of_the_Poor_et_al_v_Burwell_et_al_Docket_No_130154> > filed July 22 (Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell, 10th Cir., No. > 13-1540, brief filed 7/22/14). > > > > . . . . . > > > > “The Wheaton College injunction does not reflect a final Supreme Court > determination that RFRA requires the government to apply the accommodations > in this manner,” the July 22 DOJ brief said. “Nevertheless, the Departments > responsible for implementing the accommodations have informed us that they > have determined to augment the regulatory accommodation process in light of > the Wheaton College injunction and that they plan to issue interim final > rules within a month. . . .” > > “The administration believes the accommodation is legally sound, but in > light of the Supreme Court order regarding Wheaton College, the departments > intend to augment their regulations to provide an alternative way for > objecting non-profit religious organizations to provide notification, while > ensuring that enrollees in plans of such organizations receive separate > coverage of contraceptive services without cost sharing,” a senior > administration official told reporters in a briefing July 22. The official > spoke on condition of anonymity. > > > > > > Bloomberg BNA, U.S. Law Week (subscription required) > > > > > http://news.bna.com/lwln/LWLNWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=50879221&vname=lw1notallissues&fcn=56&wsn=498320000&fn=50879221&split=0 > > > > > > Daniel O. Conkle > ************************************************ > Daniel O. Conkle > Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law > Indiana University Maurer School of Law > Bloomington, Indiana 47405 > (812) 855-4331 > fax (812) 855-0555 > e-mail con...@indiana.edu > ************************************************ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw > > Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as > private. 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Co., 2014)) > My SSRN papers are here: > http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=181272#reg > > _______________________________________________ > To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw > > Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as > private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are > posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or > wrongly) forward the messages to others. >
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