section 104 of the Health Care Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, referred to in text, probably means
section 104 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104–191, set out below.
Assuring Coordination Among Departments of Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor Pub. L. 104–191, title I, § 104, Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1978, provided that: “The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor shall ensure, through the execution of an interagency memorandum of understanding among such Secretaries, that— “(1)
, rulings, and interpretations issued by such Secretaries relating to the same matter over which two or more such Secretaries have responsibility under this subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 101–104) of title I of Pub. L. 104–191, enacting this section,
section 300gg, 300gg–1, 300gg–11 to 300gg–13, 300gg–21 to 300gg–23, and 300gg–91 of this title, and sections
1181 to
1183 and 1191 to 1191c of Title 29, Labor, amending
section 300e and
300bb–8 of this title and
section 1003, 1021, 1022, 1024, 1132, 1136, and 1144 of Title 29, and enacting provisions set out as notes under
section 300gg of this title and
section 1181 of Title 29] (and the
made by this subtitle and
section 401 [enacting sections
9801 to
9806 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code]) are administered so as to have the same effect at all times; and “(2) coordination of policies relating to enforcing the same requirements through such Secretaries in order to have a coordinated