On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to extend virtual direct supervision—i.e., the ability to provide direct supervision through real-time, audio-visual technology (rather than in-person...more
On January 19, the Alaska Board of Pharmacy (Board) announced statutory and regulatory changes that significantly impact “Out-of-State” (non-resident) Pharmacy registration requirements, impose additional licensure...more
On September 13, the Alaska Board of Pharmacy (Board) issued a notice summarizing a regulatory update stating that pharmacies, wholesale drug distributors, outsourcing facilities, third-party logistics providers, and...more
With the May 11, 2023 expiration of the federal public health emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, many operational flexibilities healthcare providers used during the PHE will now sunset. Some flexibilities end immediately while...more
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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Shannon Wiley, with Carine Leslie and Katie Garmon of PYA, P.C., recently discussed the complexities associated with billing, coding, and collecting for infusion services as part of the Infusion...more
In January, a federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois convicted Mark Sorenson, owner of durable medical equipment (DME) pharmacy Symed Inc., for participating in a conspiracy to obtain $24.8 million in illegal...more
On December 2, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia granted a motion to dismiss a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia, which alleged that a...more