By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on October 2nd, 2024
Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires most businesses, including healthcare businesses, to report certain information regarding beneficial owners and company applicants. Willful failure to report or update beneficial ownership information may result in the imposition of penalties.
CTA in a Nutshell
The CTA and its implementing regulations seek to
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Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a proposed rule prohibiting employers from using non-compete clauses (also called “restrictive covenants”) in their contracts with workers. Similarly, the New Jersey legislature recently proposed a bill that would limit the scope of restrictive covenants between employers and workers. If finalized, these measures would impact the relationship many physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals have with their employers.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on May 18th, 2021 Last year, as part of the 2020-2021 budget, the New York State Legislature made significant changes to the NYS Mandatory Compliance Program requirement.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on January 6th, 2020 Beginning with dates of services of January 1, 2020, all non-exempt New York State Medicaid payments to providers will be uniformly reduced by 1%.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on July 13th, 2017 In recognition of limitation of certain electronic prescribing software the NYS Health Commissioner approved a new blanket waiver for electronic prescribing requirements.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on May 17th, 2017 The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG or agency) has recently issued its 2017-2018 Workplan. The Workplan identifies key areas of OMIG’s focus impacting health care providers and suppliers.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on January 16th, 2017 New York State is working to expand the State’s medical marijuana program.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on April 28th, 2016 Just days after the new e-prescribing rules went into effect, New York’s Commissioner of Health has issued ten blanket waivers that lift electronic prescribing requirements under exceptional circumstances. The waivers will be effective for a year, until March 26, 2017, when the Commissioner will re-evaluate provider and software feasibility and preparedness.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on March 24th, 2016 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued number of recent updates to the Medicare program which impact various providers and suppliers.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on February 11th, 2016 Recent results from the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program revealed that the majority of improper payment for laboratory service result from insufficient documentation. This article summarizes important documentation recommendations from CMS.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on November 19th, 2015 Recent guidance from the New York State Office of the Professions (OP) suggests that the agency did not entirely reject Internet coupons or vouchers that many refer to as “Groupons.” The OP did, however, affirm concerns previously expressed here that offering coupons for medical services requires careful consideration.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on November 4th, 2015 Recent changes to the New York State Medicaid Program affect vaccine administration for pharmacies, claiming process for nurse practitioners, documentation requirements for transportation providers, and prior authorization for physical and occupational therapists. We summarize these changes.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on September 8th, 2015 A new law impacting New York out-of-network providers, called the Emergency Services and Surprise Bill, went into effect on March 31, 2015, that will require providers to update their operations if they do not already comply with the legal requirements.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on September 8th, 2015 On March 13, 2015, Gov. Cuomo signed an amendment extending by one year, until March 27, 2016, the implementation date for the mandatory electronic prescribing.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on July 27th, 2015 The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) made changes to the physician opt-out affidavit requirements.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on June 15th, 2015 “Physicians who enter into compensation arrangements such as medical directorships must ensure that those arrangements reflect fair market value for bona fide services the physicians actually provide,” warns the new fraud alert published by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).
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By Health Law Team, on May 26th, 2015 New York State Medicaid has a new vendor to implement the new Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) that will eventually replace the current vendor (eMedNY). The new vendor, Xerox State Healthcare LLC, won a five year contract with the State. Implementation of the new system will occur in two phases over an eighteen month period.
By Health Law Team, on May 5th, 2015 With labels such as “concierge medicine,” “VIP medicine,” “boutique medicine,” “exclusive practice,” “premium practices,” or “platinum medicine,” direct patient-doctor contractual arrangements have received their share of negative attention from the press as well as certain lawmakers since their inception in 1996. Perceived as medicine for the rich, some academics and ethicists worry that such “elitist” practices may cause access to care problems and would further “exacerbate the already tiered healthcare system, accelerate the fragmentation of insurance risk pools through cherry picking of the healthier patients, and promote the nonmedical services and amenities.”
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on April 23rd, 2015 In 2014, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) reported “expected recoveries of over $4.9 billion.” The agency also excluded 4,017 individuals and entities and took 971 criminal actions. Similarly, the OIG pursued 533 civil actions against individuals and entities. According to the agency’s 2015 work
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on February 11th, 2015 Last year, CMS issued a final rule which requires prescribers of Part D drugs to be either enrolled with Medicare or have submitted an opt-out affidavit to their Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) in order for a prescription to be eligible for coverage under the Part D program. See 42 CFR § 423.120(c)(5) and (6).
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