Printer
Friendly Version
Release Date: April 5, 2006
Release Number: 06-608-DAL
Contact Name: David James/Gloria Della
Phone Number: 202.693.4676/202.693.8666
Dallas, Texas - A health law compliance
assistance seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the New Mexico
Insurance Division of the Public Regulation Commission, will take place
May 9-10 in Albuquerque at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town.
The seminar is part of the Labor Department’s
Health Benefits Education Campaign, which helps workers and employers,
especially small businesses, understand their rights and obligations
under various health benefit laws. There will be sessions covering the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and other federal
benefits laws under Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act. Information also will be presented on fiduciary responsibility,
COBRA, Family and Medical Leave Act, health savings accounts and HIPAA
privacy.
Seminar attendees will receive a copy of the booklet,
“Health Benefits
Coverage Under Federal Law.” The updated publication explains the
various health benefit laws administered by the Labor Department and
adds a new tool -- a chart identifying all the notices group health
plans are required to provide to participants and beneficiaries. A copy
of the booklet is available at EBSA’s Web site, or by calling the
agency’s toll-free number at 1.866.444.EBSA (3272).
Panel participants will include representatives from
EBSA, the Labor Department’s Employment Standards Administration, New
Mexico Insurance Division, the Internal Revenue Service and the U. S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis,
with only limited spaces available. Interested parties should register
early by e-mail at educationcampaignseminars@dol.gov or by fax to
202.219.8141. Visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa for agenda and
registration information or call Nancy Marchetti at 202.693.8684.
Additional information about private-sector health or retirement plans
can be found at EBSA’s Web site above.
What: |
HIPPA and Health Laws
Compliance Assistance Seminar |
When: |
May 9-10
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Where: |
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
800 Rio Grande Ave., N.W.
Albuquerque, N. M. |
U.S. Department of Labor news releases are accessible on the
Department's Newsroom
page. The information in this news release will be made available
in alternate format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or
disc) from the COAST office. Please specify which news release when
placing your request at 202.693.7765 or TTY 202.693.7755. The U.S.
Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and
employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply
with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit the
Department's Compliance
Assistance page.
|