Health Law Alert

Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) and the final regulations published by the IRS put into place very specific requirements for tax-exempt hospitals relative to financial assistance policies (FAPs) and community health needs assessments (CHNAs). The Code requires the IRS to perform desk reviews of the Form 990, […]

On September 20, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would “reform Medicare regulations that are identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on health care providers and suppliers” (“Proposed Rule”). One of the more significant proposals would eliminate the current comprehensive medical […]

On August 14, 2018, in Chase County v. City of Imperial, the Nebraska Court of Appeals decided a case that is helpful to hospitals and medical providers. The Court held that a law enforcement agency can be held financially liable for medical services provided to an arrested person even if […]

As college freshmen begin class this fall, most are now permitted to consent to mental health services in Nebraska. This past legislative session, Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-2101, Nebraska’s definition of minors statute, underwent a small, but meaningful change. It added the ability for 18-year olds to consent to mental health […]

Per the hospital inpatient final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2018, effective January 1, 2019, hospitals must make available a list of their current standard charges via the internet in a machine readable format and must update this information at least annually, or more […]