Publications

Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published the latest edition of its Supervisory Highlights for Spring 2024. The latest edition of supervisory highlights focuses on credit reporting and cites instances involving both credit reporting companies and furnishers of reporting information as needing correction under the Fair Credit […]

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has been quite busy the last several weeks communicating with HIPAA covered entities through several different formats – updated Guidance, a Dear Colleague Letter and an FAQ webpage – to remind covered entities of their obligations under HIPAA.  In each of these communications, OCR […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated guidelines for obtaining and documenting informed consent.  QSO-24-10[1] outlines CMS’ revisions and clarifications to the hospital interpretive guidelines.  While this guidance specifically summarizes the requirements for acute hospitals, critical access hospitals should also review and update policies and processes for […]

The Second Regular Session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 3, 2024, and adjourned sine die on April 18, 2024.  We previously provided two updates during bill introduction and three updates throughout the remaining fifty days of the legislative session.  Please click here, to access these prior articles.  […]

Plaintiff applied to El Dorado County, California, for a building permit to build a residence on his property.  El Dorado County granted the building permit on the condition that Sheetz pay a $23,420 impact fee pursuant to the county’s traffic mitigation program as set forth in its General Plan.  The […]