wellness programmes                      

this page covers the following topics regarding wellness programs:

          Overview

• HIPAA and ACA Requirements
• ADA Requirements
• GINA Requirements
• Additional Information
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Overview

Wellness programs are health promotion and disease prevention programs and activities offered to employees as part of an employer-sponsored group health plan or separately as a benefit of employment. 

  

Wellness programs generally come in two different forms:    

• Participatory Wellness Programs:
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•  Generally available without regard to an individual’s health status. Either no reward is offered, or none of the conditions for obtaining a reward are based on an individual satisfying a standard related to a health factor. 
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• Health-Contingent Wellness Programs: 
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• Requires participants to satisfy a standard related to a health factor in order to obtain a reward. There are two types of health-contingent wellness programs:
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  • Activity-only programs require an individual to perform or complete an activity related to a health factor in order to obtain a reward. Examples include a walking, diet or exercise program.
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  • Outcome-based programs require an individual to attain or maintain a specific health outcome (such as not smoking or attaining certain results on biometric screenings) in order to obtain a reward.
   

Wellness programs are generally subject to certain requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

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