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Showing 3 posts from December 2014.
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Amazon Worker Security Screening Case is Clear Victory for Employers
HIPAA Considerations In The Event Of Employee Death or Incapacitation
Posted In Department of Health and Human Services, Employee Benefits, Employee Contracts, Employee Forms, Employee Handbook, Employee Personnel Files, Employer Group Health Plans, Employer Mandate, HIPAA, Human Resource Department
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, otherwise known as HIPAA, acts in part to provide federal protection for identifiable health information retained by covered entities, which includes most businesses that offer company health plans. While many employers have policies and procedures in place to ensure HIPAA compliance in routine, every day matters relating to the management of employee health data, few employers have developed policies or even considered how to manage protected health information in the unfortunate event of employee death or incapacitation. More >
