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• The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Is Your Health Plan Ready? ( March 2005 )
  Mary E. Copper and Jennifer Gimler Brady of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP

  HIPAA was intended to apply only to electronic records and not paper records. However, the final rule indicates that the HIPAA privacy rule applies to "all individually identifiable health information transmitted or maintained by a covered entity regardless of form."

• HIPAA Administrative Simplification Rules Apply to Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts ( September 2003 )
  Bingham McCutchen LLP

  The United States Department of Health & Human Services ("HHS") has determined that health care flexible spending arrangements and cafeteria plans paying for medical care ("health FSAs") are generally covered by the privacy rule and the other administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") as "group health plans."

• Health FSAs Are Subject To The HIPAA Privacy Rule ( May 2003 )
  Jessica Forbes Olson of Dorsey & Whitney, LLP

  Prior to the April 14, 2003 deadline for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") Privacy Rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("DHHS") was considering whether a Health Flexible Spending Arrangement ("Health FSA"), also known as a Health Care Reimbursement Account, is a “health plan” that would need to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. On April 24, 2003, DHHS announced its conclusion that, because a Health FSA is an ERISA employee welfare benefit plan that pays for medical care, it is a health plan and thus a covered entity under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Accordingly, employers that sponsor a Health FSA will need to review the Health FSA’s compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

• Only Three Months Until the HIPAA Privacy Compliance Deadline ( January 2003 )
  Michael F. Rosenblum and Angela R. Mersch of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP

  In 1996, Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"). HIPAA is a comprehensive health reform act whose purpose is to improve the availability of health insurance coverage. Among other things, HIPAA facilitates the electronic transmission of patient health, administrative and financial data.

• Functional Outcome Evaluation of the Head Injured: Its Effect on Legal Rights ( June 1999 )
  Law Office Of Kenneth I. Kolpan, P.C.

  Head trauma rehabilitation programs have developed throughout the country at an enormous rate, yet many severely b.

• Consumer and Employer Questions Regarding the Mental Health Parity Act ( March 1998 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Publication from the Department of Health and Human Services which answers consumer and employer questions regarding the Mental Health Parity Act.

• Mental Health Parity ( March 1998 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Obligation from the Department of Health and Human Services summarizing the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996.

• Questions and Answers: Recent Changes in Health Care Law ( January 1999 )
  United States Department of Labor-Office of the Solicitor

  This guide provides answers to commonly asked questions about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

• The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 ( January 1999 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Fact sheet prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996.

• Your Right to Documentation of Health Coverage ( May 1997 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Publication from the Department of Health and Human Services which briefly describes changes in Federal law that may affect consumers' health coverage if they are enrolled or become eligible to enroll in health coverage that excludes coverage for preexisting medical conditions.