HIPAA

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February 17, 2005

Who Cares About HIPAA? What You Need to Know About Final HIPAA Portability Rules

Agenda Summary: This HR audioconference covered such key points as: various portability definitions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, including a definition of "dependent," and review clarifications of the definition of "pre-existing" condition; HIPAA portability notice and disclosure obligations, including requirements for pre-existing-condition exclusion notices and the contents of the Certificate of Creditable Coverage, as well as new model language; special enrollment requirements; and excepted benefits. The featured speakers were: Ashley Gillihan, a partner in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group of the national law firm Alston & Bird, LLP, and John Hickman, also an A&B partner and head of the Health and Welfare Benefits Subgroup.

CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).