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How do newly hired employees prove that they had prior health coverage that should be credited?

Under HIPAA, an employee's former group health plan and any insurance company or HMO providing such coverage is required to provide the employee with a statement of prior health coverage, commonly referred to as a certificate of creditable coverage. This certificate must be provided automatically to you when you lose coverage under the plan or otherwise become entitled to elect COBRA continuation coverage as well as when COBRA continuation coverage ceases.
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How will newly hired employees prove that they had prior creditable coverage?

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The member should contact the customer service department of the prior health plan to request a certificate of creditable coverage. A copy of this certificate should be submitted to the employer and/or the new insurance carrier.
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Under HIPAA, an employee's former group health plan and any insurance company or HMO providing such coverage is required to provide the employee with a statement of prior health coverage, commonly referred to as a "certificate of creditable coverage. " This certificate must be provided automatically to the individual when the individual loses coverage under the plan or otherwise becomes entitled to elect COBRA continuation coverage as well as when COBRA continuation coverage ceases.
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The employee must provide proof of prior creditable coverage by presenting a Certification of Prior Group Health Plan Coverage, or other acceptable means of proof. The length of extension of benefits is determined by the plan selected by the employer. Once the extension of benefits has expired, the member is eligible for COBRA coverage.
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Under HIPAA, an employee's former group health plan and any insurance company or HMO providing such coverage is required to provide the employee with a statement of prior health coverage, commonly referred to as a "certificate of creditable coverage." This certificate must be provided automatically to the individual when the individual loses coverage under the plan or otherwise becomes entitled to elect COBRA continuation coverage as well as when COBRA continuation coverage ceases.
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The employee must provide a Certificate of Prior Group Health Plan Coverage obtained from their prior employer. Health Insurance Coverage means benefits consisting of medical care (provided directly, through insurance or reimbursement, or otherwise and including items and serviced paid for as medical care) under any hospital or medical service policy or certificate, hospital or medical service plan contract, or health maintenance organization contract offered by a health insurance issuer.
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How many employees can be hired in?

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The regulations do not stipulate limits for how many employees can be hired in. In connection with hiring in from a production company, however, there is a requirement that if the hiring in exceeds 10 percent of the total number of employees of the enterprise hiring in (and has an agreed duration of more than one year), then an agreement shall be entered into with employee representatives that together represent a majority of the employer category where hiring in is being considered.
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Is the health coverage I have for my employees renewable? Can it be terminated?

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If you purchase health insurance coverage for your employees, the issuer must renew or continue in force that coverage at your option except as provided below. Your employer group health insurance coverage may be nonrenewed or discontinued by the insurer because you failed to pay premiums, committed fraud, violated participation or contribution rules, terminated coverage, moved outside the service area, or ended membership in an association.
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How do I get a ngcsuID# for a newly hired employee?

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Student employees will already have a ngcsuID# assigned by the Banner Student Information System. Human Resources will enter all employees into Banner, and an ngcsuID# will be generated. New employees will receive their number from IIT when they complete their application for network access. The number will be printed on the front of the NGCSU ID Card issued by the Director of the Student Center.
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Is there an academy for newly hired DJCOs?

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Yes, there is a paid Juvenile Correctional Officer Core training which is completed during the first six weeks of employment.
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How do I get a gtID# for newly hired employee?

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Student employees will already have a gtID# assigned by the Banner Student Information System. Authorized department administrators will request a gtID# for new faculty and staff via a new web-based gtID# Request System. The Board of Regents issued the document "Protecting Student Identity - Principles for Good Practice" in August 2002.
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How do I get a GPC-ID for a newly hired employee?

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Student employees will already have a GPC-ID assigned by the Banner Student Information System. All new employees, student and non-student, will have their information transferred from the PeopleSoft Employee database to the Student Information System on a regular basis throughout the day. At that time, the GPC-ID number will be assigned to the individual.
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Where Can You Get Health Insurance Coverage?

