29 USC 1144a - Clarification of church welfare plan status under State insurance law

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 05, 2024

§ 1144a.

Clarification of church welfare plan status under State insurance law

(a)

In general

(b)

State insurance law

A State insurance law described in this subsection is a law that—

(1)

requires a church plan, or an organization described in section 414(e)(3)(A) of title 26 and section 1002(33)(C)(i) of this title to the extent that it is administering or funding such a plan, to be licensed; or

(2)

relates solely to the solvency or insolvency of a church plan (including participation in State guaranty funds and associations).

(c)

Definitions

For purposes of this section:

(1)

Church plan

(2)

Reimburses costs from general church assets

(3)

Welfare plan

The term “welfare plan”—

(A)

means any church plan to the extent that such plan provides medical, surgical, or hospital care or benefits, or benefits in the event of sickness, accident, disability, death or unemployment, or vacation benefits, apprenticeship or other training programs, or day care centers, scholarship funds, or prepaid legal services; and

(B)

does not include any entity, such as a health insurance issuer described in section 9832(b)(2) of title 26 or a health maintenance organization described in section 9832(b)(3) of title 26, or any other organization that does business with the church plan or organization sponsoring or maintaining such a plan.

(d)

Enforcement authority

(e)

Application of section

(Pub. L. 106–244, § 2, July 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 499.)

cite as: 29 USC 1144a