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The Seminar Series
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Presented by:
Karen L. Kirkpatrick
America’s Leading Employee Benefit Administration and Compliance Specialist
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Goals of Proper COBRA Administration
• KEEP the IRS out of your business
• KEEP your business out of court
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Intent of COBRA
COST SHIFTING
Private employersFederal government Expense
TO
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Compliance with COBRA
RequiredEmployers with
20 or moreemployees
Church plans[Under IRC 414 (e)]
Federal government
NotRequired
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Employee Count (cont.)
• Common ownership- Manual Page 3
• Foreign employees• Multi/multiple employer plan- Manual Page 4 and 5
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Established criteria for IRS auditing of
COBRA compliance program
TAMRA 1988Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act
Manual Page 7
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Qualified BeneficiariesCovered Employee
Covered Spouse
Covered DependentCovered Dependent
Child born to, or adopted by, covered employee
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COBRA Coverage
Manual Page 29
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Manual Page 36
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Time Frames
Manual Page 53
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45-Day Retroactive Premium Payment
Loss ofcoverage date
Date ofelection
All retroactivepremiums due
March 31
May 29
July 13
Manual Page 57
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COBRA Expires: At the end of the maximum coverage period18 months* for 36 months* for
*29 months with a Social Security disability
determination
* Under the Medicare entitlement
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COBRA Terminates
*Insignificant premium payment
Failure to make
TIMELY
payment*
Manual Page 64
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COBRA Terminates
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COBRA Terminates
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COBRA Terminates
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COBRA Terminates
Applies within the 11-month extension ONLYManual Page 65
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COBRA Terminates
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Premiums
*If disabled Qualified Beneficiary is part of the extension Manual Page 67
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If your goal is to …
•KEEP the IRS out of your business
•KEEP your business out of court
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COBRA Compliance Checklist• Documentation of TAMRA
• Notices
• Elections and premiums
• Documentation systems
=100% ComplianceManual Page 80
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HIPAA Portability
• New notices – General Notice– Individual Notice
• Certificates of Creditable Coverage
• Special Enrollment– What is and isn’t a SE event
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Key Privacy/Security Rules
• PHI and EPHI: What are they?• Who has PHI and EPHI at your facility?• Disclosure of PHI in three major circumstances:
– Treatment– Payment– Health care operations
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Key Privacy/Security Rules (cont.)
• Security Concerns: Reporting form• Limited access to facilities• Protection from malicious software• Need for unique user IDs and passwords• Access to EPHI on need-to-know basis• Encryption and Password protection of EPHI• Business Associate Agreements• Security Reminders
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Recent and Current Developments
• HIPAA criminal actions• Notable security breaches• Recent guidance on remote devices
• April 14, 2007 deadline for HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
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Contact Infinisource
For information on employee benefits administration and compliance issues, visit
www.benefitsolved.com or call 800-300-3838.
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