Congratulations to Baird Holm Partner Michael W. Chase for being elected to the OneWorld Community Health Centers Board of Directors. Michael and five other new members join the existing 16 members of the Board of Directors and will each serve three-year terms.
Health Law Alert
501(r) & Selling and Referring Accounts for Collection
on Friday, 18 March 2016 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
Tax-exempt hospitals are in various stages of compliance with the final 501(r) regulations. Calendar year taxpayers should have adopted and implemented compliant policies and procedures prior to the start of the new year. Fiscal year taxpayers have until the start of their 2016-17 tax year to adopt and implement compliant […]
CMS Finalizes Face-to-Face Encounter Requirements Prior to Initiation of Medicaid Home Health Services
on Friday, 11 March 2016 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
Nearly five years after publishing the proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a long-awaited final rule requiring documentation of face-to-face encounters to certify home health services for Medicaid beneficiaries. The final rule, published in the February 2, 2016 Federal Register, finalized the proposed rule originally […]
CMS Releases Final 60-Day Overpayment Rule
on Friday, 4 March 2016 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
On February 12, 2016, nearly four years after publishing a proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule implementing Section 6402(a) of the Affordable Care Act (the “Final Rule”) which provides for a 60-day timeline for reporting and returning overpayments. The Final Rule requires […]
Focus on Compliance Resources
on Monday, 22 February 2016 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
HIPAA Individuals’ Right to Access to Records. DHHS recently posted a lengthy document providing very detailed guidance on the individual’s right under HIPAA to access their health information (45 CFR §164.524). www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professional/privacy/ guidance /access. The OIG website http://oig.hhs.gov features monthly update podcasts. The January 2016 podcast discussed recent enforcement actions […]
