Winter 2012

• Implementation of the New Jersey Medicaid Electronic Health Record Program
• Accreditation Required for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Suppliers
• Hospital Political Activity May Not Affect Tax-Exempt Status
• Revalidation of CMS Medicare Enrollment Form 855A
• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE

- Restrictions on Purchase of Individual Health Benefit Plans
- Enrollment as Medical Supply Provider in New Jersey Medicaid/
  FamilyCare
- Use of Advanced Physical Agent Modalities by Occupational Therapy
  Assistants
- Health Benefits Plans - Claim Disputes and Standard Forms
- Extension of Moratorium on Adult Day Health Services Facility
  Applications
- Patients' Rights in Ambulatory Surgical Centers

• Office of Inspector General Advisory Opinions:  Online Referral Service Arrangement May Violate Anti-Kickback Statute

Fall 2011

• Implementation of Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor Program
• Adoption of Patient Safe Handling and Violence Prevention Rules
• Enactment of Medicaid ACO Demonstration Program
• Implementation of Universal Transfer Form
• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE

  
  - Required Disclosures by Health Care Professionals
  - Provision of Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Workers
  - Reuse of Prescription Drugs
  - Practice of Respiratory Care
  - Infection Reporting for Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
  - MRSA Infection Prevention Programs
  - Proposed Amendments to health Maintenance Organizations and
    Health  Care Quality Act Rules
   

• Office of Inspector General Advisory Opinion:  Arrangement Between Medical Equipment Supplier and Skilled Nursing Facility May Violate Anti-Kickback Statute

Summer 2011

• Proposed Registration and Licensure Requirements for Single-Suite Surgical Centers
• Designation of Surrogates and Decision Making Process for Patients Without Surrogates
• Demonstration Project to Improve Care Coordination for Medicare Patients
• Department of Health and Human Services Proposes Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule

• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE

- Certificate of Need Required for Hospital-Based Obstetric and
  Pediatric Services
- Governor Signs Law Requiring Hospitals to Report Injuries to Police
- Advanced Practice Nurses Permitted to Determine Cause of Death
  and Execute Death Certificates
- Certain Licensed Psychologists Permitted to Prescribe Medications
- Governor Signs Law Requiring Distribution of Statement of Assisted
  Living Residents' Rights
- Requirements for Surgical Technologists
- Decrease of Minimum Corporation Business Tax on Certain New
  Jersey Subchapter S Corporations

• Office of Inspector General Advisory Opinion:
  Referral Services Involving Certain Electronic Database Systems May Violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

Spring 2011

• Regulations Proposed to Regulate Accountable Care Organizations
• Physician Assistants Are Entitled To Overtime Pay Mandated By The Fair Labor Standards Act
• New Jersey Captive Insurance Companies to be Licensed by Department of Banking and Insurance
• Proposed New Regulations to Extend Registration Requirements to Small Surgical Practices
• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE
  
  - Corporation Provided Right To Renounce Corporate Opportunity Doctrine
  - New Standards for Electronic Prescribing Systems
  - Restriction of Botulinum Toxin Injections For Minors
  - Professional Corporations Permitted to Use or Register Alternate Names
  - Nursing Home Reimbursement Adjustment for Cost of Energy Improvements
  - Corporate Directors Maintain Rights to Indemnification Under Certain
    Circumstances
  - Notice of Invitation for Certificate of Need Applications: Proposed New
    Hospital in Bergen County
• Office of Inspector General Advisory Opinion:
  Certain Transportation Arrangements Between Hospitals and Physicians' Offices Do Not Violate Anti-Kickback Statue

Winter 2011

• New Jersey Supreme Court Broadens Acceptable Affidavits of Merit in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

• New Jersey Appeals Court Rules That Physician Assistants Cannot Perform EMG Studies

• Deadline for Physician-Owned Hospitals

• Limit on Tax Exempt Status for Hospitals

• Facility Fees Not Reimbursable

• Medical Residents Not Exempt from Paying Taxes on Wages Earned

• Healthcare Transparency and Disclosure Act Seeks to Regulate Out-of-Network Insurance Market

• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE:

-  New Regulations for Dentists

-  Amendments to Hospital Licensing Standards

-  No Coverage for Those Injured Due to Their Own

-  Loan Repayment for Physicians and Dentists

-  Additional Discussion Required for Hospital Discharge
   Procedures

-  Continuing Medical Education Credit Granted

   Office of Inspector General Advisory Opinions -
   Arrangements Between Sleep Testing Centers and
   Hospital-Owned Facilities Violate Anti-Kickback Statute
   When Marketing Fees are Paid on "Per-Test" Basis

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