Health Law Blog

Recent HIPAA Settlements Included a Health Center and Identified “Longstanding, Systemic Noncompliance”

Posted September 9, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

Federal Judge Blocks Repeal of Protections for Transgender Patients under Affordable Care Act

Posted August 25, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

The day before federal regulations reversing protections for transgender patients were to go into effect, a federal judge in New York temporarily… Read More

SAMHSA Issues New Rule on 42 CFR Part 2

Posted July 17, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

On July 15, 2020, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) issued the latest changes to the regulations governing… Read More

Long Term Care Oversight During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lack of Compliance Could Lead to Loss of CARES Act Funding

Posted June 23, 2020 By Amanda N. Pervine & Kristen M. Schwendinger & Susannah Vance Gopalan

NEW WEBINAR: Join FTLF attorneys Susannah Gopalan and Kristen Schwendinger on June 30, 2020, at 1 PM ET, for a webinar entitled “Long Term Care… Read More

OCR Announces New Rule on Section 1557, the Affordable Care Act’s Nondiscrimination Provisions

Posted June 16, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

On June 12, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new Final Rule implementing… Read More

Updated Federal Guidance Focuses on Non-Discrimination Laws and Re-Opening Workplaces

Posted June 15, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

On June 11, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its publication titled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and… Read More

FTLF Partner Moderates AHLA Podcast on Long Term Care Facilities and the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund

Posted June 8, 2020 By Susannah Vance Gopalan

FTLF Partner Susannah Vance Gopalan hosted an episode of the American Health Law Association’s podcast, Speaking of Health Law. The Coronavirus… Read More

Looking Back to Move Forward: Understanding the Underlying Authorities to Help FQHCs Survive the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted June 3, 2020 By Susannah Vance Gopalan

This post originally appeared on NACHC’s blog on May 29, 2020. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have experienced rapid declines in… Read More

CMS Expands FQHCs’ Flexibility to Furnish Telehealth Services During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Posted May 26, 2020 By Susannah Vance Gopalan

On May 8, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a regulation exercising additional flexibility relating to… Read More

OCR Issues COVID-19 Guidance on Disclosure of PHI to the Media

Posted May 7, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

Earlier this week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a COVID-19 Guidance on Disclosure of PHI to the Media (“Guidance”) reminding covered… Read More