McCarter & English, LLP’s Health Care Group presents the September 2014 issue of Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry.
FOCUS
Federation of State Medical Boards Releases Final Interstate Licensure Guidance for Telemedicine
FEDERAL UPDATES
EHR Final Rule Loosens Certification Requirements and Program Incentives
CMS Announces Dates for Ambulance Prior Authorization Requirements
CMS Releases ACO Data
Court of Appeals for D.C. Will Rehear ACA Subsidy Challenge
HHS Data Shows 25 Percent Increase in ACA Insurers for 2015
ACA Tax Implications for Employers
Congress Passes Bill Requiring Post-Acute Providers to Collect Data
HHS Grants Chronic Disease Prevention $211.6 Million
President Order to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Seventh Circuit Dismisses Obamacare Mandate Lawsuit
STATE UPDATES – NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Supreme Court Says Hospitals’ Internal Reviews Are Not Discoverable
New Jersey Passes Bill Mandating Hospitals to Educate Families of Discharged Patients
New Jersey Medical Device Tax Proposal
Deadline Extension for New Jersey Physicians’ Use of New Paper Prescription Blanks
New Jersey Bill for Medicaid and FamilyCare Telemedicine
STATE UPDATES – NEW YORK
New York Health Regulators Propose Revisions for Health Care Collaboration
Court of Appeals to Determine Hospital’s Liability in Car Crash
STATE UPDATES – MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Medical Society Presses for Proposed EHR Legislation
Massachusetts Law Limits ICU Nurses to Two Patients
HIPAA UPDATES
Federal and State Guidance on HIPAA Privacy for Same-Sex Spouses
HIPAA Audits As an Enforcement Tool
Business Associate Agreements Must Be Updated