Pullman & Comley’s annual review of significant case law affecting Connecticut health care providers summarizes a number of important decisions issued in 2023 by Connecticut state and federal courts. Among the highlights are...more
1/19/2024
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Opinion Letter ,
Patients ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Tortious Interference ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act
January 27, 2022 marks the deadline for Connecticut health facilities to have policies and procedures in place to satisfy federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) regulations mandating vaccines of their...more
1/31/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Connecticut ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
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
8/11/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Executive Orders ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Nursing Homes ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Residential Care Facilities ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Connecticut has recently notified pharmacies and prescribing providers that various quantity limits and refill criteria will revert back to pre-COVID 19 requirements come May 21, 2021. The reinstatement of pre-COVID 19...more
4/30/2021
/ Controlled Substances ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Generic Drugs ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Part D ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Standards ,
State and Local Government
Doctors, nurses, hospitals and other health care providers, should know that the pandemic has not deterred federal or state authorities from prosecuting false claims, HIPAA and other types of enforcement actions in...more
11/4/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Distribution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid Reimbursements ,
Medicare Billing Privileges ,
OxyContin ,
Pain Management ,
PHI ,
Restitution
This week (July 28, 2020) the Connecticut Senate passed House Bill No. 6001 with this House amendment to further extend and expand the telehealth services offered by in-network providers for fully-insured health plans in the...more
What should new and old Connecticut telemedicine and telehealth providers know about billing for Connecticut Medicaid services now that Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont again has expanded the ability of providers to offer...more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently responding to the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S. While as of the date of this Alert there have been no confirmed cases of the virus in...more