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22 Mar 2020, 1:21 pm
[See Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response, from HHS.] [read post]
22 Mar 2020, 1:21 pm
[See Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response, from HHS.] [read post]
21 Mar 2020, 6:18 am
Here. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 12:43 pm
However, in light of this public health emergency, HHS has issued a waiver clarifying that hospitals will not be penalized for failing to comply with this requirement (or certain other HIPAA requirements).2 The waiver only applies: (1) in the emergency area identified in the HHS Secretary’s public health emergency declaration; (2) to hospitals that have instituted a disaster protocol; and (3) for up to 72 hours from the time the hospital implements its disaster protocol. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 12:23 pm
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) can then temporarily waive or modify certain Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) requirements. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 12:04 pm
The order also delegates broad authority to the secretary of health and human services (HHS) to later employ certain powers of the DPA. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 12:04 pm
For more information on the DPA and HHS implementing regulations, and for a better understanding of HHS’s priority rating and allocation system, take a look at our FAQs. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 6:33 am
As a result, employers must provide 80 hours of paid sick leave to all full-time employees (leave is pro-rated for part-time employees) if the employee cannot work or telework and is: (i) subject to a coronavirus quarantine or isolation order; (ii) been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to coronavirus concerns; (iii) experiencing symptoms of coronavirus and is seeking a medical diagnosis; (iv) caring for an individual described in (i) or (ii) above; (v) caring for a child… [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 5:41 am
Employer and union-sponsored health plans, their sponsors, fiduciaries and administrators should heed the reminder of the importance of ensuring their health plans properly comply in form and operation with the mental health and substance abuse parity mandes of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) in when the U.S. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 4:00 am
First, HHS issued a Notice of Non-Enforcement of rules adopted in 2016 that prohibit such discrimination. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 2:01 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) clarified the application of HIPAA’s privacy rules, including its exception for public health-related disclosures, in the COVID-19 context. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 2:01 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) clarified the application of HIPAA’s privacy rules, including its exception for public health-related disclosures, in the COVID-19 context. [read post]
19 Mar 2020, 2:47 pm
Telehealth and Non-HIPAA Platforms The HHS has altered HIPAA rules during the COVID-19 crisis, allowing health care providers to use applications such as FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, Hangouts, Skype, Zoom, etc so they are able to provide care to patients remotely: During the COVID-19 national emergency, which also constitutes a nationwide public health emergency, covered health care providers subject to the HIPAA Rules may seek to communicate with patients, and provide telehealth services,… [read post]
19 Mar 2020, 1:45 pm
," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 4 March 2020 [open access]United States:"Attitudes Toward Separating Immigrant Families at the United States–Mexico Border," Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Early View, 4 Feb. 2020 [ResearchGate]- Note: The data, syntax files, and study materials are available here: https://osf.io/g6djt/.Children Sent to Mexico under Trump Face Abuses, Trauma (Human Rights Watch, March 2020) [text]Communication and Management… [read post]
19 Mar 2020, 12:15 pm
On March 17, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a policy statement in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the HHS Secretary’s determination that a public health emergency has existed nationwide since January 27, 2020 (the “Policy Statement”). [read post]
19 Mar 2020, 12:11 pm
See Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response, from HHS. [read post]
19 Mar 2020, 6:36 am
This grant of authority to HHS is quite broad and apparently distinct from existing requirements and limitations of the Defense Priority and Allocation System regulations set forth in 15 CFR Part 700. [read post]
18 Mar 2020, 8:48 pm
If you are out with the flu or are caring for ill family members, check with the Department of Labor (DOL) for information on whether such leave is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). [read post]
18 Mar 2020, 4:44 pm
”Asked about whether the FCA has a “self-disclosure” plan similar to that of other agencies (such as HHS’ Self-Disclosure Protocol), Granston noted, without apology, that the FCA “has its own voluntary self disclosure” plan right in FCA statute itself which provides for “double damages” to those prospective defendants who disclose false claims to “responsible government officials” within 30 days of their discovery.Granston stressed… [read post]
18 Mar 2020, 3:28 pm
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued two important bulletins this week regarding the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. [read post]
