The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) recently issued Compliance Bulletin 2017-01: Phone Pay Fees (the “Bulletin”),[1] and an accompanying Press Release,[2] warning covered persons and service providers that charging…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) recently issued Compliance Bulletin 2017-01: Phone Pay Fees (the “Bulletin”),[1] and an accompanying Press Release,[2] warning covered persons and service providers[3] that…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys have been named to the 2018 Best Lawyers in America List, and Rodney S. Retzner has received the “Lawyer of the Year” Award. Best Lawyers® is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal…
Krieg DeVault is proud to announce that the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group has been named to Midwest Real Estate News’ 2017 “Best of the Best” list. The firm improved its ranking in 2017 compared to 2016.
“It’s a tremendous honor to…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) released their Final Rule on Arbitration (the “Final Rule” or the “Rule”) on July 10, 2017, containing very few changes from that initially proposed in 2016, and significantly…
After months of negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell failed to find enough Republican support to advance some form of health care reform legislation late last week. Accordingly, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)…
Without surprise, not many hospital providers joined in the celebration of EMTALA’s recent 30th anniversary. A lack of shared joy notwithstanding, EMTALA remains as rigorous, nuanced, and enforced as when it was first enacted as part of the 1986…
A June 12, 2017, OIG report indicates that, between 2001 and 2014, CMS paid $730 million in electronic healthcare record (“EHR”) incentive payments to eligible professionals (“EPs”) who did not comply with Federal requirements for “meaningful use”…
On June 30, 2017, CMS published a proposed rule with changes and policy updates to the Quality Payment Program (“QPP”) for calendar year 2018. The QPP, established under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“MACRA”), includes…
Indiana’s seven day script law for new patients, Senate Enrolled Act (“SEA”) 226, went into effect on July 1, 2017.[1] Under SEA 226, the general rule is as follows: A prescriber may not issue more than a seven day supply of an opioid if the…
A Texas District Court judge presiding over a lawsuit challenging a Federal Regulation that expands protections to transgender patients, among others (“Rule”) recently agreed to stay judicial proceedings while the Health and Human Services (“HHS”)…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Amy E. Schwarz has joined the firm's Governmental Affairs & Public Advocacy Practice Group, where she serves as the Legislative and Regulatory Operations Coordinator. She has experience working with the…
