During this Public Health Emergency it is important to remember that the civil rights of patients still must be upheld. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently provided a Bulletin…
In response to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak (“COVID-19”) on our economy and our financial institutions, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “Banking Regulators”) have taken a series of…
On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a new FAQs on Telehealth and HIPAA during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency (the “FAQ”). The OCR clarifies guidance provided…
Professionals have been working remotely from their home, their hotel rooms, and even their cars, for years. The COVID-19 crisis caused many of us to significantly increase the number of persons working remotely, the number of hours per day worked…
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EMERGENCY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE EXPANSION ACT (EFMLEA)
The Indiana Medicaid program released a statement on March 19, 2020 announcing new coverage policies to make it easier to provide telemedicine services to patients during the public health emergency declaration as announced by Governor Holcomb.…
On March 16, 2020, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-04 (the “Order”), containing certain exceptions to the ODL’s mandates during the public health emergency created by COVID-19. For further information concerning the Order,…
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) into law. For employers, the Act brings significant changes to employee leave with the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act (EFMLEA) and the…
Health care practitioners with valid DEA registrations may prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine while COVID-19 is considered a public health emergency. Generally, a provider may not issue a controlled substance prescription without an…
With the recent dramatic events concerning COVID-19, Krieg DeVault LLP has seen an increase in the number of client questions regarding the use of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) donation programs to help offset employee demand for time off related to…
On March 17, 2020, the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) published an announcement that it would temporarily suspend HIPAA enforcement to support telehealth service expansion efforts. The OCR’s announcement coincided with the…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) announced new telehealth coverage policies as a short-term solution to mitigating the impact and spread of COVID-19. The…
