Federal statute imposes a penalty excise tax on an excess benefit transaction of 25% of the excess benefit on the individual from inside the organization (disqualified person) receiving the benefit. Also imposes a penalty excise tax of 10% of the excess benefit on the manager in the organization awarding the excess benefit. If the excess benefit is not repaid to the tax-exempt organization in a reasonable time, the disqualified individual is assessed an additional tax penalty of 200% of the excess benefit received.
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Section 501(c)(9) Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA)
Federal legislation that allows employers to establish a trust that may be used to provide accident and illness benefits to employees who are members.
Section 79 of the Internal Revenue Code
Group whole life insurance plan in which the employer’s contributions help with income tax exemptions. This federal statute lists specifications that a plan must meet.
Section guidelines
Instructions that precede the major divisions or parts of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code book providing information for accurate coding.
Secured debt
Debt (an amount owed) in which a debtor pledges certain property (collateral), in a written security agreement, to the repayment of the debt.
Security officer
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), individual who protects the computer and networking systems within the medical practice or hospital facility and implements protocols such as password assignment, backup procedures, firewalls, virus protection, and contingency planning for emergencies.
Security regulations
See: security rules.
Security rules
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), regulations related to the security of electronic protected health information (ePHI) that, along with regulations related to electronic transactions and code sets, privacy, and enforcement, compose the Administrative Simplification provisions. Also called security regulations .
Security standards for health information
See: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) .