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Email: Paul D. Donahue

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SC Federation Convention

April 16�18, 2008

���������������� The registration fee will be the same this year as the last two years, $65.00.� This includes two breakfast meals, one luncheon meal, President�s Reception on Wednesday and the Convention Banquet on Thursday.� Registration forms are on the SC Federation web site (SEE RELATED LINKS), and can be filled in and mailed. Please submit payment in full by Saturday March 15, 2008, after that date registration will be $75.00.

������������ The only full-service resort in the S.C. State Park Service, Hickory Knob rests on rolling, wooded shoreline alongside 70,000-acre Strom Thurmond Reservoir on the Savannah River: South Carolina�s �West Coast.�
������������ The park�s amenities also include a boat ramp, campgrounds and one of the state�s most popular mountain biking trails. Serene and tucked away, location is another plus for this destination, with picturesque, historic small towns such as Abbeville and Greenwood nearby and Aiken and Anderson (and Clemson) just an easy drive away.

������������ The SC State Convention will be held at Hickory Knob on April 16, 17 and 18, 2008, sponsored by the Aiken Chapter 934.

������������ There has been a change in reservations since The August - September issue. Reservations should now be made by March 15, 2008. Reservations received after March 16, 2008 are subject to availability and at prevailing room rates.� � ������������

������������ Rooms are $51.75; Cabins are $73.75, and Suites are $73.75, plus tax, currently 8%.� Guests will be required to pay a deposit of $55.89 per room, including tax. For cancellation with 30 days or less notice, $5.00 (plus tax) per room will be charged.

������������ To make a lodging reservation, call the park toll free at 1-800-491-1764. Make sure you tell them you are with NARFE. ���������� Lodge rooms in the 200 section are located next to the lodge and restaurant. Lodge rooms in the 300 section and 400 section are located lakeside.

������������ If you would like to stay for the weekend, the rates will be the same.

 

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act �� Don Loper

The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed in 1996, With certain provisions of the act only becoming effective on April 14, 2003. HIPAA provides for the privacy of individuals medical records and requires the Office Of Personnel Management to distribute a notice of privacy practices to all federal employees health benefits program enrollees. The Notice of Privacy Practices is