On January 20, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded 2021 guidelines that previously designated hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities as “protected areas” and limited immigration enforcement...more
3/12/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws
On January 20, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded 2021 guidelines that prohibited immigration enforcement actions in or near medical and health care facilities and other protected areas. Hospitals and...more
2/25/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDNS ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Law Enforcement ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Risk Management
With 2025 underway, the AFS Health Care team highlights some of the most pressing legal issues facing the health care industry this year....more
The recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023 includes a new Stark Law exception and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) safe harbor, allowing hospitals and other health care entities to offer their physicians...more
6/13/2023
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Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
Physicians ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Wellness Programs
Hospitals and Other Providers Should Make Sure Any Items or Services of Value That They Provide to Their Referring Physicians To Alleviate Burnout Comply With the Stark Law -
Amidst the ongoing labor market shortages and...more
4/27/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Labor Shortage ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Remuneration ,
Stark Law ,
Work-Induced Stress
On Friday, November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a comprehensive interim final rule, the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination rule, which requires all Medicare and Medicaid...more
11/10/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Healthcare Workers ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Exemption ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
For the first time, California has granted nurse practitioners who meet certain qualifications a separate scope of practice. This eventually will allow them to practice specified medical functions independently, without...more