McCarter & English, LLP’s Healthcare Group presents the May 2014 issue of Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry.
Federal Updates
CMS Issues Final Rule Designed to Streamline Medicare Regulatory Requirements
OIG Proposed Rules Would Boost Use of Civil Monetary Penalties and Toughen Exclusion Authority
CMS Updates Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate
Free Urine-Testing Supplies Might Violate the Stark Law and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
Proposed New ICD-10 Implementation Deadline
CMS Proposes Rule to Increase Payments to Inpatient Acute Care Hospitals
CMS Proposes Rule to Update Payment Rates for Inpatient Rehab Facilities
Proposed Rule for Payments to Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
New Payment System for Federally Qualified Health Centers
CMS Publishes Proposed Rule on Medicare Prospective Payment System for Fiscal Year 2015 for Skilled Nursing Facilities
State Updates
Orange MRI Owner Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison and Forfeits More Than $2 Million
Petition for Rulemaking on Scope of Practice of Dental Auxiliaries in an Orthodontic Office
HIPAA Updates
New York Health Organizations to Pay $4.8 Million HIPAA Fine
Stolen Computer HIPAA Penalties