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…
Following up on a previous client alert item, a federal jury recently found W. Carl Reichel, former president of Warner Chilcott, not guilty on June 17, 2016 of conspiring to pay kickbacks to doctors in exchange for writing prescriptions. The jury…
The Indiana General Assembly passed legislation during the 2015 General Session directing certain boards to establish protocols and standards for prescribing controlled substances for pain management treatment that “complement” existing rules for…
Hospitals which have discovered violations in their submissions for payment under Medicare and Medicaid may now pause before reporting the mistake and determine if the violation was “material” to the government’s conditions for payment. If the…
Krieg DeVault has been recognized in two ways by BTI Consulting Group. The firm was named by clients to the Honor Roll of Core Firms in the manufacturing industry, in the top 30% of firms working in that industry, and was also named by clients to…
Krieg DeVault is proud to announce that Thomas C. Higgins has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, as Of Counsel. He is a Registered Civil Mediator and focuses his practice in the areas of civil litigation and medical malpractice defense…
Krieg DeVault is proud to announce that the firm’s Associates and Summer Associates volunteered at Coburn Place, a transitional housing and support agency for domestic violence victims in central Indiana, on June 16, 2016. An apartment was prepared…
Krieg DeVault is proud to announce that Fenton D. Strickland has joined the firm’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans & Labor & Employment Practice Groups, as an Associate. He focuses his practice on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and ESOP…
