42 U.S.C. § 18118 — Rules of construction
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-148 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 265 words · no verdicts yet
This section says the health law doesn't touch antitrust laws or Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act. It doesn't stop colleges from offering student health plans, where otherwise allowed. And it doesn't change existing rules on which agency decides program eligibility.
(a) No effect on antitrust laws — Nothing in this title changes, weakens, or overrides any antitrust law. "Antitrust laws" here means what section 12(a) of title 15 says, plus section 45 of title 15 to the extent it applies to unfair methods of competition.
(b) Rule of construction regarding Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act — Nothing in this title limits how the existing exemption for Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act (Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 393–1 et seq.) applies under section 1144(b)(5) of title 29.
(c) Student health insurance plans — Nothing in this title stops an institution of higher education* (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965) from offering a student health insurance plan, as long as it's otherwise permitted under applicable federal, State*, or local law.
(d) No effect on existing requirements — Nothing in this title changes any existing federal requirement about which State agency is responsible for determining eligibility for the programs listed in section 18083 — unless a provision specifically references that requirement by statute.
Nothing in this title 1 (or an amendment made by this title) 1 shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws. For the purposes of this section, the term “antitrust laws” has the meaning given such term in subsection (a) of section 12 of title 15, except that such term includes section 45 of title 15 to the extent that such section 45 applies to unfair methods of competition.
Nothing in this title 1 (or an amendment made by this title) 1 shall be construed to modify or limit the application of the exemption for Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act (Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 393–1 et seq.) as provided for under section 1144(b)(5) of title 29.
Nothing in this title 1 (or an amendment made by this title) 1 shall be construed to prohibit an institution of higher education* (as such term is defined for purposes of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.]) from offering a student health insurance plan, to the extent that such requirement is otherwise permitted under applicable Federal, State* or local law.
Nothing in this title 1 (or an amendment made by this title,1 unless specified by direct statutory reference) shall be construed to modify any existing Federal requirement concerning the State agency responsible for determining eligibility for programs identified in section 18083 of this title.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1560, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 261.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-148 · 124 Stat. 261
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 111-148 on 2010-03-23.
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