45 CFR § 155.130 - Stakeholder consultation.
The Exchange must regularly consult on an ongoing basis with the following stakeholders:
(a) Educated health care consumers who are enrollees in QHPs;
(b) Individuals and entities with experience in facilitating enrollment in health coverage;
(c) Advocates for enrolling hard to reach populations, which include individuals with mental health or substance abuse disorders;
(d) Small businesses and self-employed individuals;
(e) State Medicaid and CHIP agencies;
(f) Federally-recognized Tribes, as defined in the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. 479a, that are located within such Exchange's geographic area;
(g) Public health experts;
(h) Health care providers;
(i) Large employers;
(j) Health insurance issuers; and
(k) Agents and brokers.