by Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. | May 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Health Law, Healthcare Law |
Photo by: Online Marketing on Unsplash Now that health care facilities are fully reopening in many states, it is an appropriate time to review the federal health care regulatory blanket waivers of Section 1877(g) (Self-Referral Law). These blanket waivers were...
by Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. | May 12, 2020 | Business Law, Healthcare Law |
Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash If you received a PPP loan, any loan amount properly expended over an eight-week period from disbursement date of the loan may qualify for full forgiveness, including the principal and interest. Below is a list of Q&As to assist...
by Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. | Apr 11, 2020 | Business Law, Health Law |
Image by: Adam Niescioruk Date Prepared: April 11, 2020 Beginning on April 10, 2020, eligible health care providers will automatically receive additional COVID aid from the Department of Health & Human Services. HHS is distributing $30 billion by directly...
by Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. | Mar 30, 2020 | Business Law, Health Law |
Photo by: Tim Mossholder House Bill H.R. 748 Status: President signed on March 27, 2020 WHAT TIME PERIOD (COVERED PERIOD) DOES THE SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN APPLY TO? Beginning on February 15, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2020. WHO ARE...
by Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. | Mar 22, 2020 | Employment Law, Health Law |
In addition to the Emergency Family and Medical Sick Leave Expansion Act, the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act provides for paid sick leave for qualified employees. Q&A WHEN ARE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT EFFECTIVE? The requirements of this Act shall take effect on...
by Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. | Mar 21, 2020 | Employment Law, Health Law |
The Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA)[1], as signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020, expands employer responsibility for providing paid leave to employees. The act amends the federal FMLEA to require employers with fewer than 500...
by Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. | Mar 18, 2020 | Employment Law, Health Law, Healthcare Law, telehealth |
Are Employers Obligated to Protect Employees from Covid-19? Employers must follow OSHA and state occupational safety health laws to provide safe workplace that is free from recognized hazards likely to cause harm. Health care employers have more extensive obligations...
by Roz Maiorino | Nov 19, 2019 | Privacy |
By: Roz Maiorino, MD, JD Edited by: Reza Ghafoorian, MD, JD November 1, 2019 Colorado Consumer Privacy Act (CO CPA) (Colorado Revised Statutes ,“C.RS §6-1), which went into effect on September 1, 2018, was considered among the most demanding in the nation....
by Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. | Feb 28, 2019 | Health Law, Healthcare Law, patent law, telehealth, telemedicine |
Patents in Telehealth & Health IT: Viable or Bust? The good times of applying for and obtaining business patents, including computer software and business method patents are behind us. Over the past decade, the cohort of court rulings collectively known as “patent...
by Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. | Jan 29, 2019 | Health Law, Healthcare Law |
EDITOR’S NOTE – January 29, 2019 The tightly regulated healthcare industry requires healthcare providers to routinely seek counsel of regulatory health law attorneys. Be it for subleasing an extra exam room, renting imaging devices, merging practices, adding a partner...
