Live Webinar | Recent Timeframes, Cafeteria Plan, and Account-Based Plan Relief for Group Health Plans Due to COVID-19
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Live Webinar | Recent Timeframes, Cafeteria Plan, and Account-Based Plan Relief for Group Health Plans Due to COVID-19
June 19, 2020
This 60-minute intermediate level webinar will provide employers with an overview of recent DOL, IRS, and CMS notice and guidance regarding extension of timeframes and cafeteria and account-based plan relief for group health plans and will provide best practices for amending plan documents and notifying plan participants of plan modifications.
This webinar will:
Provide an overview of the extended group health plan timeframes (HIPAA special enrollment periods, COBRA deadlines, claims procedures, and external review process) set forth in the joint notice on extension of timeframes released by the DOL and the Treasury
Provide an overview of the relief issued under EBSA Notice 2020-01 regarding required notices and disclosures under Title I of ERISA
Discuss the extension of timeframes guidance from CMS for governmental health plans
Discuss best practices for amending plan documents and notifying plan participants of extended group health plan timeframes
Provide an overview of the new guidance contained in IRS Notice 2020-29 (including the cafeteria plan election changes and extended claims period for health FSAs and DCAPs)
Provide an overview of the new guidance contained in IRS Notice 2020-33 (including the increased health FSA carryover amount and reimbursement of premiums paid before the first day of the plan year)
Discuss best practices for amending plan documents and notifying plan participants of changes made in accordance with IRS Notice 2020-29 and IRS Notice 2020-33
This webinar event has been submitted to the Human Resource Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management to qualify for 1 recertification credit hour.