Qualified Medical Child Support Orders
Election Changes, Privacy, and Rights of Employees, Children, and Custodial Parents
Available for online viewing through May 31, 2008
Whether you are the employer-sponsor of an ERISA health plan or a TPA providing administrative services, processing Qualified Medical Child Support Orders (QMCSOs) and National Medical Support Notices (NMSNs) is a fact of life.
In this 90-minute web seminar, EBIA’s experts use examples and lots of practical advice to bring you up to date on the rules relating to QMCSO administration.
Originally presented and recorded on February 14, 2008.
For one registration fee ($235), you and your co-workers can gather in one room to attend the seminar together via a single web connection.*
Seminar Level
Topics Covered
Here’s some of what was covered:
- What plans are subject to the QMCSO rules? What special rules apply for orders issued by state agencies?
- What coverage can a QMCSO require for the child covered by the order? For the employee named in the order? What special issues apply to health FSAs?
- Who pays for coverage under a QMCSO? What limits might apply when the employee named in the order is required to pay?
- What cafeteria plan election changes can be made in connection with a QMCSO? For the child covered by the order? For the employee named in the order? What special issues apply when the child is not a tax dependent?
- How do HIPAA’s privacy rules apply to information requests from parents or state agencies and to disclosures of claims information relating to children covered by QMCSOs?
- What procedures must plans have in place to address QMCSOs?
- What rights do children and custodial parents have regarding notifications and disclosures, claim reimbursements, and application of plan provisions like waiting periods and preexisting condition exclusions?
Details
Speakers: Carrie J. Molenda and Andrew Ky Haynes. Ms. Molenda is an attorney and Senior Editor at EBIA. She is the Editor and a Contributing Author of EBIA’s Group Health Plan Mandates manual. Mr. Haynes is an attorney and Shareholder and Director of Haynes Benefits, P.C., a law firm practicing exclusively in employee benefits, in Kansas City. He is a Contributing Author of EBIA’s HIPAA Portability, Privacy & Security and Group Health Plan Mandates manuals.
Handouts: A 45-page handout of the seminar slides and other information is provided through download.
* Viewing Details
The web seminar is copyrighted; recording the web seminar is prohibited.
You may view the seminar from one location as many times as you wish during your one-week viewing window. There is no extra charge to include others employed by your employer, as long as you view the seminar at the same location using the same web address. You may also invite guests (e.g., clients, association members, or colleagues from other companies) but if more than five guests attend, there is a surcharge of $20 for each additional guest. Please contact us to arrange for payment.
Additional registrations are required if employees of the same company wish to view the seminar from a different location (or a different web address). Please contact us for a $40 discount on the additional registrations.
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http://developers.webex.com/api/jointest/index.php
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