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  1. CMS Informally Responds to HIPAA Security Questions
    From the September 20, 2007 EBIA Weekly
    The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on its May 2007 Q&A session with CMS officials. The report includes the following informal, nonbinding remarks about HIPAA security issues. Security for an ...
    [ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, Meeting with CMS Officials (May 7, 2007)]
  2. HHS's OCR Representatives Offer Their Informal Views on a Wide Variety of HIPAA Privacy Issues
    From the August 02, 2007 EBIA Weekly
    The American Bar Association’s Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) has posted on its website the report of its annual question-and-answer session with representatives from HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Here are some ...
    [ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, Meeting With HHS OCR Staff (May 10, 2007)]
  3. CMS Announces Delay of Websites to Retrieve NPI Information
    From the June 28, 2007 EBIA Weekly
    We recently reported on a notice from HHS announcing the upcoming availability from CMS of certain National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) data via the Internet, both from a downloadable ZIP file and a searchable data base (see our ...
    [CMS Delays Dissemination of National Plan and Provider Identifier Enumeration System (NPPES) Data (June 26, 2007)]
  4. Establishment of Websites to Retrieve NPI Information Announced
    From the May 31, 2007 EBIA Weekly
    National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) are the standard unique health identifiers for health care providers that must be used in HIPAA standard transactions as of May 23, 2007 (May 23, 2008 for small health plans). The final NPI Rule issued in ...
    [National Plan and Provider Enumeration System Data Dissemination, Notice, 72 Fed. Reg. 30011 (May 30, 2007)]
  5. HHS Launches Enhanced Website on HIPAA Privacy Compliance and Enforcement
    From the May 10, 2007 EBIA Weekly
    To coincide with the fourth anniversary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of HHS recently launched an enhanced website on HIPAA privacy compliance and enforcement. The website is divided into three sections: (1) Enforcement Process; (...
    [HHS-OCR website: HIPAA Privacy Compliance & Enforcement]
  6. CMS to Allow Contingency Plans for Covered Entities That Will Not Meet Deadline for Use of National Provider Identifiers
    From the April 05, 2007 EBIA Weekly
    Final regulations issued in 2004 established the national provider identifier (NPI) as the standard unique health identifier for health care providers. (See our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/HIPAA/Statutes/17771 (Premium Access subscription required).) Each health care ...
    [Guidance on Compliance with the HIPAA National Provider Identifier (NPI) Rule (Apr. 3, 2007)]
  7. Guidance on Protection of Electronic PHI When Accessed or Stored Offsite
    From the January 04, 2007 EBIA Weekly
    Recent security incidents involving the theft or loss of laptops and other portable devices and storage media have led HHS to issue guidance on the protection of electronic protected health information (PHI) that is stored or accessed outside of a ...
    [HIPAA Security Guidance for Remote Use of and Access to Electronic Protected Health Information (Jan. 2007)]
  8. Final HIPAA Nondiscrimination and Wellness Program Regulations Add New Provisions and Clarifications
    From the December 14, 2006 EBIA Weekly
    The Department of the Treasury, the DOL, and HHS have issued final HIPAA nondiscrimination and wellness program regulations. The final regulations make modest substantive changes to the 2001 interim and proposed regulations. The final regulations become applicable on the first ...
    [26 CFR Part 54, 29 CFR Part 2590, 45 CFR Part 146, 71 Fed. Reg. 75014 (Dec. 13, 2006)]
  9. 2006 Form M-1 Substantively Unchanged; Includes Self-Compliance Tool for HIPAA and Other Health Care-Related Provisions
    From the December 07, 2006 EBIA Weekly
    The 2006 Form M-1 and Instructions have been issued by the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration. The Form M-1 is the report for multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) that provide health benefits and, for a limited ...
    [Form M-1 (2006); DOL News Release No. 06-2029-NAT (Dec. 6, 2006)]
  10. New Interactive Website Uses Q&A Format to Help Employers Comply With Health Plan Requirements
    From the October 19, 2006 EBIA Weekly
    The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the arm of the DOL charged with enforcing ERISA, has made available an interactive website designed to help employers understand and comply with the legal requirements for health benefits plans. The website covers COBRA, ...
    [Health Benefits Advisor (Oct. 5, 2006)]

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