Annual enrollment is your opportunity to learn about the 2021 Health Care Program, review your current coverage and choose the best options for you and your family. Please review our 2021 Enrollment Guide and attend our upcoming education session to learn more about our 2021 benefits offerings
Education Session : (if conducting live sessions vs using a video)
Join us for the education session below to learn more about our 2021 benefits programs
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The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
(CHIPRA) requires that a group health plan allow an employee or dependent
to enroll in the plan within 60 days of the employee's Medicaid or CHIP
coverage being terminated or upon eligibility for employment assistance under
Medicaid or CHIP. In addition, employers that maintain a group health plan in a
state that provides medical assistance or child health assistance under a state
Medicaid or state child health plan are required to provide the Employer CHIP
Notice. The following states meet this standard: AL, AK, AR, CO, FL, GA, IN,
IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MA, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR,
PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI and WY. The law is unclear on
whether self-insured Indian Tribal plans are subject to HIPAA Portability
provisions. Such plans should seek legal counsel. A model notice is available.
Civil penalties of up to $117 (2019) per
day for failure to comply with the new
notice and disclosure requirements
may be assessed.
There are two types of wellness programs, those that base a reward on
participation only, and those that base a reward on satisfying a health
standard (health-contingent). If the program is only participation-based but
provides a reward such as a premium discount or reduction in copays or
deductibles, then the program must be available to all similarly situated
individuals in order to comply with the HIPAA nondiscrimination requirements.
If the program bases the reward on satisfying a health standard- whether
activity-only, or outcomes-based (such as not smoking