The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (“the Departments”) have released final versions of the Uniform Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template, instructions, sample language, and Uniform Glossary (“glossary”), along with a Coverage Examples Calculator and related instructions. Group health plans and issuers must begin using the final templates on the first day of the first open enrollment period, plan year, or policy year beginning on or after April 1, 2017.
