On April 22, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced final regulatory updates to the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...more
6/24/2024
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On May 8, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed new restrictions into law for health care providers that utilize resources outside the U.S. While the majority of the new law affects the real estate industry in Florida, it...more
On February 23, 2022, a federal court in Texas struck down portions of the Surprise Billing Act (the Act) regulations pertaining to the payment rate arbitration process in response to a challenge by the Texas Medical...more
We want to make health care providers with 100 or more employees aware that, on December 27, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the expiration of its June 2021 Emergency Temporary...more
As health care organizations are generally aware, most regulatory requirements related to the federal No Surprises Act apply beginning January 1, 2022. These surprise billing regulations implement a number of new patient...more
After California and Virginia, Colorado recently became the third state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy bill. Although this new Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) overlaps with the California and Virginia privacy laws,...more
7/27/2021
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management issued an interim final rule with a comment period on the issues of...more
On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its long-awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). A notable feature of the ETS, in addition to the timing of its issuance over a...more
7/2/2021
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Many health care providers are generally aware that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently implemented major changes to the Stark Law regulations. Most of the changes are already in effect. However,...more
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) into law, making Virginia the second state, following California, to adopt comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. ...more
Recent regulatory and enforcement developments in the area of access to patient information create significant new risks for radiology providers.
In particular, imaging providers should pay close attention to these...more
3/31/2021
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From initial formation through the sale of a business, Chambliss Startup Group is a trusted business partner for all stages of a startup's journey. From the complex situations to the fundamental questions – we are here for it...more
Congress voted last night to approve a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package that includes key measures for health care providers. President Trump has indicated he will sign the new legislation once it reaches his desk....more
This week the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning of...more
11/2/2020
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Two major recent regulatory developments highlight the need for health care organizations to focus on compliance concerning requests for access to patient health information.
HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
As most...more
In October 2019, as part of HHS’ Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, long-awaited rules were proposed by HHS and CMS regarding changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). These rules were the byproduct of...more
Yesterday (August 13), while in special session ordered by Gov. Bill Lee, the Tennessee General Assembly overwhelmingly passed an amended version of HB8002, which significantly enhances telehealth flexibility and payment...more
As most are aware, the telehealth industry has experienced a major expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic. The volume of telehealth claim lines in April 2020 alone reportedly increased more than 8,000% versus April of 2019,...more
Earlier this month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule implementing updates to 42 C.F.R Part 2 (Part 2),...more
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released guidance clarifying that, in certain circumstances, providers may, in a HIPAA-compliant manner without obtaining...more
Clients should keep in mind that the enforcement delay of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the CCPA), effective January 1, 2020, ended on July 1, 2020. Accordingly, the California Attorney General is expected to...more
On May 12, 2020, Gov. Brian Kemp issued Executive Order No. 05.12.20.02, which contains a section specific to health care businesses and practitioners (Section VI). Although the provisions of this section are in part a...more
On Thursday, April 30, 2020, CMS announced a second round of regulatory waivers and flexibilities to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Information on the new waivers and flexibilities, as well as provider-specific fact sheets,...more
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued two executive orders this week designed to facilitate the incremental reopening of Georgia businesses. Georgia’s Public Health State of Emergency remains in place in the near term, although...more
Late on April 16, 2020, the SBA announced that its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was out of funding and the agency would not be accepting any more applications for the $349 billion program. This left many small business...more