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California Governor Gives Private Equity and Hedge Funds a Reprieve From Attorney General Approval of Health Care Transactions | JD Supra
On September 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill (AB) 3129. The proposed law sought to regulate health care transactions involving private equity and hedge funds. The veto avoids overlapping and potentially contradictory regulatory oversight by California’s attorney general and Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA). The governor’s veto of AB 3129 was a surprise to many in the health care industry.
Key Takeaways from OCR’s CY22 HIPAA Reports to Congress | JD Supra
On February 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its annual reports to Congress detailing its actions to enforce the privacy, security, and breach notification requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in calendar year 2022. The reports offer HIPAA-regulated covered entities and their business associates critical insight into the agency’s enforcement process and priorities from year to year.
OIG Finalizes Rule Authorizing Civil Monetary Penalties Against Information Blocking Violators | JD Supra
A final rule published on July 3, 2023, empowers the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to impose civil monetary penalties (CMP) of up to $1 million for unlawful acts of information blocking.
The California Data Exchange Framework: New Requirements for Sharing Health Information Between Hospitals, Physicians, and Other Providers | JD Supra
The recently unveiled California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework (the Framework) creates a new regulatory and governance structure to promote the exchange of health information between health care providers in California. By January 31, 2023, hospitals, physician practices, and certain other entities must sign a data sharing agreement governing participation in the Framework.
CMS Vaccine Mandates on Participating Providers: How to Reconcile State Requirements | JD Supra
On Friday, November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a comprehensive interim final rule, the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination rule, which requires all Medicare and Medicaid certified providers and suppliers to develop and implement policies that mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all employees, licensed professionals and others who may come in contact with staff or patients. The rule can be found here.
Changes to Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations Address Technology Advances, Tighten Rules for EHR Contributions, and Promote Cybersecurity | JD Supra
Fraud and abuse regulations have been adapted to meet today’s technology for electronic data, promoting cooperation among health care providers for the exchange of health information and the protection of such information from cyberattacks. *This is the ninth article in a series analyzing recent updates to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and their effects on health care providers. To request a copy of the entire series, click here.
Proposed HIPAA Regulations Would Improve Individual Patient Care and Expand Patient Rights | JD Supra
Nearly two years after soliciting public suggestions to modify HIPAA rules to improve the coordination of care, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued a Proposed Rule which changes parts of the Privacy Rule to allow for more flexibility in disclosure of protected health information (PHI), as well as improve care coordination, case management, and patient access to their PHI.
Autumn Amendments to the CCPA | JD Supra
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the landmark privacy law making waves since taking effect earlier this year, has continued to evolve as legislators and the California Office of the Attorney General refine and clarify its requirements. Most recently, Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills which enact significant amendments to the CCPA.
DOJ Goes After The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence (AI) | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
The “Reasonable Licensee” Defense – When Things Go Wrong Despite A Health Facility’s Reasonable Steps To Do Things Right | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Guilt by Affiliation: New CMS Regulations Require Provider Disclosure of Past Association with “Bad Actors” | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
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