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Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Extended through September 30, 2025

On March 14, 2025, as part of a spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown, Congress extended COVID-era telehealth “waivers” applicable to Medicare until September 30, 2025.  These were originally scheduled to end...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Tracking the Waivers: Implications of the Wind Down of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

The White House recently announced that the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) declarations will end on May 11, 2023. These declarations have been in place since the beginning of the COVID-19...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

CMS Establishes Online Portal for Case-by-Case Section 1135 Provider Waiver Requests

On January 11, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new web portal to more easily permit healthcare providers and other stakeholders to submit requests for specific waivers of certain healthcare...more

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FERC Extends Pandemic Emergency Waivers

FERC has issued an order extending the blanket waivers of all requirements to hold meetings in person and/or to provide or obtain notarized documents in open-access transmission tariffs through January 29, 2021....more

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CMS Interim Rule Makes Sweeping Changes in Response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

On May 8, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule with comment period (the “Interim Rule”) in the Federal Register, setting forth additional regulatory waivers and other...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] Enforcement Implications of COVID-19 Government Relief Funds and Regulatory Waivers Minimizing the Risks - May 19th,...

Nelson Mullins white collar attorneys Gabriel Imperato, Lester Perling, and Mike Ruggio will discuss the potential liabilities and whistleblower risks associated with application, certification, and receipt of COVID-19...more

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Department of Consumer Affairs Waives Physician Assistant Supervision Requirements to Make More Providers Available for COVID...

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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 30th Executive Order authorized the Department of Consumer Affairs to issue waivers of certain laws and regulations pertaining to healthcare licensees. On April 14th, the Department of...more

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Ohio BWC waives employer program requirements

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On March 30, 2020, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced that it is waiving all safety education and training requirements for the following programs...more

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Coronavirus: Executive Order Relaxes Regulatory Requirements on Health Care Facilities, Physicians, and Pharmacists in Georgia

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On March 20, 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an Executive Order "Reducing Regulations to Assist the State's Response to the Spread of COVID-19" (the Order). The purpose of the Order is to reduce "certain restrictions...more

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