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New MA Plan Health Equity Requirements: Are You Ready

WEBJune 22, 2023. Day Pitney Co-author (s) Susan R. Huntington. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a final rule that revises Medicare Advantage (MA) plans along with other federal health program regulations in a variety of traditional …

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Reproductive Information Protected by Both State and Federal …

WEB45 C.F.R. § 164.512 (f). On the other hand, PA 22-19 requires the individual's written consent to disclose reproductive health information "in any civil action or any proceeding preliminary thereto or in any probate, legislative or administrative proceeding." See …

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HHS Issues Long-Awaited Final Rule Modifying Part 2 Regulations

WEBOn February 8, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Office for Civil Rights, announced a long-awaited final rule (the Final Rule) modifying the …

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Policy Changes Required Under New HIPAA Reproductive Health …

WEBDay Pitney Healthcare Attorneys Susan R. Huntington and Phoebe Roth authored the chapter titled "Using Enterprise Risk Management-Based Frameworks to Advance Population Health" for American Health Law Association (AHLA) and the …

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New Guidance Clarifies HHS's Position on Business

WEBOn March 22, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance letter GL-2022-03 regarding HIPAA-covered entities' responsibility to require that business associates comply with HIPAA's requirements related to standards for electronic …

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Time to Take Advantage of OIG's Updated Self-Disclosure …

WEBDay Pitney Co-author (s) Susan R. Huntington. On November 8, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) updated and renamed its Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol the Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure …

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Healthcare Day Pitney Services

WEBEvolving regulatory and market conditions have placed unique and complex demands on healthcare providers, hospitals, physicians and insurers. From delivery system changes resulting from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other initiatives to improve care while …

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Do You Know Where Your Employees Are

WEBApril 11, 2022. Day Pitney Co-author (s) Francine Esposito, Heather Weine Brochin, Howard Fetner. More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, for many people remote work has become not just a temporary adjustment, but a new normal. While remote work …

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Special Needs Planning Day Pitney Services

WEBOur clients and their family members include: Day Pitney LLP - Disabilities planning attorneys / special needs planning lawyers: long-term care, medical and end-of-life decision-making, mental illness, elder law, trusts and estates planning, with offices in …

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New Florida Law Affects the Enforcement of Physician Non …

WEBSeptember 11, 2019. Day Pitney Co-author (s) Mark A. Romance. In Florida, non-compete agreements are governed by Chapter 542, Florida Statutes, and are generally enforceable as long as the geographical and time restrictions are reasonable in scope. However, on …

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More Regulation for Urgent Care and Retail Clinics

WEBDuring the pandemic, urgent care and retail clinics have served a key role in meeting the high demand for COVID-19 testing and treatment. However, a recently published briefing report, Making "Convenient Care" the Right Care for All: Improving …

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CT's New Change in Ownership Process Will Impact the Timing of

WEBPublic Act 23-122 (the Act) replaced Section 19a-493 of the Connecticut General Statutes governing the approval process for changes in ownership of licensed healthcare entities. The new language broadens the circumstances that require notice …

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What Happens to COVID-19 Coverage After May 11

WEBMarch 16, 2023. Day Pitney Co-author (s) Susan R. Huntington, Mindy S. Tompkins. In preparation for the rapidly approaching end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a …

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New Merger Guidelines – Potential Complications in Healthcare

WEBIllumina v. FTC, No. 23-60167 (5th Cir. 2023) (holding that a proposed merger between Illumina and Grail is likely to substantially lessen competition in the multi-cancer early detection market; John Muir Health/Tenet Healthcare Co., In the Matter of (parties …

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HIPAA Considerations When an Employee Tests Positive for …

WEBOnce an employer gets notified from the police or public health department or from the employee of a positive COVID-19 test result, the employer has an obligation to notify the other employees in that office that a colleague (without specifically naming the …

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IRS Clarifies COVID-19 Relief for Flexible Spending Accounts

WEBOn February 18, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice 2021-15 (Notice), providing much anticipated guidance clarifying the temporary special rules for health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs) that were included in …

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Connecticut Employers Beware: Despite Quiet Legislative Session, …

WEBJune 7 marked the end of a relatively uneventful legislative session for Connecticut employment laws. In recent years, Connecticut employers have seen substantial expansions of the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act and the …

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New Jersey's Earned Sick Leave Law: Final Regulations and COVID …

WEBJuly 30, 2020. Day Pitney Co-author (s) Francine Esposito. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued its final regulations to implement the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law (ESLL), providing much-needed clarification on …

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T&E Litigation Update: Cherubini v. Goodsell Day Pitney Insights

WEBDay Pitney remains committed to providing quality legal counsel, while protecting our clients and employees, and transforming our communities into more just, equal and equitable spaces.

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Additional Guidance From FDA on Importing Drugs From Canada

WEBDay Pitney Cybersecurity, Healthcare and Technology (C.H.A.T.) Newsletter. In a follow-up to its final rule on the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, which became effective on November 30, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …

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