A standard format and other regulations are due within 18 months
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6701, Sec. 6701.
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A standard format and other regulations are due within 18 months
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: ruleSec. 6701 in the PDF
What the document says
“Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall specify through rulemaking a standard format for entities providing pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage, to submit reports required under paragraph (1).”
Within 18 months of enactment the Secretary must set a standard report format by rulemaking, and must issue any other final regulations needed. In doing so the Secretary must, so far as practicable, align these reporting requirements with those under the neighboring transparency section.
What the document actually says
“Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall specify through rulemaking a standard format for entities providing pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage, to submit reports required under paragraph (1).”
That sentence, in plain words
Within 18 months the health chief must set the form these reports take. It must be done by a rule.
What this is about
Reports in different shapes cannot be compared. One form fixes that. The chief must also line it up with a nearby reporting rule.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6701, 140 Stat. 703 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“A standard format and other regulations are due within 18 months,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6701, Sec. 6701. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6701-standard-format/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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