The new regulations extend the accommodation available to religiously affiliated nonprofit employers to closely held2 for profit
corporations that have adopted a resolution establishing that the
corporation objects to some or all contraceptive services on account of the
owners» sincerely held religious beliefs.3 Starting in the new plan year, Hobby Lobby and other closely held
corporations with religious objections will be required to
notify their insurer, third party administrator, or HHS so that the insurer or administrator can still provide the contraceptive coverage directly to the employees and their dependents.