The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced that enforcement of the face-to-face requirement for providers ordering durable medical equipment (“DME”) will be postponed until 2014. While implementation of the rules has been delayed, providers and suppliers should be familiar with the requirements. The following set of questions […]
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CMS Provides Guidance on Enrollment and Certification During Mergers and Acquisitions
On September 6, 2013, CMS issued a survey and certification letter to state survey agency directors that provides guidance on the automatic assignment of Medicare provider agreements in health care transactions including mergers and acquisitions. Providers and suppliers who engage in these transactions should be familiar with the guidance, as […]
Reminder to Employers: October 1st Exchange Notice Deadline
Under an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by the Affordable Care Act, employers subject to the FLSA are required to provide their current employees with a Notice of Exchange by October 1, 2013, in order to make employees aware of their option to obtain health coverage through […]
Is a Website a Place of Public Accommodation?
Currently, there is a split of judicial authority over whether and how a commercial website might be a place of public accommodation (“PPA”) under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Websites are a significant portal for access to commercial services and products, and they continue to grow […]
Protecting Your Digital Assets
When preparing an estate plan, people generally have the goal of passing their real and personal property in an orderly way according to their wishes. As the world’s business activities are increasingly conducted electronically, however, people generally neglect to form a plan to deal with some of the assets they […]