Ashley Gillihan, a partner in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group of the national law firm Alston & Bird, LLP, will join us for a one hour audioconference to discuss the new HIPAA regulations issued December 30, 2004 and how the new rules will impact plan sponsors and administrators. The goal of the call will be help you develop a plan of action for complying with the new regulations by the effective date. Time will be reserved for questions and answers.
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Topic: |
HIPAA Portability: Impact of New Rules on Plan Sponsors and Administrators |
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Faculty: |
Ashley Gillihan, Alston & Bird |
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Date: |
Thursday, February 10th, 2005 |
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Time: |
1:00-2:00 PM Eastern (10:00-11:00 AM Pacific) |
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Location: |
Your office |
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Advance Info: |
Toll-free dial-in instructions
and detailed companion presentation e-mailed to attendees in advance of
the session |
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Cost: |
$195 per person. Group Discounts Available - please call us at 209.577.4888. CD-ROM including recording of the audio conference: $20 for attendees; $225 for non-attendees after the event. |
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Registration: |
They're back!!!! The Agencies Issue Final and Proposed HIPAA Portability Regulations. On December 30, 2004, the DOL, the IRS, and CMS jointly issued final HIPAA portability regulations. The regulations, which are effective for plan years beginning on or after July 1, 2005, clarify and provide a few new rules regarding HIPAA's portability provisions that were previously addressed in the 1997 interim regulations and subsequent guidance. Generally, the new regulations clarify and revise the following:
Plan sponsors and administrators will need to review
current administrative procedures and documentation (e.g. SPDs, certificates of
creditable coverage, etc) and make changes where necessary prior to the
effective date of the new final rules. In addition, plan sponsors and
administrators should prepare and submit any comments on the proposed rules no
later than March 30, 2005.
About the Speaker:
Ashley Gillihan Esq. of Alston & Bird, is a member of the Firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group, and is a partner in the firm in the Atlanta office Mr. Gillihan's practice focuses exclusively on health and welfare benefit plan matters where he advises clients on various issues including, but not limited to, tax qualification issues arising under the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA reporting, disclosure, COBRA and fiduciary issues and HIPAA portability and privacy.
Mr. Gillihan lectures frequently and has published many articles on health and welfare benefit plan compliance topics. He is also on the Advisory Board of Editors of Benefits Compensation Law Alert.
Mr. Gillihan is a member of the state bars of Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. He is a 1996 graduate of Samford University's Cumberland School of Law.
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