The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) in the United States came to an end on May 11, 2023. Simultaneously, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that its enforcement...more
The Health Resources & Service Administration (“HRSA”) has begun issuing Final Repayment Notices to providers who received Provider Relief Funds (“PRF”) under the following circumstances: Providers who rejected the Terms and...more
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper recently issued Executive Order No. 130, which, among other things, relaxes assorted regulatory requirements affecting various health care providers in an effort to make health care and...more
As coronavirus outbreaks continue to expand across nursing facilities in North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 131 on April 9, 2020. Among other directives, the Executive Order imposes mandatory...more
For the first 72 hours after a hospital institutes its disaster protocol for the COVID-19 emergency, HIPAA sanctions and penalties will be waived for:
- Failure to obtain a patient’s agreement to speak with family/friends...more
Topics to be presented:
HIPAA, Telehealth, and Other Compliance Flexibilities
Presented by Patricia A. Markus
Stark Waivers and Medicare Advance Payments
Presented by Lester J. Perling
Compliance and...more
Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), declared a public health emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic (“Emergency Declaration”) on January 31, 2020. ...more
3/23/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Co-Insured Issues ,
Controlled Substances ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
FaceTime ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Skype ,
Telehealth ,
Waivers