President Trump’s March 16 “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again,” proposes to cut $15.1 billion in Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) spending, representing a nearly 18% reduction in annual spending.[1] The…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce the promotion of Amy D. Yeskie to Paralegal in the firm’s Litigation and Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Groups. Ms. Yeskie previously served the firm for 5 years as an Administrative Assistant.
Ms.…
Question: Our bank received a series of paper checks, drawn on a corporate account, that appeared to be made out to legitimate payees. In fact the checks were part of a scam, payable to bogus companies established by the employee who was depositing…
HIPAA, as amended by HITECH, imposes significant requirements on those persons or entities who qualify as a business associate (BA) as a result of their access to protected health information (PHI) in the performance of services on behalf of a…
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently finalized new regulations (“Regulations”) impacting the anti-kickback statute (“AKS”) safe harbors and civil monetary penalties law (“CMPL”). Specifically, the Regulations…
Did your company have a HIPAA breach affecting less than 500 individuals in calendar year 2016 that has not yet been reported to HHS? If so, the deadline for submission of any breach notifications to HHS is March 1, 2017.
HIPAA requires that covered…
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) finalized Regulations on January 12, 2017, that revise and clarify Federal authorities governing a health care provider’s participation in and exclusion from a Federal health care…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has named Partner and Executive Committee Member Libby Yin Goodknight as a 2017 Top 25 Woman Attorney in the State of Indiana. Super Lawyers is an annual service that rates outstanding lawyers…
Just a day after CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder, amid allegations of conflicts of interest and possible discontent among employees, withdrew his nomination to serve as Secretary of Labor, President Trump has tabbed R. Alexander Acosta to head the…
On January 18, 2017, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) published a Final Rule that updates the confidentiality requirements and provisions to improve the exchange of information of patients seeking treatment…
On January 27, 2017, CMS issued final guidance regarding implementation of its Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) program. The MOON informs all Medicare beneficiaries (both traditional fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage) when they are…
21 attorneys from Krieg DeVault were named to the Indiana Supers Lawyers listing for 2017. The firm had an additional 8 attorneys named to the Indiana Rising Stars list, which is designated for attorneys under the age of 40 or attorneys that have…
