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The IRS, EBSA, and HHS have issued the following model certificate of creditable coverage, which may be used to satisfy HIPAA's certification requirements.

On or before the time an employee is offered the opportunity to enroll in a group health plan, the plan must provide the employee with a description of the plan

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COBRA does not apply to a group health plan for any calendar year if the employer maintaining the plan employed fewer than 20 employees on at least 50% of its w

Yes, effective for plan years beginning on or after May 21, 2009 (January 1, 2010, for calendar year plans), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA

The law is still developing on the issue of whether employers can implement a ban on the hiring of smokers.

How do HRAs work with FSAs? A medical care expense may not be reimbursed from a health flexible spending arrangement (FSA) if the expense has been reimbursed or

HIPAA's privacy regulation is designed to enhance the protections afforded by many existing state laws.

Conversion coverage.— A person electing to convert coverage to an individual policy must make written application and pay the first premium to the insurer withi

Although Georgia law does not contain a specific notification period, each certificate issued to members must include a provision setting forth the right to con

Termination of coverage.— An employer is relieved of the responsibility for providing coverage to an employee who is unable to work when the employer is notifie

Termination of coverage.— Any extension of benefits based on an employee's or dependent's disability ceases when the employee or dependent is no longer totally

An individual who wishes to receive continuing coverage must give notice of this to the small employer.