Dorsey Health Law Blog

CMS Overhauls Regulatory Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities

On October 4, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a final rule comprehensively updating and revising federal regulations that apply to long-term care facilities (“LTC Facilities”) participating in Medicare and Medicaid. This is the first comprehensive update of these regulations (located at 42 C.F.R. part 483, subpart B) since 1991. CMS...

Former CEO of Health System Agrees to Pay $1 million to settle False Claims Act case with U.S. Department of Justice

In the most recent example of its continued effort to hold individuals accountable for corporate misconduct, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced on September 27, 2016, that the former CEO of Tuomey Healthcare System has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims arising from his involvement in the hospital’s violations of the Stark...

CMS FINALIZES RULE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a final rule for emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers and suppliers in the Federal Register on September 16, 2016. Noting the timeliness of the rule’s publication, which also happens to coincide with peak Atlantic hurricane season,  CMS Deputy Administrator and Chief Medical Officer...

New OSHA Rule Effective Next Month – Are Your Drug-Testing Policies Placing You At Risk?

Certain provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA’s”) new reporting Rule, which go into effect on August 10, 2016, implicate employers’ post-injury and post-accident drug-testing policies.  As the compliance deadline is swiftly approaching, employers are reminded to set time aside over the next few weeks to confer with counsel, review their policies, and...