We are sending this alert directly to you to make sure you are aware of recent changes to certain open meeting requirements for Nebraska public hospitals. Governing boards of Nebraska county hospitals and hospital districts might need to amend the organizational bylaws to ensure the organization complies with changes in […]
Health Law Alert
Hold Your Horses, 5th Circuit… Let’s Figure Out What’s Happening with the Corporate Transparency Act
As of December 26, 2024, entities are not required to file beneficial ownership information reports (BOI reports) with FinCen, and the nationwide preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back! The past week has been confusing and chaotic as the injunction was stayed and then reinstated […]
CMS Issues Space Sharing Guidance to Critical Access Hospitals
On November 20, 2024, CMS published guidance on CAH space sharing arrangements. The guidance acknowledged the importance of providing communities served by CAHs with additional access to health care. Accordingly, CMS expressly permits CAHs to enter into space sharing arrangements, including leases and time-shares, with unrelated non-hospital individuals and entities. […]
SEC Tickets and Nail Salon Outings
What do SEC football tickets and nail salon outings have in common? Both were “gifts” to physicians who referred business to a free standing imaging center in a recent settlement. Outside of health care, such gifts are often a regular part of rewarding clients for their business. But the federal […]
Update: CTA Filing Extended to January 13, 2025 for Entities Formed Prior to 2024
On the evening of December 23, 2024 the Department of Treasury announced that companies that were created or registered prior to January 1, 2024 and are not otherwise exempt under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) from filing a beneficial ownership information report (BOIR) with FINCEN now have until January 13, […]