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Reminder: NJ “Change of Ownership” Requirements for …

WEBThis year will mark the first full calendar year in which the Change of Ownership (CHOW) requirements added by New Jersey Senate Bill 315 (the “Bill”) will be in effect for certain health care transactions. …

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How Do Personal Health Records Relate to HIPAA

WEBJanuary 18, 2024. It is important for health care providers and their lawyers to understand Personal Health Records (“PHRs”) and how they relate to the Health Insurance …

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Focus on Stark Law Changes: New Limited Physician Remuneration

WEBThe limited physician remuneration exception is set forth in new subsection (z) at 42 C.F.R. §411.357 and provides protection for certain arrangements between …

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FTC, DOJ and HHS Launch Public Inquiry into Transactions …

WEBThe Agencies’ inquiry seeks to understand how certain #healthcare market transactions may increase consolidation and profits at the expense of threatening …

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Being Rural Can Be Stark-Friendly

WEBThat said, under 42 CFR § 411.356 (c) (1), the Stark regulations provide a general exception for the ownership or investment in rural providers . In order to qualify …

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Harriet Franklin

WEBHarriet is Co-Chair of Stevens & Lee’s Health Care Department. She focuses her practice exclusively on health law, representing the spectrum of providers that comprise the …

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Coverage and Funding Details of the Healthy Delaware Families Act

WEBOn May 10, 2022, Governor John Carney signed the Healthy Delaware Families Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act provides a 12‑week paid family and medical …

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Innovative Hospitals = Micro-Hospitals in Pennsylvania

WEBOctober 28, 2019. On August 5, 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (“DOH”) issued a memo entitled “ Guidance for innovative hospital models .”. This guidance is in …

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New Laws Expand the Autonomy of Physician Assistants in …

WEBOn October 7, 2021, Governor Tom Wolf signed five new bills into law, including legislation that provides for permanent COVID-19 waivers that will give physician assistants more …

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FTC’s Proposed Non-Compete Ban: What Prior Decisions and …

WEBIn a prior post, we discussed the FTC’s recently-issued Proposed Rule that would, if finalized in its current form, and with only limited exceptions, prohibit employers …

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Key Considerations for Selling Your Practice

WEBWe have the usual suspects – reimbursement uncertainty, pandemic fear, heightened competition, overhead cost increases in technology, increased regulation, …

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Is a Cash-Only Medical Practice Subject to HIPAA

WEBHIPAA applies to covered entities and their business associates. Presuming for the purposes of this post that the practice is not a business associate, the question is …

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Delaware Primary Care Update

WEBDelaware Primary Care Update. January 26, 2022. On October 1, 2021, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law Senate Bill 120, groundbreaking …

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FAQs on the 3-Day Payment Window to Avoid Billing Errors

WEBOn December 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) re-issued certain FAQs to assist providers in avoiding incorrect billing for outpatient services …

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Fee Limits for Third-party Medical Record Requests Struck Down …

WEBThe court also vacated HHS’s expansion of the third-party directive via the Omnibus Rules, thus limiting the scope of third party medical records requests to PHI …

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Delaware Legislation Aims to Improve Primary Care

WEBDelaware Legislation Aims to Improve Primary Care. June 16, 2021. On April 21, 2021, the Delaware General Assembly released Senate Bill 120 for consideration. …

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PA House Passes Bill to Mandate Patient-to-Nurse Staffing Ratios

WEBThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently passed House Bill 106, entitled the “Patient Safety Act” (the “Bill”), which proposes specific patient-to-nurse …

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Changes to PA Regulations on Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics and

WEBThe regulatory changes would amend 55 Pa. Code §§ 1153 and 5200, which address outpatient psychiatric services and psychiatric outpatient clinics, …

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Two Recent Federal Court Cases Tackle Three Critical Components …

WEBTwo recently decided federal court cases hone in on the proper interpretation and application of three critical components of the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), namely:

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