New Electronic Payment Card Guidance for Health FSAs, HRAs, and DCAPs-Will the New Rules Make Substantiation Easier? Training Class

New Electronic Payment Card Guidance for Health FSAs, HRAs, and DCAPs-Will the New Rules Make Substantiation Easier? Training Seminar

• What does the guidance say about automatic substantiation of multiples of a co-payment amount when a card is used at a merchant with a health care provider merchant category code (MCC)? What about combinations of tiered or different co-payment amounts?
  
• Under what circumstances does the new guidance permit use of cards at a merchant that does not have a health care provider MCC? When can inventory control information (e.g., SKUs) be used for substantiation? What are split-tender transactions? What recordkeeping requirements apply?
  
• Even for plans that don't use cards, what streamlined substantiation is available when EOBs are sent directly to a health FSA or HRA administrator?
  
• What is meant by the guidance's prohibition against self-certification?
  
• How can an electronic payment card be used to pay for dependent care? When can a dependent care expense be reimbursed?
  
  Speakers: Thomas P. McCormick, Esq., Cheryl R. Hughes, Esq., and John R. Hickman, Esq. Mr. McCormick is Founder and Chairman of EBIA and a Contributing Author of several of EBIA's manuals, including Cafeteria Plans. Ms. Hughes is a principal with Sanders, Schnabel & Brandenburg, P.C. in Washington, D.C. and is a Contributing Author of EBIA's Consumer-Driven Health Care & Fringe Benefits. Mr. Hickman is a partner with Alston & Bird in Atlanta and is a Contributing Author of several of EBIA's manuals, including Cafeteria Plans.
  
  Questions: You may e-mail your electronic payment card questions to webseminar@ebia.com by July 27, 2006.
  
  Handouts: A PDF copy of the slides will be available for download the morning of the seminar.