On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2026-03, announcing that EBSA will prioritize enforcement in three areas: treatment exclusions and separate treatment limitations, medical necessity standards and utilization review processes, and network adequacy standards, including admission criteria and provider reimbursement methodologies. Alongside the FAB, EBSA released a companion compliance resource identifying potential warning signs of MHPAEA violations — giving plan sponsors, TPAs, and insurers a clearer picture of exactly where investigators are likely to start.
Join us for a webinar on Thursday, October 8, 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. for a discussion on what this guidance means, including:
- The three enforcement priority areas identified in FAB 2026-03 and why they matter
- How to use the DOL’s “red flags” checklist
- What’s changed (and what hasn’t) given the ongoing non-enforcement of certain 2024 Final Rule provisions while the DOL reconsiders those rules through rulemaking
- Practical next steps for documenting comparative analyses and preparing for a possible DOL inquiry
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