If you contract with a insurance carrier or HMO to provide your employees insurance on a fully-insured basis AND you are only receiving eligibility, enrollment, disenrollment information or summary information that does not identify a member, then you do not need to send an NPP to your employees, plan documents do not need amended, you do not have to certify compliance and you do not have to have a business associate agreement with the insurance carrier or HMO.
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From: Craig Moen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 9:14 AM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject: Heatlh Insurance
Here I thought we were doing well and on track for April 14th, but an
interesting read last evening...I suppose it can never be easy. Can some
offer some clarification?
We provide Health and Dental insurance benefits (percentage of for full and
part-time) to our employees. I had understood that an NPP would be
distributed by the insurance carrier. I am certain one would still be, but
now it appears based on what I read that we need to distribute an NPP to our
employees as well(since we pay a portion of their healthcare benefits)
Please tell me I read it wrong....seems like we are only an intermediary,
and don't handle anymore material than is already required by labor code. I
don't see us getting involved in filing claims for our staff etc etc
If this is a reality, how would this NPP be different(other than differing
examples)?
Craig Moen, MPT
Director of Rehabilitation
HIPAA Privacy Official
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