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PUBLIC LAW 103-66—AUG. 10, 1993 107 STAT. 375 individual who has not attained age 18 as of the date of such adoption or placement for adoption. "(B) PLACEMENT FOR ADOPTION.—The term 'placement', or being 'placed', for adoption, in connection with any place- ment for adoption of a child with any person, means the assumption and retention by such person of a legal obliga- tion for total or partial support of such child in anticipation of adoption of such child. The child's placement with such person terminates upon the termination of such legal obligation. "(d) CONTINUED COVERAGE OF COSTS OF A PEDIATRIC VACCINE UNDER GROUP HEALTH PLANS.—^A group health plan may not reduce its coverage of the costs of pediatric vaccines (as defined imder section 1928(hX6) of the Social Security Act as amended by section 13830 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993) below the coverage it provided as of May 1,1993. **(e) REGULATIONS.—Any regulations prescribed under this sec- tion shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO ERISA To ENSURE COMPLI- ANCE WITH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID COVERAGE DATA BANK REQUIREMENTS.— (1) REPORTS TO DATA BANK.—Section 101 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021) is amended— (A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: "(f) INFORMATION NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID COVERAGE DATA BANK REQUIREMENTS.— "(1) PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY GROUP HEALTH PLAN UPON REQUEST OF EMPLOYER.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—An employer shall comply with the applicable requirements of section 1144 of the Social Secu- rity Act (as added by section 13581 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993). Upon the request of an employer maintaining a group health plan, any plan spon- sor, plan administrator, insurer, third-party administrator, or other person who maintains under the plan the informa- tion necessary to enable the employer to comply with the applicable requirements of section 1144 of the Social Secu- rity Act shall, in such form and manner as may be pre- scribed in regulations of the Secretary (in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services), provide such information (not inconsistent with paragraph (2))— "(i) in the case of a request by an employer described in subparagraph (B) and a plan that is not a multiemi)loyer plan or a component of an arrange- ment described in subparagraph (C), to the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank; "(ii) in the case of a plan that is a multiemployer plan or is a component of an arrangement described in subparagraph (C), to the employer or to such Data Bank, at the option of the plan; and "(iii) in any other case, to the employer or to such Data Bank, at the option of the employer.