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No, posting required notices on a shared computer or kiosk is not sufficient to meet the DOL’s Electronic Disclosure rules. The preamble to the final 2002 regulations specifically states that merely posting documents to a shared computer kiosk in a common area at a workplace is not an appropriate means by which to deliver documents required to be furnished to participants. As many employers head into open enrollment season, it is important to remember best practices on notice distribution requi

On July 30, 2025, Gov. Newsom signed AB 951 into law. The new law prohibits health insurers from requiring an enrollee previously diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder or autism to receive a rediagnosis to maintain coverage for behavioral health treatment. Further, insurers cannot discontinue or delay existing treatment while waiting for a rediagnosis. The treating providers should provide the treatment plan to insurers upon request. The law is effective for policies issued or renewed

All policies issued or renewed in Oklahoma on or after November 1, 2025, must comply with the anesthesia coverage provisions of SB 1019. Specifically, a group health insurance policy may not impose a time limit on the amount of covered anesthesia services provided during a medical or surgical procedure, or restrict or exclude coverage of anesthesia time. Anesthesia time is defined as the period beginning when the patient is prepped by the anesthesia practitioner for anesthesia services and endi

All policies issued or renewed in Oklahoma on or after November 1, 2025, must comply with the cancer testing provisions of SB 109. Specifically, a group health insurance policy must provide coverage for clinical gene testing of inherited gene mutations for individuals with a personal or family history of cancer. Further, the test must be ordered or recommended by a healthcare provider in accordance with the most recent version of the NCCN clinical practice recommendations that are Category 2A o

All policies issued or renewed in Oklahoma on or after November 1, 2025, must comply with the contraceptive coverage requirements of SB 176. Specifically, a group health insurance policy that already offers coverage for contraceptive drugs must provide enrollees with the option to receive a three-month supply of a contraceptive drug the first time it is prescribed. For each subsequent time the enrollee receives the contraceptive drug, they must be able to receive a six-month supply. An enrollee

All policies issued or renewed in Oklahoma on or after November 1, 2025, must comply with the healthcare payment provisions of SB 515. Specifically, if an enrollee negotiates a lower-than-average fee for a covered healthcare service and chooses to pay directly out of pocket for that service to the healthcare provider, the health insurance policy must count that amount toward the enrollee’s annual deductible and out-of-pocket limits under the policy if certain conditions are met. The healthcare

On June 20, 2025, Gov. Abbott signed SB 1188 into law. The new law relates to electronic health records and requires that electronic health records under the control of a covered entity that contain patient information must be physically maintained in the U.S. or a U.S. territory, and that electronic health record information is accessible only to those who require the information to perform duties within their employment related to treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. A covered entity

On August 29, 2025, the North Carolina Department of Insurance released Bulletin Number 25-B-11 regarding short-term, limited duration (STLD) health insurance policies. The bulletin advises that North Carolina’s definition of short-term limited duration health insurance policies continues to align with the current federal definition of such policies as currently provided in 45 C.F.R. Section 144.10 and that no STLD product regulated by the Department of Insurance may be offered in North Carolin