EBIA Webinar 01/21/2021: : Self-Audit Your Group Health Plan Compliance
On Thursday, January 21, 2021, Darcy Hitesman and Jason P. Lacey (attorney – FOULSTON SIEFKIN LLP) will be discussing self auditing your group health plan compliance during a two hour webinar commencing at 12pm CT. For more information and to register for the webinar sponsored by EBIA Learning – Thomson Reuters, please click here:
https://checkpointlearning.thomsonreuters.com/CourseFinder/CourseDetails/10383
Webinar Description: Calling all plan sponsors and plan administrators: What’s the best way to ensure your group health plans are in compliance with legal rules before you’re audited by the government? Conduct a self-audit! As a plan sponsor or plan administrator, you are responsible for the plan’s compliance—even if you’re outsourcing administration to a TPA. We’ll explain how you can audit your plan (or work with your service provider to audit the service provider’s administrative functions) to identify and correct potential problems across all areas of compliance—tax, ERISA, the ACA, COBRA, and HIPAA—before you hear from the IRS, DOL, or HHS. We’ll walk you through how you can use the agencies’ own guidelines and audit materials to design and implement a self audit of the plans you sponsor or work with.
EBIA Webinar 01/27/2021: Governmental and Church Group Health Plans: What Rules Apply?
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, Darcy Hitesman and Howard D. Bye-Torre (attorney – STOEL RIVES LLP) will be discussing will be discussing governmental and church group health plans and the rules that apply to them during a two-hour webinar commencing at 12pm CT. For more information and to register for the webinar sponsored by EBIA Learning – Thomson Reuters, please click here: https://checkpointlearning.thomsonreuters.com/CourseFinder/CourseDetails/10379
Webinar Description: Which plans fit within ERISA’s exemption for governmental and church plans? We’ll consider particular challenges posed by quasi-governmental entities and certain church-affiliated entities, as demonstrated by extensive litigation on the topic. For plans that do fit within these definitions, what does ERISA exemption mean—must these plans comply with state law? And how do the Affordable Care Act and other federal laws (including COVID-19-related requirements) apply to governmental and church plans? We’ll walk you through the legal landscape and answer your tricky questions during a Q&A session; you can also submit questions in advance!