In November 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) published the long-awaited Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities (“Nursing...more
3/26/2025
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Long Term Care Facilities ,
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Nursing Homes ,
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Quality of Care Standards ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
Please join us for the June Lunch and Learn as Robert Hussar and John Queenan present on the seventh required element of an Effective Compliance Program. They will discuss:
- Responding to Compliance Issues...more
One of the many new provisions enacted as part of the 2023-2024 New York State Budget was an increase in the minimum wage for home care workers. Initially, it is important to note that the $1 hourly increase in the minimum...more
As discussed in detail in our March 2021 article regarding the changes made to the Uniform Rules of the New York Supreme and County Courts earlier this year, new Rule 202.8-g requires that a Statement of Material Facts be...more
On March 30, 2021, the New York Court of Appeals dealt a blow to the prosecutorial power of the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (“Justice Center”). The Court, in People v. Viviani, et. al.,...more
Chief Administrative Judge Larry Marks recently issued Administrative Order 270/20 (“AO 270/20”), which, effective February 1, 2021, incorporated certain aspects of the Rules of the Commercial Division into the Uniform Rules...more
3/1/2021
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Affidavits ,
Default Judgment ,
Discontinuance ,
Discovery ,
Dispositions ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Document Requests ,
Interrogatories ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Pre-Trial Motions ,
Preliminary Hearings ,
Privilege Logs ,
Restraining Orders ,
Settlement Conferences ,
Subpoenas ,
Trial Exhibits ,
Trusts ,
Witnesses
In our prior bulletin, we discussed the likely lack of civil immunity from Justice Center enforcement actions conferred in other contexts by Executive Order 202.10. However, other Executive Orders provided some relief in the...more
5/18/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Essential Workers ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Negligence ,
New York ,
Nurses ,
Skilled-Care Providers ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth ,
Virus Testing ,
Waivers
Although Executive Order 202.10 gave health care providers some immunity for COVID-19 related care, this immunity does not extend to actions by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (“Justice...more