EBIA Weekly Archives - HIPAA
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- What notification obligations apply to third-party administrators in the event of a breach of unsecured PHI?
- From the April 22, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: As a third-party administrator (TPA) for group health plans, what are our obligations for providing notification if we discover a breach of unsecured PHI relating to a group health plan for which we provide claims processing services? ANSWER: ...
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- How does GINA limit requests for family medical history under a wellness program offered as part of a group health plan?
- From the April 15, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We would like to offer a voluntary wellness program as part of our company’s self-insured group health plan. The program would request (but not require) employees to complete a health risk assessment questionnaire. Employees who complete ...
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- DOL Webpage on Health Care Reform Provides Useful Links and Resources for Employees and Employers
- From the April 08, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has created a new webpage that contains links to a variety of resources relating to the major health care reform legislation—the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—that became law in March 2010 (see ...
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- Health Care Reform Reconciliation Bill Is Signed Into Law
- From the April 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- On March 30, 2010, the President signed into law the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Reconciliation Act), which makes significant changes to some of the health care reform provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (see ...
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- Is a self-administered health FSA with fewer than 50 participants required to comply with HIPAA's privacy and security requirements?
- From the March 25, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company has 45 employees, all of whom are eligible for participation in the health FSA, which we administer in-house. Is our health FSA required to comply with the privacy and security requirements under HIPAA? ANSWER: No, but ...
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- Health Care Reform Is Signed Into Law, Bringing Major Changes for Employer-Provided Health Coverage
- From the March 25, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- Historic health care reform legislation was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) brings far-reaching changes for employer-provided health coverage. (As we write this article, Congress is ...
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- HHS Announces Intent to Issue Additional Regulations Implementing the HITECH Act, Including Business Associate Liability
- From the March 18, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced on its website that it is continuing to work on regulations on the privacy and security provisions of the HITECH Act, passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment ...
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- HHS Posts List of Covered Entities Reporting Breaches of Unsecured PHI Affecting More Than 500 Individuals
- From the March 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun posting on its website a list of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals that have been reported to the agency by covered entities. By way of background, ...
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- DOL Releases Model Employer CHIP Notice to Notify Employees Regarding Eligibility for Premium Assistance
- From the February 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has announced the availability on its website of a model Employer CHIP Notice that can be used to satisfy the employer notice requirement under the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA). By way ...
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- IRS Issues New Form 8928 on Excise Taxes for Failures to Comply With HSA Comparability, COBRA, HIPAA, and Other Group Health Plan Mandates
- From the February 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the final version of Form 8928, a new reporting form provided for in IRS excise tax regulations finalized in September 2009. (See our Checkpoint Newsstand article.) Here are some highlights: Violations Triggering Excise Taxes. The Instructions ...
