New HIPAA Special Enrollment Rules

Update and Review

Available immediately

HIPAA’s special enrollment rules have many twists and turns, and the recently enacted Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 added new special enrollment rights, as well as additional notice and disclosure obligations for employers. In this 90-minute web seminar our experts will help employers, third-party administrators, and other benefits professionals sort out the special enrollment rules and explain the recent changes in the law.

Originally presented on March 12, 2009.

Seminar Level


Intermediate Difficulty

Topics Covered

Here’s some of what was covered:

  • When must a plan offer special enrollment rights? What are the new special enrollment rights and when do they take effect?
  • What are the new notice and disclosure obligations and when do they become effective?
  • How much time must be allowed for a special enrollment request? Do separate timeframes apply for different rights? What problems arise if more time is allowed?
  • When can someone on COBRA take advantage of special enrollment?
  • When is a domestic partner eligible for special enrollment?
  • What rights apply when a lifetime limit on benefits is reached?
  • How do the cafeteria plan election change rules differ for HIPAA special enrollment and for changes in status?
  • What are the potential consequences of failing to comply with the disclosure requirements for special enrollment rights?

Details

Speakers: Andrew Ky Haynes and Gita K. Sharma. Mr. Haynes is an attorney and Shareholder and Director of Haynes Benefits, P.C. in Kansas City. He is a Contributing Author of EBIA’s HIPAA Portability, Privacy & Security and Group Health Plan Mandates manuals. Ms. Sharma is an attorney and Senior Editor at EBIA. She is the Editor and a Contributing Author of EBIA’s HIPAA Portability, Privacy & Security manual.

Handouts: A handout of the seminar slides and other information is provided through download.

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