With President Joseph Biden’s administration having announced its intent to end the presidential COVID-19 National Emergency on May 11, 2023, and with the COVID-19 Public Health.
President Biden once again continued the National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic (National Emergency) on February 18. The National Emergency had been set to expire on March.
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On February 26, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Disaster Notice 2021-01, conveying much-awaited and somewhat surprising guidance on the extensions of COBRA, HIPAA special enrollment and ERISA claims deadlines during the COVID-19 Outbreak Period.
Last April, the DOL and IRS issued a joint rule “disregarding” the period from March 1, 2020 through the date 60 days after the end of the coronavirus National Emergency (“Outbreak Period”) for purposes of calculating the deadlines for COBRA elections and premium payments, notifications of HIPAA special enrollment events, and internal and external claims procedures. (See our article here).