REQUIRED ANNUAL EMPLOYEE DISCLOSURE NOTICES continued
Required Annual Employee Disclosure Notices continued
HIPAA PRIVACY POLICY FOR FULLY-INSURED PLANS WITH NO ACCESS TO PHI
The group health plan is a fully-insured group health plan sponsored by the “Plan Sponsor”. The group health plan and the plan sponsor intend to comply with the requirements of 45 C.F.R. §164.530 (k) so that the group healthplan is not subject to most of HIPAA’s privacy requirements.
I. No access to protected health information (PHI) except for summary health informationfor limited purposeand enrollment / dis-enrollment information.
Neither the group health plan nor the plan sponsor (or any member of the plan sponsor’s workforce) shall create or receive protected health information (PHI) as defined in 45 C.F.R. §160.103 except for (1) summary health information for purpose of (a) obtaining premium bids or (b) modifying, amending, or terminating the group health plan, and (2) enrollment and dis-enrollment information.
II.
Insurer for group health plan will provide privacy notice
The insurer for the group healthplan will provide the group health plan’s notice of privacy practices and will satisfy the other requirements under HIPAA related to the group health plan’s PHI. The notice of privacy practices will notify participants of the potential disclosure of summary health information and enrollment / dis-enrollment information to the group health plan and the plan sponsor.
III.
No intimidatingor retaliatory acts
The group health plan shall not intimidate, threaten, coerce, discriminateagainst, or take other retaliatory action against individuals for exercising their rights , filing a complaint, participating in an investigation, or opposing any improper practice under HIPAAA.
IV.
No Waiver
The group health plan shall not require an individual to waive his or her privacy rights under HIPAA as a condition of treatment, payment, enrollment or eligibility. If such an action should occur by one of the plan sponsor’s employees, the action shall not be attributed to the group health plan.
PATIENT PROTECTION:
If the Group Health Plan generally requires the designation of a primary care provider who participates in the network and who is available to accept you or your family members. For children, you may designate a pediatrician as the primary care provider. You do not need prior authorization from the carrier or from any other person (includinga primary care provider) in order to obtain access to obstetrical or gynecological care from a health care professional in the network who specializes in obstetrics or gynecology. The healthcare professionals, however, may be required to comply with certain procedures, including obtaining prior authorizationfor certain services, following a pre-approved treatment plan or procedures for making referrals. For a list of participating healthcare professionals who specialize in obstetrics or gynecology, or for informationon how to select a primary care provider, and for a list of the participating primary care providers, contact the Plan Administrator or refer to the carrier website. It is your responsibility to ensure that the information provided on your application is accurate and complete. Any omissions or incorrect statements made by you on your applicationmay invalidate your coverage. The carrier has the right to rescind coverage on the basis of fraud or misrepresentation.
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