H.R. 3590 - Sec. 1514. Reporting of Employer Health Insurance Coverage lyrics

(a) In General- Subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 1502, is amended by inserting after section 6055 the following new section: ‘SEC. 6056. LARGE EMPLOYERS REQUIRED TO REPORT ON HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. ‘(a) In General- Every applicable large employer required to meet the requirements of section 4980H with respect to its full-time employees during a calendar year shall, at such time as the Secretary may prescribe, make a return described in subsection (b). ‘(b) Form and Manner of Return- A return is described in this subsection if such return-- ‘(1) is in such form as the Secretary may prescribe, and ‘(2) contains-- ‘(A) the name, date, and employer identification number of the employer, ‘(B) a certification as to whether the employer offers to its full-time employees (and their dependents) the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2)), ‘(C) if the employer certifies that the employer did offer to its full-time employees (and their dependents) the opportunity to so enroll-- ‘(i) the length of any waiting period (as defined in section 2701(b)(4) of the Public Health Service Act) with respect to such coverage, ‘(ii) the months during the calendar year for which coverage under the plan was available, ‘(iii) the monthly premium for the lowest cost option in each of the enrollment categories under the plan, and ‘(iv) the applicable large employer's share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided under the plan, ‘(D) the number of full-time employees for each month during the calendar year, ‘(E) the name, address, and TIN of each full-time employee during the calendar year and the months (if any) during which such employee (and any dependents) were covered under any such health benefits plans, and ‘(F) such other information as the Secretary may require. ‘(c) Statements To Be Furnished to Individuals With Respect to Whom Information Is Reported- ‘(1) IN GENERAL- Every person required to make a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each full-time employee whose name is required to be set forth in such return under subsection (b)(2)(E) a written statement showing-- ‘(A) the name and address of the person required to make such return and the phone number of the information contact for such person, and ‘(B) the information required to be shown on the return with respect to such individual. ‘(2) TIME FOR FURNISHING STATEMENTS- The written statement required under paragraph (1) shall be furnished on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the return under subsection (a) was required to be made. ‘(d) Coordination With Other Requirements- To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary may provide that-- ‘(1) any return or statement required to be provided under this section may be provided as part of any return or statement required under section 6051 or 6055, and ‘(2) in the case of an applicable large employer offering health insurance coverage of a health insurance issuer, the employer may enter into an agreement with the issuer to include information required under this section with the return and statement required to be provided by the issuer under section 6055. ‘(e) Coverage Provided by Governmental Units- In the case of any applicable large employer which is a governmental unit or any agency or instrumentality thereof, the person appropriately designated for purposes of this section shall make the returns and statements required by this section. ‘(f) Definitions- For purposes of this section, any term used in this section which is also used in section 4980H shall have the meaning given such term by section 4980H.'. (b) Assessable Penalties- (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions), as amended by section 1502, is amended by striking ‘or' at the end of clause (xxiii), by striking ‘and' at the end of clause (xxiv) and inserting ‘or', and by inserting after clause (xxiv) the following new clause: ‘(xxv) section 6056 (relating to returns relating to large employers required to report on health insurance coverage), and'. (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such Code, as so amended, is amended by striking ‘or' at the end of subparagraph (FF), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (GG) and inserting ‘, or' and by inserting after subparagraph (GG) the following new subparagraph: ‘(HH) section 6056(c) (relating to statements relating to large employers required to report on health insurance coverage).'. (c) Conforming Amendment- The table of sections for subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code, as added by section 1502, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ‘Sec. 6056. Large employers required to report on health insurance coverage.'. (d) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods beginning after December 31, 2013.