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Jan 24, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Gregory E. Fosheim
California’s Senate Bill SB 923 mandates cultural competency training for healthcare providers and updated provider directories by March 2025
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Gregory E. Fosheim |Ashley Ogedegbe
New regulations under the Clinical Laboratory ImprovementAmendments (CLIA) introduced updated proficiency testing (PT) andPT referral rules that are now in effect. Although the regulationsbecame effective on July 11, 2024, the final rule on PT RegulationsRelated to Analytes and Acceptable Performance (CMS-3355-F), issued by the Centers forMedicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was not implemented untilJanuary 1, 2025.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Gregory E. Fosheim |Ashley Ogedegbe
OverviewNew regulations under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) introduced updated proficiency testing (PT) and PT referral rules that are now in effect. Although the regulations became effective on July 11, 2024, the final rule on PT Regulations Related to Analytes and Acceptable Performance (CMS-3355-F), issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was not implemented until January 1, 2025.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Gregory E. Fosheim
OverviewOn December 5, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter reiterating obligations that covered entities have under the May 2024 final rule related to language access requirements under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in covered health programs and activities.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Gregory E. Fosheim
Bottom line: A Harris-Walz administration would likely provide health plans and health plan sponsors with consistency and continuity, especially in the arena of gender-affirming care. It would continue the strides taken by the Biden-Harris administration toward reducing barriers to LGBTQI+ healthcare equity.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Emily Cook |Sandra M. DiVarco |Gregory E. Fosheim |Bryan Frederick
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) proposed changes to regulations regarding
general acute care hospital (GACH) licensing requirements related
to clinical laboratory, dietetic, and pharmaceutical services. While few of the proposed changes appear to be substantive, the
proposal includes changes that could require GACHs in California to
materially alter their current operations.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Emily Cook |Sandra M. DiVarco |Gregory E. Fosheim
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) proposed changes to regulations regarding general acute care hospital (GACH) licensing requirements related to clinical laboratory, dietetic, and pharmaceutical services. While few of the proposed changes appear to be substantive, the proposal includes changes that could require GACHs in California to materially alter their current operations.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Emily Cook |Gregory E. Fosheim |MaryKathryn Hurd
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for September 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Stark Law. We also review several regulatory updates and a recent unfavorable advisory opinion issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
Please see full publication below for more information.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Sandra M. DiVarco |Gregory E. Fosheim
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the release of updated
model signage for use by Medicare-participating hospitals to inform
patients of their rights under the Emergency Medical Treatment and
Labor Act (EMTALA). Hospitals are encouraged – but not
required – to adopt the updated signage by September 13,
2024.
The new model signage is available in the "Downloads"
section of CMS's EMTALA webpage in Medicaid-participating and non-Medicaid-participating
versions.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Sandra M. DiVarco |Gregory E. Fosheim
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the release of updated model signage for use by Medicare-participating hospitals to inform patients of their rights under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Hospitals are encouraged – but not required – to adopt the updated signage by September 13, 2024. The new model signage is available in the “Downloads” section of CMS’s EMTALA webpage in Medicaid-participating and non-Medicaid-participating versions.
