The wavelength is the distance from crest to crest, trough to trough, or from a point on one wave cycle to the corresponding point on the next adjacent wave cycle. Next Section: Frequency and Period of a Wave
September 23, 2010: President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law six months ago today, on March 23, 2010. On this anniversary, a number of insurance regulation reforms mandated by the ACA go into effect. Among the new rules are the following: 1  Dependent coverage eligibility for young adults is extended up to age 26. 2  Lifetime dollar limits on coverage are eliminated.
The final version of the HIPAA Privacy regulations were issued in December 2000, and went into effect on April 14, 2002. Normally, rules go into effect 60 days after publication in the Congressional Record. Due to a glitch, the rules did not go into effect until April 14th instead of in February of 2001.A two-year grace period was included; enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rules begins on April 14, 2003. Federal law that makes a number of changes that have the goal of allowing persons to qualify immediately for comparable health insurance coverage when they change their employment relationships.