HIPAA Compliance for Business Associates
Businesses that have access to protected health information (PHI) on behalf of a covered entity (for example, an employer’s group health plan) typically qualify as “business associates” under the HIPAA …
PROPOSED RULE ON THE IMPACT OF ICHRAs ON THE ACA’S PAY OR PLAY RULES
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, some employers will be able to offer individual coverage HRAs (ICHRAs) to help employees pay for individual health insurance. ICHRAs were established by a final rule …
Compliance Through Effective Supervisor Training: Part 2
In part one of this series, we discussed how training your supervisor staff on workplace discrimination/harassment prevention and matters regarding disability compliance. While these may be on the top of …
Open Enrollment 2019 – Benefit Notices
Employers that sponsor group health plans should provide certain benefit notices in connection with their plans’ open enrollment periods. Some of these notices must be provided at open enrollment time, …
COBRA Administration Outsourcing
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) is a federal law that provides for the temporary extension of employer-sponsored group health coverage for employees and their family members (qualified beneficiaries) …