ACA
ERISA
TiC / CAA
HIPAA / COBRA
Other Notices
100

This US president signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

Who is Barack Obama

100

This ERISA document outlines eligibility and guidelines for all health and welfare programs that a company sponspors

What is the Summary Plan Description? SPD or Wrap 

100

TiC Rules have required health plans to provide this tool which estimates cost shares for all covered items and services within a health plan

What is the Internet Based Price Comparison Tool?
100

This HIPAA notice outlines the rules and regulations surrounding Qualifying Life Events

What is the Notice of Special Enrollment Rights?

100

This annually required notice lists the medicaid contact information state by state

What is the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Notice?

200

This explanation of medical coverage document has a standardized format across all medical carriers

What is the Summary of Benefits Coverage (SBC)

200

This filing is due to the IRS seven months after the end of a plan year for employers with over 100 employees 

What is the 5500?

200

This CAA required notice protects plan participants against balance billing

What is the No Surprises Act Disclosure Notice?
200

This COBRA notice is required for newly enrolled participants in COBRA eligible plans within 90 days

What is the General COBRA Notice?

200

This notice is required annually by October 15th and outlines health plan prescription drug coverage credibility

What is the Medicare Part D Notice?

300

This ACA notice must be provided to eligible new hires within 14 days of their date of hire

What is the Exchange Notice?

300

Form 5558 is filed to allow a due date extension of the 5500 filing for up to this many months with no penalties

What is 2 and a half months?

300

This newer CAA attestation is submitted on the CMS website and is required by December 31st

What is the Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation?

300

This notice must be sent by COBRA administrators within 30 days of termination or reduction in work hours, death, medicare entitlement, or bankruptcy of employer

What is the Qualifying Event Notice?
300

This notice protects mother's from being discharged too quickly after childbirth 

What is the Newborn's and Mother's Health Protection Act Notice?

400

These fees are due by self funded health plan sponsors by July 31st of each year 

What are PCORI fees?

400

This ERISA required document informs plan participants of significant changes to their health and welfare plans

What is the Summary Material Modification or SMM?

400

This CAA requirement is due by June 1st each year for the prior calendar or plan year

What is the Reporting on Pharmacy Benefits and Drug Costs?

400

Plan sponsors are required to send this notification if employee personal information is compromised

What is the Notification of Breach of Unsecured Protected Health Information?

400

This new 2025 disclosure is required for supplemental health plans that issue a fixed cash benefit and highlights the differences in those plans from major medical

What is the Fixed Indemnity Benefits Disclosure?
500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This ACA notice is only applicable to health plans that require designation of a PCP

What is the Patient Protection Notice?

500

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for health plans in private industry - it was enacted in this year

What is 1974?

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This CAA disclosure could be requested by the DOL at any time - comparative analysis of design and application of NQTLs is required upon request

What is the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Disclosure?

500

This notice is required if an employer decides not to offer COBRA when an employee is terminated due to gross misconduct

What is the Notice of Unavailability of COBRA?

500

This disclosure is only applicable to health plans that provide coverage for adult children who are 26 or older and use student status to determine eligibility 

What is Michelle's Law Disclosure?

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