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- 2008 Form M-1, Including Self-Compliance Tool, Made Available by the DOL With Few Changes From the Previous Year
- From the January 08, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued the 2008 Form M-1, Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs). Subject to certain limited exceptions, this annual report must be filed with the ...
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- HHS Issues Guidance on the Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information in a Networked Environment
- From the December 23, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- HHS’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have published new HIPAA guidance as part of a privacy and security “toolkit” to implement a nationwide privacy and ...
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- DOL's Final FMLA Regulations Expand Upon Qualifying Exigency and Covered Servicemember Leaves, and Much More!
- From the November 20, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has finalized its FMLA regulations. Proposed changes to the original regulations (which date back to 1995) were issued in February 2008 (see our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/GHPM/Statutes/19296 (Premium Access subscription required)). The ...
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- HHS's OCR Representatives Provide Informal Views on HIPAA Privacy Issues
- From the November 20, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on its May 6, 2008 question-and-answer session with officials from the HHS’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The report includes the following ...
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- 2008-2009 Priority Guidance Plan Includes Guidance for Cafeteria and Health Plans
- From the September 25, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Department of the Treasury and the IRS have issued their 2008-2009 Priority Guidance Plan, which lists regulations and other guidance that are under development. This year’s plan includes several significant items affecting cafeteria and health plans, ...
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- CRS Report Highlights Enforcement of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
- From the September 18, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The United States Congressional Research Service (CRS) has released an updated report, prepared for members and committees of Congress, which addresses enforcement of the HIPAA privacy and security rules. In addition to providing an overview of the enforcement scheme under ...
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- CMS Issues Reminder That It Does Not Require Copies of HIPAA or Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Certificates
- From the September 18, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has posted guidance on its website reminding group health plans, employers, and health insurance issuers that it does not request or require copies of HIPAA or Medicare Part D certificates of creditable coverage. Furthermore, the guidance states that “...
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- EEOC Staff Members Provide Informal Views on Benefit-Related Issues
- From the September 11, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has posted a report on the May 8, 2008 Q&A session between JCEB representatives and EEOC staff members. Highlights include the following informal, nonbinding remarks about ...
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- HHS Proposes That Electronic Transaction Standards and Updated Code Sets Be in Place Between 2010 and 2011
- From the August 28, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed two sets of regulations modifying HIPAA’s electronic transaction standards and code sets. The transaction standards proposal would adopt updated standards for health care and pharmacy transactions, as well ...
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- DOL Staff Members Provide Informal Views on Welfare Plan Topics
- From the July 31, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has posted a report on the May 7, 2008 Q&A session between JCEB representatives and DOL staff members. Highlights include the following unofficial, nonbinding comments about ...
