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20 Apr 2020, 8:26 am by Amy Starnes
— Texas Bar Blog OCA issues updated guidance on conducting court proceedings — In light of Governor Greg Abbott’s April 17 executive orders to loosen restrictions on healthcare procedures and select retail services and create a “strike force” to open Texas, the Office of Court Administration issued the following updated guidance for all courts in Texas. [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 4:12 pm by Jackie McDermott and Lana Ulrich
French and Nott discussed the case of Florida pastor Rodney Howard-Browne and other faith leaders who have defied stay-at-home orders to hold services. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 8:11 am by Ashoka Mukpo
” Just days later, word spread through the prison — a staff member had tested positive for Covid-19. [read post]
6 Apr 2020, 3:00 am by Jessica Lusamba
The 2009 order required California state prisons to reduce and maintain its inmate population to 137.5 percent design capacity in order to comply with its obligation to provide constitutionally adequate medical and mental healthcare services for inmates. [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 10:16 am by Michael Lowe
Marshals Service has an additional 75,000 people who are incarcerated pretrial, many in local jail or private contract facilities…. [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 1:28 pm by Michael Cook
  The letter further described in-home support benefits as: in-home services to assist individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in performing ADLs and IADLs within the home to compensate for physical impairments, ameliorate the functional/psychological impact of injuries or health conditions, or reduce avoidable emergency and healthcare utilization. [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 8:24 am by Whittel & Melton, LLC
If the act resulted in injury to another person, it could be punishable by 20 years of federal prison time for each count of fraud. [read post]
14 Mar 2020, 5:18 am
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 175l et seq.) at the school. (2) The term “public health emergency designation” means the declaration— (A) of a public health emergency, based on an outbreak of SARS–CoV–2 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d); or (B) of a domestic emergency, based on an outbreak of… [read post]
13 Mar 2020, 12:49 pm by luiza
  As is recounted in our brief, these facilities regularly fail to provide adequate health care, mental health treatment, or even basic services such as food that isn’t rotten and clean underwear. [read post]
6 Mar 2020, 8:49 am by Maria Morris
Many people in prisons and jails are in relatively poor health and suffer from serious chronic conditions due to lack of access to healthcare in the community, or abysmal healthcare in the correctional system. [read post]
21 Feb 2020, 1:37 pm by John Floyd
  When serious bodily harm does occur, then sentencing increases to 20 years in prison. [read post]
30 Jan 2020, 10:49 am by luiza
  The range of settling defendants illustrates the array of parties involved in correctional services, from construction companies, to facilities operators, to healthcare providers, and more. [read post]
27 Jan 2020, 1:41 pm by luiza
Read how the Universal Service Fund is a magnet for fraud in “Whistleblowers Needed to Stop Secret Kickbacks, Bribes, Overcharging, and False Costs in E-Rate, Lifeline, Connect America, and Rural Healthcare programs. [read post]
23 Jan 2020, 3:16 pm by luiza
Financial and healthcare fraud schemes can result not just in civil investigations and liability, but also in prison time for the individuals involved. [read post]
1 Jan 2020, 9:00 am by Staff
Types of medically-related false claims acts in the healthcare sector include: False billing Billing for services never rendered Billing for services that weren’t necessary Improper coding for services Several cases show that the hospitals, doctors, and other health providers will be prosecuted if they provide medical services that are deemed medically unnecessary or if fraudulent claims are submitted. [read post]
30 Dec 2019, 7:29 am by Gregory J. Brod
Healthcare professionals can face up to ten years in federal prison, a fine of $100,000, or both. [read post]
17 Dec 2019, 8:37 am by Andrew Murray
On May 30, 2019, Richardson was sentenced to five years and five months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,719,189.00. [read post]