In the 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) proposed rule issued on August 12, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed implementing on a permanent basis certain changes to the requirements for the supervision levels for hospital outpatient therapeutic services. As background, in its 2020 OPPS rule, […]
Publications
Bringing Distressed Investments to Untapped Businesses and Industries
In the fourth episode of Baird Holm Banter, Jon Blumenthal talks with Jeremy Hollembeak who discusses bringing distressed investments to untapped businesses and industries. Listen here.
SBA PPP: Loan Necessity Questionnaire
On October 26, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released a notice seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget for certain information collection related to its Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). While the notice did not provide much detail, it mentioned the addition of two forms: Form 3509—Loan Necessity […]
OFAC Warning – Beware of Helping Ransomware Victims Pay their Attackers
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued an advisory to banks and other companies involved in addressing cyberattacks – including cyber insurance firms, digital forensics, and incidence response companies – highlighting the risks associated with ransomware payments to cyber criminals. The […]
CCPA Updates: Exemptions Signed into Law
Governor Newsom of California recently signed into law two new bills that provide clarity on two major exemptions to California’s comprehensive privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). These exemptions provide clarity for business assessing their compliance obligations. The CCPA applies to for-profit entities, located anywhere in the world, […]

