Health Care
Posted by:
Matthew D. Neumann
on August 8, 2019
Health care facilities will need to comply with new regulations governing the management and disposal of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals (“HWPs”). The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has promulgated new rules to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 266, Subpart P of the implementing regulations of…
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Posted by:
Meghan M. Linvill McNab and
on August 5, 2019
On July 2, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a letter to State Survey Agency Directors with Frequently Asked Questions on the application of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (“EMTALA”) to Psychiatric Hospitals (the “FAQ”). This is the second time this…
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Posted by:
Robert A. Anderson and Marc T. Quigley
on July 22, 2019
The recent settlement between Coffey Health System in Kansas and the U.S. government is a cautionary tale to other healthcare providers: false attestations related to government incentive programs could lead to False Claims Act liability. Coffey Health System operates a 25-bed critical access…
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Posted by:
Meghan M. Linvill McNab and
on July 22, 2019
On May 30, 2019, the Indiana Health Coverage Programs (“IHCP”) released a bulletin (BT201929) stating that it is modifying coverage of crisis intervention, intensive outpatient treatment (“IOT”) and peer recovery services for Indiana Medicaid, effective July 1, 2019. The two notable changes are…
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Posted by:
Stacy Walton Long and
on July 1, 2019
The Indiana General Assembly recently passed legislation (“SB 586”), related to the regulation of physical therapists (“PTs”). Health care providers who utilize physical therapists should be aware of the administrative, licensing, and scope of practice changes included in SB 586. These regulatory…
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Posted by:
Susan E. Ziel and Stacy Walton Long
on June 27, 2019
Various healthcare providers use the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) in connection with credentialing medical staff and reporting adverse corrective actions involving professional competence or conduct of practitioners. On a monthly basis, NPDB publishes an online report – NPDB Insights –…
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Posted by:
Meghan M. Linvill McNab and Brandon W. Shirley
on June 27, 2019
On June 12, 2019, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (“FSSA”) issued an announcement that it is suspending development of the new enrollment and credentialing system (“EnCred”) for Indiana Medicaid providers. Prior to this announcement, FSSA had been developing EnCred in…
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Posted by:
Brandon W. Shirley and Meghan M. Linvill McNab
on June 9, 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is seeking public comment on draft guidance regarding hospital co-location with other hospitals or healthcare facilities. The draft guidance, published on May 3, 2019, is CMS’s long awaited attempt to clarify shared space and shared staff…
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Posted by:
Stacy Walton Long and
on June 9, 2019
On May 24, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a new fact sheet. It compiles the various provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that impose direct liability on business associates. The fact sheet aims to…
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Posted by:
Rodney S. Retzner
on June 9, 2019
Indiana embarks on a bold, new planning strategy on July 1, 2019. As of that date, individuals will be able to avail themselves of “Legacy Trusts” as an additional method by which they can lawfully protect assets against creditors. Indiana residents have long been able to make gifts during life or…
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Posted by:
Stephanie T. Eckerle and
on June 9, 2019
The Indiana General Assembly recently enacted legislation (“Bill 1248”) that changes the relationship between physicians and physician assistants (“PAs”) from that of a supervisory relationship to one of collaboration. Health care providers should be aware that Bill 1248 affects the form of…
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