Compliance Perspectives: Healthcare Compliance at the Border
On January 30, 2023, President Biden announced that both the COVID-19 national emergency and the public health emergency (PHE) will end May 11, 2023. This announcement has left many healthcare providers considering how the...more
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Emergency Department (ED) visits had risen more than 60 percent since 1997 to about 146 million, with nearly 46 visits per 100 persons in 2016. With waves of COVID-19 cases overwhelming the...more
Before closing its 2021 session, the Florida Legislature passed several bills that impact health care. The first bill discussed below regarding civil liability became effective on March 29, 2021. The majority of the other...more
Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Publication of Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework - "The Framework provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging threats and enforcement challenges associated with the...more
On April 28, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Frequently Asked Questions for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals regarding EMTALA (FAQs) as a supplement to the memorandum on the Emergency...more
Laws like EMTALA and HIPAA don’t just apply to US citizens. They apply to everyone. That both keeps things simple and adds complexity when it comes to undocumented immigrants. As Lesley Anne Durant, Senior Corporate...more
Even in this time of crisis, nothing has changed about a hospital’s obligation to comply with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). However, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued...more
On March 30, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") updated its guidance previously issued on March 9 regarding a hospital’s ongoing obligations under Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act ("EMTALA") amidst...more
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) ensures public access to emergency medical services regardless of ability to pay. EMTALA requires Medicare-participating hospitals with emergency departments (EDs) to, at...more
Hospitals are the first place people look to for COVID-19 testing and treatment. Now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made it easier for those hospitals on the front lines. Our Health Care Group examines four...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued additional guidance regarding Emergency Medical Treatment And Labor Act requirements (EMTALA) as they relate to hospitals’ screening and treatment of patients...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers have been faced with numerous questions about how to effectively treat patients during the pandemic while still complying will all applicable laws. ...more
As the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, hospitals across the country have begun asking how the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) will be applied to them when they are confronted with individuals coming to...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 10 (March 16, 2020) - Even as it warned hospitals they must comply with the screening and transfer requirements of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in the...more
As the number of coronavirus cases across the country continue to rise, CMS has issued several coronavirus-specific memorandums to healthcare providers and laboratories. In the past two weeks, CMS has issued disease-specific...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Act), signed into law Wednesday, requires group health plans to provide coverage for coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic testing, including the cost of healthcare provider visits (as...more
On March 13, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health And Human Services (HHS) issued a series of waivers pursuant to Section 1135 of the Social Security Act, following President Trump’s declaration that the...more
On March 13, 2020, following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued, among others, the following Emergency...more
On March 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance on Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) requirements and implications related to COVID-19 (coronavirus)....more
CMS issued guidance on March 9, 2020, that allows hospitals to set up alternative screening sites on campus and at off-campus, hospital-controlled sites. The guidance provides the following options...more
In response to the spread of COVID-19 infections and questions from the provider community, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality, Safety and Oversight Group (QSO) issued a series of three memoranda...more
President Trump declared a National Emergency under the Stafford Act on March 13, 2020. This allows the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive certain Medicare and Medicaid requirements, giving hospitals and...more
On March 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued guidance to State Survey Agency Directors regarding Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (“EMTALA”) requirements and implications related to...more
On March 9, 2020, CMS issued a memorandum to State Survey Agency Directors regarding the implications of COVID-19 on providers’ EMTALA obligations. ...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to issue frequent guidance to the healthcare industry, including guidance after receiving questions on fulfilling Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act...more