The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”), which are responsible for implementing group health plan standards under the Affordable Care Act, recently published a series of final rules implementing various requirements under the Act. For the most part, the final rules codify as regulations multiple rules and answers to Frequently Asked Questions that the Departments have issued since 2010. We highlight new positions on important issues not addressed by the Departments in previous guidance. The new final rules apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.