Central to the practice of medicine, referrals are an important part of patient care. Referrals are also a critical component when evaluating whether arrangements between parties violate the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), which prohibits knowingly or willfully offering, paying, soliciting, or…
In this podcast we'll discuss how State and federal governments are rapidly pushing new medical billing transparency requirements. These new laws are raising many questions about what to expect and how to comply. Krieg DeVault attorneys discuss these new laws and steps that health providers can…
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 adds a new rural emergency hospital (“REH”) provider type for Medicare and adds Medicare coverage for REH Services, effective January 1, 2023.
New REH provider type for Medicare:
Indiana Executive Orders that temporarily authorized certain health care students to practice in Indiana under a temporary license are set to expire on September 30, 2021. Executive Orders (EO 21-17 and EO 21-19) allowed physician assistant students, nursing students, respiratory care practitioner…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is prepared to increase hospital cost transparency penalties for noncompliance established under prior rules beginning January 1, 2022. In a proposed rule published on July 19, 2021, CMS proposed several new requirements that include: 1) basing…
On July 1, 2021, Indiana significantly broadened the options for an individual to make health care wishes known through an “Advanced Directive for Health Care Decisions” (an “Advanced Directive”). Senate Enrolled Act No. 204 (“SEA 204”), effective as of July 1, allows individuals to make their…
On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (“2022 VA Appropriations Bill”) that would allow doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) to recommend…
On July 29, 2021, Governor Holcomb renewed the public health emergency (“PHE”) for another 30-day period, set to expire on August 30, 2021 unless otherwise withdrawn or further renewed.
The Indiana Department of Health (“IDOH”) has published a series of emergency orders waiving certain requirements…
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) recently issued a unanimous appellate decision in Klassen, et al. v. Trustees of Indiana University, ruling that Indiana University’s (the “University”) COVID-19 vaccine mandate (the “Mandate”) did not violate any constitutional right. The University…
On July 1, 2021, several federal regulatory departments took their first steps toward finalizing new regulations implementing a new federal law that eliminates surprise medical bills. The law, the No Surprises Act, attempts to achieve that objective by changing the way out-of-network providers seek…
Through a bipartisan effort, the Marijuana Data Collection Act (MDCA) was recently reintroduced into the U.S. Congress. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the MDCA in the Senate, cosponsored by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced the MDCA in the…
