Background - In August 2013, Avon Nursing and Rehabilitation (“Avon”) notified the New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH”) that a resident sustained a burn when she spilled a bowl of soup. The NYSDOH then conducted an...more
Until a few months ago, nursing homes were required under federal law to permit almost unfettered visits for their residents. Then, the world changed as an invisible tsunami swept over the globe. One of the first signs of the...more
On March 16, 2000, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) promulgated a Final Rule, in part instructing the federally contracted Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/Unit Network for Organ Sharing...more
On September 6, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services published an interim final rule which became effective immediately. The new regulation adjusts for inflation the maximum civil monetary penalty (CMP) amounts...more