HIPAA
Read about HIPAA Privacy Policies and Forms.
Legal Notices
The Office of Employee Benefits (OEB) publishes Legal Notices for all benefit-eligible members. These legal notices are part of your current benefits. The following noticed are included in the document:
- Availability of Summary Plan Information;
- Medical plan opt-out provisions;
- Protections under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act;
- Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - Enrollment options if you or one of your dependents gains or loses eligibility under one of these programs;
- Notice of Privacy Practices; and
- Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable Coverage
Transparency of Coverage
The Transparency in Coverage final rule issued on October 29, 2020, requires most group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide public disclosures in machine-readable files regarding in-network, out-of-network and prescription drug prices. This health plan price transparency helps consumers know the cost of a covered item or service before receiving care. The information on this webpage was designed to comply with the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule requirements.
The Office of Employee Benefits (OEB) and the third-party administrator of the UT SELECT plan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX), share pricing information with the public through these machine-readable files, which contain in-network and out of network files.
The files can be found on the BCBSTX information page.
The in-network file discloses negotiated rates between plans and providers for covered items and services. The out-of-network (allowed amount) file discloses unique allowed amounts and billed charges for out-of-network services. Both files are significantly larger than average website downloads and are provided in JSON format.
