--- title: FAQs Issued Regarding No Surprises Act and Transparency Rule description: The DOL, HHS, and the Treasury issued FAQs about the implementation of the No Surprises Act and transparency provisions of the CAA, 2021. image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/faq%20no%20surprise%20act%20B.jpg --- ![FAQs Issued Regarding No Surprises Act and Transparency Rule](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/faq%20no%20surprise%20act%20B.jpg) # FAQs Issued Regarding No Surprises Act and Transparency Rule - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - FAQs Issued Regarding No Surprises Act and Transparency Rule [ Mari Wagner ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/mari-wagner) 08/27/2021 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news), [ COVID-19](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/covid-19) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/faqs-issued-regarding-no-surprises-act-and-transparency-rule#postComment) 1 Minutes *1.5 minute read* The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued FAQs about the implementation of the No Surprises Act and transparency provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). Due to the rapid implementation timeline, the Departments will defer enforcement of some provisions including a price comparison tool, reporting pharmacy benefit and drug costs, and transparency in coverage machine-readable files. Regulations may not be issued until after January 1, 2022, regarding the interaction of the CAA and the transparency in coverage final rules as well as provider directory and continuity of care requirements. Until then, issuers and plans are expected to use good faith and reasonable interpretation. The Departments also provided an example of a plan or insurance identification card that would be compliant with the transparency requirements and clarified that grandfathered health plans are generally subject to the CAA’s requirements. [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin-agencies-issue-no-surprises-act-transparency-rule.pdf) for more details. 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