The Federal No Surprises Act (42 USC §300gg-111 et seq.), effective for plan years beginning January 1, 2022, restricts surprise bills for patients with job-based or individual health care coverage who receive: (a) emergency care from nonparticipating (out-of-network) providers or facilities; or (b) nonemergency care from nonparticipating health care providers at certain participating facilities.[1] Interim ..read more

Recently, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued a new series of helpful FAQs related to its information blocking regulations. The new FAQs cover a wide range of topics, including the content and manner exception, the definition of “electronic health information” or “EHI,” and whether a patient request is required to ..read more

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The 2021 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly was a particularly busy one with dozens of important new statutes being enacted that will impact the health care industry. We’ve highlighted below some of the most significant legislation affecting hospitals and individual health care providers scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2021 (unless otherwise ..read more

In 2018, we published an article on Walgreens’ use of session replay scripts and how such use could lead to an accidental data breach under HIPAA. Last week, an article in Vox explained how Walgreens was again apparently leaking HIPAA protected-health information on its website through its COVID-19 testing registration system.  The story serves as ..read more

In an attempt to stem the rising tide of COVID-19 cases involving the highly contagious Delta variant, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, issued Executive Order (EO) No. 13B over this past weekend requiring the vaccinations of frontline workers at Connecticut’s nursing homes and other long-term care facilities and providers. EO 13B followed on the heels of ..read more

Note: Public Act 21-133 was amended on July 7, 2021. The article below incorporates those amendments and replaces our prior post on this topic. With the proliferation of new digital platforms and increasing consumer demand, Connecticut providers could use a crash course, at the very least, on the contours of the new telehealth law signed ..read more

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has finally released its much- anticipated federal COVID-19 safety regulation for employers of healthcare workers (the unofficial version is available here). The regulation, known as the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), will be effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register by the Office of the Federal Register ..read more

Governor Lamont’s recent renewal of his declaration of the public health and civil preparedness emergencies through July 20, 2021 was followed by  Executive Order 12B that repeals portions of previously-issued Executive Orders and modifies and/or extends portions of other Executive Orders. Below is a summary of key Executive Orders related to health care that are ..read more

Connecticut has recently notified pharmacies and prescribing providers that various quantity limits and refill criteria will revert back to pre-COVID 19 requirements come May 21, 2021. The reinstatement of pre-COVID 19 requirements anticipates the scheduled May 20 expiration of Connecticut’s public health emergency. The changes appear in Connecticut Medical Assistance Program Provider Bulletin 2021-24 issued ..read more