Prepared and updated by Bob Coffield , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC LAST UPDATED: 4/7/2020 We all are working to adapt to the volatile and fluid nature of the changes brought on by the C...
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Written by Bob Coffield , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court of West Virginia , the West Virginia State Bar and other state agenci...
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Written by Bob Coffield , Flahety Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC On March 24, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S Department of Health and Human Services issued the following guidance documen...
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Additional relief was announced on Monday, March 23, 2020, by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for borrowers of home and business disaster loans currently in repayment. To assi...
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MUNICIPAL LAW: NAVIGATING THE WEST VIRGINIA OPEN GOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS ACT IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 By James V. Cann and Michael Secret , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC On March 23, 2020, G...
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Today the Governor of West Virginia announced a "Stay at Home Order" effective Tuesday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. The Order does not have a duration listed but instead states that the Order will be ...
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WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF PHARMACY ISSUES EMERGENCY RULE LIMITING PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CHLOROQUINE AND HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE Written by Luke Schmitt , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC On March 21,...
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As part of Washington's efforts to minimize the economic disruption of COVID-19 to the nation's 30 million small businesses, the United States Small Business Administration ("SBA") is offering c...
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PART I: LEGISLATIVE RESPONSES AND LEGAL CHALLENGES TO VIRAL EXCLUSIONS FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS COVERAGES Written by Luke Schmitt , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC (Part I) Written by...
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WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE AND WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE RESPONDING TO ADDRESS COVID-19 CRISIS Written by Luke Schmitt , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC In response ...
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LOOSENING OF HIPAA REQUIREMENTS Permit providers subject to HIPAA to communicate with patients and provide telehealth services through certain remote communications technologies Written by ...
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EXPANDED MEDICARE TELEHEALTH COVERAGE Enables beneficiaries to receive a broader range of telemedicine healthcare Written by Caleb Knight , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC To promote conti...
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INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSE COMPACT Not a new effort, but offers a pathway for establishing a multi-state practice Written by Luke Schmitt , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC Even before ...
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These unprecedented and uncertain times have all of us worried, seeking data/information, thinking in new ways as a result of our world being turned upside down in the past month due to the ongoi...
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On April 11, 2012, the West Virginia Health Care Authority announced a new policy regarding the testimony for witnesses from the public before the Authority at certificate of need and rate hear...
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of $1.5M with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) relating to potential violations under the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules...
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The latest West Virginia Health Care Association e-News Update announced that the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC) has put into place a new Independent Informal Di...
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This past week health care colleague and CEO of the West Virginia Health Care Association , Patrick D. Kelly, advised me that the association has launched a new website to provide a resource for ...
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Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use under the the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive ...
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On February 21, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in the matter of Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown et al., 565 U.S.(2012) . ...
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The West Virginia Record reports the filing of a medical record breach action against West Virginia University Medical Corporation dba University Health Associates (UHA) under the Privacy Rule o...
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The West Virginia Health Care Authority has announced the 2012 certificate of need capital expenditure minimum threshold of $2,916,104. The new threshold is effective beginning January 1, 2012. ...
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Happy Holidays to my clients, health care and lawyer colleagues, and other readers of the Health Care Law Blog I appreciate your continued support and hope that 2012 will be as excit...
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The Engage with Grace Project is an effort to raise awareness of the importance of end of life care planning and discussing your wishes with your family and friends. Dr. Bryan Vartabedian cap...
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Today the Office for Civil Right (OCR) announced details of a pilot program to perform up to 150 audits of covered entities to assess privacy and security compliance under HIPAA. OCR will be con...
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