Conducting Health Risk Assessments-New Regulations Affect What Information You Can Legally Obtain

Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) are a critically important tool in reducing healthcare costs and determining whether an organization is paying too much for its current healthcare. But what are the legal ramifications of requesting health information from employees? The recent GINA regulations affect what you can and cannot obtain from employees and participants. There are other laws also that affect HRA administration.

 

This audio conference will give you the answers to questions you have about HRAs and help you legally conduct and administer an HRA. Join noted speaker and employee benefits expert Ashley Gillihan, who will present practical advice to pressing questions at this 90-minute interactive audio conference.

Learning Points and Questions To Be Answered:

• What are the essential elements of all HRAs, regardless of type or size of company?
• What is some of the information you cannot include or collect in a HRA?
• How do the recent GINA rules affect HRAs?
• What information can you obtain confidentially? Where must you be careful regarding private health information protected under HIPAA?
• Can an employer require an employee to undergo an HRA?
• Can an employer conduct more than one HRA per employee?
• How can an employer use the information it obtains through an HRA?

Attendees Who Will Benefit From This Audio Conference Include:

• Employee Benefits Professionals
• Plan Administrators
• Third Party Administrators (TPAs)
• Human Resources Managers who oversee employee benefit plans
• Corporate Counsel
• Actuaries for Retirement Plans
• Anyone who works on cafeteria plans and plan administration

Ashley Gillihan
Ashley Gillihan is a Partner with Alston & Bird, LLP, and a member of their Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group. He is also a secondary member of the firm’s ERISA Litigation Group. Mr. Gillihan's practice focuses exclusively on health and welfare benefit plan matters. He advises clients on various issues including but not limited to, ERISA matters such as fiduciary duty, reporting and disclosure, COBRA matters, tax qualification matters related to fringe benefit programs and VEBAs, benefit matters arising under the ADA and ADEA, and HIPAA portable and privacy issues. Mr. Gillihan represents corporate plan sponsors, insurers and third party benefit plan administrators. He lectures frequently and has published numerous articles on health and welfare benefit plan related topics. Mr. Gillihan is a faculty member for MCOL, a managed health care on-line organization; and the Institute of Applied Management and Law (IAML) and he is a member of the Advisory Board of Editors of the Benefits Compensation Law Alert and the Employer’s Council on Flexible Compensation Technical Advisory Council. He is a member of the state bars of Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama.

This program has been approved for (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.
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