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Release Date: 06/09/2003
Release Number: 03-21
Contact Name: Gloria Della
Phone Number: 202.693.8664
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Washington, DC - The Compliance Assistance Seminar sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the
Utah Department of Insurance, will take place in Salt Lake City, on July 17-18,
2003 at the Red Lion Hotel, 161 West 600 South.
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The seminar is part of an ongoing series of seminars sponsored by the Labor
Department under its Health Benefits Education Campaign (HBEC). The campaign
helps workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their
rights and obligations under various health benefit laws. |
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On July 17, the session runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The session on
"HIPAA Portability and Availability" will present basic requirements
for group health plan administrators and group health insurance issuers on
health coverage provisions under Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act. The session also will provide an overview of the department’s
new HIPAA Compliance Assistance Program (H-CAP) and discussion of administrative
simplification requirements. The “COBRA” session will feature a detailed
discussion about new IRS/COBRA guidance as well as a discussion of
compliance-related issues under Utah’s COBRA provisions. A new session has
been added to meet employers’ need for information to comply with the
Department of Health and Human Service’s HIPAA privacy requirements. |
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The July 18 session is from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. It is a compliance assistance
workshop that is part of DOL's H-CAP program. DOL staff and seminar attendees
will walk through a self-audit checklist line-by-line. Examples will be given of
group health plan provisions or practices that would not comply with the law
followed by tips on how to bring group health plans into compliance. |
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Panel participants will include representatives from
EBSA, the Utah Department of Insurance, the Internal Revenue Service, and
the Department of Health and Human Services. |
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Registration is on a first come, first served basis,
with only limited spaces available. Interested parties should register
early by email to: Deborah A. Milne at damilne@msn.com. For registration
information, contact EBSA at www.dol.gov/ebsa or 315.762.4665. |
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Upcoming seminars will be held in:
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (September
8, 2003)
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Austin, Texas (September 18, 2003)
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North Carolina (October 2003)
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U.S. Department of Labor
news releases are accessible on the Internet. The information in this news
release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large
print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the Central Office for Assistive
Services and Technology. Please specify which news release when placing
your request. Call 202.693.7773 or TTY 202.693.7755. |
