Aug 24, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Employment Law, Health Care
On August 13, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated COVID-19 guidance for employers with vaccinated, unvaccinated, and otherwise at-risk employees. OSHA had previously released guidance on June 10, 2021, which focused...
Aug 24, 2021 | Fraud Investigations
On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Creaghan Harry, of Florida, was charged for his alleged participation in a scheme that involved submitting over $784 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. This is one of the...
Aug 24, 2021 | Health Care
In June, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a new advisory opinion on whether a physician practice may qualify as a “group practice” for purposes of the federal physician self-referral law (1877(h)(4) of the Social Security Act and 42...
Aug 10, 2021 | SEC Investigations
On August 6, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Richard J. Randolph, III, formerly the CEO of Randolph Acquisitions, Inc., had been sentenced to six years, six months in prison after pleading guilty to securities fraud. ...
Aug 5, 2021 | Fraud Investigations
On August 2, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that it had reached a $130,000 settlement with North Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc. (“NGHC”) to resolve allegations that it had violated the False Claims Act by causing...
Aug 5, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have discussed government enforcement efforts related to COVID-19 relief programs. Since Congress enacted the various COVID-19 relief programs, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has actively prosecuted individuals who defraud these...
Aug 5, 2021 | Health Care
Georgia’s new anti-kickback statute relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs took effect on July 1, 2021. The new statute comes as many states adopt similar laws that reflect the Federal Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 in an effort to...
Jul 29, 2021 | False Claims Act
On July 26, Senator Chuck Grassley and a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 (“Amendments Act”) to the Senate. While much of the original False Claims Act (“FCA”) is left intact, the Amendments Act purports to address issues...
Jul 27, 2021 | False Claims Act
On June 29, 2021, during the American Health Law Association’s Annual Meeting, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division Michael Granston provided statistics concerning DOJ’s enforcement of False Claims Act violations in...
Jul 27, 2021 | Business Litigation
On Saturday, July 24th, 2021, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission (the “Commission”) released its notice of intent to award production licenses to six companies following a lengthy competitive application process. The application period closed in...
