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- HHS Posts Interactive Decision Tool for PHI Disclosures in Emergencies
- From the July 06, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the arm of HHS charged with enforcing the HIPAA privacy rule, has posted on its website an interactive decision tool that provides guidance to covered entities and emergency preparedness and recovery planners about disclosure ...
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- ADA's Application to Wellness Programs Addressed by EEOC Staff
- From the June 22, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association (ABA) has issued a report on the May 2006 Q&A session between JCEB representatives and EEOC staff. Highlights include the following informal, nonbinding comments about how ...
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- CMS Staff Provides Informal Views on HIPAA Security Compliance
- From the June 22, 2006 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 CMS staff. This year the session touched on HIPAA security. (CMS has HIPAA ...
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- HHS Publishes Brochure for Health Care Consumers Describing Privacy Rights and Complaint Process
- From the May 04, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- HHS has published a brochure containing a high-level summary of HIPAA privacy protections. Designed as a tri-fold handout and geared to health care consumers, the brochure explains how to file privacy complaints with the Office of Civil Rights (...
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- New FAQ Explains When a Health Plan Is Allowed to Disclose PHI to a Person Who Calls on Behalf of a Covered Person
- From the March 16, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- The HIPAA privacy rule prohibits health plans from disclosing protected health information (PHI) unless there is a provision in the regulations that specifically permits the disclosure. In this new FAQ, HHS explains that the regulations permit health plans to disclose ...
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- HHS Reminds Sponsors of Upcoming Privacy Notice Deadline
- From the March 09, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- The HIPAA privacy rule requires health plans to remind individuals-at least once every three years-that a Notice of Privacy Practices is available. In this FAQ, HHS reminds health plans of this requirement and provides some guidance about how ...
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- Final Civil Money Penalty Enforcement Rule Effective March 16, 2006; Covers All HIPAA Administrative Simplification Provisions
- From the February 16, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- HHS has issued the final version of regulations addressing enforcement of HIPAA’s administrative simplification provisions (which include privacy, security, unique identifiers, and transactions and code sets). (For more information on the proposed rule, see our article at http://...
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- Not Just for MEWAs: DOL 2005 Form M-1 Instructions Include Revised ERISA Compliance Checklists, New Examples, and Tips
- From the December 22, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued the Year 2005 Form M-1 and accompanying Instructions, which include revised self-compliance checklists that are useful for all group health plans, not just Form M-1 filers. ...
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- DOL Establishes Website to Help Hurricane Victims Locate Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors
- From the October 20, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has established a website that will provide updated contact information for employee benefit plan sponsors whose operations have been disrupted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. According to a DOL press release, participants and their families can use the ...
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- Additional Extension of Time Frames Under COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA Claims Procedures for Katrina Victims
- From the October 13, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- Last month, the DOL and IRS announced relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina in the form of an extension of certain time frames that would otherwise apply under the COBRA and HIPAA portability provisions of ERISA and the Code, and ...
