April 17, 2020
On March 27, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”)
was enacted. It allocated $100 billion to a Public Health and Social Services Emergency
Fund (Relief Fund) to disburse to hospitals and other healthcare providers in order to
support healthcare-related expenses and reimburse lost revenues ...
March 26, 2020
As a stimulus package nears completion in Congress, landlords and tenants may find themselves in situations in which even the hastiest legislation may be too late. Social distancing, although the most effective tool to flatten the curve of the virus’ growing threat, has led to an overnight evaporation of virtually all ...
April 24, 2020
CMS made two separate moves to support Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, on April 17, 2020, by issuing MLN SE20016 which makes changes to billing requirements and payments, including:
- New payment for telehealth services, including how ...
April 24, 2020
On April 20, 2020, HHS announced that SAMHSA will begin releasing $110M in emergency funding to the states to strengthen access to treatments for substance use disorders and serious mental illnesses (SMIs) during the COVID19 pandemic. The SAMSHA grants include a grant to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS) in ...
March 26, 2020
Wyatt lawyers recommended this change to the legislature to simplify the process of executing wills and make doing so safer, especially during this difficult time, but it will have broader application. The provision reads as follows:
(11) For purposes of complying with any law, rule, order, or other requirement relating to the ...
April 17, 2020
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued supplemental guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) for self-employed individuals who will file a Form 1040 Schedule C to report their self-employment income in 2019. This Interim Final Rule entitled “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; ...
April 17, 2020
On March 30, 2020, HHS issued blanket waivers to permit eighteen types of financial relationships that would otherwise violate the Physician Self-Referral (“Stark”) Law when those financial relationships relate to a defined “COVID-19 Purpose.” However, in this April 3, 2020 statement, the HHS Office of Inspector ...
April 17, 2020
Beginning April 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) disbursed $30 billion of the $100 billion of Emergency Relief Fund provided under the CARES Act. Although Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma had stated that the Relief Fund payments have “no strings attached,” ...
April 2, 2020
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new temporary rule regarding paid leave under the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) on April 1, 2020. The rule is effective until December 31, 2020 and subject to change. Click here to read the article.
April 7, 2020
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) published a set of regulations, effective through December 31, 2020, to implement the paid sick and emergency family medical leave expansion provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Click here to continue reading.