By now, most MBA members know that there are several different aspects of HIPAA compliance that must be planned for and that these compliance elements all have different deadlines. And for many, determining where your organization falls within the layers of HIPAA has been confusing. To this end, MBA’s general counsel - Warner Norcross & Judd, LLP - has developed a HIPAA Compliance Kit that provides guidelines and model forms for your use to reach compliance.

The materials in the Compliance Kit summarize the primary rules and procedures applicable to employers as health plan sponsors under the HIPAA regulations. Content highlights include:

• Plain-English HIPAA guidance to help determine your obligation under the Privacy Rule
• Detailed employer "checklist" for HIPAA compliance
• Model policies and procedures, plus guidance on training your employees
• Model privacy notice to be distributed to employees
• Model health plan amendments and summary plan description (SPD language)
• Model employer certification
• Model "business associate" agreements

All notices and other documents are contained on a CD included with the Kit.

The Kit is available for purchase from Warner Norcross & Judd direct for $495.

To order, please click here .