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New York Office of Medicaid Inspector General Proposes Regulations on Medicaid Provider Compliance Programs

The New York State Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) published proposed regulations in the July 13, 2022 issue of the New York State Register. The proposed regulations would repeal the current Part 521 - Provider...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Manatt State Cost Containment Update - October 2021: Manatt Spotlights

In each edition, Manatt will feature “deep dive” topics that share new cross-cutting benchmarking program developments as states seek to evolve and advance their cost growth benchmarking programs to meet new regulatory and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New York State Issues Emergency Regulation Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers

New York State has issued an emergency regulation mandating COVID-19 vaccination of personnel in hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic and treatment centers (D&TCs), adult care facilities (ACFs), licensed home care services...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

New Executive Order Imposes Vaccine Requirements on Connecticut Long-Term Care Facilities

In an attempt to stem the rising tide of COVID-19 cases involving the highly contagious Delta variant, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, issued Executive Order (EO) No. 13B over this past weekend requiring the vaccinations...more

Brooks Pierce

Top Officials at Massachusetts Veterans' Home Face Significant Prison Time Based on COVID-19 Outbreak that Occurred on their Watch

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Superintendent Bennett Walsh and former medical director David Clinton of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts were indicted Sept. 24, 2020, for criminal charges concerning a coronavirus outbreak at the Home that led to...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Who Has the Authority to Sign Arbitration Agreements on Behalf of a Resident at a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly?

Robin Hutcheson v. Eskaton FountainWood Lodge, et al., 2017 WL 5712590 holds that a resident at a residential care facility for the elderly which provides care beyond that of personal care cannot be bound by an arbitration...more

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OSHA Broadens Scope of Inspections in Hospitals and Nursing Homes

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On June 25, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a memorandum, entitled "Inspection Guidance for Inpatient Healthcare Settings," establishing new guidance for OSHA staff for inspections...more

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OSHA Stepping Up Scrutiny of Hospitals and Inpatient Health Care Facilities

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On June 25, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a Memorandum to its Compliance Officers expanding its enforcement policy regarding workplace hazards facing employees in the health care...more

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New Ohio Sex Offender Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities

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Nursing homes, residential care facilities and county homes (“Homes”) in Ohio will soon have additional requirements related to the admission of a registered sex offender. House Bill 483, the Mid-Biennium Budget Review bill...more

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