On Monday, January 11, 2021, the Georgia Department of Public Health expanded the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1a+, to new populations including adults aged 65 and older and first responders, including law enforcement and...more
On August 27, 2020, the federal government announced that it has partnered with Abbott Laboratories to produce rapid point-of-care COVID-19 tests and has purchased 150 million tests for distribution to certain healthcare...more
The Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (the “Bill”), which Governor Kemp is expected to sign the Bill into law, would provide civil immunity from certain liability claims related to COVID-19. The Bill follows...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted its first set of nursing home coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) data, including numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths and infection control inspection results on June...more
Many states initially focused Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing efforts on skilled nursing facilities. States are now expanding mandatory testing requirements to include assisted living facilities (ALFs) as testing...more
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On April 14, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an Advisory Opinion, which provided additional clarification on immunity provided under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP...more
In an effort to provide healthcare institutions and medical facilities “additional flexibility,” Georgia Governor, Brian P. Kemp, issued a new Executive Order limiting the liability of employees, staff, and contractors of...more
On April 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) provided additional guidance on CMS’s waiver of certain Medicare physician supervision requirements in response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). ...more
Long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities, are at high risk of being affected by COVID-19 due to their congregate nature and the type of residents population served (e.g., older adults...more