Publications

The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018, to be codified at 18 U.S.C. § 220 (“EKRA”), expands criminal liability for any remuneration or kickback paid for referrals to laboratories, recovery homes and detoxification and substance use treatment facilities. EKRA provides for criminal sanctions including a fine in the maximum […]

A fairly new addition to the OIG’s website www.oig.hhs.gov is the Compliance Resource Portal which is accessed by selecting “Compliance” on the homepage and clicking the link to “Visit the Compliance Resource Portal.” The Compliance Resource Portal includes long-standing pages such as Fraud Alerts, Guidance and Safe Harbor Regulations, Resources […]

As of January 1, 2019, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) may seek reimbursement for certain communication technology-based services, including short medical discussions and remote evaluations of recorded audio and/or video. In the preamble to the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, CMS recognized that allowing […]

As we close the books on 2018, covered entities must remember to file all small breach reports with OCR. For small breaches (those impacting less than 500 individuals), covered entities have 60 days following the end of the year in which the breach occurred to report any breach for the […]

The First Session of the 106th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 9, 2019. This Dirt Alert provides an update on certain bills introduced during the last five days of bill introduction related to municipal law, real estate, renewable energy, liquor, finance, healthcare and taxation. The Legislature completed bill introductions on […]