29 U.S.C. § 1152 — Coordination of enforcement regarding violations of certain health care provider requirements; complaint process

(a) Investigating violations Upon receiving a notice from a State or the Secretary of Health and Human Services of violations of sections 300gg–131, 300gg–132, or 300gg–135 of title 42, the Secretary of Labor must identify patterns of such violations about participants or beneficiaries under a group health plan or group health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer and conduct an investigation under section 1134 of this title where appropriate, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary must coordinate with States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, under section 1136 of this title and with section 104 of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, where appropriate, as determined by the Secretary, to ensure that appropriate measures have been taken to correct such violations retrospectively and prospectively about participants or beneficiaries under a group health plan or group health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer. (b) Complaint process Not later than January 1, 2022 , the Secretary must ensure a process under which the Secretary — (1) may receive complaints from participants and beneficiaries of group health plans or group health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer relating to alleged violations of the sections specified in subsection (a); and (2) transmits such complaints to States or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as determined appropriate by the Secretary) for potential enforcement actions.