Beginning in March 2020 with the shutdown orders effectuated by Governor Phil Murphy, the various licensing boards organized under the State of New Jersey, Division of Consumer Affairs, experienced a significant decrease in activity. The state was... Read More
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Recently, the State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs (“DCA”) has issued a “SCAM ALERT” with the following, warning all licensed professionals that: “Individuals impersonating New Jersey Division... Read More
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This firm, in a series of articles, has made clear the importance of maintaining accurate information regarding physician profiles in the National Practitioner Data Bank ("the NPDB"), a database operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human... Read More
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Two practices in Connecticut recently settled large six-figure lawsuits with federal and state agencies resolving allegations of improperly employing an individual who was excluded from all federal healthcare programs. In both instances, the... Read More
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As all providers know, healthcare is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the United States.  Unfortunately, failure to abide by these regulations may have far more wide-reaching impacts on a physician and a physician’s practice than... Read More
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Early in the COVID-19 outbreak, on April 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a suspension of most of their audit activities.  This suspension was in place until August 5, 2020, when most audit activities... Read More
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On April 6, 2021, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal issued AG Administrative Directive 2021-3 (the “Directive”), that focused on addressing sexual misconduct issues by licensees of all 51 New Jersey licensing boards.  These new... Read More
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