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State of Emergency Relief Measures Health Care Providers

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Update on Regulatory Relief for North Carolina Long-Term Care Facilities After Hurricane Helene

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The North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation (“DHSR”) has issued guidance to Adult Care Home (ACH), Family Care Home (FCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) providers regarding temporary waivers or modification...more

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Tennessee Governor Issues Executive Order No. 68 Increasing Health Care Resources and Capacity

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On December 4, 2020, in further response to the public health emergency, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order 68 https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee67.pdf. Executive Order 68...more

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Alabama Malpractice Liability and Immunities During COVID-19 Pandemic

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With the rapid and expansive spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama health care providers may face a shortage of critical supplies, including ventilators and dialysis machines, which would require difficult decisions...more

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Tennessee Governor Lee Releases Executive Order No. 20 with Focus on Health Care

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On March 26, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 20, with immediate effect. Executive Order No. 20 amended and significantly expanded the health care specific sections of Executive Order No. 15,...more

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Otorgan facultades especiales al MinSalud y al Invima para mitigar efectos del COVID-19

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A través del Decreto 476 del 25 de marzo de 2020 se otorgaron facultades al Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social y al Invima para la flexibilización de algunos requisitos y trámites administrativos relacionados con los...more

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Federal Agencies Relax Rules with Goal of Aiding Health Care Providers in Delivering Care Remotely

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FCC Permits Automatic Calls Under TCPA in Limited Circumstances and OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert Permitting Co-Insurance Waivers for Telehealth Services. TCPA Guidance Permits Automatic Calls - The COVID-19 pandemic...more

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FFCRA Employment Benefit Exclusions for Health Care Providers and Emergency Responders

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”), which goes into effect on April 1, 2020, provides that certain “health care providers and emergency responders” may be excluded from application of the Act’s...more

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Summary of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

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On March 25, 2020, the Senate voted 96-0 to approve the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The House is expected to vote on this bill on Friday, March 27....more

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CMS Issues FAQs Regarding Provider Enrollment, Including Telehealth

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On March 24, 2020, CMS issued updated FAQs relating to provider enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of note, CMS confirms practitioners can provide telehealth services from their homes provided that they add their home...more

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COVID-19: Washington Becomes the Second State Approved For 1135 Medicaid Waiver – Key Takeaway

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On March 13, 2020, the President declared the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the U.S. a national emergency. The President’s declaration, coupled with Section 1135 (of the Social Security Act) waivers issued by the...more

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COVID-19 Emergency Update: Physicians Can Prescribe Controlled Substances via Telemedicine

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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

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DPH Temporarily Allows Out Of State Practitioners To Render Healthcare Services To Connecticut Residents

On March 23, 2020, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health (“DPH”) issued an order for the temporary suspension of the requirements for licensure, certification or registration of certain healthcare...more

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N.C. Medicaid Looking to Cut Red Tape in Fight Against COVID-19

The federal government granted North Carolina permission on March 23 for health care providers across the state to temporarily avoid compliance with certain federal Medicaid requirements. The idea is to reduce bureaucracy...more

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The Current State of Play: States Act with Stay at Home Orders and Relaxation of Licensure Requirements for Healthcare Providers

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*this content was last updated as of Monday, March 23 at 12:00 p.m. CST - As we continue to live with the COVID-19 public health emergency, several states have acted over the course of the last week to implement stay at home...more

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Gov. Bill Lee Enacts Significant Measures for Tennessee Providers to Combat COVID-19 Crisis

Last evening, Gov. Bill Lee issued Executive Order No. 15 which, among other critical actions, sets forth a number of significant health care-related provisions summarized below for the benefit of our health care audience: ...more

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Mississippi Governor Expands Telehealth for Medicaid

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On Thursday, March 19, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced the expansion of Medicaid coverage for telehealth services, in an effort to limit unnecessary travel, clinic visits, and possible exposure – through April 30,...more

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Gov. Lee Releases Executive Order #15 With Focus on Health Care

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Late yesterday, Governor Lee conducted his daily 3:00 Press Conference and Update regarding COVID-19 and discussed his just released Executive Order #15. The order is extensive and is heavily focused on the health care...more

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OSHA Allows Healthcare Employers to Suspend N95 Annual Fit-Testing During Coronavirus “Outbreak”

On March 14, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued temporary enforcement guidance addressing the fit-testing requirements in the agency’s respiratory protection standard (29 C.F.R. § 1910.134)....more

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OCR Issues Guidance to Assist Health Care Providers in the Age of the Coronavirus

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As a result of the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued several pieces of guidance to help HIPAA covered entities and their business associates to best address how patient information...more

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