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Nursing Home Update, March 3, 2023
(1) 20% Medicaid Rate Increase: Here is a link to a February 28, 2023 Upstate news article: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/health/fe...
Mar 3, 2023
Face Mask/Face Covering Changes for Health Care Providers in New York
Patrick Pullano, Esq. presents updates on new face mask regulations for health care providers.
Feb 10, 2023
Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System: 2023 Updates
Patrick Pullano, Esq. presents updates on new CMS concerns in nursing homes.
Feb 6, 2023
Conscience Rule for Health Care Workers - Real World Impact
Patrick Pullano, Esq. presents potential changes in protections for health care workers.
Jan 31, 2023
State Disaster Preparedness Plan Changes in 2023
Patrick Pullano, Esq. presents changes on the State Disaster Preparedness Plan for 2023.
Jan 27, 2023
Ombudsman Report Enhancements for Nursing Facilities in New York
Patrick Pullano, Esq. presents Ombudsman report updates for nursing facilities.
Jan 18, 2023
Injectable Antipsychotic Medications and Pharmacists
Patrick Pullano, Esq. presents updates on the administration of injectable antiphychotic medication for pharmacists.
Jan 10, 2023
Surgical Smoke Evacuation System Requirements for NY General Hospitals/Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
Patrick Pullano, Esq. presents updates on surgical smoke evacuation systems for New York.
Dec 22, 2022
New Bill Limits Assets That Can Be Pursued in Medical Debt Collection Action
On Wednesday, November 23, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new Bill into law designed to greatly limit which assets medical...
Nov 30, 2022
Video Legal Briefing: HIPAA Security Guidance and Practices
New HIPAA guidance on recognized security practices for electronically protected healthcare information.
Nov 3, 2022
HIPAA Update: Request for Information on Security Practices
On April 6, 2022, the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a “Request for Information”...
Apr 7, 2022
Proposed Legislation May Have Nursing Homes Dealing with COVID-19 for Years to Come
In response to a reported 15,000 nursing home deaths attributed to COVID-19 in New York, Democratic lawmakers have proposed a change to...
Mar 30, 2022
Expanded Medicaid Coverage in New York – Mental Health Services
In December, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed two new bills into law which will greatly expand coverage under the...
Jan 12, 2022
Making Pandemic Changes Permanent – Electronic Remote Notary Services
On May 19, 2020, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.7, authorizing a procedure by which notaries could take...
Jan 11, 2022
No Surprises Act: Good Faith Estimate Requirement
As outlined in our previous Legal Briefing (see link: No Surprises Act Compliance (lawpf.com)) the federal No Surprises Act (the “Act”)...
Jan 11, 2022
Quality Assurance Committees Take Note — Identify the Speaker or Lose the Privilege
New York State and federal law both contain confidentiality provisions protecting quality assurance committee materials from disclosure...
Jan 4, 2022
No Surprises Act Compliance
The federal No Surprises Act (the “Act”) was enacted in 2020 in order to protect patients from surprise medical bills. The Act creates...
Dec 23, 2021
Status of Religious Exemptions in New York State
As detailed in previous legal briefings, New York State’s Department of Health has enacted regulations mandating most healthcare...
Dec 15, 2021
Stark (Self Referral) Physician Compensation Revisions
The federal physician self-referral (“Stark”) law prohibits a physician from referring a patient to an entity with which the physician...
Nov 12, 2021
Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Update
Anti-mandate advocates were successful in federal court over the weekend. On Saturday, a Federal appeals court in Louisiana temporarily...
Nov 8, 2021
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