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- Is your
group health plan self-insured?
- If your
group health plan is fully insured, does it receive any
personal information regarding enrollees other than for
enrollment or disenrollment purposes?
 If
you answered yes to either question, the group health plan
that you sponsor will need to comply with the HIPAA Privacy
Regulations. If so, your group health plan will need to:
- Amend
the plan documents to comply with the HIPAA Privacy
Regulations requirements
- Provide
certification as an employer to your group health plan that
the plan documents have been amended as required
- Develop
a “Notice of Privacy Practices” for distribution to group
health plan participants
- Enter
into “Business Associate Agreements” with brokers and
consultants
- Appoint
a privacy official
- Develop
procedures to comply with the rights provided by the HIPAA
Privacy
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Regulations to plan participants
- Provide
compliance training to employees
Most
group health plans covered by the Privacy Regulations must
comply by April 14, 2003. (Small plans have until April 14,
2004)
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