The Health Law Partners, P.C. (HLP) congratulates Monique Selby, HLP Office Manager and Executive Assistant, for her selection into the Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2023 Class of “Unsung Legal Heroes.”  The Unsung Legal Heroes program honors law firm and legal professionals who consistently go above and beyond the call of duty.  Monique not only provides administrative support to HLP attorneys, she also is instrumental in firm operations.  Congratulations, Monique!     The post Monique Selby Selected as Unsung Legal Hero in 2023 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly appeared first on ..read more

The Health Law Partners, P.C. congratulates Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., and  Clinton Mikel, Esq. on their selection as 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers in Health Care law. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is an attorney rating service whose selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.  Each year, no more than 5 percent of attorneys in the state are selected as Super Lawyers. The 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers list is available here. The post Jessica L. Gustafson, Robert S. Iwrey, and Clinton Mikel Named as 2023 Michiga ..read more

The HLP congratulates Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. on her promotion to Chair of the American Bar Association Health Law Section.  Prior to becoming Chair, Adrienne has served in several leadership roles for the Health Law Section, including serving as the Chair-Elect, Budget Officer, and Chair of the Dobbs Task Force, Publications Committee, Health eSource, Physicians Legal Issues Conference, and ABA Fraud and Abuse Toolkit. The complete slate of elected Officers and Council Members for fiscal year 2024 elected at the Section Business Meeting on August 5, 2023 is available here.  Congratu ..read more

The Health Law Partners, P.C. (HLP) congratulates founding shareholder, Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., on her selection into the Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2023 class of Influential Women of Law. The award honors women attorneys and judges for their work on behalf of the justice system and for their clients, their commitment to their communities, and their service to the profession. The post Jessica Gustafson Selected as an Influential Woman of Law in 2023 appeared first on Health Law Attorney Blog ..read more

The HLP congratulates Founding Shareholder, Adrienne Dresevic, on her appointment to Chair the American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Section (HLS) Dobbs Task Force.  The ABA HLS created the Task Force to examine the legal implications of the landmark Supreme Court decision.  The Task Force’s mission is to provide educational materials for ABA HLS members whose clients are impacted by the complex health law issues related to Dobbs. Ms. Dresevic can be contacted at adresevic@thehlp.com and (248) 996-8510. The post Adrienne Dresevic Appointed to Chair ABA Health Law Section Dobbs Ta ..read more

The Health Law Partners, P.C. (HLP) is pleased to announce founding shareholder Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. served as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Section, 2022 Physicians Legal Issues: Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Conference, together with Elizabeth Greene, Esq. (Mirick O’Connell), which took place September 15-17, 2022 in person in Chicago, Illinois. HLP founding shareholders Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. presented sessions at the conference. The Physicians Legal Issues: Healthcare Delivery & Innovation Conference is a joint cont ..read more

The Health Law Partners congratulates Robert S. Iwrey for his selection as a DBusiness Top Lawyer for 2022! This is Rob’s seventh consecutive year as a DBusiness Top Lawyer. DBusiness’ Top Lawyers list is based on an exclusive peer-review survey open to all area lawyers, honoring excellence in 53 practice areas. HLP is proud to announce that Rob has been selected to be included in the list for 2022. The post Robert S. Iwrey Selected as a 2022 DBusiness Top Lawyer in Health Care Law appeared first on Health Law Attorney Blog ..read more

In July 2021, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) released an interim final rule, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part I” (Part I IFR).  In October 2021, the Departments released a second interim final rule, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part II” (Part II IFR). On August 26, 2022, a Final Rule regarding “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing” was published in the Federal Register.  The rulemaking is purposefully narrow in scope, and addresses only two topics: (1) information that a plan or issuer must ..read more

The Health Law Partners, P.C., congratulates Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. for his inclusion in the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list as a Super Lawyer in Health Care Law. Robert S. Iwrey has been named a Super Lawyer for his achievements in Health Care law every year since 2010. This award marks his 13th consecutive year. Only 5% of attorneys in the state receive this distinction, an honor reserved for lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition a ..read more

On April 11th, 2022, New York became one of 25 U.S. states to grant permanent full practice authority to Nurse Practitioners (NP). The 2022 State of the State proposal additionally allows NPs with more than 3,600 hours of experience to practice without a contractual practice-agreement relationship with a doctor. With full practice authority, nurse practitioners in NY now have full authority to diagnose, prescribe, evaluate, and manage treatments for patients. Similar to the relaxed regulations on telehealth at the start of the pandemic, NY lawmakers had previously waived regulations on nurse p ..read more