The final regulations were released on May 29, 2013 by the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor (DOL) regarding wellness program provisions in the Affordable Care Act. There are two categories of wellness programs that are identified in the regulations which are "participatory wellness programs" and "health-contingent wellness programs". The participatory wellness programs are basically unchanged from the current 2006 regulations - participatory wellness programs must comply with HIPAA nondescrimination requirements as long as the participants dont have to meet additional standards and it's available to all employees.