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- HHS Enters into a Resolution Agreement With a Covered Entity to Settle Potential Violations of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
- From the July 31, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has entered into an agreement with a large Seattle-based medical provider to settle potential violations of the HIPAA privacy and security rules. The incidents giving rise to the agreement involved the ...
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- IRS Proposes Regulations on HSA Comparability and Excise Tax Reporting
- From the July 24, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued proposed regulations on the HSA comparability rules, and on reporting and paying excise taxes under the Code’s provisions regarding COBRA, HIPAA portability, mental health parity, minimum hospital stays for newborns and mothers, Archer MSA ...
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- CMS Officials Provide Informal Views on HIPAA Security Issues
- From the July 15, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on its May 5, 2008 Q&A session with officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The report includes the following informal, ...
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- IRS Proposes Regulations on HSA Comparability Requirements and HSA and Group Health Plan Excise Tax Reporting
- From the July 15, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued proposed regulations providing guidance on changes to the HSA comparability rules under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA). (The comparability rules only apply to employer HSA contributions made outside of a cafeteria ...
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- HIPAA Privacy Information for Consumers Now Available in Eight Languages on HHS Website
- From the May 22, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- HHS has posted HIPAA privacy consumer information on its website in eight languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. The information includes two consumer brochures—”Privacy and Your Health Information” and “Your Health ...
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- President Signs Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
- From the May 22, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- We recently reported that Congress had passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, which is intended to prevent discrimination on the basis of genetic information in health insurance and employment. (See our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/...
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- DOL Releases Interactive Elaws Advisor to Help Employers Comply With Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Notice Requirements
- From the May 15, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL recently unveiled a new elaws Employment Law Advisor to help employers determine which federal employment laws apply to them, what recordkeeping and reporting requirements they must comply with, and what posters they need to post. The website guidance ...
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- Congress Passes Legislation Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination by Health Plans and Employers
- From the May 08, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- Congress has passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, which is intended to prevent discrimination on the basis of genetic information in health insurance and employment. (It was signed into law by President Bush on May 21, 2008.) The ...
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- Side-by-Side Comparisons of Current and "HIPAA 2" EDI Standards Posted on CMS Website
- From the May 01, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- Under HIPAA, covered entities (and their business associates) that engage in certain electronic transactions are required to comply with specific electronic data interchange (EDI) standards. The Medicare program has announced that it is evaluating the impact of implementing the next ...
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- CMS Releases Sample HIPAA Security Interview and Document Request Guidelines for Investigators
- From the February 28, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- CMS recently issued a sample document listing the personnel that may be interviewed and the documents that may be sought when it or its third-party contractors conduct a HIPAA security rule onsite investigation or compliance review. Many of the ...
