Media Advisory - HIPAA and Other Health Laws: Maine Compliance Assistance Seminar

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

Portland, Maine - The Compliance Assistance Seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Maine Division of Insurance, will take place in Portland, Maine, October 13-14, at the Double Tree Hotel, 1230 Congress Street.

The Portland seminar is the 28^th in a series of ongoing seminars sponsored by the Labor Department under its Health Benefits Education Campaign (HBEC). The campaign helps workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their rights and obligations under various health benefit laws. As part of the department’s HIPAA Compliance Assistance Program (H-CAP), there will be sessions covering Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Information also will be presented on the Labor Department’s claims regulation, COBRA, Family and Medical Leave Act, health savings accounts and HIPAA privacy.

Panel participants will include representatives from the Labor Department’s EBSA, the department’s Employment Standards Administration, the Maine Division of Insurance, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Registration is on a first come, first served basis, with only limited spaces available. Interested parties should register early by email to: Deborah A. Milne at Milne.Deborah@dol.gov. For the agenda and registration information, visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa or call 202.693.8660.

Upcoming seminars will be held in:

• Dover, Delaware (November 15-16, 2004)

• New Orleans, Louisiana (December 8-9, 2004)

U.S. Department of Labor news releases are accessible on the Internet. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the Central Office for Assistive Services and Technology. Please specify which news release when placing your request. Call 202.693.7765 or TTY 202.693.7755.

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.