Health Law Alert

The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) establishes protections for the privacy and security of personal data about individuals in the European Economic Area countries (all European Union member states, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein – referred to for purposes of the GDPR as the “EU”). The GDPR became effective on May […]

On June 25, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid posted a request for information seeking public comment on reducing the regulatory burden of the Stark (self-referral) Law. The comment period closes August 24, 2018. Specifically, the request states: “[this request for information seeks input from the public on how […]

Several changes to long-established tax law and guidance in the past year may restrict borrowers’ access to tax-exempt financing. Health care providers that are exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code, or governmental subdivisions such as county hospitals, should be aware of these changes. When the corporate tax […]

Recently, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) was fined $4.3 Million for HIPAA violations. Unlike many Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA enforcement actions that resulted in a settlement agreement, this case was not informally resolved and resulted in an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) requiring MD […]

Alabama and South Dakota joined the other 48 states by enacting data breach legislation that requires entities (private or public) to notify individuals of security breaches of information involving personally identifiable information. South Dakota On March 21, 2018, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed SB 62 into law. While SB […]