In Pennsylvania, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs) do not have independence of practice. They may provide diagnoses and prescribe treatments only in collaboration with a physician, as per the details of their...more
Around the corner is the Dec. 23 deadline to have your organization bring its HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices into compliance with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights Final Rule modifying...more
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On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a significant settlement with Western Pennsylvania’s Heritage Valley Health System following potential HIPAA...more
Effective June 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS) issued a Final Rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy Rule to enhance reproductive health care privacy. This change follows the...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) updated its guidance in mid-March on the “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates” to highlight...more
On February 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office for Civil Rights and its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”), published the long-awaited Final Rule...more
It is important for health care providers and their lawyers to understand Personal Health Records (“PHRs”) and how they relate to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). A PHR grants a patient...more
If you work for or represent group health plans or issuers of group health plans, it is important that you take a look at the contracts they have with health care providers before the end of 2023. The Internal Revenue Code...more
According to Betteridge’s law in journalism, if a headline asks a “yes or no” question, the answer must be no — otherwise the headline would simply present the issue as an affirmative statement. Since I’m not a journalist,...more
In Pennsylvania, 2020 Act 65, 35 Pa. Stat. 10101, et seq., governs when minors aged 14-17 may consent to medical treatment, including behavioral health treatment. In the context of consent to behavioral health treatment, Act...more
The Guidance published in the Federal Register last April for “veterinarians, State-licensed pharmacies, and Federal facilities” regarding compounding animal pharmaceuticals will take effect April 2023. The guidance focuses...more
On Nov. 28, 2022, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) and the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), both agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), provided...more
Let’s say your organization decides to pursue a new charitable venture in New York and takes the initial step of creating a not-for-profit corporation in the state. Your organization contributes assets and the new corporation...more
Health care providers can feel pulled in different directions trying to balance the requirements of state laws to disclose patient information with the privacy protections of HIPAA. For example, state workers’ compensation...more