On Sunday, April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will be issuing a new rule on COVID-19 reporting requirements with possible penalties for nursing homes that fail to comply. 42 CFR...more
Earlier this month, Williams Mullen reported that the CARES Act would provide $100 billion in relief funds to skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and other health care providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 response....more
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The law, which provides aid for every sector of the U.S. economy, is significant to the long-term...more
Welcome to the third edition of Williams Mullen On Call. In this edition, we are pleased to provide two very timely interviews. The first interview is with Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, Secretary of the North Carolina Department...more
Through the first three quarters of 2017, the market has continued to see steady deal flow in senior housing, with some sluggishness over the summer months. The dollar value of senior housing transactions for the first half...more
Last week, President Donald J. Trump released his first proposed budget. Amidst headline making cuts to agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the State Department and the Department of Agriculture and spending...more
In Brenham Nursing & Rehab. Ctr. v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., No. 15-60272, 2016 WL 454320 (5th Cir. Feb. 4, 2016), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a Final Agency Decision of the...more
On June 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced an interim final rule almost doubling per-claim penalties under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The FCA still imposes treble damages for government losses in...more
7/13/2016
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Excessive Fines Clause ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Interim Rule ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Treble Damages
Featuring Iliana L. Peters, J.D., LL.M., Senior Advisor for HIPAA Compliance and Enforcement at the HHS Office for Civil Rights, and Members of Williams Mullen’s Health Care Practice...more
Last week, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and several hospitals were successful in convincing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn a 2014 lower court decision, possibly paving the way for a...more
Although the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or “HIPAA,” has been around since 1996, with its implementing regulations first published in the early 2000s, it is definitely not “old news.” In light of...more
Home health care providers could expect to pay their employees more after the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held an exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) no longer applies to third-party employers of...more
8/28/2015
/ Companionship Exemptions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Home Health Care ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Wage and Hour