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Final HIPAA omnibus rules require attention

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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April 19 2013

The time has come to take out and refresh those business associate agreements, HIPAA privacy and security compliance manuals, and HIPAA privacy

Preventive care rules under the Affordable Care Act

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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July 19 2010

On July 14, 2010, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services (the Departments) issued another round of guidance implementing the Affordable Care Act group health plan provisions

Health care reform availability of coverage for adult children

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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May 17 2010

On May 13, 2010, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services (the Departments) issued interim final rules (the Rules) to implement Section 2714 of the Public Health Services Act regarding the mandated expansion of eligibility for adult dependent children

HHS GINA proposed regulations HIPAA-covered entities impacted

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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October 13 2009

Section 105 of the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act of 2008 ("GINA") provides that a group health plan or health insurer may not use or disclose genetic information for purposes of underwriting

GINA interim final regulations wellness and disease management programs impacted

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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October 13 2009

Title I of the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act of 2008 ("GINA") generally prohibits group health plans, health insurance issuers in the group and individual markets and issuers of Medicare supplemental policies from using genetic information to discriminate and from collecting genetic information

Will grandfathered health plans become an endangered species?

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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June 16 2010

On June 14, 2010, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services (the Departments) issued interim final rules (the Rules) to implement the "grandfather plan" provisions of the Affordable Care Act

Reimbursing OTC drugs and applying for mini-med waivers

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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September 7 2010

On September 3, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO) independently announced the release of additional Affordable Care Act guidance

The next generation of appeals procedures new federal external review process and model notices

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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August 27 2010

On August 23, 2010, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the Departments) announced the release of EBSA Technical Release 2010-01 (the Technical Release), which establishes an interim federal external review process for non-grandfathered self-insured group health plans

Internal appeals and external review processes under the Affordable Care Act

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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July 27 2010

On July 22, 2010, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the "Departments") issued another round of guidance implementing the Affordable Care Act group health plan provisions

Nondiscrimination rules delayed for insured health plans

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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January 1 2011

The Affordable Care Act imposes, for the first time, nondiscrimination rules on non-grandfathered, insured group health plans similar to those that apply to self-insured plans under Section 105(h) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code