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Last Chance for Compliance HIPAA Privacy for Small Health Plans

By Nancy Gallup
March 30, 2004

April 14, 2004 is the approaching deadline for small health plans ' plans that have annual total premiums (both employer and employee contributions) of $5,000,000 or less ' to comply with the privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

The deadline will have its greatest impact on mid-size and small law firms who did not have to comply with last year's deadline that applied to large health plans. The amount of work required for a mid-size or small firm to comply will depend on whether the employer has any self-funded plans and the extent to which the firm receives protected health information.

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