Now that the public health emergency is over, can you still require your employees to receive the vaccine? The answer is maybe. Consider these factors.
Are you a physician who owns an independent freestanding emergency department (IFED) and served Medicare patients during the COVID-19 pandemic? If so, you may be shielded from sanctions for possible Stark Law violations.
When the state of emergency ends, many waivers will expire as well. Stay up-to-date with your staffing and licensing requirements to make a smooth transition.
In all areas of healthcare, treating patients who have experienced COVID-19 infections is an everyday reality. So what are the legal considerations?
To many laboratory owners, paying COVID-19 testing sites based on the number of specimens sounds like smart business. Unfortunately, the practice can run afoul of several laws — with potential penalties for both parties.
Everyone is looking for ways to strengthen natural immunity against COVID-19, relieve the symptoms, or shorten its course. Thanks to a new law, you’ll need to be extra careful with claims about new products or treatments.
Can the pandemic still be considered unforeseen or an “act of God”? The enforceability of your contracts may depend on the answer.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare practices to institute new policies and procedures to protect patients and staff and mitigate the spread. But who should pay the costs for these safety measures?
It’s a tragic milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic: the adoption of a crisis standard of care in locations with record-high COVID-19 transmission and hospital admissions. What does it mean, and how does it work?
After a tumultuous 2020, prepare yourself for more change. Here’s a summary of new Illinois laws coming in 2021 and laws you might have missed that became effective this year.
