The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) addresses, among other things, the use and disclosure of individually identifiable health information, referred to as “protected health information” or PHI. Many employers are confused as to how the HIPAA Privacy Rules apply to them. With requests for FMLA and accommodations for disabilities, employers are handling very sensitive and private information about their employees on a daily basis. While it is impossible to thoroughly address the multitude of issues within the HIPAA privacy rules in ...
On June 21, 2018, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule making it easier for a group or association of small employers to band together to buy health insurance. The rule allows employers that previously could only purchase small group health coverage to join together to purchase insurance in the less-regulated large group market.
The rule broadens the definition of an “association” that can act as a single “employer” to sponsor an Association Health Plan (AHP) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Employers that pass a ...
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