• Joint Commission Revises Medical Staff Standard

• Notice to Patients of Out-of-Network Referrals

• Proposal to Criminalize Waiver of Insured’s Deductible or Copayment

• Initiatives to Streamline Physician-Insurer Interaction

• Proposed Moratorium On New Outpatient Radiation Oncology Services

• Standard for Summary Decisions in Professional Misconduct Proceedings

• Call Center for Purposes of Insurance Pre-Authorization

• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE
  - Establishment of Offender Registry
  - Affidavits of Merit
  - Continuation of Health Insurance Coverage
  - Online Brochure About Bone Marrow Donation
  - Gross Income Tax Deduction for New Physicians

• NJ Proposes to Require Billing of Medicare Beneficiaries Within 90 Days

• Electronic Medical Record Initiative

     SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE EDITION

• Assignment of Benefits

• New Jersey False Claims Act Revised

• Electronic Prescriptions Permissible

• Uniform Billing Requirements for ASCs

• Medical Marijuana Act

• Transfer of Mentally Ill Patients from Emergency Department

• Medical Clearance Criteria

• Chiropractor Scope of Practice

• Assessment of Statewide Behavioral Health Facilities

• Evoked Potentials and Nerve Conduction Studies

• Protection for Employees Providing Volunteer Emergency Services

• Prohibition of Asset Recovery

• Protection for Pharmacists

• Enhanced Investigative Authority of Division of Consumer Affairs

• Continuing Education Requirements for Dentists

• Reporting of Abuse

• Increase in Medicaid Reimbursement

• Rate Changes for Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance

• License Revocation for Employers

• Regulatory Freeze

• Appellate Division Affirms Decision in Controversial ASC Case

• Hospital Safety Information Available to Public

• Need for Clarity in Physician Explanations of Medical Procedures

• Nursing Home Amendments Create Private Right of Action for Residents

• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE
  - Hospital Trustee Training
  - New Requirements for Emergency Care to Sexual Assault Victims
  - New Reporting Requirements for Health Care Professionals
  - Health Care Professionals May Be Required to Provide Voluntary
      Medical Services
  - Protection for the Mentally Ill

• Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C. Re-named to Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

• Steven Gorelick Joins GW as Litigation Partner

• Health Care Providers Exposed to Greater Liability Under False Claims Act Amendments

• Hospital Ordered to Disclose Patient Records in EMTALA Case

• A Limit on Fishing for Overpayments

• More Incentive for Whistleblowers

• Pending Appeal Offers Clarification of “Effective Communication”

• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE
  - Proposed Conflicts Legislation Poses New Obligations for Hospital Boards
  - New Hospital Safety Information Available to Public
  - Nursing Homes Required to Replace Mattresses
  - Clarification of the Scope of Practice of Audiology

• OIG Determines Certain Returns On Investment Interests In a Medical Practice Are Acceptable
• Striking Nurses Entitled to Unemployment Benefits
• Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse in the Medicaid Program
• OIG Narrows Physician Self-Disclosure Protocol
• Governor Corzine Signs Codey Law
• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE
  - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Broadens HIPAA Rules
  - Patient Safety Act Now Effective As To All Licensed Health Care Facilities
  - Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

• Uniform Billing and Reporting Now Required for ACFs
• Amendment to Codey Law Moves Quickly Through Legislature
• Proposed Regulations Under Identity Theft Prevention Act
• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE
  - Dental Hygienist Permitted to Administer Anesthesia
  - Lower Provider Reimbursement for Behavioral Health Services
  - Medical Marijuana
  - Health Services Inventory
• Raymond P. Mulry Named Partner at GW

• Governor Signs Legislation to Ensure Viability of New Jersey Hospitals
• Third Circuit Refuses to 'Rush in Where Angels Fear to Tread'
• Joint Commission Issues Standards Aimed at Reducing Disruptive Acts by Hospital Personnel
• Hospitals No Longer Permitted to Bill Medicare for Their Mistakes
• IRS Releases Final Instructions for Redesigned Form 990
• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE
  - Proposed Regulations for Emergency Care
  - Outpatient Mental Health Reimbursement
  - Proposed Codey Law Amendments
  - Deficit Reduction Act in New Jersey
  - DHSS Proposes Regulations to Implement Trustee Training Program

• NJ Supreme Court Landmark Decision May Affect Hospital Property Tax Exemptions
• Governor Corzine Appoints Medicaid Inspector General
• Senate Passes Legislation in Response to Reinhardt Report
• DHSS Proposes Rules Governing Hospital Reporting of HAIs
• Governor Corzine Signs Health Care Stabilization Fund Act into Law
• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE
  - Immunity for Certain Volunteer Physicians
  - MCOs to Pay Claims Based on Assignment of Benefits
  - New Rules for Advanced Practice Nurses
  - Proposed Bill May Subject ACFs to Double Tax

• Pending Legal Changes to Affect Physician Referrals to Ambulatory Surgical Centers
• Nonprofit Sector Panel Issues Principles for Good Governance
• CMS Final Rule Impacts Diagnostic Testing Arrangements
• Governor Corzine Signs Violence Prevention Legislation
• Safe Patient Handling Act Signed into Law
• LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATE
  - HCAB Approves Patient Safety Rules
  - Legislature Passes False Claims Act
  - HIV Testing Required
  - Hospitals Must Report Infection Rates
  - Non-Profits Exempt from Pay-to-Play
  - Temporary Restraint on Litigation for MIIX Liquidation
• Final Commission Report Released on Rationalizing Health Care Resources

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