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

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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Emergency Patients: Obligation to Treat and Effective …

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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The HIPAA Hook: Medical Flexible Spending Accounts …

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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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HIPAA and Local Government Health Plans

WebGenerally, the new rules apply for health plan years beginning after June 30, 1997. HIPAA applies to insured and self-insured health plans, except to the extent self …

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Dealing with Physicians' Misconduct at the Hospital

WebKohn, 457 U.S. 830, 839-43 (1982). If a hospital is a state actor, a physician has a right to due process before a hospital may terminate his or her privileges. Some …

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Electronic Records and Signatures in Healthcare and the

WebElectronic Records and Signatures in Healthcare and the Interplay of E-Sign, HIPAA and UETA. Find out more about this topic, read articles and blogs or research …

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Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act Summary

WebFDA traditionally considered dietary supplements to be composed only of essential nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, and proteins. The Nutrition Labeling and …

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The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998: …

WebThe Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA) was signed into law on October 21, 1998. This federal law includes important new protections for …

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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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Medicare/Medicaid Condition of Participation Regarding

WebOn Friday, July 2, 1999, the Health Care Financing Administration ("HCFA") published a rule introducing a new Patients' Rights Condition of Participation ("COP") …

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The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996

WebFor information regarding a specific legal issue affecting you, please contact an attorney in your area. The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 …

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The Truth About Texas' Prompt Payment Laws For Healthcare

WebThe Texas Insurance Code currently contains three sections, which can be referred to as the "prompt-pay" laws. These three sections are as follows: (1) Article 3.70 …

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The Americans With Disabilities Act and Medical Plans

WebThe Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") was enacted in 1990 to "provide clear, strong, consistent, [and] enforceable standards [for] ending discrimination against …

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When Employees Pose a Safety Danger to Themselves or Co …

WebThe term "qualification standards" may include a requirement that an individual shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the …

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OIG Publishes Draft Compliance Guidelines For Hospices

WebThe Health Care Financing Administration ("HCFA") will accept comments on these draft guidelines until 5 P.M. on August 20, 1999. These draft guidelines are …

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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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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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Insurers Obligated to Notify Insured of Changes in Coverage

WebAn insurer has an affirmative obligation to call an insured's attention to changes in the insured's coverage. Whether an insurance company sufficiently notified …

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