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HIPAA Final Portability Rules: What You Need to Know About the New Regulations

The U.S. Department of Labor in coordination with several other federal agencies has published final regulations on HIPAA portability provisions. The new rules revise the preexisting condition exclusion, create a new obligation to provide an educational statement on HIPAA rights to individuals who lose coverage, and more. And the new rules take effect soon with plan years starting on or after July 1, 2005! To help you get up to speed on the new rules as quickly and painlessly as possble, we have assembled a panel of experts who will present an audio conference on April 14. Join us, and in 90 minutes youll learn: • Key definitions relating to your obligations under the HIPAA portability rules, including "dependent" and "preexisting condition" • The limitations on the use of preexisting condition exclusions • When you must offer immediate "special enrollment" opportunities, even if your normal enrollment deadline has passed • Your notice and disclosure obligations under the HIPAA portability rules • The new proposed regulations that govern individuals who leave a health plan while on FMLA leave • Which benefits are not subject to the HIPAA portability rules

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