On July 17, 2015, CMS released a proposed rule to revise the requirements that Long-Term Care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The proposed rule included a requirement regarding binding arbitration…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Stephanie T. Eckerle has joined the Firm’s Health Care and Real Estate Practice Groups as Partner. Eckerle, who brings more than 9 years of experience to Krieg DeVault, will play a key role in the Firm’s…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) released their Proposed Payday, Vehicle Title and Certain High Cost Installment Loans Rule (the “Proposed Rule”) on June 2, 2016 in conjunction with their planned Field Hearing on…
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently released guidance setting forth the procedures for Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(4) organizations to notify the IRS, as required under the newly added Internal Revenue Code Section 506, which was…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that 10 attorneys have been named to the 2017 Best Lawyers in America List, and two have received the “Lawyer of the Year” Award. Best Lawyers® is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. A…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that David A. Heaton has joined the firm as a Paralegal in the firm's Health Care Practice Groupwhere his responsbilities include providing support and assistance to the Firm’s health care clients in a…
As seen in the August 2016 issue of the Indiana Banker Association's Hoosier Banker.
Question 1: We encourage our customers to teach their children financial literacy at an early age, and offer savings accounts for minors when linked to a…
As many of you may know, the statewide home health reimbursement rates for Indiana Medicaid, are calculated based on the most recently completed Medicaid cost reports required from all home health providers billing Indiana Medicaid for services. (…
The Balanced Budget Act of 2015 (“BBA”) passed on November 2, 2015 provides that, effective January 1, 2017, “applicable items and services” (other than items and services furnished by a dedicated emergency department) furnished by an off-campus…
The Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently published a final Regulation (“Regulation”) that implements the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[1] Beginning on…
As seen in the July issue of the Indiana Banker Association's Hoosier Banker.
Question No. 1: Our bank recently foreclosed on a consumer mortgage, and before vacating the property the borrower removed all of the copper piping and cabinets from…
Indiana's Excess Liability Trust Fund (ELTF) reimburses property owners for costs associated with cleaning up petroleum releases from eligible underground storage tanks (UST). Funded by fees, penalties, and other sources of revenue over the last…
