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In March of this year, the Washington State Legislature passed Substitute House Bill 1616, significantly expanding the state’s charity care law. All acute care hospitals licensed under RCW 70.41 and all psychiatric hospitals licensed under RCW 71.12 are subject to Washington State’s charity care law and are required to have a charity care policy... READ MORE

Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights happening across the nation. Last week a number of legislative initiatives made the news. A group of U.S. senators are pushing for additional HUD funding to create more affordable senior housing units. At the state level, South... READ MORE

As deal work in the health care industry continues at a feverish pace and timelines are condensed, due diligence can often suffer and be overlooked in favor of speed. This can lead to key operational or legal issues getting missed, unintended liabilities on the back end for the Buyer or a more difficult integration... READ MORE

On March 25, 2022, a Tennessee jury found Nurse RaDonda Vaught guilty of “criminally negligent homicide” and “gross neglect of an impaired adult.” Nurse Vaught will be sentenced in May and may face a jail term of three to six years. This particular case has captured a great deal of attention. Many health care... READ MORE

NATIONAL 340B hospitals amplify loss projections as more drugmakers unveil restrictions FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk HHS appeal of No Surprises Act on hold HHS awards $16.3M toward telehealth for family planning Nurses make exit plans after RaDonda Vaught’s conviction Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. Now... READ MORE

Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced a Proposed Rule regarding national standards for the licensing of prescription drug wholesale distributors (“Wholesale Distributors”) and third-party logistics providers (“3PLs”). The proposed regulation is issued pursuant to requirements for national regulatory standards under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (“DSCSA”), which is part... READ MORE

Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights happening across the nation. Last week, the American Hospital Association released a report on the impact of COVID-19 on hospitals’ operating margins. The cost of staffing, drugs and supplies have had a significant impact on hospital margins.... READ MORE

Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion No. 22-08 (the “Advisory Opinion”), approving a federally qualified health center’s (“FQHC’s”) provision of “locked” smartphones and chargers to existing patients in order to promote access to telehealth services (the “Arrangement”). Background The FQHC primarily serves low-income individuals,... READ MORE

Effective May 4, 2022, certain foreign nationals who timely filed to renew their Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) will receive an automatic extension of the period of employment authorization up to 540 days beyond the original expiration date. This is an effort by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to temporarily alleviate the current situation... READ MORE

Indiana’s Build-Operate-Transfer Statute For political subdivisions in Indiana considering pursuing a public-private partnership for the development, design and construction of public facilities, build‑operate‑transfer (“BOT”) is rapidly becoming the “go-to” procurement and delivery method. Subject to satisfaction of the procedural requirements set forth in Indiana Code §5-23 et seq. (“BOT Statute”), which governs BOT transactions,... READ MORE