Aaham Crcs-I Prep

AAHAM CRCS-I prep Also known as the Kennedy-Kassenbaum bill - HIPAA Provides that a reported error must be corrected or explained within 2 billing cycles or 90 days - Fair Credit Billing Act Formerly known as HCFA - CMS Also known as Regulation Z - Truth in Lending Act Was recently amended to place additional requirements on CRAs - Fair Credit Reporting Act Established HSAs (formerly known as MSAs) - HIPAA Prohibits harassment, abuse, and use of false or misleading information - Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Protects consumers from inaccurate or unfair practices by issuers of open-ended credit - Fair Credit Billing Act Also known as the Federal Anti-Dumping Statute - EMTALA Regulates laboratory licensing - CLIA Requires providers to make available information on advance directives - Patient Self Determination Act One of two main governing bodies effecting healthcare change - DHHS, CMS Applies to agencies subject to FOIA - Privacy Act Deals with disclosure of information before credit is extended - Truth in Lending Act Administers Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Also known as Title VII of the consumer Credit Protection Act - Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Prohibits submission of false/fraudulent claims - False Claims Act Principal agency for protecting health of all Americans and providing essential human services - DHHS Also known as Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act - Fair Credit Reporting Act Applies to personal information maintained by agencies in the executive branch - Privacy Act Restricts transfers until stabilization - EMTALA Federal government's largest grant-making agency - DHHS Requires that APR and finance charges are clearly and conspicuously identified - Truth in Lending Act Does not apply in New York and Washington - CLIA Establishes enforcement responsibility of states and Secretary of DHHS - HIPAA Establishes requirements for medical screening examinations - EMTALA What are 3 goals for The Patient Bill of Rights - To help patients feel more comfortable, to stress the importance of the relationship between patients and providers, to stress the role that patients have to take to get and stay healthy