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Product Identifiers
PublisherJones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
ISBN-100834211580
ISBN-139780834211582
eBay Product ID (ePID)424336
Product Key Features
Number of Pages172 Pages
Publication NameEmployee Benefits : a Guide for Health Care Professionals
LanguageEnglish
SubjectInsurance
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLaw
AuthorAspen Health Law and Compliance Center Staff
SeriesCurrent Issue Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN98-009617
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal344.7301/255
Table Of ContentContents: Introduction * Discrimination Rules * ERISA * Summary Plan Descriptions * Amendments to Plan * Preemption * Fiduciary Issues * Design/Administration Distinction * PENSIONS * Qualified Retirement Plans * Vesting * Funding and Eligibility* Reporting Requirements for Qualified Plans * Nonqualified Plans * Effect of Merger on Pensions * GROUP HEALTH PLANS * Group Life Insurance * Group Accidental Death and Dismemberment * Group Disability Insurance * Health or Medical Insurance * Pharmacy Benefit Management * Long-Term Care * Financing Group Health Plans * ERISA Requirements * State laws * FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATION * PDA * NMHPA * FMLA * ADEA * MHPA * ADA * OBRA '93 * HIPAA * Crediting Time * Waiting Period * Preexisting Conditions * Certificate of Creditable Coverage * Alternative Method * Health-Based Exclusion * Special Enrollment * Renewal of Group Health Plans * Disclosure * Effective Dates * State's Options * COBRA * Small Employer Exemption * Maintenance of Group Health Plan * Qualifying Events * Notice Revision of COBRA Notice Requirements * Election of COBRA Benefits * Continuation Coverage * Significant Gap * Fiduciary Liability * State Coverage * CAFETERIA PLANS * Types of Cafeteria Plans * Administering Cafeteria Plans * Prepaid Legal Services * Dependent Care Assistance * Educations Assistance Benefits * Record-Keeping Requirements * Personal Services Benefits: Work/Family * Flex/Time * Convenience Benefits * MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS * Index
SynopsisAs health systems divide and conquer, health care professionals are finding themselves in new employment situation -- working for larger organizations or supervising new groups of employees. With this change comes a need to take a new look at the laws that affect employee benefits -- including ERISA, group health plans, COBRA, and more. Here's a concise briefing on the legal issues involved in health care employee benefits administration, with specific references to statutes and court rulings that are relevant in the health care setting. A practical overview of a complex legal area.
LC Classification NumberKF3515.E48 1998
