The much anticipated regulatory updates to the Physician Self-Referral Law (or “Stark”) and the Anti-Kickback Statute were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, December 2, 2020. These final rules come about 14 months after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and its sub-agencies proposed sweeping updates […]
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OIG Special Fraud Alert Targets Speaker Programs and Fees Paid by Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies
on Tuesday, 8 December 2020 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
The Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued its first Special Fraud Alert since 2014, on November 16, 2020. Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused cancellation of speaker programing on products sold by pharmaceutical and medical device companies (“vendor companies”), OIG questions the […]
New Nebraska Public Meetings Limited Waiver
on Monday, 7 December 2020 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
On December 1, 2020, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed Executive Order No. 20-36 waiving certain requirements of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act for all “meetings” held by specified “public bodies” defined in the Open Meetings Act. The waiver would apply for the months of December 2020 and January 2021. The […]
Extension of the Information Blocking Applicability Date
on Friday, 6 November 2020 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
Application of the Information Blocking final rule has been delayed until April 5, 2021. While the industry has been aware of a possible delay since late September 2020, the federal government provided no hint as to how long the relief would last. And there was no lack of suspense. The […]
Provider Relief Fund Reporting: Small Changes to “Lost Revenue” Calculation & New FAQs
on Friday, 6 November 2020 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
A little over a month after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published its initial guidance on the reporting obligations for recipients of Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) payments, HHS released updated guidance on October 22, 2020 (the “October Reporting Guidance”). In the updated guidance, HHS softened its […]
