Amid the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CMS announced that all elective surgeries, non-essential medical, surgical, and dental procedures should be delayed. It is critical that healthcare providers consider delaying non-essential procedures so they can preserve Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), beds, and ventilators as COVID-19 cases continue to increase rapidly. This…
Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer has issued Executive Order (“EO”) No. 2020-13, in effect until April 14, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. The EO permits the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) to issue an emergency Certificate of Need (“CON”) to an applicant and defer strict compliance with the procedural requirements…
On March 17, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a policy statement in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the HHS Secretary’s determination that a public health emergency has existed nationwide since January 27, 2020 (the “Policy Statement”).…
Small health care data breaches – those affecting fewer than 500 patients – that occurred in the 2019 calendar year must be reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) by February 29, 2020. The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires HIPAA-covered entities to report…
Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq. of the Health Law Partners, P.C. are on the Planning Committee of the Taos Health Law Roundtable, the inaugural year of which happened January 23-26, 2020 in Taos, New Mexico. The Taos Health Law Roundtable is an event for health law industry thought…
Senate Bill 340, which would allow ‘remote pharmacies’ that are not staffed by an on-site pharmacist, cleared Michigan Legislature Wednesday, January, 8, 2020 on a 32-5 Senate vote. The bill is now waiting for Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s signature in order to be passed as law. SB 340 would allow the…
Due to the high volume of tips and complaints the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) receives – approximately 115,000 each year – the need for an efficient means of capturing these complaints was vital for OIG. Released to the public November 14, 2019,…
The Health Law Partners congratulates Robert S. Iwrey for his selection as a DBusiness Top Lawyer for 2020! This is Rob’s fifth consecutive year as a DBusiness Top Lawyer. DBusiness’ Top Lawyers list is based on an exclusive peer-review survey open to all area lawyers, honoring excellence in 53 practice…
The Health Law Partners, P.C. is proud to be named an ABA Health Law Section Top 10 Law Firm for 2019-2020 in the Midwest Region! HLP is a premier law firm serving health care entities and professionals nationwide. Our attorneys work hard to provide our clients with creative and effective…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on October 17, 2019 further reinforcing New York’s Surprise Medical Bill Law, originally enacted in 2014. That bill, the first of its kind in the nation, is intended to comprehensively protect New York consumers from surprise medical bills for services rendered by out-of-network…