Wellness Programs After the Final HIPAA Nondiscrimination Regs-What's Allowed, What Isn't, and What Designs Work Best? Training Class

Wellness Programs After the Final HIPAA Nondiscrimination Regs-What's Allowed, What Isn't, and What Designs Work Best? Training Seminar

• What kind of wellness programs are being offered? Which types of programs are most successful? What changes will the final regulations require? How will the final regulations affect the return on investment of wellness programs?
  
• Can an employer require employees to participate in a wellness program or complete a health risk assessment?
  
• What's the maximum value of the reward that a wellness program can offer under the final regulations? Can a wellness program include spouses and dependents, and can the reward take their participation into account?
  
• Can a wellness program be successful even though alternative ways of qualifying for the reward must be offered to some employees? How can employers ensure that employees aren't gaming the system?
  
• Are there wellness programs that don't have to comply with the HIPAA nondiscrimination regulations?
  
• When do health plans have to comply with the new rules?
  
  Speakers: John R. Hickman, Esq. and Larry Chapman, MPH. Mr. Hickman is a partner at Alston & Bird in Atlanta and a Contributing Author of several of EBIA's manuals, including HIPAA Portability, Privacy & Security. Mr. Chapman is Senior Vice President of WebMD and has designed wellness programs for hundreds of employers.
  
  Questions: Send your questions on wellness programs to webseminars@ebia.com by January 19, 2007. We'll also take written questions during the web seminar, and we'll issue a Q&A document with our answers to the questions that are within the scope of the web seminar.
  
  Handouts: A PDF copy of the slides will be available for download the morning of the seminar.
  
  Seminar Fee: For one registration fee ($235), you and your co-workers can gather in one room to attend the seminar via a single web and telephone connection.
  
  Confirmations:
  
• A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you from EBIA shortly after you register.
  
• Live Seminars: A reminder e-mail will be sent to you the day before the seminar with dial-in and login instructions, and a link to download the PDF handout. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail from EBIA by 5:00 p.m. the day before the seminar, please call EBIA at (866) 775-3242.
  
• Recorded Seminars: Your confirmation e-mail from EBIA will ask you to identify your 7-day viewing window.