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Federal Trade Commission Proposes New Rule for Personal Health Record Vendors
June 13th, 2023
On June 9, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed amendments to a regulation applicable to vendors of personal health records (“PHRs”) and related entities who store data about U.S. citizens or residents. The Health Breach Notifi…
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DEA and SAMHSA Extend COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications until November 2023 while Considering Public Comments
June 2nd, 2023
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) jointly with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published a temporary rule, effective May 11, 2023, extending flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled substances thr…
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The Beginning of the End – The Public Health Emergency Has an End Date
April 17th, 2023
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced its intent to end the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) on May 11, 2023. With the end of the PHE comes the end of federal regulatory waivers and flexibilities that have in some instan…
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Virginia Department of Health Office of Licensure and Certification Releases a New Licensing Application Portal
February 6th, 2023
On January 3, 2023, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Office of Licensure and Certification (OLC) launched Phase I of a new online application portal.[1] The new VDH OLC Portal is available on OLC’s website at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/lic…
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Time to Tighten the ROP - CMS Issues Revised Guidance on Requirements of Participation for Long-Term Care Facilities Effective October 24, 2022
July 22nd, 2022
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (“CMS”) published revised guidance on the Requirements of Participation (“ROP”) and standards for Long-Term Care (“LTC”) facilities on June 29, 2022. The updated guidance clarifies and correc…
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CMS Finalizes New Value Based Arrangement and Cybersecurity Exceptions and New Guidance for Complying with Stark Law
February 2nd, 2021
On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its Final Rule updating the physician self-referral law (“Stark Law”) located at 42 CFR 411. Originally proposed in 2018, the Final Rule establishes new except…
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Client Alert: Virginia State Board of Health Adds COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
January 18th, 2021
On December 21, 2020, the Virginia State Board of Health published new COVID-19 reporting requirements in the Virginia Register. Physicians and directors of medical care facilities must report cases of COVID-19 when they treat, examine, hospitalize,…
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Enhanced HIPAA Enforcement Actions in 2020 and Beyond: Health Care Providers of All Sizes Need to Be Prepared
January 4th, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued, health care providers have adjusted to a new reality of providing health care services to patients through telehealth and other means designed to mitigate the spread of the virus. With these new practices come…
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CMS Releases Updated Guidance on Nursing Home Resident Home Visits for the Holidays
November 20th, 2020
Introduction On November 18, 2020, CMS released an alert to nursing homes, their residents, and the residents’ family members for those residents that may want to leave the nursing home temporarily to visit family and friends for the holidays or go…
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VDH COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation, Deadline TODAY
November 6th, 2020
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Health, recently gave a presentation on COVID-19 vaccination options for long-term care facilities when a vaccine becomes available. Slides from that p…
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