Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more
Idaho’s new Virtual Care Access Act (the “Act”) amends Idaho’s existing law to make it easier to render telehealth in Idaho effective July 1, 2023. The requirements of the new Act are summarized below....more
The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) has agreed to pay $57 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged it billed the Medicare and Medicaid programs for hundreds of millions of dollars in home care visits...more
Nonprofit Hospital System and Physician Practice Reach $10 Million Settlement for False Claims Act Allegations - Centra Health Inc., a nonprofit hospital system, and Blue Ridge Ear, Nose, Throat and Plastic Surgery, Inc.,...more
This is an uncomfortable summer for health care providers in Florida! The legal landscape changed dramatically over the 4th of July holiday. Buried in Florida’s HB 369 regarding substance abuse services was a dramatic...more
A group of New Jersey lawmakers recently introduced the Patient Protection Act (A5369, S3816), which would make it more difficult for doctors to transfer or refer patients to out-of-state providers or facilities....more
The growing concern over opioid abuse has prompted both the federal government and many states to address concerns over referrals for substance abuse treatment. Tennessee recently addressed the issue in House Bill No. 2068,...more
What the New Law Does and How Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Are Impacted - Senate Bill 1228, also known as the Substance Use Disorder Patient Protection Act, was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and...more