Kyle Hafkey

Jan 9, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Kyle Hafkey |Abby Higgins |Ryan Higgins

§ 160.101 Statutory basis and purpose. The requirements of this subchapter implement sections 1171–1180 of the Social Security Act (the Act), sections 262 and 264 of Public Law 104–191, section 105 of Public Law 110–233, sections 13400– 13424 of Public Law 111–5, and section 1104 of Public Law 111–148. Please see full publication below for more information.

May 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jennifer S. Geetter |Kyle Hafkey |Abby Higgins

OVERVIEWOn April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule to amend its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBN Rule). The HBN Rule works as a complement and counterpart to the breach notification requirements established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for HIPAA-regulated entities.

Mar 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jennifer S. Geetter |Daniel Gottlieb |Kyle Hafkey

On February 8, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) jointly issued a final rule to amend the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations under 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2), applicable to certain federally assisted SUD treatment programs (Part 2 Programs), to implement Section 3221 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Nov 30, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Emily Cook |Tony Maida |Kyle Hafkey

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for October 2023. We discuss several enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).