Title: Compliance rules and deadlines Source: https://ethosbenefits.com/topics/compliance Publisher: Ethos Benefits Summary: Federal rules every employer health plan has to follow, from PCORI fees and RxDC reporting to gag clause attestations and mental health parity. 1. [Home](https://ethosbenefits.com/) 2. [Learn](https://ethosbenefits.com/learn) 3. Compliance rules and deadlines # Compliance rules and deadlines. What is due, and when. Federal rules every employer health plan has to follow, from PCORI fees and RxDC reporting to gag clause attestations and mental health parity. Start with the main guide ## [The year-end health plan compliance checklist](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/year-end-health-plan-compliance-checklist) A year-end health plan compliance checklist lists the filings, notices, tests and limit updates an employer group health plan has to finish before the plan year closes and early in the next. It covers the December 31 gag clause attestation, nondiscrimination testing, new plan limits, participant notices, ACA reporting and the CMS Part D disclosure. [Read the guide](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/year-end-health-plan-compliance-checklist) In this guide 1. Why does year-end compliance need a real process? 2. What is due before December 31? 3. What follows early next year? 4. How do you clear the gag clause attestation? 5. What changes in the 2027 plan limits? 6. How do you file ACA reporting? 7. Which notices need a distribution log? ## Guides 8 - [**Medical loss ratio rebates** Compliance rules and deadlines _Guide_](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/mlr-rebates) - [**Medicare Part D creditable coverage** Compliance rules and deadlines _Guide_](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/medicare-part-d-creditable-coverage) - [**NQTLs and mental health parity** Compliance rules and deadlines _Guide_](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/mental-health-parity-nqtl) - [**RxDC reporting** Compliance rules and deadlines _Guide_](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/rxdc-reporting) - [**Section 105(h) nondiscrimination testing** Compliance rules and deadlines _Guide_](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/section-105h-nondiscrimination-testing) - [**The gag clause attestation** Compliance rules and deadlines _Guide_](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/gag-clause-attestation) - [**The PCORI fee** Compliance rules and deadlines _Guide_](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/pcori-fee) - [**The summary of benefits and coverage** Compliance rules and deadlines _Guide_](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/summary-of-benefits-and-coverage) ## Insights 6 - [Nov 12 2026 **The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021** Compliance rules and deadlines _Insight_](https://ethosbenefits.com/insights/consolidated-appropriations-act-2021) - [Nov 2 2026 **Transparency in Coverage final rule** Compliance rules and deadlines _Insight_](https://ethosbenefits.com/insights/transparency-in-coverage-final-rule) - [Aug 25 2026 **When a vendor trains AI on claims data** Compliance rules and deadlines _Insight_](https://ethosbenefits.com/insights/health-plan-data-privacy-ai) - [Aug 19 2026 **Health plan claims data access** Compliance rules and deadlines _Insight_](https://ethosbenefits.com/insights/health-plan-claims-data-access) - [Jul 10 2025 **What OBBBA changed for employer health plans** Compliance rules and deadlines _Insight_](https://ethosbenefits.com/insights/obbba-employer-health-plans) - [Apr 5 2025 **Tennessee SB 420 and HB 870** Compliance rules and deadlines _Insight_](https://ethosbenefits.com/insights/tennessee-sb-420) [How Ethos Benefits helps **Compliance**](https://ethosbenefits.com/services/compliance) [See it in practice **How the Fiduciary Framework™ works**](https://ethosbenefits.com/fiduciary-framework) Other topics [ERISA and plan documents](https://ethosbenefits.com/topics/erisa) [ACA reporting](https://ethosbenefits.com/topics/aca-reporting) [Plan financing](https://ethosbenefits.com/topics/plan-financing) [Stop-loss insurance](https://ethosbenefits.com/topics/stop-loss) [Pharmacy and PBMs](https://ethosbenefits.com/topics/pharmacy) [Fiduciary duty and advisor pay](https://ethosbenefits.com/topics/fiduciary-duty) [Benefits strategy and administration](https://ethosbenefits.com/topics/benefits-strategy) [A to Z glossary](https://ethosbenefits.com/benefits-101/glossary) ## See what your plan is really costing you. A Strategic Analysis starts with your plan documents and your broker agreement, then shows you what your plan costs, where the risk sits, and what a committee would decide with the full picture. [Request a Strategic Analysis](https://ethosbenefits.com/strategic-analysis) [Call (407) 803-4710](tel:+14078034710)