This checklist is a high-level reference for the building blocks of a robust HIPAA compliance program. Individual HIPAA obligations may vary depending unique circumstances.
There is an exception to the general compliance requirements that applies to certain employers that sponsor a fully-insured group health plan. This article will focus on obligations with respect to those plans.
An individual has a right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of PHI that may be made by the Covered Entity, and of the individual’s rights and the Covered Entity’s legal duties with respect to PHI.
Compliance software for fully-insured plan sponsors
SIMPLE HIPAA is designed to address the HIPAA issues of an employer sponsoring fully-insured health plans, which receive only Summary Health Information from insurer and share enrollment data, in conjunction with a Section 125 Health Flexible Spending Account (HFSA) administered by a third party administrator.
Become a HIPAA HERO and sponsor a day-long HIPAA workshop for employers. In the workshop, a Benefit Comply consultant will engage directly with a small group of employers to help them work through the HIPAA compliance process. Attendees will leave the workshop with much of what they need to do already completed and an understanding of any additional steps they need to take to fulfill their HIPAA compliance obligations.