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- EEOC Staff Members Provide Informal Views on Health Risk Assessments, ADA, and Other Benefit-Related Issues
- From the July 16, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on its May 6, 2009 Q&A session with EEOC staff members. The report includes the following informal, nonbinding remarks regarding health risk assessments, the ...
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- Informal Discussion Letter Indicates That Requiring Health Risk Assessments to Obtain Health Coverage Violates the ADA
- From the May 07, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- In this informal discussion letter, an EEOC official addresses whether an employer’s requirement that employees participate in a health risk assessment in order to obtain coverage under the employer’s self-funded health plan violates the ADA. ...
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- FTC Proposes Regulations on Security Breach Notification Requirements Applicable to Entities Not Covered Under HIPAA
- From the April 23, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included provisions to strengthen HIPAA’s privacy and security protections (see our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/HIPAA/Statutes/19669 (Premium Access subscription required)). Among other things, ARRA ...
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- HHS Issues Guidance on Securing Protected Health Information and Preventing Harm From Breaches
- From the April 23, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- HHS has issued guidance on securing PHI and preventing harm from breaches of unsecured PHI. This guidance was required under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which, among other things, directed HHS to issue (and annually update) ...
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- HHS Enhances Its Health Information Privacy Webpage
- From the March 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of HHS recently updated its Health Information Privacy webpage, which offers a variety of resources about the HIPAA privacy rule. The webpage has been extensively revised to improve organization and ease of use. While ...
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- EEOC Issues Proposed Regulations on GINA's Employment Nondiscrimination Requirements
- From the March 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) was enacted to prevent discrimination on the basis of genetic information in health insurance and employment (see our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/HIPAA/Statutes/19394 (Premium Access subscription required)). ...
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- New FAQs Issued on Appropriate Disposal of PHI
- From the March 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- HHS has issued six new FAQs about the privacy and security requirements that apply to the disposal of PHI. Given the timing of their issuance, these FAQs were very likely prompted by a settlement agreement between HHS and CVS relating ...
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- $2.25 Million Payment Required in Resolution Agreement to Settle Potential Violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- From the February 26, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has entered into an agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to settle potential violations of the HIPAA privacy rule under a “Resolution Agreement” which requires CVS to pay $2....
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- Economic Stimulus Significantly Broadens the Application of HIPAA's Existing Privacy and Security Provisions
- From the February 19, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- HIPAA’s privacy and security provisions have been greatly expanded and broadened as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Act) signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. (For information about the Act&#...
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- New Law Establishes Additional Special Enrollment Rights, Notice, and Disclosure Obligations for Group Health Plans
- From the February 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, which extends and expands the state children’s health insurance program (CHIP). Among other things, the new law allows ...
