Health Care Law
New Oregon Health Authority Rule Requires COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing in Healthcare Settings
On August 5, 2021, the Oregon Health Authority filed a final temporary rule requiring COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing for individuals who work in healthcare settings. This temporary rule, OAR 333-019-1010, is currently effective, but the Oregon Health Authority will not begin assessing civil penalties for failure to comply with the rule until September 30, 2021.
Health Care Law Alert: CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Implement 60-Day Return of Identified Overpayments
HEALTH CARE LAW ALERT CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Implement 60-Day Return of Identified Overpayments The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule regarding Medicare providers’ and suppliers’ obligation to timely report and return overpayments. The...
Health Law Alert
Health Law Alert Following the March 23 signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the related amendments under the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, on March 30, the enormous effort of implementing comprehensive health reform has...
DOJ Increases Budget to Investigate and Prosecute Healthcare Fraud Cases
DOJ Increases Budget to Investigate and Prosecute Healthcare Fraud Cases The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that the Obama administration has requested $29.2 billion for the Justice Department’s national security and traditional law enforcement missions. The Department has stated...
New Health Security Breach Notification Rules
NEW HEALTH SECURITY BREACH NOTIFICATION RULES Interim final rules implementing security breach notification requirements for personal health data released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) create new compliance obligations. The new HHS rule became effective on September...
Guidance for Securing PHI Issued by HHS
Health Law Alert Guidance for Securing PHI Issued by HHS The Department of Health and Human Services has just issued guidance on the technologies and methodologies for keeping protected health information (PHI) secure for purposes of health breach notifications. The...
The Medicare RAC Program is Set to Begin Finding Your Billing Errors
Health Law Alert The Medicare RAC Program is Set to Begin Finding Your Billing Errors The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) have taken a major step toward the implementation of its new audit program that will affect countless...