Notice

Women's Health and Cancer Right Act (“WHCRA”)

The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA) provides protections for individuals who elect breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. Under WHCRA, group health plans offering mastectomy coverage must provide coverage for certain services relating to the mastectomy, in a manner determined in consultation with the attending physician and the patient.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/fact-sheets/whcra

Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable or Non-Creditable Coverage

Entities that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare Part D eligible individuals must notify these individuals whether the drug coverage they have is creditable or non-creditable

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prescription-Drug-Coverage/CreditableCoverage/Model-Notice-Letters.html

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Your health care provider and health plan must give you a notice that tells you how they may use and share your health information. It must also include your health privacy rights. In most cases, you should receive the notice on your first visit to a provider or in the mail from your health plan. You can also ask for a copy at any time.

http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/notice-privacy-practices/

Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act ("CHIPRA")

The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama in January 2009. Since that time, AHRQ and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been working together to implement selected provisions of the legislation related to children's health care quality.

http://www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/index.html

Notice of Exchange Availability

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that employers provide all employees with a written notice about the Exchanges which are also known as Health Insurance Marketplaces. Employers were required to provide this notice to all employees no later than October 1, 2013. Also, employers have been required to provide this notice to each new employee at the time of hiring since October 1, 2013.

http://www.cottinghambutler.com/news/notice-of-exchange-availability/