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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

  • Final Regulations for HIPAA Health Coverage Portability
  • Request for Information on Benefit-Specific Waiting Periods Under HIPAA
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Health Coverage Portability: Tolling Certain Time Periods and Interaction With the FMLA Under HIPAA
  • Nondiscrimination & Wellness Programs in Health Coverage in the Group Market Final Rules - Final rules governing the HIPAA provisions regarding nondiscrimination based on a health factor and wellness program provisions for group health plans
  • Notice of Changes under HIPAA to COBRA Continuation Coverage under Group Health Plans provides information to employers and operators of private-sector health plans about new requirements to notify workers of new changes in their continuation health benefit coverage, as required by HIPAA
  • Changes To HIPAA Special Enrollment Provisions Under The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
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  • elaws Health Benefits Advisor
  • Final Regulations for HIPAA Health Coverage Portability
  • Request for Information on Benefit-Specific Waiting Periods Under HIPAA
  • Changes To HIPAA Special Enrollment Provisions Under The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Health Coverage Portability: Tolling Certain Time Periods and Interaction With the FMLA Under HIPAA
  • Nondiscrimination & Wellness Programs in Health Coverage in the Group Market Final Rules - Final rules governing the HIPAA provisions regarding nondiscrimination based on a health factor and wellness program provisions for group health plans
  • Notice of Changes under HIPAA to COBRA Continuation Coverage under Group Health Plans
  • Compliance Assistance Guide - Health Benefits Coverage Under Federal Law includes general descriptions of the four health care laws and FAQs. It also includes a self-compliance tool that can help to determine compliance with HIPAA, MHPA, the Newborns' Act, and WHCRA with compliance tips that relate to common mistakes. This publication also includes a chart summarizing the laws' notice requirements and provides model language that can be used to comply
  • HIPAA FAQs - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to provide new rights and protections for participants and beneficiaries in group health plans
  • elaws Health Benefits Advisor
  • Health Disclosure and Claims Issues: FY 2001 Compliance Project Report - A review of group health plans for compliance with Part 7 of ERISA
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