June 5, 2017 Regulatory Developments
Here are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register on June 5, 2017: On June 5, 2017 at 49 N.J.R. 1276, the Department of Community Affairs published notice of its proposed amendments to its rules. The amendments would establish a new category of facilities to be designated […]
May 15, 2017 Regulatory Developments
Here are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register on May 15, 2017: On May 15, 2017 the Department of Health published notice of its adoption of new rules implementing the Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act. On May 15, 2017 at 49 N.J.R. 1222, […]
Supreme Court Holds That Pension Plans Maintained By Religiously-Affiliated Health Systems Are Not Subject To ERISA
On June 5, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision holding that pension plans operated by church-affiliated hospitals qualify as “church plans” under the law. The lawsuit was initiated by Advocate Health Care Network and two other religiously- affiliated health care systems (including Saint Peter’s Health Care System in New Jersey), which argued that […]