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Release Date: 06/11/2001
Release
Number: 01-28
Contact Name: Gloria Della
Phone Number: 201.219.8921 |
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The Compliance Assistance Seminar
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration in cooperation with the New York State Department of Insurance,
will take place in Albany, New York, on Friday, June 15th at the Governor Nelson A.
Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Convention Center. |
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Scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the program
is part of a series of seminars sponsored by the Labor Department under its
Health Benefit Education Campaign (HBEC). The Campaign was launched on
December 16,
1998 to help workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand
their rights and obligations under various health laws. |
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This year, HBEC will expand its past efforts by
engaging in a comprehensive education set of Compliance Assistance Seminars.
These Compliance Assistance Seminars, scheduled for four locations around the
country, will assist employers and plan officials in complying with health
benefit laws. |
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The session on HIPAA Portability and
Availability will present key compliance considerations for group health
plan administrators. Examples will be given of group health plan provisions or
practices that would not comply with the law followed by tips on how to bring
group health plans into compliance. The COBRA session will feature
a detailed discussion about new IRS COBRA guidance as well as a discussion of
compliance-related issues under New York’s COBRA provisions. |
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A session discussing Administrative
Simplification will provide an overview of the new guidance recently
issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and provide practical
compliance assistance advice for employers and insurance companies. There also
will be a session on New York’s prompt payment regulation and the new
Healthy New York Program. |
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Panel participants will include representatives
from PWBA, the New York State Insurance Department, the Department of Health
and Human Services and the Internal Revenue Service. |
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Registration is first come, first served basis,
with only 250 spaces available. Interested parties should register early by fax
at 202.219.8141 or by mail to:
Deborah A. Milne
Health Benefits
Education Campaign Coordinator
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-5625
Washington, DC 20210
Tel 202.219.7222 x3030
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U.S. Department of
Labor news releases are accessible on the Internet. The information in this
news release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large
print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the Central Office for Assistive
Services and Technology. Please specify which news release when placing your
request. Call 202.693.7773 or TTY 202.693.7775. |
