Additional Benefits Information

	This page last modified: Monday, April 02, 2012 Current Openings > Application Process > Application Form Benefits: > Eligibility > Health Benefits:    - COBRA    - HIPAA    - Health Rights Act    - Cancer Rights Act > Retirement    - Deferred Comp > Other Benefits:    - Flexible Spending    - Supplemental Insurance    - Personal Accident Insurance    - SBC Credit Union    - Employee Assistance (EAP)    - Transit & Parking > Leave Benefits > Benefits Forms > Benefits Contacts	Benefit Comparison Summary: MEDICAL | DENTAL | VISION Health Insurance Premiums: HEALTHCARE  | COBRA COBRA | HIPAA | Care Counsel | Employee Assistance Eligibility | Open Enrollment | Additional Info | Change Waiver of Coverage Flexible Spending Accounts: Health | Dependent Care | Transit & Parking The Newborns and Mothers Health Protection Act Group health plans and health insurance issuers generally may not, under Federal law, restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in connection with childbirth for the mother or newborn child to less than 48 hours following a vaginal delivery, or less than 96 hours following a cesarean delivery. However, Federal law generally does not prohibit the mother’s or newborn’s attending provider, after consulting with the mother, from discharging the mother or her newborn earlier than 48 hours (or 96 hours as applicable). In any case, plans and issuers may not, under Federal law require that provider obtain authorization form the plan or the issuer for prescribing a length of stay not in excess of 48 hours (or 96 hours). The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act Your health plan, as required by the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, provides benefits for mastectomy-related services including reconstruction and surgery to achieve symmetry between the breasts, prostheses, and complications resulting from a mastectomy (including lymphedema).Call your health plan’s Member Services for more information. HIPAA Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act The Group Health Plan you are enrolling in (may) impose a pre-existing condition limitation or exclusion on new enrollees for a period of 12 months from the start of your waiting period. Blue Shield HMO and POS plans do not have pre-existing condition limitations. For a newly hired employee, the start of your waiting period is typically the day you begin work for this employer. If your plan imposes a waiting period, that time will count toward satisfaction of any pre-existing limitation or exclusion. If you have a break in coverage less than 63 days, your previous coverage period can also be used to reduce this waiting period. A pre-existing condition is defined as a physical or mental condition for which medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment was recommended or received within the 6 month period ending on the start date of your waiting period. Notice of Availability of HIPAA Privacy Notice The Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) requires that we periodically remind you of your right to receive a copy of the Court’s HIPAA Privacy Notice. This notice explains how your private health information is used by the County’s self-funded dental plan and your rights under HIPAA. You can request a copy of the Privacy Notice by contacting Santa Barbara County HR-Employee Benefits Division, at 1226 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA  93101. HIPAA Privacy Notices that pertain to other Court health plans may be obtained by contacting Blue Shield, Creative Benefits and Golden West directly, at the address provided in the Evidence of Coverage booklets.
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