OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Re: Municipal Payment for Medical Transportation Services
The OIG has issued an Advisory Opinion regarding a municipality’s use of tax revenues for payment of a stipend to a volunteer ambulance squad to cover the cost of co-payments and deductibles that would otherwise be incurred by residents, as well as the cost of transports provided to residents without insurance coverage. In Advisory Opinion […]
Appellate Division Holds That Applicants For A Professional License Need Not Exhibit An Intent To Deceive In Order To Have Their License Application Denied Due To Misrepresentation
The Appellate Division recently issued a decision in which it found that an applicant’s failure to disclose information on their application for a license could be denied based on a finding that their application contained a misrepresentation, even if the failure to disclose was unintentional. In Matter Of Y.L., an applicant for a license as […]
Beth Christian Receives the 2014 Distinguished Service Award by NJSBA’s Health Law Section
Beth Christian, a Shareholder in GH&C’s Health Care Practice Group was recently presented with the 2014 Distinguished Service Award by the Health Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. The honor was given to her in recognition of her outstanding service and contributions. For full press release please click here.
OIG Proposes New Safe Harbors and Other Regulatory Changes
The HHS Office of Inspector General has published notice of a proposed rule which (if adopted) would modify some of the existing safe harbors to the anti-kickback statue, and add new safe harbors (including a long-awaited safe harbor for free or discounted local transportation services). The proposed rule would also codify civil monetary provisions for […]