The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) to assist in identifying provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”)…
An Executive Order limiting agency rulemaking has not prevented Indiana Medicaid from moving forward with a number of rulemaking changes expected to be finalized throughout 2019. These rules are in various stages of the rule adoption process, and…
In the age of immediate access to online platforms such as Google, Yelp, and Healthgrades, patients are able to share physician reviews, many of which are positive, but at times can be negative and potentially false. Negative reviews are damaging to…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that the firm has elected one new member and reelected another to its leadership team. Five attorneys, including newly elected Partner Scott S. Morrisson and reelected Partner John B. Baxter, will comprise the…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Micah J. Nichols has joined the Business, Acquisitions and Securities Practice Group. Mr. Nichols will concentrate his practice in the areas of estate planning and business law.
Throughout…
The Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently entered into a Resolution Agreement with Pagosa Springs Medical Center (“PSMC”), resolving HIPAA violations over five years after the initial investigation began.1 On June 7,…
This fall there have been a variety of federal initiatives aimed at expanding treatment options to address substance use disorder and mental illness. In late October, President Trump signed into law a comprehensive bipartisan opioid and substance…
Indiana Medicaid announced that, effective January 1, 2019, adults determined to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid will receive fee-for-service benefits during the presumptive eligibility (PE) coverage period. This change means that the…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that attorney Kay Dee Baird has been elected as Vice Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Commercial and Bankruptcy Law section. Her term begins January 1, 2019. Ms. Baird has previously served in various…
The Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently entered into a Resolution Agreement with a Florida physicians’ group, Advanced Care Hospitalists PL (“ACH”), after investigating an alleged HIPAA breach.1 Between November 2011…
Partner Brett J. Ashton addresses the responsibilities that banks must follow under Indiana law when faced with a security breach.
Just a few weeks ago, in Andrade v. City of Hammond, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the City of Hammond’s determination that a property owner’s building was unsafe pursuant to Indiana’s Unsafe Building Law (“UBL”). Specifically, the Court…
