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Nicholson & Eastin, LLP Successfully Defends Florida RN/Foreign Doctor’s Nursing License

Posted on Firm News, Health Care Law News, Professional Licensure Investigations by Sydney Madow

In connection with a Board of Nursing investigation, the Firm successfully defended a foreign doctor licensed as a Florida RN accused of practicing outside the scope of his nursing license. The Board of Nursing’s complaint alleged that the client was misrepresenting himself as a doctor and functioning as a medical doctor at a clinic and Read more →

New DOJ Program Offers Significant Monetary Rewards to Health Care Fraud Whistleblowers

Posted on Fraud Investigation, Health Care Law News by Sydney Madow

On August 1, 2024, The Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division began a three-year Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program in its efforts to prosecute corporate crimes. The pilot program offers large financial payouts to whistleblowers who turn over original and truthful information related to financial crime, bribery, foreign corruption involving corporate misconduct, and health care Read more →

Recent Florida Law Makes Changes to Health Care Provider Licensing to Expand Healthcare Workforce and Innovation

Posted on Health Care Law News, Professional Licensure Investigations by Sydney Madow

In March 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Live Healthy Legislation” package of bills to expand training programs to develop and retain Florida health care workers and meet the needs of Florida’s growing population. Among the bills signed were Senate Bill 7016. The bill allows out-of-state Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) Read more →

HHS-OCR Issues Bulletin Regarding Use of Online Tracking by HIPAA Covered Entities

Posted on Health Care Law News by Sydney Madow

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently updated a Bulletin regarding the use of online tracking technologies by HIPAA covered entities, as well as business associates such as mobile app or website developers. OCR updated the Bulletin “because of the proliferation of tracking technologies collecting sensitive information” Read more →

2024 Changes Expand CMS’s Authority to Revoke or Deny Medicare Enrollment

Posted on Health Care Law News, Medicare Reimbursement by Sydney Madow

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has the authority to revoke the enrollment of a Medicare provider or supplier for various reasons, such as non-compliance with Medicare enrollment requirements, exclusion by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), and felony convictions, among other grounds. In the event of revocation, the provider or supplier is Read more →