It still isn’t law yet. The “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or “CARES Act” passed in the U.S. Senate last night. It still needs to be passed by the House, which is expected to convene Friday morning for a vote. President Trump has indicated he will sign it into law immediately once it […]
The bill isn’t law yet. The Senate has announced it has struck a deal on a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, which it expects to pass this afternoon. However, the bill will also need to be passed in the House, which is unlikely to vote on it today, and which has not yet indicated it […]
Gov. Evers’ Safer at Home Order was released today. Effective 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2020, until April 24, 2020, individuals present in the state of Wisconsin are ordered to stay at home and non-essential business and operations must cease, with a long list of exceptions (discussed more below). Public and private gatherings of any […]
Several new statutes were signed into law by Gov. Evers last week intended to positively impact Wisconsin nurses, physical therapists, and mental health professionals. Increasing Penalties for Battery Against a Nurse Under Wisconsin law, if a person commits battery (i.e., intentional bodily harm without consent) against certain categories of individuals, such as firefighters, jurors, or […]
With the growing popularity of emotional support animals, we’ve been getting a lot of questions from clients lately asking about what to do when a customer/client/patient shows up at their place of business with an animal. Attorney Lora Zimmer has created the infographic below to help you determine whether an animal is a service animal […]
Do I Need a BAA? As explained in our last post, a health care provider may permit a business associate to create, receive, maintain, or transmit electronic protected health information (PHI) on its behalf only if a HIPAA-compliant business associate agreement (BAA) is in place between them. Likewise, a business associate may only allow a […]
Does your company provide goods or services to health care providers? If so, the subject of business associate agreements (BAAs) can be daunting. If your health care provider customer requests that you sign a BAA, you may wonder whether this agreement is actually necessary and whether the terms being presented to you are appropriate. In […]
A new federal statute imposes criminal penalties for kickbacks related to addiction recovery and related services. The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”), passed last October as part of the anti-opioid SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, creates additional compliance requirements for substance abuse recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, and laboratories, as well as for […]
UPDATE: The deadline to submit comments on these proposed regulations has been extended to January 30, 2019, due to the Department of Education’s website being out of service for two days during the government shutdown. Submit your comments here. The Trump administration is looking to make its mark on Title IX. To that end, the […]
Questions of consent are often central to Title IX investigations. The clearer your school’s policies are on what does and does not constitute consent, the easier it will be for your investigators to reach a well-supported conclusion. What does your K-12 school district, college, or university’s sexual misconduct policy say about consent? Is it time […]