EBIA Weekly Archives - HIPAA
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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 ...
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- Is our company's employee assistance program (EAP) subject to HIPAA's portability and nondiscrimination rules?
- From the February 21, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We offer an employee assistance program (EAP) to our employees and are wondering whether our EAP is subject to HIPAA’s portability and nondiscrimination rules? ANSWER: It is most likely that your company’s EAP will be ...
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- DOL Issues Checklist to Measure Plan Compliance With HIPAA's Wellness Program Regulations
- From the February 21, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has released Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2008-02, which provides guidance to the agency’s national and regional offices on the final HIPAA wellness program regulations (Wellness Regulations) issued in December 2006. The FAB contains a step-...
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- IRS Issues Promised Enforcement Safe Harbor for Supplemental Plans Under HIPAA Portability Rules
- From the February 21, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- Various types of benefits are excepted from HIPAA’s portability rules, including certain “supplemental” coverage provided under a separate policy, certificate, or contract of insurance. Last December, the DOL and HHS issued safe harbor rules concerning which ...
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- DOL Proposes Revisions to FMLA Regulations
- From the February 14, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has issued proposed FMLA regulations that would change and clarify many provisions in the existing regulations. For example, the proposed regulations revise employers’ notice obligations, as well as the provisions regarding when and how employees should provide ...
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- Can our health plan exclude benefits for injuries caused by engaging in dangerous activities?
- From the February 14, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Is it acceptable under HIPAA’s nondiscrimination rules for a group health plan to exclude benefits for injuries caused by engaging in certain dangerous activities, such as motorcycling or skydiving? ANSWER: Yes, it is permissible under HIPAA for ...
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- State Law Privacy Claims Alleging Unauthorized Release of Individual's Health Information Not Preempted by ERISA
- From the February 07, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- In this case, a former employee and his spouse sued the employer and the insurer of the employer’s health plan, alleging that their “private confidential healthcare information” had been intentionally disclosed. According to the couple, they ...
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- Is our major medical plan required to cover adopted children?
- From the January 10, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: An employee who participates in our company’s major medical plan has just adopted a child with an ongoing medical issue. The plan covers dependent children, but our plan documents don’t mention adopted children. Do we ...
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- CMS Issues HIPAA Security Rule Guidance for Small Providers
- From the January 10, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- This final installment in the seven-paper CMS HIPAA security rule series focuses on compliance for small providers, including implementation specifications and other requirements. Although the paper does not specifically define “small provider,” its intended targets are physicians ...
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- DOL Announces Availability of 2007 Form M-1, Including Health Care Self-Compliance Tool; Both Virtually Unchanged From 2006
- From the December 20, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued the 2007 MEWA/ECE Form M-1 and Instructions. The Form M-1 is the annual report that most multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) that provide health ...
