Our healthcare and business law firm works with many medical practices to ensure compliance with the use of mid-level providers (such as nurse practitioner and physician assistants). Although certain federal rules are applicable, the scope of practice for mid-level providers is largely provided for in state laws and rules. It…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers and medical practices to assist them in structuring medical practices that comply with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Over the last few years, physicians and other healthcare providers desire to create non-traditional medical practices. Traditional medical practices are…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers and medical practices to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations for given procedures, treatments, and prescriptions. As new treatments become popular, common questions circulate around who can and cannot order, prescribe, and/or administer such treatment. One…
Our healthcare and business law firm guides many medical practices and physicians through employment matters. At this point, most people are aware that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its final non-compete rule (“Non-Compete Rule”) on April 23, 2024. Our firm previously posted 3 Facts about the Non-Compete Rule, which…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers as they undergo investigations, discipline, and/or hearings before the provider’s licensing board. Over the years, our firm has been able to determine which situations licensing boards find particularly worrisome. Boundary violations are often one of those situations that boards are…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with medical practices to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) aims to combat illicit activity including tax fraud and money laundering. The reporting rule under the CTA requires certain entities to file beneficiary ownership…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers and medical practices to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Mid-level providers, such as physician assistants (“PAs”) and nurse practitioners, are widely used, and they help expand the provision of medical care and services. States differ…
Our healthcare and business law firm assists many physicians and other healthcare professionals who are dealing with professionalism concerns. Concerns can be identified by employers, licensing boards, professionalism societies, or even all three at once. Over the years, our firm has helped providers deal with various professionalism concerns identified by…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers and medical practices to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations for given procedures, treatments, and prescriptions. A hot topic and sometimes controversial category of drug right now is weight loss drugs (also called weight management drugs). …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new rule that expands and enhances their authority to (A) deny enrollment, or (B) revoke Medicare billing privileges for healthcare providers and suppliers. The proposed rule would change Medicare enrollment, revocations, and overpayment settlements. Some key points of the…