Health care, and its many statutory, regulatory and industry “yardsticks” are ever-changing and require regular attention. In order to stay close to the action, particularly with respect to matters concerning corporate compliance, there are at least…
In a new rule effective November 4, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) expanded Federal and State authority to punish providers with a troubled history or for affiliating with “bad actors” (the “New Rule”). In announcing the…
On Friday, August 23, 2019, the President signed into law the first major amendments to the United States Bankruptcy Code since 2005. These promise to change the legal landscape for creditors.
H.R. 2336, the “Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019,” which…
On July 29th, CMS jointly released its Proposed Rules for the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and 2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System that would update Medicare payment policies aimed at increasing price transparency, improving…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Final Rule on July 18, 2019 that repealed a prior rule prohibiting Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities from using pre-dispute, binding arbitration agreements. LTC facilities that choose to…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that eight attorneys have been named to the 2020 Best Lawyers® in America Listing. Of the eight attorneys named to the list, Rodney S. Retzner and Judy L. Woods were also named to the “Lawyer of the Year”…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that it has been awarded recertification in Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms. Krieg DeVault joined Meritas several years ago and as a condition of its membership, is required to…
Health care facilities will need to comply with new regulations governing the management and disposal of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals (“HWPs”). The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has promulgated new rules to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part…
On July 2, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a letter to State Survey Agency Directors with Frequently Asked Questions on the application of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (“EMTALA”) to Psychiatric…
On April 30, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published new recent guidance for corporate compliance programs, entitled “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.” Such publications are particularly helpful as they provide…
The recent settlement between Coffey Health System in Kansas and the U.S. government is a cautionary tale to other healthcare providers: false attestations related to government incentive programs could lead to False Claims Act liability.
Coffey…
On May 30, 2019, the Indiana Health Coverage Programs (“IHCP”) released a bulletin (BT201929) stating that it is modifying coverage of crisis intervention, intensive outpatient treatment (“IOT”) and peer recovery services for Indiana Medicaid,…
