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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) and Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs) to enroll as Medicare providers effective January 1, 2024 under provisions established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. In order to enroll, providers must meet certain criteria, including: possession of a master’s Read more →

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On November 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a revised guide for health care compliance as part of its modernization initiative announced earlier this year. This General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) document is the first CPG issued since September 2008. OIG has also announced Read more →

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As a healthcare professional, it is crucial to have a comprehensive understanding of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and its Florida counterpart, the Patient Brokering Act (PBA). Violations of these statutes can result in severe consequences, including fines, imprisonment, exclusion from federal health care programs, and negative professional licensure implications. At Nicholson & Eastin, LLP, Read more →

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In an in interesting turn of events, the Florida Board of Nursing recently issued a Declaratory Statement regarding whether a registered nurse may administer Botox injections. Based on the facts laid out in the nurse’s Petition for Declaratory Statement, the Board determined that the administration of Botox injections did fall within her scope of practice. Read more →

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The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is the state agency responsible for the licensure and regulation of health care providers in Florida as well as the administration and regulation of the state Medicaid program. Maintaining compliance with AHCA is extremely important for professionals in the healthcare industry and can oftentimes be challenging to navigate Read more →

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