Apr 7, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which included $500 billion for assistance to eligible businesses, states, and municipalities. As with prior economic stimulus laws, the...
Apr 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
Last week, we wrote about the blanket Stark Law waivers issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in relation to the COVID-19 crisis. On April 3, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a...
Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On March 30, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued a press release entitled “Message from leadership on minimizing burdens on providers.” In that press release, the OIG stated that it “places a high...
Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care, HIPAA
Although the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which restricts the use and disclosure of individuals’ protected health information, applies even during public health emergencies, federal law permits the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive...
Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Cyber Law, General, Health Care
On March 18, OCR shared guidance released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, warning individuals to remain vigilant for scams related to COVID-19. According to CISA, “[c]yber actors may...
