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- Can the cost of an alternate recipient's coverage under a QMCSO be paid on a pre-tax basis?
- From the January 31, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company has just received a qualified medical child support order (QMCSO) ordering us to enroll an employee’s child in our health plan. We know that the QMCSO is valid and will enroll the child, but can ...
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- Is our ERISA plan required to use the Code's definition of tax dependent in defining who is an eligible child?
- From the January 03, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Are ERISA plans required to use the Code’s definition of tax dependent in defining who is an eligible child? ANSWER: No. As background, although ERISA doesn’t require the sponsor of an ERISA welfare plan to ...
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- Do we have to provide disclosure notices under Medicare Part D for our health FSA and HRA?
- From the December 06, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We know that we have to provide disclosure notices under Medicare Part D for our company’s major medical plan. But do we have to provide disclosure notices for our HRA and health FSA? ANSWER: The answer is ...
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- Can we reimburse dependent care expenses incurred after an employee's DCAP participation terminates?
- From the November 08, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company has a cafeteria plan with a health FSA and a DCAP. I realize that if a DCAP participant terminates employment mid-year, the employee can submit expenses that were incurred before participation terminated, but what if the ...
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- When can participants change their HSA contribution elections under our cafeteria plan?
- From the October 18, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We are thinking about allowing employees to make pre-tax salary reduction contributions to their HSAs under our cafeteria plan for the 2008 plan year, but we’re not sure how the cafeteria plan election change rules apply ...
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- Can our health FSA ever reimburse expenses for procedures that improve an individual's appearance, and if so, when?
- From the October 04, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Can our company’s health FSA ever reimburse expenses for procedures that improve an individual’s appearance (e.g., teeth whitening or hair transplants)? I know there is a special rule prohibiting reimbursement for cosmetic procedures, but ...
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- Does a cafeteria plan with a cash-out option raise any concerns under the MSP rules?
- From the July 26, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We have a cafeteria plan with a cash-out option for employees who don’t elect coverage under our company’s major medical plan. A few of our employees are entitled to Medicare. Does a cash-out ...
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- Can our company's DCAP reimburse expenses for summer camp?
- From the July 12, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Several of our employees have asked whether summer camp expenses are reimbursable by our company’s DCAP. I don’t know the answer—please help! ANSWER: The short answer is that many (but not all) expenses ...
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- Can our company match employees' pre-tax HSA contributions under our cafeteria plan?
- From the July 05, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Under our company’s cafeteria plan, participants can make pre-tax salary reduction contributions to their HSAs if they are HSA eligible. Can our company make matching contributions based on a percentage of participants’ HSA pre-tax ...
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- Is an SPD required for our company's health FSA?
- From the June 14, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company will soon begin offering a health FSA. Will we need to prepare and distribute a summary plan description (SPD) for this new benefit? If so, what information must be included? ANSWER: An SPD will be required for ...
