Health Law Compliance Seminar November 8 and 9 in Warwick, Rhode Island

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Warwick, Rhode Island - A health law compliance assistance seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Rhode Island Insurance Division, will take place November 8-9 in Warwick at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

The seminar is part of the Labor Department’s Health Benefits Education Campaign, which helps workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their rights and obligations under various health benefit laws.

As part of the department’s H-CAP -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Compliance Assistance Program -- there will be sessions covering Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Information also will be presented on fiduciary responsibility, COBRA, Family and Medical Leave Act, health savings accounts and HIPAA privacy.

Panel participants will include representatives from EBSA, the Labor Department’s Employment Standards Administration, the Rhode Island Insurance Division, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, with only limited spaces available. Interested parties should register early by e-mail to educationcampaignseminars@dol.gov or by fax to 202.219.8141. For agenda and registration information, visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa or call Nancy Marchetti at 202.693.8684.

What: HIPPA and Health Laws Compliance Assistance Seminar

When: November 8 – 9
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel
801 Greenwich Avenue
Warwick, Rhode Island

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