Health Law Alert

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a federal law that requires many companies doing business in the United States to report certain information about ownership and control of the company.  It is important that a health care organization understands whether it is subject to the CTA.  The following Q&A provides […]

The federal law governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder records, and the accompanying regulations found at part 2 of title 42 of the Code of the Federal Register (or “Part 2” as it’s more commonly known) has long been part of the health care privacy landscape. In fact, Part […]

The 108th Nebraska Legislature convened for the 2024 session on January 3, 2024. On the first day alone, over eighty bills were introduced. The bill introduction period concluded on January 17, 2024 and over 500 new bills were introduced, which is an ambitious attempt by the Legislature to address myriad […]

On January 11, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a final rule entitled, “Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes” (the “Final Rule”), which is effective March 11, 2024. Each presidential administration has changed the final rule regarding objections practitioners may assert for […]

On May 11, 2023, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) expired after nearly three and a half years. As anticipated, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule to effectuate necessary changes to a series of regulatory requirements introduced in response to the PHE. The most […]