On February 24, 2014, the Departments of HHS, Labor, and Treasury published final regulations that generally bar employer-sponsored group health plans and group health insurance issuers from imposing a health coverage waiting period of more than 90 days after an employee is otherwise eligible for coverage. Other conditions for eligibility are generally permissible, such as being in an eligible job classification, achieving job-related licensure requirements specified in the plan’s terms, or satisfying a reasonable and bona fide employment-based orientation period. Note that the rules do not require coverage be offered to any particular individual or class of individuals, nor do they require any waiting period to be imposed). The 90-day waiting period limitation provisions apply to group health plans and group health insurance issuers for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2015.  A companion proposed rule would limit to one month the length of a bona fide employment-based orientation period for purposes of the waiting period rules. Comments on the proposed regulations will be accepted until April 25, 2014.