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…
Following earlier executive action concerning COVID-19, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-04 (the “Order”) on March 16, 2020. Pertinent to the ODL, and with aims to increase containment of the virus and prevent initial exposure…
On March 14, 2020, the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress took action against the Coronavirus emergency by passing House Bill H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“H.R. 6201”).[1] H.R. 6201, if passed by the Senate, would…
With Secretary Azar’s Public Health Emergency declaration and President Trump’s National Emergency declaration, CMS is authorized to grant Social Security Act §1135 waivers of Medicare, Medicaid or SCHIP requirements (“1135 Waivers”) with respect to…
With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and tri-fold spread of fear relating to the same, State agencies have begun to take action with respect to care relating to coronavirus. Specifically, State Medicaid programs across the nation are…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996[1](“HIPAA”) governs the disclosures of any protected health information (“PHI”) that is created or received and maintained by HIPAA covered entities and their business associates.…
Employers in the U.S. are encouraged to create a plan for how they will handle the effects of Coronavirus on their workforce and/or operations. The Interim Guidance for Business and Employers issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasingly affecting workforces in the United States, and how companies respond will be important both to retention and to future legal considerations that could arise. Specifically, the Coronavirus outbreak invokes many…
Today, the IRS published notice of upcoming guidance related to the impact on the qualification of high deductible health plans (“HDHP”) under Section 223(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) with respect to certain 2019 Novel…
So-called force majeure clauses typically are contained in contracts to excuse performance by the parties for acts of God, impossibility of performance, disaster, and other circumstances beyond the control of the parties. This clause may have…
So-called force majeure clauses typically are contained in contracts to excuse performance by the parties for acts of God, impossibility of performance, disaster, and other circumstances beyond the control of the parties. This clause may have…
