# Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Temporary Moratoria on Certain Agent and Broker Registration To Participate in the Exchanges

**Action Urgency Score:** 30/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Health and Human Services Department |
| Type | Final rule |
| Action | Interim final rule with comment period. |
| Published | 2026-09-23 |
| Effective | 2026-09-22 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 45 CFR 155 |
| Summary | This interim final rule with comment period (IFC) codifies the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) authority to impose a temporary moratorium pausing the registration of agents and brokers that do not have a current Plan Year registration with the Federally- facilitated Exchanges at the time the moratorium is effective and are seeking to enter into Exchange agreements with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to assist consumers with enrollment through the Federally-facilitated Exchange (FFE) and State-based Exchanges that use the Federal platform (SBE-FPs) (hereinafte |
| Document number | 2026-19493 |

## Why this score
- Final rule.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19493/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-temporary-moratoria-on-certain-agent-and-broker). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
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