Re: Flexible Spending Accounts and HIPAA-AS

[Zon Owen]

Tim,   I have been involved in a couple of examinations of this issue, and we sent a related query to HHS in an attempt to settle it.  That was over a year ago, and we still haven't gotten a response.  I was in a WEDI SNIP Business Issues Subworkgroup conference call last December 4, and Stanley Nachimson of HHS was a participant.  I took advantage of this opportunity to ask Stanley whether or not they were still looking at this submitted question.  He indicated that they were, indeed, working on it, but that they didn't have a final answer yet.  No estimate was given regarding when an actual answer will be available.    - Zon Owen - (808)597-8493   PS:  Incidentally, at least one organization has indicated that it performs automated COB between the Flex Plan Administrator, and a[nother?] health plan.  Thus, both the 834 and the 837 could be affected, along with privacy and security issues.   ----- Original Message -----   From: Rearick, Tim To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 10:57 AM Subject: Flexible Spending Accounts and HIPA-AS I can't find any references to flexible spending accounts (FSAs) or health reimbursement accounts (HSAs) in HIPAA rules.  Any thoughts on whether those activities are subject to HIPAA-AS rules and regulations? Thanks Tim Rearick, PMP HIPAA-AS Project Team Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida > *   904-905-3129 > *     904-565-6097 *[EMAIL PROTECTED] The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited.