Coronavirus Legal Response Team & Resource Center
Health Law
Key Contacts : Michael F. Schaff, Grace D. Mack, Peter A. Greenbaum
We are working closely with our healthcare clients to keep abreast of available resources affecting the delivery of medical care during this outbreak. We are providing guidance on numerous questions challenging healthcare professionals in their efforts to respond to their patients’ needs, including:
- What are the requirements and legal concerns for re-opening my practice?
- How to provide telemedicine to serve patients during the coronavirus outbreak?
- How do the HIPAA rules impact the practice of medicine in novel ways during the coronavirus outbreak?
- What are the out-of-state licensing rules applicable to treatment during the coronavirus outbreak?
- How will Medicare and Medicaid reimburse for treatment during the coronavirus outbreak? How are commercial payors reimbursing? What will patients be required to pay?
- What funding sources are available to healthcare providers affected by COVID-19?
- What are the requirements for compliance with the HHS Provider Relief Fund Terms and Conditions?
- How do the OIG waivers available during COVID-19 affect my practice?
- What are the restrictions for providing elective surgeries?
Alerts and Publications:
- Health and Human Services Extends Deadline for Return of Provider Relief Funds by 45 Days (May 26, 2020)
- Medical, Dental and Other Healthcare Office Practices May Resume Services During Current State of Emergency by Following Mandatory Policies Set Forth Under Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (May 22, 2020)
- New Jersey Department of Health Issues Guidelines for Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers to Resume Elective Surgeries and Invasive Procedures During Health Emergency (May 20, 2020)
- New Jersey Executive Order 145 Allows Elective Surgeries and Invasive Procedures to Resume in New Jersey on May 26, 2020 (May 16, 2020)
- Health and Human Services Announces Distribution Process for Second Tranche of Relief Fund Payments to Healthcare Providers under the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (April 27, 2020)
- Foreign Physicians May Apply for New Jersey DCA Temporary Emergency License to Administer Care During Pandemic (April 21, 2020)
- NJ Recognizes Alternative Treatment Centers as 'Essential' Businesses, New Jersey Law Journal (April 15, 2020)
- CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Distributes $30 Billion to Eligible Healthcare Providers for COVID-19 Expenses and Patient Testing and Treatment (April 10, 2020)
- To Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic, New Jersey Executive Order No. 112 Suspends Certain Restrictions Governing the Practice of Medicine (April 2, 2020)
- CMS Issues 18 Blanket Waivers To Physician Self-Referral Law During COVID-19 Pandemic (April 2, 2020)
- CARES Act Establishes a Public Health Fund for Eligible Health Care Providers (March 31, 2020)
- Department of Labor Clarifies Definition of "Health Care Provider" under Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 30, 2020)
- CMS Expands Accelerated/Advance Payment Program to Accelerate Medicare Cash Flow to Health Care Providers (March 30, 2020)
- Elective Surgeries in New Jersey Halted Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (March 25, 2020)
- NJ Attorney General and NJ DCA Commissioner Issue Guidance on the New COVID-19 Laws (March 23, 2020)
- Two New Laws in New Jersey on Telehealth and Expedited Professional Licenses During COVID-19 (March 23, 2020)
- OCR Announces It Will Not Impose Penalties for HIPAA Non-Compliance for Use of Telehealth During COVID-19 Outbreak (March 18, 2020)
- COVID-19 Resources for Health Care Professionals: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (March 18, 2020)
- COVID-19 Resources for Health Care Professionals: Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA Guidance (March 18, 2020)
- COVID-19 Resources for Health Care Professionals: New Jersey (March 18, 2020)
- COVID-19 Resources for Health Care Professionals: New York (March 18, 2020)
- New Coronavirus Law Allowing Waiver of Telehealth Restrictions (March 6, 2020)