Excerpt: While group health plans have focused on HIPAA's privacy requirements in recent years, HIPAA also has extensive provisions relating to portability of health care. Beginning January 1, 2006, calendar year group health plans must comply with the final portability regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ('HIPAA'). This Update summarizes the changes and clarifications made by the final regulations and provides a compliance checklist. It also[.]