This is a USA law that comes into effect in 2002. Principally the goals are the standardisation of information management and exchange in medicine, to maintain security, improve accuracy and assure privacy ( http://www.hipadvisory.com/ and http://www.scarnet,org/).
A federal law that outlines the requirements that employer-sponsored group insurance plans, insurance companies, and managed care organizations must satisfy in order to provide health insurance coverage in the individual and group healthcare markets.
A federal Act that protects people who change jobs, are self-employed, or who have pre-existing conditions. The Act aims to make sure that prospective or current service consumers are not discriminated against based on health status.
The 1996 Federal legislation that makes long-term care insurance premiums tax deductible if non-reimbursable medical expenses, including part or all of long-term care premiums, exceed 7.5% of an individual's gross income. HIPPA also excludes long-term care insurance benefits from taxable income. Not all long-term care insurance coverage qualifies for this benefit.
This 1996 act provides protections for consumers in group health insurance plans. HIPAA prevents health plans from excluding health coverage of pre-existing conditions and discriminating on the basis of health status.
A federal law that places limits on health care plan preexisting condition exclusions, among other requirements, and defines privacy requirements for group health plans.
Guarantees that employers are not able to impose preexisting condition limitations in the insurance they offer to new employees who had insurance coverage for at least 12 months with their previous employer.
Federal legislation passed in 1996, which sets national standards for the security and privacy of health data, electronic healthcare transactions, and national identifiers for providers, health plans and employers.
A 1996 law intended to make employer-provided health insurance more "portable" by allowing continuously covered employees leaving a company to get coverage from a new employer or in the individual market without having to wait through an exclusion period. HIPAA also established guaranteed issue in the small group market and included a Medical Savings Account demonstration project.
Legislation passed in 1996 that includes a privacy rule creating national standards to protect personal health information
This act, also know as the Kennedy/Kassebaum Act, was enacted in 1996 to help ease the burden that "pre-existing condition clauses" in health insurance policies caused. HIPAA guarantees individual health coverage under certain circumstances when you lose group health coverage and prohibits group health plans from discrimination due to your medical condition. For more information on HIPAA, call 1-888-700-7010 or your factor distributor or HTC.
Federal statute that among other things, guarantees health care coverage eligibility for people who move from one group health care plan to another or who move from a group plan to an individual plan. HIPAA was effective on July 1, 1997.
(HIPAA) is legislation intended to provide portability of employer-sponsored insurance from one job to another in order to prevent what has become known as "job lock" or the inability to change jobs because of the fear of losing health insurance. This act also makes it illegal to exclude people from coverage because of preexisting conditions and offers some tax deductions to self-employed people who pay their own health insurance premiums. The act also directs the federal government to standardize billing codes and to develop privacy standards related to individually identifiable health care information. 36
Federal law passed in 1996 which allows portability for group coverage from one carrier to another group carrier. Pre-existing conditions may not be imposed if group coverage was effective for 12 months and not more than 63 days elapsed between coverage. If coverage was for less than 12 months, then pre-existing conditions may be imposed for only that portion of the 12 months not covered. a maximum of 12 months may be imposed for a pre-exisiting condition. HIPAA regulations were expanded in 2002 to provide protection for individual medical records. Information may not be disclosed without written permission of the patient. Medical records are kept under lock and key and are available only on a need-to-know-basis.
Law passed in 1996 restricting group health plans from limiting participation by new employees and their dependents because of preexisting medical conditions.
A federal law passed in 1996 that provides numerous protections for person who were losing their insurance coverage due to changes in employment status. HIPAA provides accessibility to coverage for a person who changes from one employer sponsored health plan to another employer sponsored health plan, by providing guaranteed acceptance and waiver of pre-existing condition exclusions based upon the time covered under the prior employer health plan.
A federal law enacted in 1996, offering limited protections to ensure continuity of health care coverage. Under HIPAA, insured individuals who have a health condition cannot be denied benefits when they change jobs. It also prevents health plans from refusing coverage on the basis of pre-existing conditions.
A federal health insurance-related act that has privacy rule implications for school districts.
A federal law intended to improve the availability and continuity of health insurance coverage that, among other things, places limits on exclusions for pre-existing medical conditions; permits certain individuals to enroll for available group health care coverage when they lose other health coverage or have a new dependent; prohibits discrimination in group enrollment based on health status; guarantees the availability of health coverage to small employers and the renewability of health insurance coverage in the small and large group markets; and requires availability of non-group coverage for certain individuals whose group coverage is terminated.
federal health insurance legislation passed in 1996 that specifies conditions under which certain long-term care insurance policies qualify for tax advantages.
A federal law that outlines the rules and requirements employer-sponsored group insurance plans, insurance companies and managed care organizations must follow to provide health care insurance coverage for individuals and groups.
Law passed in 1996 restricting the right of group health plans to limit participation by newly hired employees and their dependents because of preexisting medical conditions.
This legislation was signed in 1996 to provide better access to health insurance, limit fraud and abuse, and reduce administrative costs through specific administrative-simplification provisions. These provisions apply to a wide variety of issues involving electronically transmitted health information. They include national standards for electronic transmissions, security, and privacy. HIPAA touches virtually all segments of the healthcare industry. TriZetto has a company-wide, internal, HIPAA-compliance initiative. It also offers training, consulting and HIPAA Gateway(tm) software for customers.
A U.S. federal law that imposes a number of requirements on group and individual health insurance plans, health insurers, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and that is designed to improve the availability and portability of health insurance benefits. HIPAA establishes federal standards for the continuation of health care benefits for people who change jobs, are self-employed, or who have preexisting medical conditions.
A federal law passed in 1996. HIPAA applies to health information created or maintained by health care providers who engage in certain electronic transactions, health plans, and health care clearinghouses. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued the regulation, "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information," applicable to entities covered by HIPAA. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is the Departmental component responsible for implementing and enforcing the privacy regulation.
A federal act that protects people who change jobs, are self-employed, or who have pre-existing medical conditions. HIPAA standardizes an approach to the continuation of health care benefits for individuals and members of small group health plans and establishes parity between the benefits extended to these individuals and those benefits offered to employees in large group plans. The act also contains provisions designed to ensure that prospective or current enrollees in a group health plan are not discriminated against based on health status.
Federal health insurance legislation passed in 1996 that allows, under specified conditions, long-term care insurance policies to be qualified for certain tax benefits.
HIPAA is a federal law enacted in 1996. It was designated to improve availability and portability of health coverage by: · limiting exclusions for pre-existing conditions; · providing credit for prior health coverage; · allowing transmittal of the coverage information (i.e., covered family members and coverage period) to a new insurer; · providing new rights to allow individuals to enroll for health coverage when they lose their health coverage or have a new dependent; · prohibiting discrimination in enrollment/premiums · guaranteeing availability of health insurance coverage for small employers.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996.