Questions on the Affordable Care Act should be directed to:
Linda J. Sheppard, Director
Accident & Health Division and PPACA Project Manager
Linda.Sheppard@ksinsurance.org
(785) 296-7895
Kansas Insurance Department
420 S.W. 9th Street
Topeka, KS 66612
Kansas Insurance Department website: www.ksinsurance.org
Email: commissioner@ksinsurance.org
Phone: (785) 296-3071
Consumer Assistance: (800) 432-2484
Fax: (785) 296-7805
KSDE recorded the Affordable Care Act sessions presented on February 8, 2013. Download the Podcast at this URL: http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=167. We recommend that this is viewed in Windows Media Player.
As new information becomes available from the state and federal level, we will post it here. Listed below are other ACA documents available:
Full IRS regulation (144 pages)- Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage
Start at page 128 for information about educational organizations
This document contains proposed regulations providing guidance under section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the shared responsibility for employers regarding employee health coverage. These proposed regulations would affect only employers that meet the definition of “applicable large employer” as described in these proposed regulations.
The Employer Mandate under the Affordable Care Act – DETERMINING FULL TIME EMPLOYEE STATUS - 8 page summary created by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas includes:
- Determining large employer status
- Does your company offer an “affordable” “minimum value” (MV) plan to all FT employees?
- Determining Full Time Employee Status
- Calculating the Penalty
- Key Points to Consider
Affordable Care Act: What Happens Now? (Power Point) - Presented by Linda Sheppard on October 18, 2012
- 2010 provisions in effect now
- 2014 provisions
- American Health Benefit Exchange
- Levels of Coverage
- Essential Health Benefits
- 2014 Implementation Small Group (SHOP) ExchangeAre you a Large Employer?
- Employer responsibility penalties