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- Not Just for MEWAs: DOL 2005 Form M-1 Instructions Include Revised ERISA Compliance Checklists, New Examples, and Tips
- From the December 22, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued the Year 2005 Form M-1 and accompanying Instructions, which include revised self-compliance checklists that are useful for all group health plans, not just Form M-1 filers. ...
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- Treasury Explains That Design of FSA Run-Out Periods Is Within Employers' Discretion
- From the December 08, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- Two members of Congress wrote to Treasury expressing concern that many National Guard and Reserve personnel called to active duty are unable to make timely requests for reimbursement from their flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) – and as a consequence, they ...
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- EEOC Posts Q&As About the Association Provision of the ADA
- From the October 20, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- The EEOC has issued five questions and answers (Q&As) about the association provision under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This provision prohibits an employer from discriminating against applicants or employees based on their known relationship or association ...
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- New CMS Guidance on Coordination of Medicare Part D Benefits With Other Prescription Drug Coverage
- From the August 25, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- Although much of the guidance on the Medicare Part D program is of interest mainly to Part D plans and employers that will be applying for the retiree prescription drug subsidy, Part D will also have an impact on other ...
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- HHS Extends Sunset Date of Mental Health Parity Act Regulations to December 31, 2005
- From the July 28, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- HHS has amended its interim final regulations under the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) to extend the date on which the regulations cease to apply ("the sunset date") from December 31, 2004 to December 31, 2005. The change simply makes ...
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- State Family Leave Law That Is More Generous Than FMLA Not Preempted by ERISA
- From the June 23, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- In this advisory opinion, the DOL addressed whether ERISA preempts certain provisions in a state leave law that are similar to (but more generous than) the FMLA. Specifically, the DOL examined whether the leave substitution provisions in the Washington State ...
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- New CMS Guidance Under Medicare Part D for Account-Based Health Arrangements
- From the June 23, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has issued guidance on (1) how to treat account-based health arrangements (including HRAs, health FSAs, HSAs, and Archer MSAs) in determining if individuals are receiving creditable coverage for purposes of Medicare Part D; and (2) whether sponsors of ...
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- CMS Releases Guidance on Medicare Creditable Coverage Disclosure Notices Required to Be Provided by Health Plans
- From the June 02, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- Under Medicare Part D regulations, group health plans offering prescription drug coverage to Part D eligible individuals (including active and retired employees and beneficiaries) must disclose to CMS and to Part D eligible individuals whether the plan coverage is creditable ...
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- HHS Posts New Privacy FAQs on PHI Disclosures for National Medical Support Notices and PHI Disclosures to Interpreters
- From the March 10, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- In the most recent of its FAQs on HIPAA privacy, HHS addresses two unrelated issues. The first new FAQ reviews when covered entities (including health plans) may disclose PHI to interpreters. The other addresses health plans' disclosures of PHI in ...
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- Poster Informing Employees of Their Rights and Benefits Under USERRA Now Available
- From the March 10, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- The Veteran's Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (VBIA), which was passed last December (see our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/GHPM/Statutes/17680 (Premium Access subscription required)), imposed a requirement on employers to provide a notice of ...
