On March 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced the first HIPAA enforcement act of 2020. The medical practice of Stephen A. Porter, M.D. agreed to pay $100,000 and adopt a corrective action plan in response to an OCR investigation into […]
Health Law Advisory
OFCCP Federal Contractor Update
on Friday, 5 June 2020 in
Health Law Advisory: Zachary J. Buxton, Editor
Despite the uncertainty that the COVID-19 crisis has brought to our workplaces, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) appears to be operating at near to full strength, issuing several new forms, directives, and programs in the last few months. Let’s get caught up. OFCCP Issues New Disability Self-Identification […]
FAQs From HHS Provide Guidance on Provider Relief Fund Distributions Under The CARES Act
on Thursday, 4 June 2020 in
Health Law Advisory: Zachary J. Buxton, Editor
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has been continually updating a helpful Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) document on its website for hospitals and other health care providers that received payments from HHS’s Provider Relief Fund. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”; Pub. L. […]
Health Law Advisory Brief: Coronavirus Prompts Cms To Remind Hospitals And Others Of Emergency Preparedness Regulations
on Friday, 6 March 2020 in
Health Law Advisory: Zachary J. Buxton, Editor
The worldwide spread of coronavirus prompted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to issue a reminder to all Medicare providers and suppliers of their responsibilities to consider “emerging infectious diseases” under their emergency preparedness plans. In September 2016, CMS released final emergency preparedness regulations that require nearly all […]
First Enforcement Related To The Eliminating Kickbacks In Recovery Act
on Friday, 6 March 2020 in
Health Law Advisory: Zachary J. Buxton, Editor
In October of 2018, President Trump signed into law the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (“SUPPORT Act”), which included a controversial section entitled the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (“EKRA”). EKRA is targeted at making illegal the prevalent practice of […]