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Following several patient deaths in connection with sedation procedures, the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners (“Dental Board”) in January 2022 published a series of proposed changes to its dental sedation regulations. But after a record amount of public feedback, the Dental Board voted at its September 9th meeting…
Continue Reading NC Dental Board Proposes Second Version of Anesthesia and Sedation Rule ChangesImportant News on Emergency Visitation Policies for North Carolina Long-Term Care Facilities
The operators of North Carolina long-term care facilities may have some work to do preparing…
Continue Reading Important News on Emergency Visitation Policies for North Carolina Long-Term Care FacilitiesMedical providers operating in Minnesota must be aware of the Minnesota Health Records Act’s…
Continue Reading Watch Out For The Minnesota Health Records ActOn August 18, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued guidance regarding…
Continue Reading CMS Advises Healthcare Providers to Prepare for End of PHE FlexibilitiesThe Latest
The No Surprises Act is Here: How do Practices Comply? (Part I)
The federal No Surprises Act is now in effect, and it is changing how medical practices, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals interact with patients and health insurers. See our initial…
Continue Reading The No Surprises Act is Here: How do Practices Comply? (Part I)CMS Sets New Deadline to Comply With Vaccine Mandate for Providers in 25 States and DC
To assist health care providers that will soon be required to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance on December 28, 2021 regarding…
Continue Reading CMS Sets New Deadline to Comply With Vaccine Mandate for Providers in 25 States and DCNationwide Injunction of CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Issued by Louisiana Federal Court
In a preliminary injunction issued on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, a federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocked the implementation and enforcement of an interim final rule by the Centers for…
Continue Reading Nationwide Injunction of CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Issued by Louisiana Federal CourtFox Rothschild Partners William Maruca, Esq. and Catherine Wadhwani, Esq. recently recorded a podcast summarizing key points on physician hiring, especially considerations when hiring and contracting with foreign national physicians. …
Continue Reading Recent Podcast: Physician Recruitment and ImmigrationHealth Care Professionals Are Key Targets in COVID Aid-Related Fraud Prosecutions
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorneys Matthew D. Lee, Esq. and Marissa Koblitz Kingman, Esq., and was first published as an alert on Fox’s website.
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Continue Reading Health Care Professionals Are Key Targets in COVID Aid-Related Fraud ProsecutionsThis post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney Nathanael F. Williams, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
Health care providers should take special …
Continue Reading Holiday Weekends Offer No Time Off From Cyber ThreatsThis post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney William H. Maruca, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
A bipartisan bill introduced this summer…
Continue Reading Proposed Amendments to False Claims Act Would Tilt the Playing FieldA nationwide telemedicine kickback scheme led to fraudulent Medicare reimbursements for durable medical equipment and genetic testing. The full Department of Justice press release can be found here.
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Continue Reading Georgia Nurse Pleads Guilty to Telemedicine Fraud SchemeA recent health care fraud conspiracy case resulted in federal prison sentences for six participants, serving as a warning to pharmacy owners and their employees. Read the full Department of…
Continue Reading $8 Million Pharmacy Fraud Case Lands 6 Behind Bars