On April 17, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a series of Executive Orders, including Executive Order GA-15, which go into effect as of 11:59 pm on April 21, 2020, and continue through May 8, 2020, unless amended or...more
The healthcare real estate industry finds itself in unchartered waters while grappling with the myriad issues created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Landlords are flooded with requests from tenants for rent relief as healthcare...more
4/13/2020
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As noted in our recent alert, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently issued “blanket waivers” concerning several Stark Law requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS enacted the Stark Law...more
On March 30, 2020, pursuant to Section 1135 of the Social Security Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued “blanket waivers” concerning several Stark Law requirements in response to the COVID-19...more
On March 27, the CARES Act was signed into law by President Trump in an effort to stem the nationwide effects of the COVID-19 emergency crisis. Healthcare providers, in particular, are currently overwhelmed with the surge in...more
On March 23, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that during the next three weeks, State Survey Agency (SSA) and CMS surveyors will only prioritize and conduct surveys related to complaints...more
On March 22, 2020 Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting all surgeries and procedures that are “not immediately medically necessary to correct a serious medical condition of, or to preserve the life...more
Under the Ryan Haight Act, healthcare providers must usually conduct an in-person examination before prescribing controlled substances, such as opioids, via the internet (including telehealth or telemedicine). However, as a...more
3/25/2020
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The nation’s healthcare system is preparing to reach record capacity in the coming weeks. Much focus has been on the limited capacities of the nation’s acute care hospitals....more
In an unprecedented announcement (and on the heels of other directives on healthcare privacy matters), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a statement on March 17,...more
The Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV; COVID-19) continues to spread, and news changes moment by moment on its impact to our social ecosystems. This is especially the case for the healthcare industry, which is facing mounting...more
3/16/2020
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