On July 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Heritage Valley Health System, a provider in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, agreed to pay $950,000 to resolve...more
Earlier this month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill to limit the scope of immunity for healthcare facilities (including nursing homes and hospitals) and healthcare professionals for future non-COVID-19...more
8/25/2020
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Governor Cuomo ,
Gross Negligence ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
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Immunity ,
New York ,
Nursing Homes ,
Professional Misconduct ,
State and Local Government