TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: End of the COVID-19 National and Public Health Emergencies—Action Items for Health Plan Sponsors |

TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: End of the COVID-19 National and Public Health Emergencies—Action Items for Health Plan Sponsors

Date: April 20, 2023

Time: 9:00 – 10:00 am PDT

Cost: Complimentary

Presenters: Mary Powell & Alaina Harwood

It has been a long three years! The Biden Administration announced its intention to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and Public Health Emergency (PHE) at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury issued guidance about the impact to health plans on ending these emergency declarations.

We will discuss actions plan sponsors should take in the near future, such as amending plans and notifying participants of upcoming changes. Topics will include:

COVID-19 tests and test-related services
COVID-19 vaccines
Stand-Alone Telehealth Plans
High Deductible Health Plans
Mental Health Parity
Excepted Benefit Status for Certain Employee Assistance Plans
The end of the tolling of certain deadlines, such as (1) COBRA election and payment deadlines, (2) filing claims and appeals, (3) filing for an external review, (4) HIPAA special enrollment period and (5) certain COBRA notifications from a qualified beneficiary to the plan

MCLE Credit: This program is eligible for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. Please contact Joe Harrison at jharrison@truckerhuss.com to receive a CLE certificate of completion.

This program is valid for 1.0 hour of PDC for SHRM-CP[SM] or SHRM-SCP[SM].

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