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 […]
Health Law Alert
FAQs From HHS Provide Guidance on Provider Relief Fund Distributions Under The CARES Act
on Thursday, 4 June 2020 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, 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 Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, 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 Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, 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 […]
Ftc To Review Non-hsr Transactions – Could Health Care Be Next?
on Friday, 6 March 2020 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has a statutory right under the Hart Scott Rodino Act (“HSR”) to review acquisitions and mergers over certain financial thresholds. However, many “standard transactions” do not satisfy the financial thresholds and thus no advance notification to the FTC of the transaction is required. While determining […]
