On July 3, 2024, the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi issued a stay on the effective date of parts of the final rule issued by HHS on May 6, 2024 (the May 2024 Rule), that applies the ACA Section 1557 nondiscrimination provisions to discrimination on the basis of gender identity. For more information on this rule, see the article in the May 7, 2024, edition of Compliance Corner.
The May 2024 Rule was scheduled to take effect on July 5, 2024. On May 30, 2024, the