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Subrogating Fully-Insured ERISA and Non-ERISA Employee

WEBTwo Types of ERISA Plans. Two types of ERISA plans exist, the “self-funded” or “self-insured” plan and the “fully-insured” or “unfunded” plan. If a plan is “self-funded, …

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Managed Care Contracts

WEBMany contracts require that the provider be responsible to verify the subscriber's status and obtain approval for treatment. The provider should have the right …

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The HIPAA Hook: Medical Flexible Spending Accounts and

WEBEven if the insurance company issues a privacy notice for an employer's fully-insured health plan or the HMO plan, the employer still must distribute a separate …

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Understanding Patient Restraints: a Hospital's Decision to

WEBA hospital's decision to use restraints on patients is a difficult one, involving complex issues which can pose significant risks to a hospital. A hospital may be sued for …

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Emergency Patients: Obligation to Treat and Effective Consent

WEBEMTALA imposes the obligation to provide for examination and treatment for emergency medical conditions and women in labor. The first requirement is that of …

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Hospitals' Duty to Report Patient Harm

WEBThe Patient Health Information and Quality Improvement Act of 2000 6 introduced by Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon and others, would …

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The New HIPAA Privacy Rule: What Is It and Who Should Care

WEBHIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. In trying to streamline the complicated and fragmented health care system and reduce …

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Electronic Records and Signatures in Healthcare and the

WEBInstead, the proposed regulations define the term "health information" broadly as any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium that: (1) is …

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The Truth About Texas' Prompt Payment Laws For Healthcare

WEBThe exceptions to the application of ERISA are employer-sponsored group health plans of: (1) plans for governmental employees; (2) plans for religious …

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The Health Insurance Reform Act of 1996

WEBThe Health Insurance Reform Act of 1996 ("Act"), which went into effect July 1, 1997, contains sweeping revisions of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Laws (the …

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Certificates of Credible Coverage Under the Health Insurance

WEBCertifications of creditable coverage under §148.124 will no longer be required to be provided starting December 31, 2014.. Prior to the Affordable Care Act, …

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General Facts on Women & Job Based Health Benefits

WEBApproximately 83% of women age 18-64 had health insurance in 1996. The remaining 17% . which translates into 14 million women . had no health benefit …

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When Does An Employee Suffer From A "Serious Health Condition …

WEBIn Lonicki v. Sutter Health Central, the Court of Appeal recently held that the CFRA's statutory definition of a "serious health condition that makes an employee …

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OSHA Regulations for Incidental Exposure to Blood-Borne …

WEBMost employers are aware that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promulgated regulations designed to protect employees …

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Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act Summary

WEBAppropriate health claims authorized by FDA--such as the claim linking folic acid and reduce risk of neural tube birth defects and the claim that calcium may reduce …

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The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996

WEBView only the Department of Health and Human Services' NMHPA interim final rules in the Federal Register, (pages 63FR57558 - 57564). General Rule. NMHPA …

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The Americans With Disabilities Act and Medical Plans

WEB1. Most health plans have a much lower limit on benefits for mental conditions than for physical conditions. For example, a plan with a $1 million lifetime …

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Is Infertility Covered Under the ADA

WEBAlthough, infertility has been recognized as a disability under the ADA, that does not mean that medical treatments need to be covered under an employer's health …

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When Employees Pose a Safety Danger to Themselves or Co …

WEBAll this presumes, of course, that the employer cannot make a reasonable accommodation, without undue hardship to the employer, which accommodation might …

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OSHA Inspections: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

WEBIn the past few months, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has amended several of its standards, including those dealing with respiratory …

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Mental Disabilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

WEBThe number of people claiming that they have been discriminated against because of alleged mental disabilities has increased in recent years. Nearly 13 percent …

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Office for Civil Rights: Frequently Asked Questions with Answers

WEBA. All persons in the United States have civil rights under the constitution and appropriate laws. DHHS is charged with enforcing only a few of these civil rights laws. …

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