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12 May 2020, 4:53 pm by tvasil
West Virginia:  On May 11, Insurance Commissioner Dodrill issued Emergency Proceeding: 20-E0-07, requiring that health insurers offering group health plans and/or individual health insurance coverage in the state must, effective March 18, 2020, provide benefits for diagnostic testing for COVID-19, and related services, for residents and staff of Assisted Liing Facilities and Residential Care Communities, as identified in Executive Orders… [read post]
9 May 2020, 5:00 am by Lauren Marinaro
An important new Medicaid Communication (MedComm) was recently issued by the New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS). [read post]
4 May 2020, 4:44 pm by tvasil
  Additionally, the Governor directs HCPF to promulgate and issue temporary emergency rules through the Medical Services Board to increase supplemental payments from HCPF to Medicaid-certified nursing facilities, as defined in C.R.S. [read post]
” Under § 1797.150, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Services, “shall respond to any medical disaster by mobilizing and coordinating emergency medical services mutual aid resources to mitigate health problems. [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 4:45 pm by tvasil
Indiana:  On April 21, Indiana released Bulletin 253, which, among other things, (i) requests that medical malpractice carriers extend coverage for temporary healthcare facilities established pursuant to the pandemic, (ii) recommends that temporary healthcare facilities be associates with, and operate under a primary hospital which provides liability insurance cover (iii) encourages the use of telemedicine where possible, and (iv) encourages health carriers… [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 4:11 pm by tvasil
 The Bill declares that health care professionals and health care facilities are immune from civil liability for any damages alleged to have been sustained by an act or omission by the health care professional or health care facility in the course of providing health care services during the period of the COVID-19 emergency. [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 1:11 pm by Hedge Fund Lawyer
Disruptions caused by COVID-19 to transportation, access to facilities, support staff and the ability for gatherings, among other things, may prevent or delay investment advisers and investment funds from meeting regulatory obligations. [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 10:30 am by Jennifer Barna
Essential and Non-Essential Construction Projects Order 122 mandates the cessation of all non-essential construction projects in New Jersey, and defines essential construction projects as: Projects necessary for the delivery of health care services, including but not limited to hospitals, other health care facilities, and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities; Transportation projects, including roads, bridges, and mass transit facilities or… [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 4:59 pm by tvasil
Arizona:  On April 9th, Governor Douglas Ducey issued Executive Order 2020-27, providing immunity from civil liability for frontline healthcare workers, healthcare facilities, and entities operating as a temporary healthcare facility for providing services in response to COVID-19. [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 2:00 am by Latiqua M. Liles, Genova Burns LLC
” Additionally, medical facilities are prohibited from discriminating based on national origin or disability in their provision of services, including the provision of interpreter services and services related to mobility impairments. [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 2:00 am by Latiqua M. Liles, Genova Burns LLC
” Additionally, medical facilities are prohibited from discriminating based on national origin or disability in their provision of services, including the provision of interpreter services and services related to mobility impairments. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 3:40 pm by skelly
For patients who, as determined by a medical provider, can be appropriately monitored and treated at home, outside a health care facility setting, carriers are reminded that they must provide coverage for necessary medical equipment and medications for in home treatment. [read post]
Prior Use of FMLA As noted in our March 20, 2020, GT Alert, the FFCRA was also silent on whether the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (Division C of the FFCRA) gave employees an additional 12 weeks of FMLA leave entitlement for the reasons specified or if an employee’s prior uses of FMLA would reduce the employee’s available amount of new Emergency FMLA. [read post]
6 Apr 2020, 6:44 am by Jennifer Parent
Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division posted temporary regulations for the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) to provide employers with guidance to administer these two new paid leave laws under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). [read post]
2 Apr 2020, 7:31 pm
Chinese officials have had to deal with issues of administrative integrity in the response to the epidemic, as well as the traumatic responsibility to ensure the health and safety of its populations, and the need to rapidly expand its medical facilities to meet the needs of the sick. [read post]
2 Apr 2020, 9:58 am by Masha Simonova, Nathaniel Sobel
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, a division of HHS, “to such extent and in such manner as shall in his judgment promote the public interest. [read post]