Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§18120 Application
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 157— - QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 18120
Summary
Even if another part of the Affordable Care Act says otherwise, the Act does not stop group health plans or health insurance companies from using utilization management methods that were commonly used on March 23, 2010. It also does not limit how the changes made by this subtitle are applied.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §18120
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, nothing in such Act (or an amendment made by such Act) shall be construed to—
(1)prohibit (or authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations that prohibit) a group health plan or health insurance issuer from carrying out utilization management techniques that are commonly used as of March 23, 2010; or
(2)restrict the application of the amendments made by this subtitle.
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References in Text
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 111–148, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 119. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 18001 of this title and Tables. The
Amendments
made by this subtitle, referred to in par. (2), mean the
Amendments
made by subtitle G (§§ 1551–1563) of title I of Pub. L. 111–148, which enacted section 300jj–51 of this title, section 4980H, 5000A, 6055, 6056, and 9815 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and sections 218a to 218c and 1185d of Title 29, Labor, amended sections 300gg–1 to 300gg–3, 300gg–9, 300gg–11, 300gg–12, 300gg–21 to 300gg–23, 300gg–25 to 300gg–28, 300gg–62, and 300gg–91 of this title, section 125 and 6724 of Title 26, and section 921 and 932 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. Codification Another section 1563 of Pub. L. 111–148 is classified to section 18119 of this title.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 18120
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73