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New Proposed Rules Aim to Enhance Healthcare Accessibility for People With Disabilities

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently published new proposed rules that update and create various requirements under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973...more

Illinois Healthcare Transaction Notice Update: Attorney General’s Form Now Available

The Illinois attorney general (IL AG) has released its much-anticipated Healthcare Transaction Notice Form (the Form), which parties must submit before undertaking certain “Covered Transactions” that are not otherwise...more

OIG Issues General Compliance Program Guidance Updates

On November 6, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published the General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) as a revised reference guide for the healthcare compliance...more

Effective January 2024: Illinois Joins Growing List of States that Require Attorney General Notice of Healthcare Transactions

On August 11, 2023, Governor J. B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 2222 into law (Public Act 103-0526). Public Act 103-0526 amends certain provisions of the Illinois Antitrust Act, the State Finance Act and the Illinois...more

CMS Issues COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Final Rule for Healthcare Facilities

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule with comment period (IFR) on November 5, 2021, that implements the Biden administration’s previously announced vaccine mandate for...more

New CMS Memos Provide Guidance on EMTALA Compliance for Psychiatric Hospitals

The application of EMTALA to psychiatric hospitals has long presented compliance concerns for psychiatric hospital providers. To provide clarity, the CMS recently released two memos that offer incremental additional guidance....more

Congress Take Step Toward Site-Neutral Medicare Payments in Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

On October 28, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that, if enacted, would, among other things, substantially alter how and how much Medicare pays for outpatient services furnished by hospitals. The...more

Ebola and Infectious Disease Risk Management for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

The onset of active Ebola infections in the U.S. places hospitals and health care facilities in somewhat “uncharted waters” regarding their respective legal risks related to clinical care and the clinicians providing that...more

10/22/2014  /  Ebola , Healthcare , Hospitals

Rule Overhaul to Save Health Industry Up To $640 Million, Medicare Says

On May 7, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a long-awaited final rule in response to President Obama’s Executive Order (EO) 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,” which set as...more

CMS Again Delays Implementation of Controversial “2 Midnights Rule"

Hospitals gearing up for implementation of the “2 Midnights Rule” have more time to prepare—or consider joining efforts to modify or rescind the rule—now that CMS has delayed implementation for a third time....more

CMS Complaint Investigation Process Changes – What Every Hospital with Deemed Status Should Know

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced revisions to its State Operations Manual that change the complaint survey investigation process and typical timeline for resolution....more

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