[09/24/19]
Posted on September 24, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
In July 2018, Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio House Bill 166 into law. Ohio House Bill 166 contained several changes to Ohio’s Change of Operator laws for skilled nursing providers. Changes to Ohio’s Change of Operator (CHOP) Laws Ohio House Bill 166 revised Ohio Revised Code Section 3721.026. Under the new law, if the... READ MORE
Tags: Change of Operator, CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, CHOP, chow, license, Long-Term Care, nursing home, Ohio, POST ACUTE CARE, SKILLED NURSING
[02/06/12]
Posted on February 6, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has pushed back the start of two anti-fraud programs to June due to provider concerns. Two pilot programs, one that would require prior authorization for scooters and power wheelchairs and one allowing recovery audit contractors (RAC) to review claims prior to payment, were initially slated to begin January 1, 2012. READ MORE
Tags: abuse, authorization, bufford, California, claim, Claims, cms, demonstration project, Florida, fraud, Home Health, Illinois, january, jent, june, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, Louisiana, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, payment, Pennsylvania, power, prior, RAC, review, scooter, selby, Texas, wheelchair
[12/05/11]
Posted on December 5, 2011 in False Claims Act Defense
Written by: David B. Honig
Can an incompetent, and ultimately dismissed, False Claims Act Complaint bar a future complaint under the FCA’s “first to file rule?” The Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. answered the question for the first time on November 4, 2011. Can a settlement agreement between an employer and an employee force dismissal of the employee’s... READ MORE
Tags: 2011, AARS, Batiste, Cancio, cdc, Chicago, Compass Medical, D.C., dialysis, District of Columbia, False Claims Act, FCA, Foglia, fraud in the inducement, Glynn, Massachusetts, New Jersey, November, Ohio, qui tam, relator, Renal Ventures, Ruble, Scott, seal, settlement agreement, Skidmore, SLM Corporation, Tampa, whistleblower, Wildhirt
