CSAC Excess Insurance Authority

March 9th, 2010

Summary of report to EIA Board of Directors

On March 5, 2010 at the EIA’s Board of Director’s meeting, Mike Fleming reported to the Board that there are still only 3 counties officially committed to ERIA participation: Solano, Kern, and San Luis Obispo. Mendocino is moving forward with approval. The EIA Property Committee has approved ERIA membership and a $25M limit on a priority basis. State Department of Finance approval is still needed. March 31, 2010 is the launch date approved by the ERIA Board of Directors. Unless critical mass is committed by that date, the program will not go forward. Contact Mike for questions or more information.

February 19th, 2010

MMSEA Update: Reporting Date Has Changed

On February 17, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMA) announced that it was moving the start date for mandatory reporting of eligible claims from April 1, 2010 to January 1, 2011. This provides an additional nine months for those Responsible Reporting Entities to ensure their data transmittals to CMS are functioning properly and the data exchanges are operating smoothly. News Bulletin

In a related update, CMS has advised it would be providing an updated Users Guide during the week of February 22. When this becomes available we will provide another update.

February 4th, 2010

MMSEA Compliance

In 2007 then President George W. Bush signed into law the SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) legislation. Included in that legislation is section 111 which creates fines against “Primary Payers” for failing to report to Medicare (CMS) and claims where payments are made for Medicare eligible beneficiaries. The original implementation of this was targeted for October 2009, but the time frames were moved back to a test period for January 2010 and a live date of April 1, 2010.

By now you should have registered as a Responsible Reporting Entity (RRE), unless you are in the EIA’s Primary Work Comp or General Liability programs, or in the Medical Malpractice II program, in which case the EIA is operating as the RRE on our members behalf. Whether you are going to be responsible for reporting to CMS or have hired a reporting agent to do so for you, you should be in the testing period now, making sure that your data will properly transfer to CMS, both to verify Medicare eligibility through the query process, and to report those claims involving Medicare beneficiaries. Once your testing is successful you will be given a seven-day reporting window each quarter to transmit your information to CMS. Remember, failure to report all eligible claims may result in fines of up to $1,000 per day per claimant. Contact Jack Blyskal if you have questions.

January 28th, 2010

Annual Orientation Seminar

Today the EIA held its annual Orientation Seminar, where EIA staff and Alliant shared information on the EIA’s programs and services. A copy of the Power Point presentation is available.

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We’ve Moved!

As of January 25, 2010, the EIA has relocated to Folsom, CA. Our new address is 75 Iron Point Circle, Suite 200, Folsom, CA 95630. Our new phone number is 916-850-7300.

New EIA Office

November 13th, 2009

Approved Timeline with Target Launch Date, New “A” Deal

July 23, 2009: Third meeting of the ERIA Board. Approved timeline with October 30th target launch date. A new option to have the EIA Property Program provide an inner dedicated limit of $50M is the new “A” deal. Formal request will be made to the EIA Property Committee.

EIA Board Receives Updated Cost Estimates and Timeline

June 4-5, 2009: Update to EIA Board at workshop and BOD meeting. Distributed estimated costs for 17 counties (not including LA) or self-funding 5% deductible and purchase insurance based upon 2 options discussed at May 28th meeting, estimated costs. Distributed estimated timeline showing potential launch date of October 30th, timeline.

ERIA Board Review Options and Interest

May 28, 2009: Second meeting of the ERIA Board. Now 18 interested counties, but still only 6 members. Board reviewed options to self-fund the 5% deductible and fully insure the risk to $50M limit based on stand alone or wrap around the EIA Program. Need to allocate estimated costs to present to prospects. May 28th Summary

ERIA Board Meets for the First Time

April 30, 2009: The first meeting of the ERIA Board of Directors selected Kristin McMenomey, Mendocino County as President, and Susan Orr, Kern County as Vice President. Continue development of the funding mechanism and determined 17 counties with some interest in joining. Board very intereseted in exploring fully insured approach. April 30th Summary

ERIA Becomes JPA

November 24, 2008: The ERIA becomes a JPA with its first two members, Solano and Santa Barbara counties. Also joining are Mendocino, Sonoma, Kern and Fresno.