Maryland Legal Alert - November 2008

NOVEMBER DEADLINES FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Update on Maryland Tax Reform Act of 2007 Additional Tax Reporting For Corporate Groups - October 15, 2008 Deadline Extended to November 29, 2008

The deadline for complying with the "pro forma" combined corporate income tax return has been extended from October 15, 2008 to November 29, 2008.

Trigger Rates for November 2008

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o

Physician Feedback Program

On July 15, 2008 Congress passed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), overriding President Bush’s veto.

No Payment for “Never Events”

Starting October 1, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) will no longer reimburse hospitals for 11 conditions attributable to avoidable secondary conditions acquired by patients during

Medicare Money for Using EHR

Primary care physicians in Maryland, as well as in Washington D.C., may be selected by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to receive additional Medicare dollars under a new 5-year

Maryland’s Flexible Leave Law

Maryland’s Flexible Leave Act will go into effect on October 1, 2008. The new law applies to all Maryland employers with 15 or more employees.

Hospital Employed Physicians: the Lessons of Sulzbach

In September of 2007, the federal government filed a federal False Claims complaint (Complaint) against the former Corporate Integrity Program Director of Tenet Healthcare, Christi Sulzbach.
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