In October of 2018, Congress passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (“SUPPORT Act”), a measure attempting to address the opioid epidemic at the national level. Two sections of the SUPPORT Act specifically mandate changes that will…
The Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has published an annual Work Plan for many years, which typically reported on current OIG audits and evaluations, in addition to certain legal and investigative efforts, that…
On June 27, 2018, the Indiana Appellate Court handed down its decision in Pearman v. Stewart Title Guaranty Company, 108 N.E. 3d 342 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018); trans. denied Jan. 17, 2019. In Pearman, Plaintiff sought bad faith damages in excess of the…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Corben A. Lee has joined the Firm’s Business, Acquisitions, and Securities and Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Groups as an associate. Mr. Lee concentrates his practice in…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel Tychonievich has joined the Firm’s Business, Acquisitions, and Securities Practice Group as a partner. Dan, a long time intellectual property and patent attorney, will assist the Firm’s clients in…
In furtherance of the many safeguards, both the HIPAA Privacy regulations, 45 CFR 164.530(b)(1), and the HIPAA Security regulations, 45 CFR 164.308(a)(5), require orientation and ongoing training programs for the Workforce. 45 CFR 160.103 defines…
In 2015, California enacted the “Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency Act” (the “FACT Act”) requiring pregnancy centers to post notices in their facilities advising women that the State of California provided…
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (“FSSA”) published a proposed rule that affects Medicaid reimbursement for legend and non-legend drugs. A public hearing about this rule is schedule for January 31, 2019 at 10:00am EST, and the…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce the promotions of four Associates to Senior Associates – Sarah E. Jones, Matthew D. Neumann, Nicholas D. Strom, and Ann Marie Woolwine. Prior to their Senior Associate positions with the firm, all served as…
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…