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If your employer does not offer group insurance, or if the insurance offered is very limited, you can buy an individual policy. You can get fee-for-service, HMO, or PPO protection. But you should compare your options and shop carefully because coverage and costs vary from company to company.
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How is the quality of health coverage?

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I've found little cause to complain about the health coverage here; it's been at least as good or better than the coverage I've gotten from membership in an HMO in the US. You get assigned a particular doctor, and mine is very sharp and professional. If you're suddenly ill you might have to be content see another available doctor rather than yours, which of course is no different from in the US.
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What is COBRA continuation health coverage?

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Congress passed the landmark Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) health benefit provisions in 1986. The law amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Internal Revenue Code and the Public Health Service Act to provide continuation of group health coverage that otherwise might be terminated.
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How Do I Get Health Coverage?

Health insurance is generally available through groups and to individuals. Premiums - the regular fees that you pay for health insurance coverage - are generally lower for group coverage. When you receive group insurance at work, the premium usually is paid through your employer. Group insurance is typically offered through employers, although unions, professional associations, and other organizations also offer it. As an employee benefit, group health insurance has many advantages.
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How does crediting for prior coverage work under HIPAA?

Under the standard method, you receive credit for your previous coverage that occurred without a break in coverage of 63 days or more. Any coverage occurring prior to a break in coverage of 63 days or more is not credited against a preexisting condition exclusion period. To illustrate, suppose an individual had coverage for 2 years followed by a break in coverage of 70 days and then resumed coverage for 8 months.
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What about employees hired after the first of the year?

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BeniComp® will arrange for the new hire to be screened and participate in the program regardless of when they are hired.
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What happens if all the employees in a department are hired?

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Then there are none left for you to hire! Hey, it was a tough labor market when times were good, remember? You'll have to wait until one of them is FIRED or laid off and goes back into the labor pool, or you'll have to POACH one from an opponent.
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How do I obtain coverage for my newly adopted child?

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If you are a Small Group employee, please contact your Human Resources department IMMEDIATELY. To add a newly adopted child to health insurance coverage, you must complete and return the appropriate forms to your Benefits Department within 31 days of the date of adoption. If the forms are not submitted to UNICARE in time, the newborn is considered a late enrollee and you must wait until the next open enrollment period to obtain insurance coverage for the child.
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Can I lose coverage or be charged more for coverage if my health status changes?

Group health plans and health insurance issuers may not establish rules for eligibility (including continued eligibility) of any individual to enroll under the terms of the plan based on health status related factors. These factors include: Plans generally may not require an individual to pay a premium or contribution that is greater than that for a similarly situated individual based on a health status related factor.
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How do employees add a spousal equivalent to their health and/or dental coverage?

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Same-sex partners of benefits-eligible faculty and staff are eligible for coverage under the university health and dental coverage, provided a Same Sex Spousal Equivalency Certification is on file with HRM/Benefits. Benefits-eligible faculty and staff may enroll their same-sex spousal equivalent when there has been a qualifying life event or during the annual open enrollment period. Please contact HRM/Benefits at ext. 2230 for assistance.
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Will an insurance carrier deny certain employees coverage under a group health insurance plan?

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Generally, insurers will not deny coverage to any full-time employee. Inherent in the principle of group insurance is the understanding that all employees can be covered. Typically carriers, require an employee to be actively at work on the day the employer-provider coverage becomes effective, and to have enrolled in a contributory plan within the time required.
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What kind of health benefits have been credited to negative ions?

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Research scientists worldwide have consistently found the positive effect of negative ions on air quality and our general well-being. FDA has approved of negative ions as part of the treatments for allergies, hay fever and certain respiratory symptoms in U.S. medical facilities. In Europe, negative ions have been used to reduce rate of infection in special infection units.
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When are work plans due for the newly banded employees?

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The work plan containing appropriate competencies should be established within 30 days after the implementation date.
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