Sentences with phrase «raised by commenters»

Response: We appreciate the concerns raised by commenters about the elimination of the implementation deadlines for both offering advance availability for the special enrollment period for a permanent move and for the special enrollment period for enrollees who have lost a dependent or are no longer considered a dependent due to divorce, legal separation, or death.

Most concerns raised by commenters opposed allowing premium payments after the coverage effective date due to the uncertainty of payment for services provided after the coverage effective date if a premium is not paid and the enrollee is subsequently cancelled.

Response: We find the arguments raised by these commenters persuasive.

Although we share concerns raised by some commenters that research information generated from research studies that involve the delivery of treatment to individual subjects may need additional privacy protection, we agree with the commenters who asserted that there is not always a clear distinction between research information that is related to treatment and research information that is not.

Comment: An additional issue raised by commenters was the added cost of seeking authorizations for health promotion and disease management activities, health care operations that traditionally did not require such action.

We believe that these modifications address many of the issues raised by commenters and provide a substantial amount of flexibility as to when a covered entity may communicate about a health - related product or service to a patient or enrollee.

Response: We agree with the arguments raised by these commenters, and thus, the final rule does not require contracts between covered entities and researchers as a condition of using or disclosing protected health information for research purposes without authorization.

Response: We generally agree with the concerns raised by commenters.

Response: Although we understand the concerns raised by commenters, we believe those concerns are outweighed by the need to keep the research - related policies in this rule as consistent as possible with standard research practice under the Common Rule, which does not consider deceased persons to be «human subjects.»

Response: Although we share the concern raised by commenters that the option for the documentation of privacy board approval for an alteration or waiver of authorization may perpetuate the unequal mechanisms of protecting the privacy of human research subjects for federally - funded versus publically - funded research, the final rule is limited by HIPAA to addressing only the use and disclosure of protected health information by covered entities, not the protection of human research subjects more generally.

We believe that these changes will clarify the distinction between marketing and payment and address the concerns raised by commenters.

These changes should resolve the concerns raised by commenters regarding conflicts with state laws that require consent, authorization, or other types of written legal permission for uses and disclosures of protected health information.

Response: We agree with concerns raised by commenters and in the final rule, covered entities are required to provide a requested accounting no later than 60 days after receipt of the request.

Issues raised by the commenters are discussed by topic below.

These issues are critically raised by commenters from his blog and KBoards.

It should come as no surprise when the several questions are raised by the commenters regarding accidents, finding encouragement, coping with fear of failure.

As always, some of the most interesting points were raised by commenters on the article.

To the points raised by some commenters... re: Health Insurance — like many, my wife and I take some responsibility for this.

Not exact matches

A commenter on Julie's Health Club reacted strongly by saying, «This is a sad, stupid, ignorant, very untasteful way to raise a child.

Traffic calming measures like the raised crosswalk, or the chicane, that are being advocated by StreetFilms may not be popular with everyone (commenter Lummox certainly wasn't impressed by anything that slows his car down).

With some re-writing to address the legitimate points raised by various commenters, the author has a winner, IMHO.

I was not expecting a quick response from your group, and I emailed you solely because for some reason some commenters seemed to think that, rather than simply posting comments on a website discussing the issues raised by your paper, I should contact you directly.

Traffic calming measures like the raised crosswalk, or the chicane, that are being advocated by StreetFilms may not be popular with everyone (commenter Lummox certainly wasn't impressed by anything

We found that the alternative definitions proposed by commenters did not alleviate the serious concerns raised by the majority of comments received on this definition.

Comment: A few commenters raised the question of the effect of a restriction agreed to by one covered entity that is part of a larger covered entity, particularly a hospital.

Additional commenters who argued that the definition was too narrow raised the following concerns: the difference between «research» and «health care operations» is irrelevant from the patients» perspective, and therefore, the proposed rule should have required documentation of approval by an IRB or privacy board before protected health information could be used or disclosed for either of these purposes, and the proposed definition was too limited because it did not capture research conducted by non-profit entities to ensure public health goals, such as disease - specific registries.

[68] Commenters raised concern that by amending this special Start Printed Page 94157enrollment period, HHS is restricting access to a special enrollment period prior to sharing evidence of misuse or abuse.

- Commenters raised questions about whether the big outplacement agencies really provide value and warn people not to be taken in by high pressures sales tactics preying on job seekers» vulnerabilities.

For example, one trade association representing settlement agents and various law firm commenters raised the possibility that, without the role of an independent review or preparation of the Closing Disclosure by a settlement agent, creditors could misstate fees of third - party settlement service providers.

The commenters asserted this, in turn, may mean less credit availability for consumers because increased affiliation would raise the risk of creditors exceeding the points and fees thresholds for qualified mortgages under the Bureau's 2013 ATR Final Rule, [203] and for qualified residential mortgages under a credit risk retention proposal issued by other Federal regulators.