HIPAA, as amended by HITECH, imposes significant requirements on those persons or entities who constitute a business associate as a result of their access to protected health information in the performance of services on behalf of a covered entity.…
On November 8, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") published a proposed rule aimed at Medicaid managed care. CMS indicated its intentions to streamline the managed care framework and relieve regulatory burdens created in the…
The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2018-83 announcing the cost-of-living adjustments applicable to pension and retirement plan dollar limitations for tax year 2019. The elective deferral limit for participants who participate in 401(k),…
The IRS initially issued proposed regulations on Friday, November 9, 2018 and published such regulations in the Federal Register on November 14, 2018 providing guidance related to modifications necessary to administer hardship distributions based on…
On October 10, 2018 the Marion County Superior Court ruled in Webb Ford, Inc. v. Indiana Dep’t of Fin. Insts., Cause No. 49D03-1801-PL-002762 (Marion Cnty. Sup. Ct. Jan. 22, 2018), denying the auto dealer’s petition for judicial review and affirming…
U.S. News and Best Lawyers has announced that Krieg DeVault has been named to the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list. The firm was ranked nationally in 3 practice areas and regionally in 15 practice areas. Rankings are as follows:
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Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Katherine D. Mayberry has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Mayberry will be a member of the firm’s Business, Acquisitions and Securities Practice Group and will focus her practice on providing general…
Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 221 (“SEA 221”) into law on March 22, 2018, which updated INSPECT requirements for practitioners with a controlled substance registration (“CSR”) in Indiana. Notably, several of the bill’s…
An ABC television crew was permitted to film on the premises of three Boston-area teaching hospitals, Boston Medical Center (“BMC”), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (“BWH”), and Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH”). However, the three healthcare…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce the addition of three new Associates – Alexandria M. Foster, Scott C. Frissell, and Ben Vandeventer. Each will represent clients in various practice areas including Health Care Law, Commercial and Real Estate…
On September 17, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services "CMS" published a proposed rule to reduce burdensome regulations affecting healthcare providers as part of its "Patients Over Paperwork" initiative which began in 2017. More…
On October 4, 2018, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration published a proposed rule (“LSA #18-251”) that overhauls its Medicaid program integrity requirements. LSA #18-251 revises, clarifies, and adds new provisions affecting nearly…
