On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services (collectively, the “Departments”) released final rules (the “Final Rules”) that implement requirements under the Mental Health...more
10/3/2024
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On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance and Quality Final Rule, a final rule that updates several...more
On February 1, 2024, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a final rule revising 42 CFR Part 8, which regulates opioid treatment programs (OTPs). The final rule is the first update to...more
3/7/2024
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Hospitals, health systems, provider groups, and residential and community-based long-term care providers (collectively, “Providers”) should revisit their relationships with Medicare Advantage plans (“MA Plans”) in light of...more
On January 3, 2018, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) published a final rule (“Final Rule”) to further update the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations...more
1/15/2018
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